[entropy12]

I will summarize this article if you don't want to read the whole thing.

(1) Take care of your teeth: (actually gums more IMO) It may sound surprising, but there is a connection between your oral health and aging.

“There’s quite good evidence accumulating now that brushing your teeth can stave off heart disease and maybe even dementia,” Steele says

(2) Exercise regularly: Research has shown that people who have consistently high levels of activity have longer telomeres, which are caps at the end of chromosomes that shorten as you age. Adults with high physical activity levels (defined as 30 minutes of exercise five days a week) had telomeres that were nine years “younger” than others,

This is why drag my butt to gym 6 days/week.

(3)Get good sleep: During sleep, your brain essentially flushes out toxins, including some that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Systemic reviews of research on sleep and mortality have shown that getting less than seven or eight hours of sleep is associated with an increased chance of death, but sleeping more than 11 hours a night is associated with an even larger increase for death.

[zeestephen]

Did my Mom write this?

[Bonemaker]

1. Teeth: I keep losing them.

2. Exercise: I can’t...too many physical limitations.

3. Sleep: Are you kidding?

4. FU.

[Bullish]

The way things are going, who wants to stick around here anyway? We’ve flushed our democracy and our freedom. What’s left? To become slaves to the state?

[hecticskeptic]

1. I’ve heard that about teeth before and my routine includes not just brushing and flossing but also using a higher pressure water jet to get to the gums. Also, don’t forget to brush one’s tongue and use a good mouthwash.

2. I’ve also exercised lots but got out of the routine with my gym closed... since then, I’ve just been too busy to get back into the routine. One issue I have is that I take meds for gout (allopurinol) and over the years, the cartilage in my knees has vanished. I’m going to have to get into a swimming routine so that I can get the exercise and not kill my knees. Do you take a telomere supplement like a TA-65? Not cheap but I think this is quite helpful... https://www.tasciences.com/what-is-ta-65.html

3. Sleep... I sleep as much as I can but I wake up well rested after about 5 hours and that seems to work for me.

[inpajamas]

Those are things that may help until Democrats pass a bill ordering the director of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to set expiration dates for all non-government employees.

[poinq]

Frankly I think this is crap. Science is clear. If you want to slow down aging, stop eating. The more you eat, the more you age. Exercise may be in this list because fat people don’t exercise. But its correlation not causal. Eating less, and especially fewer carbs will also help your dental health. Sugars, and starch decay your teach. Meat does not. Lab mice who are on very restrictive calorie diets live as much as 3 times longer than fat mice. And longevity due to low calorie diets has been tested in most animals including humans.

[11th_VA]

2 out of 3 isn’t bad ...

[itsahoot]

(2) Exercise regularly:

The last time I exercised was in 1957 basic training. Regular sleep is unknown to me and I am 82 years old. Hardly look 60 my kids tell me, however I feel 90 so there you go.

[glorgau]

...but sleeping more than 11 hours a night is associated with an even larger increase for death.

This must be why dogs only live for about 15 years.

[gitmo]

Does 2 hours sleep per night count?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Or just wait for the med beds. 😏

[nikos1121]

bttt