Avoid Getting Old May 2026

Aim for 150 minutes a week of steady-state exercise where you can still hold a conversation but feel breathless. This builds new mitochondria.

Eat until you are 80% full (Hara Hachi Bu). Constant digestion is inflammatory; giving your body "quiet time" via intermittent fasting allows for autophagy —the process where your body cleans out dead or damaged cells.

Here is a high-impact strategy focused on the three pillars of biological age: 1. Protect Your "Engine" (Mitochondrial Health) AVOID GETTING OLD

Don't let the "old person" in. The moment you say, "I'm too old for that," your biology begins to agree with you.

Physical aging is inevitable, but "oldness" is often a state of mental rigidity. Stay curious about new technology and culture rather than dismissing it. Aim for 150 minutes a week of steady-state

Aging is, in a chemical sense, a slow "rusting" of your tissues.

Sleep is when your brain’s "glymphatic system" flushes out metabolic waste. Skimping on sleep is like never taking the trash out of your house. 3. Maintain "Neural Plasticity" (The Mental Pivot) Constant digestion is inflammatory; giving your body "quiet

After age 30, you lose 3-8% of muscle mass per decade. Resistance training is the only way to pay this tax. Muscle is an endocrine organ that keeps your metabolism young. 2. Manage Your "Rust" (Oxidative Stress & Inflammation)