David Sinclair, a Harvard genetics professor who only sleeps 6 hours a night and doesn’t exercise every day swears 3 habits helped reverse his biological age by a decade. Excellent article that is well worth the read...I believe that I would add daily exercise (your choice) because muscle is the organ of longevity...and I feel the older he gets he would want to add this to his regimen...otherwise I concur from experience his foundational practices.
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Take Resveratrol, skip breakfast & avoid sugar.
Two out of three ain't bad.
4 poached please....
Thanks for the summary!
And matcha. They talk a lot about matcha.
Which one do you think has no merit? I do all three and think each has a great deal of merit and has benefitted me greatly. I think IF is a game changer.
I believe they all have merit fren.
I just love my eggs...kek
Great...my husband has eaten eggs almost every day since we've been married and he is still working at 71...I love eggs also. There are so many great things to do to keep yourself healthy but I just thought this was a great start for people to consider that would not be overwhelming.
BTW Sinclair skips breakfast AND uses intermittent fasting which incorporates two different but related things...so essentially you could still eat your eggs...just as a late breakfast...it is the scheduling of the IT that is important. I had to convince my husband to eat his eggs later in the morning as opposed to getting up and immediately eating breakfast. It is the eating vs. fasting window that is important. I do a 6-8 hour window of eating and it truly has been a game changer for me.
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, those deviled eggs don't stand a chance with me in the general vicinity.
Morning, noon and night....
I am with you on that...eggs are the perfect food...
Resveratrol was debunked ages ago, most of it doesn't survive digestion. Curicumin and Berberine are antioxidants that have shown actual measurable results.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143620/
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) will cost you the "reasonable" amount of $90 for 400mg(30 capsules) and you must intake 2 capsules daily.
Well duh you're not supposed to work out your whole body every single day, rest days inbetween are when your body regenerates and grows stronger. This is why workout splits exist, gymbros figured this out decades ago and scientists are finally catching up.
Correct!
You get smaller in the gym, bigger when you rest.
I need my protein breakfast of bacon early and if i eat about 6 pm with protein first then layer something else it lasts me til the next morning. The protein makes the whole meal digest more slowly. I eat dairy, in fact, cream not regular milk. No sugar, no white starchy food tho. Thankful for stevia! Eating this way is how I flip the switch to "off" for body pain!
I understood that different blood chemistry indicates different amounts of meats versus vegetables in the optimal diet, and the only universal constant was that there are no "essential sugars."
That makes sense to me too. I think that different populations of humans have become adapted to different diets, to an extent at least.
Good to hear that you have adjusted your eating to benefit your lifestyle...I also use and love stevia. I have a great cheesecake recipe using stevia...yummy...I personally find it very healing to fast for 16 hours daily.
You can intermittent fast, or even fast 36-72 hours with electrolyte supplements. I don't see the particular benefit in skipping breakfast. If you are fasting, experiment with no breakfast or no dinner. I find that eating dinner gives me too much late evening energy and I can't sleep through the night, so in my case it is better not to eat in the evening. In other words, don't take this NO BREAKFAST as the gospel, try different combinations and find what works for you!
I think he just took the "no breakfast" out of context of the entire intermittent fasting suggestion. I eat breakfast (my favorite meal) but much later in the morning and then a late lunch/early dinner. I actually find I only want two meals a day. If I eat three complete meals it is usually way too much food for the day. There are absolutely all different ways and times to utilize IT...it all depends on your schedule and what works best for you and your lifestyle. I learned that I feel better with a lot less food and a greater period of fasting to reset and heal my body. AND electrolytes are pretty important to supplement with. I drink water mostly throughout the day and have no use for a myriad of costly drinks etc.
Intermittent fasting is just a way to induce calorie restriction for people too lazy to count their calories, there's nothing special about fasting in itself. It's the calorie restriction that promotes cellular autophagy and fights insulin resistance. However calories counting is old and not trendy and doesn't sell books and programs. Fasting is also a good way to waste muscle tissue which is why lifters and athletes go with calorie tracking instead. Tracking also shows you when you have deficiencies in micronutrients that still happens when people don't structure their fasting properly.
Thanks for your information...I do not agree with your statement that IF is "just a way to induce calorie restriction for people too lazy to count their calories, there's nothing special about fasting in itself." I have just seen what works in my life from experience...If you believe something different that's fine. My problem with some of these tracking devices is that you are not the only person to get this info...
I still think these are 3 valid habits to consider incorporating...
I stand by it as fasters keep acting like keeping a food log is somehow way more inconvenient than starving themselves. They're also annoying in how they try to turn it into a bragging competition "I haven't eaten in x hours! Well I haven't eaten in X +5 hours!" Like CrossFit seems the first two rules is that you're not allowed to keep it to yourself.
What I wrote is based on actual science and observation, you're just too tied up in the cult of fasting trend to admit that calorie restriction is the basis of it all and there's more than one method. You people are as annoying as the CrossFit cult who claim that you have the only workout method that works when in reality you only exceed at having the highest injury rate.
