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I’m a 51 year old interested amateur. While I’m hopeful bio/chemistry/genetic research will help enhance life quality/longevity my focus has been largely lifes

I’m a 51 year old interested amateur. While I’m hopeful bio/chemistry/genetic research will help enhance life quality/longevity my focus has been largely lifestyle to go along with a few supplements. Sleep: minimum of 7 hours Fitness: strength & movement, yoga/stretching, low impact long duration activity to protect joints Mental Fitness: intellectual challenges such as reading long-form and learning to code Mindfulness: managing stress/anxiety Engagement: with family/friends Environment: trying to maximise time in healthy environments and limiting my time in unhealthy environments Hydration: lots of water, no juices/sofa, rarely any alcohol Nutrition: Intermittent fasting(18/6 5 days a week), ketogenic diet, no processed sugars Supplements used: Resveratrol Ubiquinol NAD Thiacin Fish Oil Ginkgo Before I hit 50, I made the shift away from trying to maximise performance and shift focus towards durability/longevity. I have an outlier score( to the good side) for telomere length, so I’m biased towards believing it helps, but all I can do is all I can do and make the most of every day and remember to have fun along the way.

sizzle 6y ago
Does fasting and depriving your brain of nutrients like calcium, magnesium etc. impair your cognitive abilities?
- chriselles 6y ago
  I’ve been on a disciplined ketogenic diet for 3 years now. I had put on weight due to a few persistent training injuries. I lost 22kg fairly quickly combined with a return to durability/longevity focused fitness. Anecdotally, I actually feel my cognitive ability has improved. I feel sharper and able to focus better/longer and have been published far more after than prior. However, I have to admit that I need to stay quite well hydrated or else I start feeling slower/foggier, I reckon it could be both diet and age related. I feel like I am fastest/sharpest in the morning prior to a late lunch when my eating window opens. I do eat breakfast on weekends and have the occasional cheat meal approx once per month. Just my anecdotal experience.
- Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
  Where did he write that he deprives his brain of nutrients like calcium or magnesium?
antman 6y ago
How did you measure telomere length?
- chriselles 6y ago
  I’ve used the teloyears service a few times with results that put me in the 96-99% percentile. It’s an interesting concept with one of the founders Dr Elizabeth Blackburn awarded the Nobel Prize for her work on telomeres. It’s worth mentioning I’d probably question and disparage The results if they were poor :) Apparently it’s common for poor results to lead to bad feedback and excellent results to lead to good feedback. So be warned I’m pretty biased!
mft_ 6y ago
Pretty much everything you wrote makes immediate sense to me, except your incorporation of the ketogenic diet. I understand there is a lot of uncertainty around this area, but I’ll be very interested in learning why you felt the ketogenic diet in particular was suitable to be a central part of a regime aimed at longevity?

sizzle 6y ago

Does fasting and depriving your brain of nutrients like calcium, magnesium etc. impair your cognitive abilities?

chriselles 6y ago
I’ve been on a disciplined ketogenic diet for 3 years now. I had put on weight due to a few persistent training injuries. I lost 22kg fairly quickly combined with a return to durability/longevity focused fitness. Anecdotally, I actually feel my cognitive ability has improved. I feel sharper and able to focus better/longer and have been published far more after than prior. However, I have to admit that I need to stay quite well hydrated or else I start feeling slower/foggier, I reckon it could be both diet and age related. I feel like I am fastest/sharpest in the morning prior to a late lunch when my eating window opens. I do eat breakfast on weekends and have the occasional cheat meal approx once per month. Just my anecdotal experience.
Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
Where did he write that he deprives his brain of nutrients like calcium or magnesium?

antman 6y ago

How did you measure telomere length?

chriselles 6y ago
I’ve used the teloyears service a few times with results that put me in the 96-99% percentile. It’s an interesting concept with one of the founders Dr Elizabeth Blackburn awarded the Nobel Prize for her work on telomeres. It’s worth mentioning I’d probably question and disparage The results if they were poor :) Apparently it’s common for poor results to lead to bad feedback and excellent results to lead to good feedback. So be warned I’m pretty biased!

mft_ 6y ago

Pretty much everything you wrote makes immediate sense to me, except your incorporation of the ketogenic diet. I understand there is a lot of uncertainty around this area, but I’ll be very interested in learning why you felt the ketogenic diet in particular was suitable to be a central part of a regime aimed at longevity?