I started weight training a few years ago because of the research he's talking about. Cancer, heart disease and diabetes all run in my family. Both of my parents died in their early 70s, and two siblings died young, all resulting from one or more of these diseases. I want to give myself the best possible chance to overcome my genetic destiny. I do vigorous exercise 4x per week, limit sugar/carb intake, fast at least 16 hrs everyday, take high quality fish oil, ubiquinol w/PQQ, niacin, D3/K2 and Ester C everyday with meal. That's literally all I do and all of my previous health issues are gone. Five years ago I had mild hypertension, poor lipid profile, 60 pounds overweight, chronic fatigue, insomnia, etc. Now at 53 my BP and lipid profile are perfect, with excellent ratios, and I'm down to 175 pounds. I still worry about my inherited genes, but I feel great and I'm happy with what I've accomplished.
@@tallwaters9708 Others may disagree, but I think it's all about the ratios between the numbers, not the individual numbers. There are articles online that explain this better than I can, so I'd do a search for "lipid profile ratios" or something like that for more info. That said, the TC max healthy threshold is 200 and LDL is 130, and triglycerides max is 150. HDL minimum threshold is 50. However, these numbers don't mean much without understanding how they relate to each other. Those ratios are the most important thing.
Doesn’t surprise me at all, changing habits to make yourself healthier can make dramatic changes, sounds obvious but many people don’t do it, get the ball rolling and it’ll become easier, anything in motion is easier to keep rolling, same goes for your health and I truly believe your mind/ mindset can also have a HUGE impact on your health,
@@st3ppenwolf that is true for animals but i am not an animal even if science calls me one, i am a human ruler of this earth, my species ALWAYSSSSSS finds a way 😛
@@words007 you are an individual who most likely will die in pain, and if you are lucky enough to die very old it will be after losing all your friends, brothers, parents, uncles, cousins and more.. the odds aren't in our favor, though we still march on
Learning a new language or a musical instrument are among the most effective things one can do to maintain cognitive health later in life. Should be mentioned more alongside sport and diet.
I too agree. I am learning Greek with Duolingo. I am doing it on the desktop and I have switched off the tiles so that I have to type out my answers in Greek script. I am so tired after a session that I have to go to bed and sleep.
Must say that, of all the podcasters around, Chris Williamson may be the best at conducting an interview. He maintains a conversational approach but does not seem to feel the need to inject himself into the conversation and make it about him and his ego as so many others do. He makes his sessions about his guests and their knowledge. Well done!
@@Dzkingofdiscipline I agree but I find that Rogan has the tendency to go on nonsensical tangents more and more frequently while Williamson stays on topic. But you are right that there is nobody better than Rogan when he is at his best.
I'm happy other people have been having the same thoughts. I listen to both and agree Chris gives guests more space to decompress and only guides but Rogan does dominate the conversations. Both bringing more great content to the table than any others
@tomk. Agree! Chris Williamson is a great interviewer and so is Lewis Howes. The worst is Tom Bilyeu. He always goes tangentially, inserting bits and pieces of his knowledge thereby confusing the listeners and annoying the guest. I remember two of his guests, Dave Asprey & Dr. Dale Bredesen’s eyes blinking when Tom Bilyeu talked. They seemed to have a hard time staying awake and following him talking in his cir-convoluted train of thought.
Low Hanging Fruit: Exercise Lipid management Not having type 2 diabetes Good sleep (get tested for apnea) Other Predictors: Smoking High blood pressure Hypertension Advanced cardiovascular disease End stage renal disease ___ Bottom 25 percent physical fitness vs top two percent.. 400 percent difference Bottom 25 percent of strength vs top 25 percent... 300 percent difference ...... IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: Regularly get good checkups including lots of blood work Avoid crazy-high-risk behaviors
In short, you should be concerned if you have a family history of cognitive decline. Everyone should exercise for fitness, practice lipid management, don’t get diabetes, get enough sleep.- I’ll add to keep learning new things often and socialize face to face with other humans.
I'll add... EPIGENETICS Your body responds to its environment. Those dementia genes turn on when you feel useless. So yeah... Learn new things, talk to people. Spread joy if that's what you wanna do, but plenty of old people find a purpose in their hostile attitude toward life, too!
Socialize with other human beings should be number one on everyone’s list. The rest all comes after. It is not mentioned enough. If you have a satisfying social life, it can really compensate for a lack in many of the other areas.
