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I think they will also find movement that requires more focus and concentration (i.e. ball sports) is even more important (it helps against cognitive decline).That plus strength training = winning. 

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https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/movement-key-to-living-longer/

Pretty good short article about the factors that affect longevity.  They did a long-term study of people between 50 and 80, tracked all of their habits and noted who died at what age.  Their conclusion is that the overwhelming best predictor of your longevity is how much you move each day and how vigorously you move.  
Movement is a bigger factor than age, smoking status, diabetes, cancer diagnoses, heart conditions, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, etc…. The guy who moves a lot but smokes typically outlives the sedentary non-smoker. The diabetic who moves a lot typically outlives the sedentary non-diabetic… so on and so forth as compared to all those other factors.  

My 86 year old overweight mother disagrees unless rage watching FNC 12 hours a day constitutes moving or exercise.
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Not a formal training program but I've increasing my flexibility. I watched a video of how much of the world can sit for an extended time in a deep squat and the related health benefits. Made sense to me. I was initially able to comfortably sit in one for about 20 seconds before the pain started. Now I can pretty much go for 5+ minutes while watching TV.  It really opens up the ankle, knee and hip joints via by stretching muscles. great way to start the day, or while while listening in (non-camera) on a zoom meeting.

If this isn't easy or possible for you, I recommend slowly incorporating stretches to work your way to it. don't push it.

I also try to increase my balance time on one leg at a time. If your balancing is not the best, you can surprisingly feel smaller muscles firing to keep your balance.

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I'm enjoying the show, but as others have said, it is way over the top.  I'm not sure about the timeline, but in his first couple of weeks (days?) on the job, Pig Pen sees his fellow workers blown up/incinerated, another guy lose a hand, and he may have been beaten to death by some assholes that can't control their testosterone.  And the lady lawyer was something else.  Her slander threat was laughable . . . and it worked!

Wrong thread.  Sorry.

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24 minutes ago, HouTex said:

I'm enjoying the show, but as others have said, it is way over the top.  I'm not sure about the timeline, but in his first couple of weeks (days?) on the job, Pig Pen sees his fellow workers blown up/incinerated, another guy lose a hand, and he may have been beaten to death by some assholes that can't control their testosterone.  And the lady lawyer was something else.  Her slander threat was laughable . . . and it worked!

Wrong thread.  Sorry.

there is evidence psychedelics increase neuroplasticity and therefore longevity. 

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Bump in light of the thread change on the perennial health thread to the fat people that don’t want to die.

I may have a few extra pounds to lose especially after a weekend celebrating the big 50, but I’m not fat (anymore) … 

I have been using ChatGPT to analyze food choices after reading 50% of “our” diets are ultra processed. I think I come out better than that but I still was shocked to see that 95% of foods with ingredient lists - even fresh foods like my kale pasta salad from HEB are processed or lightly ultra processed. 

Smdh.

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Sleep is a huge issue for longevity, both quality and quantity.  I've always been a light sleeper, and often have stress from work or other parts of my life creep into my brain in the middle of the night and keep me up for stretches.  Maintaining an exercise routine and not drinking during the week have helped a lot with sleep over the past 10+ years, but I also take melatonin most nights, at a lower 3mg dose.  Anybody else take this?

Now there are reports of a study linking long-term melatonin use with increased risk in heart failure.

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New research into a popular sleeping aid has some scientists worried about long-term usage.

An analysis of adults with insomnia, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, has found that people prescribed melatonin for more than a year are at greater risk of heart issues.

Among more than 130,000 adults across multiple countries, those who were prescribed melatonin long-term had an 89 percent higher risk of heart failure over five years, and were twice as likely to die from any cause, compared with those not prescribed melatonin.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-supplement-shows-concerning-link-to-heart-failure

The article notes some limitations in the study, which has yet to be peer reviewed, but the correlation is pretty significant, and it's getting a lot of press.

