Aging affects the youngest of us. It’s more than a number and the word itself can be deceiving. We tend to only consider people who have experienced aging as people above a certain age. But aging in the context of health and well-being is really a measure of the wear like you would describe the condition of a house or motorcycle. So in that sense, aging can begin to affect us early-on. It just may not manifest as wrinkled skin in a young person. But a young person can still be aging their bodies unless they give themselves the care they deserve.
The body naturally repairs itself by recycling proteins, and regenerating itself at the cellular level using Stem Cells from our bone marrow. Even so, as we age, the process of aging will add up and contribute to the breakdown of our organs and tissues and the repair process won't be able to keep up. If we support these natural regeneration systems, we will be able to slow the aging processes and indeed reverse certain damages by helping our body heal itself.
The first rule of life extension is to prepare ourselves beginning from a young age by giving ourselves and our children the best advantages in well-being through healthy lifestyle choices so that our bodies perform at their optimal level of expression. Indeed, our genetic potential is only fully expressed when we give ourselves the best dietary inputs, positive and peaceful emotional conditions, challenging fitness routines, and hygienic self-care practices. Only through the best inputs will our DNA be fully activated at the epigenetic level. DNA is a blueprint but a more accurate analogy is that it's an entire library of blueprints from different architects and interior designers with a sliding scale from trailer home with the bare necessities to wealthy mansion with marble pillars and an interior design with grand pianos, modern art, and hi-tech security system.
If you give the body the proper materials and opportunities to go through the natural bio-rhythms and cycles to build itself and process through the stages of regeneration and self-care, you can build that mansion. Otherwise, if the materials are not available or if it never gets the opportunity because it's too busy doing damage-control and trying to survive, you won't be able to go beyond survival. Our goal should be to change our perspective of health from survival and simply not being sick up to a higher level of existence and truly thriving.
Science has discovered most of the main causes of aging and we absolutely have access now to a myriad of ways to strengthen the body in these key ways. The body is fundamentally an energetic system so we know we certainly must maintain the metabolic system and support our Mitochondria. We also normally benefit from improving our digestive systems and supporting healthy gut bacteria. Another main area of interest is Antioxidants because too much oxidation leads to inflammation. A strong immune system is important for maintaining cellular integrity and preventing infections which can sap our energy.
Once we get the body's internal communication working normally again by improving hormone signalling, the Insulin and Leptin hormones and other messenger molecules will be working as normal and your metabolism will improve. Additionally, as you age, the communication within the nervous system and the brain can begin to break down and you can feel fatigued or spacey. We can address these issues hormonally through diet and vitamins as well as with new developments in brain nutrition and the science of anti-aging.
There are currently way too many in their 20's and 30's who are developing diseases such as heart disease or diabetes. (the early signs of diabetes can be low energy which is plaguing this generation) We owe it to ourselves to remember how valuable we are as Human Beings since we seem to have lost touch with the true values in life: people. With all the technology and apps, we've forgotten the value in the mirror.
My mission is to increase awareness about the new science of anti-aging and help people live a little more scientifically. People seem to do more research about a laptop or game console purchase than about the way they care for themselves or their children.
Note: Youthing and Life-Extension isn't about increasing the amount of time you will be in a nursing home using a walker. This is about living more of your life full of energy and avoiding those conditions of old age throughout your entire lifetime.
Health is Wealth. Cheers to Optimization!
Let me ask you a question. You look at a cheetah and you admire it for its speed and impressive ability to target and track its prey at highway speeds, right? So why is it that the primary way we view the qualities of a human being is through the lens of appearance? And have most of us really been around humans who are fully wild and free and expressing their full potentials as human beings? Or do we just see the empty shells of what's left after we become domesticated through civilization and corporate environments that devalue the individual and our inner drives and motivations? It certainly seems to me like we've lost touch with our roots which are people. The American Spirit is dying on the collective level. But by re-imaginging and realizing the true value of the human species and seeing our family in a whole new light, we will rekindle the spirit of the American Dream.
