Outlive

This deterioration is the primary risk factor for major human pathologies, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases.”

straightforward tactical options a

Unfortunately for us, time is definitely not on our side. Every moment we are alive, our risk of disease and death is tugging at us, the way gravity pulls a long jumper toward earth.

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the more memorable boxing matches of all time: Muhammad Ali versus George Foreman

first need to have a strategy: an overall approach, a conceptual scaffolding or mental model that is informed by science, is tailored to our goals, and gives us options. Our specific tactics flow from our strategy, and the strategy derives from our objective.

more time being with your family, pursuing your passions, traveling, or continuing to do meaningful work. Moreover, when you do begin to decline, the descent is steep but relatively brief. This is called squaring the longevity curve.

Instead of beginning a slow decline in midlife, your overall healthspan stays the same or even improves into your fifties and beyond. You will be fitter and healthier at fifty-five and even sixty-five than you were at forty-five and will remain physically fit and cognitively sharp