Also… Andrew Huberman recently covered meditation on his podcast, a study showed increased cognitive function by meditating 20 minutes per day. I also take a low dose supplement of creatine which is proven to aid in brain health. - take care fellow humans :)
Also don’t get head trauma. Lastly Galpin quoted on Attia’s podcast that doing things such as throw and catch or hitting moving targets like tennis/pickleball helps to prevent neurodegeneration
I think a very important paradigm shift is to train your brain in the same way that you go to the gym to train your body The main form of this for me has been chess and it simply enhances my ability to make good decisions quickly under pressure - and this skill has then began to translate to many other areas of my life and help improve the quality of my content
Great info! Kinda of sucks for me as while I've been strength training in one way or another from 14 to now (33 now) I've only done cardio on occasion. My cardio definitely isn't awful, however I haven't stuck to it for more than a couple of months in over a decade. This is good motivation to stick to it, especially as heart disease is one of my biggest fears, right next to cancer.
There is also a dementia or mental decline that comes thru developing cancer, a slow growing tumor that will kill you in 10-15 years, but no one bothers to look for it now. Both my parents went out that way, slow marginal mental decline that we could see in hindsight began in their 60s - and something could have been done then to stop, but “it’s just them getting on in years.” Get harsh with your diet and exercise in your 40/50s. Either keep illness away or make yourself fully conscious of what is going wrong while you can make it clear to your doctor.
Yes, so many things happen in the background that people have a blind spot for! Xtend-life chairman Warren Matthews was in anti aging for over 20 years and in every measure he was younger than this age and excellent! But he has calcification in his arteries a blind spot despite excellent blood markers and fitness markers. Health is very complex and God knows best
When I went on the keto diet, my LDL went up to 200 (vLDL still low around 16) and I didn't feel comfortable at that level. Even though I'm athletic, no obesity, good blood pressure and heart rate. I did feel good on the diet but if I were to do it over, I'd limit saturated fats a lot more; still eat them but much less than what I was - substituting with majority of high quality olive oil.
You shouldn't look at cholesterol like American doctors say. It's a lie to put you on stantins. It's a combo look at your numbers that needs to happen. Triglycerides need to be taken into account. F statins. Your body makes cholesterol because it's necessary.
Fascinating. Especially the heart. I have often thought about the fact that the heart doesn't get any rest until you terminate. It doesn't seem possible, but of course it is. Really enjoyed the video. Time well spent. Thank you.
I stayed up for three days straight one time at around 17 or 18 years old, and I haven't felt as alert and focused since. I'm 32 now and I still have trouble having a good night's sleep, I think from my ADHD, but I'm more ADD now for always being too tired at times when I'm not supposed to sleep..
@@johnreidy2804 I love doing cardio but it's a matter of finding the time and opportunity to. In fact I got myself a treadmill a few weeks ago, and it's been helping a lot both physically and mentally. Also I'm pretty sure sleep deprivation doesn't change our farting frequency...
Brotha, get grounding sheets for your bed, air filter for your room, and make your room cold. Gets electrolytes like magnesium before you go to bed. And most importantly Go to bed early and. Put your phone away. Lastly, do carnivore diet Your life will change 180
We all learned prophylaxis during covid, when we where arguing about IVERMECTIN etc. So it's not so much that we are smart, as it is that we hate being wrong.
I have complete heart block with a pacemaker fitted. Had it since the age of 16. Very scary for the future as I have so many questions in my head. How much more likely am I to have issues later on in life etc. great video.
All of the men in my family died of cancer I got lymphoma at 25 despite a very good lifestyle (no drugs except cafeine, very good body comp weight training and cardio) So ye choose ur family well guys
Family history... 3/4 of my grandparents died young from smoking and drinking related cancers, so I'll never know what they would have gotten otherwise 😢
Early onset runs in my family. It seems there’s nothing you can do to prevent it. My very healthy mother and sister had it and lived with it for 20+ years. They died of it.
I'm sorry for your loss. My mom recently passed from dementia, and my half-brother's father (thus both his parents) also had dementia. So I've been trying to do research to help him dodge that bullet for himself, as well as for my own benefit. Since I started researching, I heard a lot of experts discussing the positive effects of a ketogenic diet, as well as fasting of various lengths (time restricted, one meal a day, multi-day, etc). I hope you're able to dodge that bullet as well. I found channels like "Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, MD" and "Low Carb Down Under" have a wealth of information on the topic. Even if fasting & low carb does nothing in reality, there's no way to know it with current research. My policy is that if it's a possible risk factor reduction, I'm doing it.