When folks cant attack the message the slander the messenger.
Speaking as a heterosexual woman, he doesn't look very "manly"
I didn't notice...but he does look healthy...
Being really skinny doesn't mean that he's healthy, no telling how scrawny he is under that suit and is reminding me of Justin Cuckdeau.
No I really think he looks healthy...perhaps thin...but healthy...
That's because his 100% plant based diet skyrockets his estrogen levels. Hard to have that kind of a diet and not include a lot of soy to avoid malnutrition.
Lol. These are terrible suggestions.
Mercola likes to shit on resveratrol. I trust him more than Fortune and Harvard.
Skipping breakfast causes cortisol and adrenaline to rise as calories are restricted. Higher stress levels will convert fats into glucose as its the body's preferred fuel source. Higher stress levels cause the body to down regulate hormones, thyroid and basic functions as it perceives a scarcity. It will even try to hold onto fat. Oftentimes these people will have really low testosterone levels.
His #1 suggestion should have been to avoid PUFAs as much as possible. These wreck the body and since they were introduced and gained popularity we have seen a rise in all sorts of disease. Look at pictures of people on the beach in the 50s. They were eating sugar but had fit bodies. Saturated animal fats are your friend, seed oils are poison.
The suggestion was intermittent fasting... the skipping breakfast was how he chose to structure his IF. The funny thing is that he looks very healthy and very similar to the people of the 50's. I was born in '51 and I agree there was a better level of health and physical fitness but that was due to MANY different causes. I respect your opinion but disagree that these are not good solid habits. There are MANY more for sure. The oil/fat issue is certainly one.
I used to intermittent fast. But now I believe we should trust our instincts. This guy has a wonderful podcast.
https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/podcast/
Yes for the most part your body will tell you what you're needing if you learn to listen to it. This is also where a food log comes in very handy to figure out "what am I deficient in when I feel this way?"
Thanks for the suggestion...he looks like someone I would like to listen to...I am always open to increasing my knowledge...
It certainly is hard to figure out. I'm sure I'm doing a ton of things wrong. But I started eating more and embracing the carbs and it makes sense from rationale perspective. We are probably wired correctly and like this stuff for a reason.
I don't do keto...but I eat butter, mostly coconut oil, bacon...pretty much anything I want...I just know I feel better at 72 than I did at even 60 and to me this is of such great value. I LOVE carbs but I am careful not to overconsume...heck I eat pizza once a week at my favorite NY style pizza place...life is very good...
I'm glad to hear that. For a while I wasn't consuming very much fruit in favor of the fats and all but now I try to rely on instinct. I think we all should while being aware that factory food is mostly junk. I do love the butter!
What are you talking about? Skipping breakfast causes stress? You think your body goes wacky if it doesn't eat in 12-16 hours? Wow.
It is no wonder we are in the mess we are in with so regurgitating nonsense that confirms their bias.
The following is NOT based on any factual evidence. "Skipping breakfast causes cortisol and adrenaline to rise as calories are restricted. Higher stress levels will convert fats into glucose as its the body's preferred fuel source. Higher stress levels cause the body to down regulate hormones, thyroid and basic functions as it perceives a scarcity. It will even try to hold onto fat. Oftentimes these people will have really low testosterone levels."
I used to buy in to what your espousing. So I get it. But the body likes being satiated. Also what i have stated are facts. Glucose is the preferred fuel source for cells. If only fat is available the body will use cortisol to convert into glucose. I used to skip breakfast and feel fine. But now I switched into high calorie diet and it's more awesome. Avoid processed foods, seed oils, even seeds. Go for fruit, fats and meat. That's my take.
Ketones get made from fat if glucose is too low, cortisol is a stress hormone that causes inflammation and other issues.
Which is my understanding that stress hormones are used to convert fat into ketones. Long term keto is bad news.
You can have high cortisol in any diet, it's caused more by environmental factors and stress in general and leads to issues like poor sleep which in turn causes the body to store more fat instead of burning it. People with high cortisol levels tend to have higher percentages of visceral fat which it itself causes more inflammation and you're on the road to diabetes and heart disease and such.
We don't know the full effects of long-term (multiple years) keto which is why it's something meant to be done in phases not become a permanent lifestyle. The goal really should be to develop metabolic flexibility so that you can switch between carbs and keto diets seamlessly (what's referred to as fat adaptation.)
Metabolic flexibility is crucial. It is true though that cortisol and adrenaline elevate in the absence of glucose.
Also, there is probably a reason mainstream media is shoving keto down our throats.
And fasting, IFM is the Current Thing.
Why would the body use cortisol to convert into glucose when the body is so adept at burning fat as an energy source as is successfully proven in the keto diet?
You lost me at Harvard. These people deserve to be mocked relentlessly. Even if the broken clock is right 2x a day, it’s still broken.
Same Harvard trying to push a study that red meat causes health problems, ignore the fact that most of the subjects were sedentary smokers.
