The baby-boomers are getting older…
Boomers are defined as having been born between 1946 and 1964, which makes that group 47-65 years old. So many are moving into retirement age.
Even the celebrities we used to think of as “forever young” are turning 65.
But they won’t age the same way their parents did. Today’s seniors are more active and less willing to settle for the old folks’ home. With advances in anti-aging medicine, new and exciting changes are coming.
I’ve got my own take on anti-aging. I hear it confused with life extension. But that’s not what I’m trying to do. My idea of anti-aging is to help you live as young as possible, right now. I want you to stay energetic and youthful without being sidelined by pain or disease.
This is becoming increasingly possible. A new study shows that the number of people over 65 with a major disability dropped from 26 percent in 1982 to 19 percent a few years ago. And there are signs the trend is growing.1
The 2010 census says that people 65 or older made up 13 percent of the total population. By 2030, that number will jump to almost 20 percent of the population.
Can you believe these stars will turn 65 this year?…
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dreyfuss, supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, Elton John and David Bowie, comedian Billy Crystal… even Hillary Clinton turns 65 this year.
Getting old won’t be as bad as I used to think. Plan ahead and think differently. Don’t give up the enthusiasm you enjoyed in your youth.
Here are three steps to get you started on a younger body, starting today:
Step 1. Slow Cellular Aging – You can do this by lowering your homocysteine levels.
Let me explain…
Each time a cell divides, a tiny portion of the “cap” at the end of your DNA strand called a telomere (tee-loh-mere) gets used up. When the telomere shortens, the cell acts older.
You can help slow the shortening of your telomeres and your body will act years younger than your biological age.
Homocysteine is a damaging amino acid that triples the amount of telomere length lost during cell division. Fortunately, there are supplements you can take to lower your homocysteine in a very short time. This is the formula I recommend to my patients:
- Vitamin B12 – 500 mcg
- Folic Acid – 800 mcg
- Vitamin B6 – 25 mg
- Riboflavin (B2) – 25 mg
- TMG (trimethylglycine) – 500 mg
Step 2. Muscle Means Youth – Three pounds of your muscle disappears every decade. If this happens long enough, you wind up with a medical condition called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia simply means a deficiency of muscle.
This occurs gradually. In fact, you may not even notice it, because your weight may not change as fat is replacing your muscle.
The most powerful tool for building muscle is physical exertion. Each of the following symptoms of aging can be reversed with the right kind of exertion:
Source: Klatz, R. “Hormones of Youth.” 1999. |
So what is the right kind of physical activity to do for building real muscle strength?
The best way to build muscle strength you can use is with what used to be called calisthenics, but is now called body-weight exertion.
You want to put your body through natural patterns of movement. This is essential if you want that new muscle to be capable of doing anything. When you call on your muscles in real life, they move against the resistance of your own body weight, not against the belt of a treadmill or the iron of a dumbbell.
To get brand-new workouts I created that will help you build strength and reverse the age of your muscles, check this out. You’ll love it.
Step 3. Build Your Antioxidant Power – You’re under constant assault. Free radicals attack healthy cells and turn them into free radicals, too.
They’re the first “aging accelerators” we discovered. They cause inflammation and breakdown of healthy tissue.
The solution to reversing this aging effect in your body is antioxidants. They break the chain of damage caused by free radicals and restore youth and health to your body’s tissues.
Here are six antioxidant powerhouses I recommend you get every day:
| Antioxidant | Food Sources | Daily Amount |
| Vitamin A (retinols) | Meat, milk, eggs, liver, colorful vegetables | 20,000 IU |
| Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) | Nuts, seeds, avocados | 400 IU |
| Vitamin C | Citrus, strawberries, broccoli, peppers | 1,500 mg x 2 |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | Red meat | 100 mg |
| Lutein | Red grapes, egg yolks, squash, peas, and oranges | 20 mg |
| Lycopene | Tomatoes, guava, watermelon, pink grapefruit | 20 mg |
1 Jagger, C., et. al. “The effect of dementia trends and treatments on longevity and disability: a simulation model based on the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS).” Age Ageing (2009) 38 (3): 319-325.