My grandmother had severe dementia. She was also a lifelong alcoholic and basically sat watching tv most of her life. Family history is a joke for many of us.
Almost all of my aunt's and uncles are dieing in their 60's to mid 70s but they are already falling apart by that age and look way older than they are. All they do is sit around watching TV and eat bread. All the endless eating, like 4 meals a day. My mom got onto fasting and she is almost 70 and looks younger than all of them plus she still works!
So how is it the blue zones people live longer than most but yet don't go to the gym but do eat a very good diet and also are very social live in tight knit communities. I respect Peters advice and I am trying to do much of what he says. I just find it interesting the blue zones
When I was 64, I had been a vegetarian for 35 years. I was on the borderline of being diabetic. I had lots of symptoms of metabolic disease. I had so much brain fog that I was contemplating stopping driving my car. I discovered Keto, started eating some meat, and did much better. I could drive but wasn't very comfortable behind the wheel. Fast forward to fifteen months ago when I started eating the Carnivore diet. Now I'm 74 and am driving with confidence. The switch to zero sugar, zero carbs, zero seed oils, and zero vegetables and zero fruit has been amazing for my mental clarity and overall health. All my blood test numbers are perfectly normal. My energy is excellent; I just spent a week working construction with two men who are in their early forties. They were amazed that I could keep up with them. I've made a list of 26 former health concerns that have gotten at least 90 percent better. Meat and animal fat has given me my life back. I'll never go back to eating those nasty plants!
@@griffinharvey3910 Thanks. At my age my peers are dropping like flies. It's very sad to see family and friends suffer. I'm happy that you found my story motivating, I encourage you to find excellent health for yourself!
Happy for you. But no colon polyps? No constipation? If I go without veggies I get constipated. A hamburger patty would just sit in my small intestines.
The heart has a tough time repairing itself, especially regrowing blood vessels. Risk Factors: Not exercising Smoking High blood pressure High APOB / APOE ___ Restrict risk factors Improving outselves ____ Physiological anti lipid therapy helps Cardio and strength Sleep Stress Nutrition
NMN, HIIT, Urolithin A / GHK-CU, BPC-157 peptides all promote and/or support angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels). There’s a few more but I’ll leave it at that. Take with a grain of salt and do your research beforehand. Wish you all your best health!
4:25 : Exercise, Lipid Management, Not having Type2 diabetes, Adequate sleep . I guess I am going to get dementia, have 3/4 and probably going to get type 2 diabetes :(
I'm an orphan and have to rely on 23andme to tell me if I'm predisposed towards genetic illnesses. I've always had high neural plasticity and I haven't been told of any markers...fingers crossed.
Getting tested for sleep apnea is extremely important if you might havd it because it can cause cognitive decline! ❤ At least skeep appnea is treatable!
Epigenetics tells us ...we aren't defined by our genes... We have more power..than to be defined by the experiences of our ancestors..our choices help to change our genetics... U can be super smart like these guys...doesn't matter what kind of dementia...what matters is "how you think" on a regular basis...mind over matter...if ur anxious and worry alot...ur chances of getting a neuro "breakdown" is more likely...change ur diet...and change the way you think... Very simple
MD's today shun preventive health protocols as unworthy of a profit motive practice. We need youtube conversations like this to get the help we need, and it is free.
Great video. Kudos to you for checking it out. I hate to hear you you’ve had that experience with MDs before. I do think it’s too much generalization to imply all MDs shun preventative care. Can assure you that they do believe in it. But they may have 15-20 minutes for your appointment. There are many (corporate, insurance) reasons for that. When you factor in some people arrive late to appointments, take 5-10 minutes to check in, have several things they want to talk about, then talking prevention can’t happen. Most doctors I know would refer people to the Mayo Clinic web sites or provide vetted information from their clinic about preventative care. Again, that’s because there’s often no time to have a 15 minute conversation like this video. Also, if you’re watching this video, you’re very unlike the many of the people a doctor will see in a day who may be less engaged/interested in preventative care. All these preventative measures require time or money and long term dedication for change. Tough for many people to manage I think without laws and corporate incentives for changes to prioritize all of us having lives worth living with time and money for exercise, good food, sleep and access to medical care. If only there was enough money in the US and some examples of other countries prioritizing themselves a little better…
@@positivej12 well said. The health of society probably cannot be separated from the general health of its citizens. Less "how much money" and more "that's a healthy way to go..." The more we focus on the health of families and individuals the better life in USA would be, I think!