Both the Greeks and Romans, felt that eating one meal per day, was optimum for health. They would fast all day, which gave them more energy, because eating a large meal, sends large amounts of blood down into the intestines for digestion, which is why people get drowsy after lunch. They would eat a decent meal sometime in the evening, which gave their bodies all night to use as much energy as needed to process the food. People who ate more than one meal per day, were referred to as "Gluttons".
Our good friend Penisse eats only one meal a day and I have to say I had never heard of that...thank you for this information...I laugh because our entire ountry seems to do nothing but eat...morning, noon and night...gluttony for sure...
Eating more frequent smaller high-protein meals per day gets more growth, protein synthesis only runs optimally for a few hours at a time. One of many reason lifters don't do one meal a day. If you want to just get skinny by all means OMAD is just fine for that.
He’s a vegan. No meat, no dairy.
But to intermittent fast you don't need to be a vegan...I am not and have benefited greatly from IF...that would certainly not be my choice but it seems to work for him.
"Sinclair started turning down sugar (and meat). He focuses on a plant-based diet"
Turning down sugar - sure.
Turning down meat? Fuggettaboutit
I agree meat is good in my book...
Yogurt, green tea, red wine, intermittent fasting, sounds like I am doing something right. 🥳
I am sure you are...you appear very healthy and vibrant...a win/win in my book, my friend...😊...
Keto and borax, as well as being unvaccinated, seriously help. Can’t thank you enough for the borax thing.🤗💐
Well it is good to know it has benefitted you...I just love natural, healthy solutions to problems and you are quite the success story...it is good to get some flowers on this nippy autumn morning...I thank you...God bless you...
God bless you too, dear Tweetie. You have the gift of leaving a feeling of sweetness to whoever you interact with.🙏🏻💐
I guess I am like "Tupelo Honey"...haha...this reminded me of a favorite song from Van the Man...I guess you can find anything to sing about...enjoy your Sunday of rest...
https://youtu.be/3DbTIKHYwog?si=GIauxpsDH2zzXUoR
I skip breakfast (sort of - I do have coffee with collagen), avoid sugar, and take retinol in food form. And avoid all seed oils like the plague.
That is one PERFECT headline.
Thank you!
More than welcome...hope you considered the info and are able to utilize it.
No meat, aaaand he's right there in line with the narrative pushed...
People need to start focusing on what someone isn't saying/leaving out.
All the best liars speak mostly truth, that is WHY they are so effective.....
One critical detail in among all the truth and 'helpful'................
There have been vegetarians/vegans for years...that is nothing new. I have known some and they were pretty darn healthy. I eat meat...it is just a choice that people make...it doesn't HAVE to be nefarious unless it is forced on you...
Unless Sikh most vegetarians are healthy in spite of their diet rather than because of it as getting al the needed nutrients needed for health on a vegetarian and especially vegan diet is a juggling act at the best of times, Sikh's have a system in place and lots of traditional foods/dishes evolved over time to counter this.
I Am a former vegetarian/borderline vegan(now strictly carnivorous and the healthiest I have ever been...) and I even went through basic as a vegetarian so I sorta have some experience with this including the very detrimental effects on brain chemistry a less than nutrient optimized vegetarian diet has, luckily me having the were-with-all to recognize this is what got me away from this way of eating(vegans are generally known as the angriest people around and there is a reason for that.)
The nefarious is the consistent narrative of vegetarianism and the 'meat bad' movement that is pushed by a lot of celebrities, these people don't force anything including the vaccines which is probably the closest they have gotten while shouting 'no one is forcing you, it's your choice and voluntary'.....
Insidious is better word for it.................
Reversatrol, intermittent Fasting 16-18hrs, and avoiding sugar.
That's the short version...a good start to improve health IMHO...
Peptides, ftens. Copper work wonders. As does MoTs C. Fasting plays larger role. His lower sleep count probably doesn't add too much. Some exercise and stretching would be important Resveratrol and ECEGs are also effective. This is not ground breaking news.
No...but it is a start for some who are doing nothing of consequence to better their health...that was the purpose of sharing this...
A good post too,!
Meat based > plant based. I’m skeptical of this article.
Did you know there are people who never age? Guess how old this guy is?
PS:he was born with a growth hormone deficiency, causing him to have the appearance and voice of an adolescent and BTW he's leftard so i'm sorry for the link kek.
Wow...never heard of that...but I am aware that people age differently and genetics does play a role. You don't have to be sorry for the link...good information and challenging thoughts knows no bounds. We all have to eat and we all have to live so we have that in common. I don't have to agree with him politically to be able to learn something from him...
You are right everyone is different...the important thing is to find out what works for you...life (and eating) isn't a one size fits all...
As a male I’d prefer testosterone replacement where I would be given testosterone to make my levels like a 20 year old would produce.
Then you become dependent on injections as your body stops producing it's own. TRT is just legally-accepted steroids.
I’m older so it’s already slowed down.