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I don't prefer melatonin at all. I think it works mostly on circadian rhythms and if they aren't too jacked up then I'm not sure the benefit. I know research shows it helps you fall asleep and helps you stay asleep, so maybe there's something to that, but I don't really have a major sleep issue so I don't know. people love it so don't listen to me on its effectivness.  

assuming it's a good supp for general sleep issues, all of the sleep aids, melatonin included should be cycled on and off. when I'm in a really bad way I use valerian root, kava extract (pure noble strain), or a supplement that has Taurine, L-Theanine, L-Glycine, 5-HTP, L-Glutamine, Vit C (insubstantial), Vit B6, 3mg of melatonin (and a small dose of essential amino acids). Those combined ingredients are foundational to good sleep. The traditional sleep hygiene stuff doesn't really help with light sleep, easily awakened, but you gotta do that too. being physically worn out but not distractedly sore from exercise is my best bet too. not eating heavy or late is a big one too. I'd have no problem with 3mg or less of melatonin provided I cycled it on and off with a good month off before trying again. but that's just me.

The thing about the increase in heart failure is isolated - sleep problems alone have that problem too. but then add all the things you do to reduce those risks. exercise is X% reduction in risk, eating healthy is Y% reduction in risk, drinking less then 4-6 servings of alcohol is Z% reduction in risk, and the list goes on and on. If melatonin truly  helps you sleep I'd bet good money its risk for heart failure is counterbalanced by the benefits of your good sleep when you take it - or at least your improved sleep.

I wouldn't go above 2-3mg though and one of my doctors told me that, don't remember which one (coulda been my cardiologist).

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I had huge sleep issues related to alcoholism and anxiety that I used melatonin to help deal with (which may have been more of a placebo than anything, I don’t know). That went away after having kids and being truly exhausted for long enough that I no longer experienced anxiety when trying to sleep.

At any rate, I scanned the article waiting for the point where they addressed the potential that people who are prescribed *any* kind of long term problem management drug are more likely to experience heart failure than people who are not prescribed drugs to manage problems. Didn’t see it, curious if they accounted for that in some way.

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16 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

At any rate, I scanned the article waiting for the point where they addressed the potential that people who are prescribed *any* kind of long term problem management drug are more likely to experience heart failure than people who are not prescribed drugs to manage problems. Didn’t see it, curious if they accounted for that in some way.

That's the big question I have have:  Most people who take melatonin long-term suffer from insomnia or other poor sleep issues, and poor sleep has by itself been linked to heart issues (as well as dementia).  

My wife has had trouble sleeping most of her adult life since she had kids, and perimenopause has cranked that up to 11.  She's worried that several years of that will increase her risk of dementia-related problems when she gets older.

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56 here. I find myself drinking less and less. A big reason is that it impacts my sleep. If I have more than 3+ drinks at night, I'm lucky to get 4 hours of sleep and even that is low quality. And as I lower the drinking, the drink count that impacts my sleep has gotten lower and lower. To a point, that I can tell when walking up, I had as low as 2 drinks. I might be ok with 2 but its not the same as 0.

I'm still prone to going over board on vacations but then I just suffer through horrible sleep.

Honesty, I've thought about kicking drinking altogether on a day to day basis. Perhaps hold a beer or wine glass at a social/work happy hour in case it makes others feel uncomfortable or judged if someone else isn't drinking.

As for melatonin, I take 3mg if I feel that I will have trouble sleeping for whatever reason. It definitely helps me fall asleep in about an hour but it doesn't keep me asleep.

 

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As for other longevity meds, I'm curious about the impact of metformin or even rapamycin. Not to a point of seeking a doc to write a script off-label but I follow news stories about new research. Testosterone replacement has been a topic that I'm interested in but my level has naturally increased over the past year with improved exercise and diet.

Finally I intentionally attacked my cholesterol and blood pressure with low dosage meds as it was slightly in wrong levels.

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@Nice Guy Eddie the science on metformin for longevity is pretty limited. I bet it's hard to find a doctor to prescribe metformin for longevity, but you can walk out your door and have a low dose glp-1 in your hand within an hour and the science (I think) is more robust, but also still very limited. But keep in mind, longevity research is a nascent area and likely will be ever changing during the remainder of our lifetimes.  same goes for peptides... increasing growth factors in theory is great, but there's just not a lot out there.  there are a number of supplements out there that have more science behind them at this stage than peptides or prescription meds.  it's all emerging science though that's for sure.

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