My mother had early onset dementia. She started showing signs in her 40s. She died at 76. Thankfully none of my siblings, all but one over 50, show no signs of this.
I'm not sure, possibly her diet and her job. She was an exray technician at a hospital. She also had an alcoholic father and husband, my abusive father. I always figured that chronic stress played a role too.
Just wondering how the advantage of having muscle mass/doing fitness and sport of top 2% conpared to lowlives is connected to the economic fitness: you train because you have time and means to do sports but also because you had time and means to find out about usefulness of sports.
It doesn’t have to be sports. Anyone and I mean anyone can exercise and train. Wake up earlier and run. Lift weights right after work. If you can’t lift after work do it all early in the morning.
What about the effects of anti psychotics on the brain? Only one family member in my family has had dementia.The doctors had said that those on anti psychotics have a greater chance of a diagnoses of dementia. We need more clarity on pharmaceuticals and the brain.
@John Reidy I was prescribed ativan for minor insomnia when going thru a rough divorce at age 27. I took these for 10 years "as needed" (ie sporadically, which is the worst for the brain and for me it caused anxiety, panic, vision problems, migraines, phobias, etc). Once I realized the benzos were actually causing these problems, I followed the Ashton manual, crossing over to 30 mg Valium to start my taper. This took 16 months, and I have had numerous serious problems and after 2 years I am still not recovered from this nightmare. Mainly: severe insomnia, dysphasia, clinical blindness (still correctable, but the rate of decline was extreme), mast cell activation, early onset menopause, thyroid dysfunction, etc, etc.
What’s worse? Getting on blood pressure medication that leads to other medication that leads to other medication to mitigate the effects of each one of said medications or have a blood pressure of 140/90 untreated? Given that I do not smoke, drink little alcohol, exercise daily, lift weights, get proper sleep, meditate, and maintain a healthy weight and yet blood pressure is at 140/90, then I’m skipping the medication protocol. I’d bet the farm that’s a better protocol than is polypharmacy to deal with so-called high blood pressure, at least in my case.
There was no mention of challenging your brain as a way to protect against cognitive decline in the video. I’m going to college, in my 60’s, partially as a way to keep my brain in shape. Sure, diet and exercise are important, but so is actually using your brain.
Rule out Substance Use, especially the sometimes dangerous connection between cannabis and anandamide, in a similar way that the use of psilocybin is contraindicated for bipolar disorder.
Hey mate I had sleep issues since I was a kid until this year and I agree it's very hard to fix but you need to keep trying every possible strategy Low/no caffeine, always keeping the same schedule even on weekends, no alcohol, no electronic devices/blue light devices before bed, dark, quiet and cold (18-20 degrees) room, exercise, for me it's the combination of all this that allowed me to finally be able to start sleeping normally. It's seems like a lot to do but it is so worth it, hope you manage to fix it !
Wow. One thing that really hit me in this was the discussion of risk factors such as high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease and how much more likely it makes someone to die. My part time job is working 911 EMS (Ambulance) in Atlanta GA… and the most common medical history for black people here are… hyper tension, heart disease, and kidney failure. It blew my mind when I moved here how many dialysis centers there are in black neighborhoods, how many black people 40+ have to be on blood pressure medication or heart meds etc. now it makes total sense to me why black Americans die so much younger than literally ANY other racial group… they have massive genetic predispositions for some of the most devastating health risks that literally exist. Sure I can hear the rebuttals. Yes, other factors like stress access to healthcare etc make a difference, but from what I understand those factors don’t come anywhere close to explaining why black people have much more fragile health than other groups.
@@jefb2361 I agree vitamin d would help considering four out of five black people are vitamin d, deficient, but I don’t understand why black people cant buy it now. Like you said, it’s cheap.
Genetic predisposition is a factor but you need something to switch it on. To me, modern day stress appears to be the number one factor in heart disease and probably in lots of other conditions as well. Lack of sunlight/vitamin D3 doesn't help either.
@@kevingeoghegan294 Other people/groups have stress too. Like I said in my post, I don’t deny there are other contributing factors, just that these contributing factors don’t come close to fully explaining away the massive differences in outcomes. I wasn’t kidding when I said there are dialysis clinics in nearly every block in black neighborhoods here, and the age of the people in the clinics would surprise you. Sure there are people in their seventies and eighties, but you can just as easily find people in their fifties or even forties, which for literally any other ethnicity would be crazy early to be have to go to a dialysis clinic. And we similar outcomes for heart disease etc.
I thought he really fell on his face with the final statement. Priority is with pharma, so I’m out. He had form with covid vax too I guess. Just another shill.
Not convinced that pharmaceutical drugs are superior to lifestyle change (better diet and more exercise) when it comes to lowering bad cholesterol (unless it’s really high). Statins can have some bad side effects.
Agree. There’s a 52K person study out of Japan which indicates NO woman should go on statins unless they have blockage. I’m APOE 4/4. My doctor begged me to go on statins. I said I would after getting my calcium score and determining if I had blockage. Came back at zero … changed doctors 5 years later, new doctor asked me to get another calcium test. Again I had a zero calcium score. No statins for me
Why would chemicals supersede diet and exercise? I believe the traditional cholesterol numbers are not always correct especially regarding LDL and total cholesterol. I was harmed on statins. I learned we need cholesterol for cell wall integrity. I am not convinced we need to watch the traditional numbers as much as maybe another metric. What that is I don’t know.🤷♂️
…years ago a natural product called Homotaurine was taken off the market by the FDA..they determined it was a ‘drug’…so needed a prescription…and no manufacturer would ever spend the money to patent …it was proven to increase the size of the hippocampus in vivo…as well it reduced beta amyloid protein downstream where it fit into the protein and so the protein wasn’t made…unfortunately ,so now it’s only available over the counter in Canada…can you review?
One thing I didn't hear in the risk data. Is this general population or per age group. If its general population, it is bad data. Low strength and vo2 could just be the old people. In that logic, wrinkles are a cause of higher mortality.
Here's why diabetes (elevated blood glucose) is such a big risk factor for atherosclerosis. LDL is initially damaged by blood sugar glycating the vulnerable protein "key" of the LDL particle. That key allows the particle to bind to receptors of a target cell to upload its contents to the cell. When this glycation damage occurs the particle can no longer bind to the receptors and be removed from the oxygen rich environment of the bloodstream by the liver or the target cells and becomes oxidized over time further damaging the particle and its contents. Instead, these orphaned glycated and oxidized LDL particles have to be removed by the immune system, which requires an inflammatory cascade. So, it is true that high LDL counts are bad, however, details do matter. Specifically, it is only a high count of damaged and orphaned LDL particles that are bad. A high count of healthy LDL that quickly uploads its contents to target cells and then returns to the liver as empty HDL particles to refill again are very good.
I haven't read his book yet, so maybe I'll gain some nuance I don't yet understand. From what I gather through his RU-vid videos though, Attia seems to imply eating a plant based diet isn't a good idea. Every MD and scientist in the field of life extension says eating ideally pescatarian, but if not vegan, is the best diet for life extension. I get the feeling that Attia is all about the meat. Am I wrong? Sincere question, tell me if I've got his views on it wrong.
Curious about some of these numbers and causation vs correlation. To be on the top 2% of vo2/strength you’d probably need to be in a good general health and most will have none of the main killers. Ex: if you are a chronic smoker you probably won’t make it to the top 2% vo2max.
That’s kinda the point of using vo2 max as a marker. It’s just a measure of overall health. On its own it doesn’t mean much. Just like BMI or resting heart rate. It’s all about correlation.
Ok- they are looking at possible link re acetaminophen to autism…so what if this or other medications or medications combined are creating this in elders?
Peter is so great on so many things, but his take on cholesterol stuff is baffling. The well done studies on LDL, HDL, etc are not favorable towards needing pharmaceuticals to lower them
@@johnreidy2804 the Cleveland clinic is no less capable of being wrong than anyone else. They’re still using the same flawed studies and data that the statin community uses to justify their drugs
I'd be curious to know what an expert in the field thinks about the tragic death of writer, Charles Beamont, who died at age 38 from a mysterious neurodegenerative disease that may or may not have been Alzheimers. This happened back in the 1960s.
11:35 sorry, i dont understand what he said. The 3 major factors are smoking, normal blood pressure and WHAT? APOB? Dont understand it, can someone tell me how to write this? English is not my first language.
I guess Peter Attia believes in statins! I am disappointed because I increasingly disbelieve the cholesterol theory as the cause of heart disease. I am 80 and a retired physician. I have been keto or near keto for one year and off statins for one year after taking them for 15 years. I did start walking seriously on April 24 of 2022 and walked 1275 miles in a year per my phone which I did NOT always have on my person. Keto is restrictive and boring while carnivore ( a form of keto) is even more so! I am doing some resistance training with light weights and with stretch bands thanks to Peter Attia. I also do squats without weights and I do a few Asian Squats every day. Have recently started doing a 100 yard dash 2 to 3 times per week!
@dennishughes7630 You are disappointing in the extreme. I am a retired physician. A ketogenic diet normalized my blood pressure, my lipids, (except for LDL), and my fasting blood glucose, my HgbA1C, and my fasting plasma insulin! It also allowed me to lose 50 pounds without feeling hungry.
Says there could be a Gene connection in your family for Alzheimer's , Cognitive Decline , Dementia , Or could it be that they all lived in the Same Home for a time , with the Mould , Fungi , Toxins Exposure ? ?
Great interview, thank you! More details on how to lower our apo b would be great. Which pharmacological interventions would be suitable, does anybody know?
apparently smoking copious amounts of cannabis helps, atleast with alzheimers (preventing it). Something about preventing the brain plaque, I could be wrong.
You would be surprised, then, that it is very difficult to get patients to take the actions that could save their eyesight, their feet from amputation, and their genitals from damage. Ask any endocrinologist. They all say the same things: people fail to do the small things that could prevent further damage.
I'm 27 and have had type 1 diabetes since I was 11. While managing it day to day at this point is more or less a science for me, and I manage it well enough, the full time job analogy is not far off. The silver lining with having type 1 vs type 2 is that you typically get it when you're younger and more malleable/flexible. You can change your lifestyle much easier than a 45 year old with new onset type 2 because you haven't spent decades making unhealthy choices yet. Furthermore, type 2 almost ALWAYS comes with other metabolic complications (hypertension, high cholesterol etc) where as nearly all type 1 diabetics are healthy kids at the time of diagnosis and if you get a handle on it early, you can avoid all of the complications associated with type 2 while still having type 1.
It is almost impossible to be very strong and at the same time have a high vo2-max. World class sprinters have a pretty mediocre vo2-max and marathon runners are not very strong
I'd argue maximizing strength while minimizing muscle mass is the goal; i.e. you will get lean mass by becoming strong but mass shouldn't be the priority.
Run at threshold pace. There are online calculators where you insert a recent race time to get ballpark figure on your threshold. Watch your VO2max rise and race times fall.
VIP nasal spray after months of many other products and protocols… But that’s if you’ve got CIRS of course…which sadly few of these guys know anything about. As an old saying goes ‘what you breath is 7 times more impactful than what you eat’ I’d say more than 7 personally
Exercise is overrated here as a longevity metric. Anecdotes aplenty testify to that. Everyone knows old people who didn't exercise a day in their adult lives. Winston Churchill, for example. Heavy drinker and overweight, he also had a stressful life, first as a combat soldier (he even served in the godforsaken trenches in WWI in his forties), then as a wartime leader. No record of him exercising or taking longevity supplements. But sleep, definitely. Sleep poorly, die young. Sleep well, live long. Anything that improves your sleep quality improves your chances of a long life. End of story. By the way, I'm not against exercise. I was a pretty good runner for forty years and, at age 68, still cycle (can't run anymore) about three hundred klicks a month and do a hundred pullups a day. My VO2max is 46. So I know exercise. It's just not the miracle drug being touted here.
I think when most people think of exercise, they think of intense workouts. However, walking counts as an exercise. Housework can count as exercise. It's low impact, but you're still moving. There was a study on the Blue Zones (places were residents live to 100 at high rates) around the world. One of the similarities between the Blue Zones was that the residents did a lot of low impact exercise well into old age. Walking, gardening, etc. The exercise intensity seems to make less of a difference than the frequency of it.
I don't sleep "enough." Can't seem to help it. Love staying up late. Get a lot done at night. Function cerebrally very well with only about 5 hours of sleep. I'm in my 40s, and have basically been like this since my teens or 20s. What's going on?!
Genes are generally tested in the same way (next generation sequencing), so not sure why this guy is implying that some genes are ‘easier to test for’ than others. Some have pseudogenes etc that confound NGS, but there is always another alternative (not particularly ‘difficult’ alternative)
