Anti-Aging Datasheet: How To Look Younger Than Your Real Age
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Giovonny said:
I feel like I've been reading conflicting scientific opinions on that over the last several years.
Mostly though it sounds to me that the overwhelming issue with being a "night owl" is that that particular chronotype matches poorly with the lifestyle of most people in our cultures, so even people who don't have to wake up early for work can still have other obligations, family stress etc. that can cause poor sleep or frequent shortage of sleep.
The last roughly ten years (from 29 to 39, but also as often as possible in my younger years) I've most commonly been going to bed between 3 and 5 AM, sleep usually very well 7-9 hours, and barring a rare night of bad sleep never feel that my sleep pattern has a negative effect on my health, my looks or my energy levels.
I've tried many times over the years to change my sleep pattern but unless there are temporary external factors that require me to wake up early (being on vacation and not wanting to waste daylight hours, being in an STR with regular overnight stays, a few weeks with uncharacteristic morning duties etc.) it quickly slips back to what feels natural to me - going to bed very late and waking up around noon.
As a resident old fart (about to turn 63) I will ad a few more anti-aging tips:
1. Be engaged with life, always be having new experiences and don't try to dress like a kid but don't dress like dad either. I live in Asia and Asians, especially young Chinese, usually assume I'm mid-40's. I don't look that young but their image of people my age are that they look and act like grandparents.
2. Meditate. As noted in at least one of the comments stress ages you and kills you. It opens the door to a lot of bad things internally and externally. I meditate 2x a day for 20 minutes at a time and it has changed my life. I'm much calmer, more centered, and sleep better. This has had an impact on my aging but more importantly on the overall quality of my life.
3. Everything is cumulative. Changing to some of the healthy habits in this post can help in the short-term but the longer you do them, the more benefits you derive from them.
1. Be engaged with life, always be having new experiences and don't try to dress like a kid but don't dress like dad either. I live in Asia and Asians, especially young Chinese, usually assume I'm mid-40's. I don't look that young but their image of people my age are that they look and act like grandparents.
2. Meditate. As noted in at least one of the comments stress ages you and kills you. It opens the door to a lot of bad things internally and externally. I meditate 2x a day for 20 minutes at a time and it has changed my life. I'm much calmer, more centered, and sleep better. This has had an impact on my aging but more importantly on the overall quality of my life.
3. Everything is cumulative. Changing to some of the healthy habits in this post can help in the short-term but the longer you do them, the more benefits you derive from them.
Let's start collecting data on Exercise, Fitness, Food and other Lifestyle tips around this..
Taiwanese family of Girls seem to defy age & - 50 yr old Singapore ex Male Model looks 20s
https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-64141.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4725152/Model-50-shows-extremely-youthful-good-looks.html
Taiwanese family of Girls seem to defy age & - 50 yr old Singapore ex Male Model looks 20s
https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-64141.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4725152/Model-50-shows-extremely-youthful-good-looks.html
Christie Brinkley -
http://www.drozthegoodlife.com/healthy-food-nutrition/a3250/what-christie-brinkley-eats-in-a-day/
Some info there too.. We need to take all these examples and find whats good knowledge between them all .. inspite of varations
http://www.drozthegoodlife.com/healthy-food-nutrition/a3250/what-christie-brinkley-eats-in-a-day/
Some info there too.. We need to take all these examples and find whats good knowledge between them all .. inspite of varations
The Good Life
Pigeon
Be careful with putting coconut oil on your skin if you're prone to acne. That shit can turn somebody that rarely ever has a pimple into a pizza faced teenager. When dealing with your skin, avoid anything that is super commercialized. Stick to natural ingredients. Here's a few off the top of my head that won't break you out, and are even better than coconut oil.
1. Unrefined good quality shea butter is extremely good for your skin. it's packed with all kinds of anti oxidants. Highly recommended.
2. Rose hip seed oil is also really good for the skin and is supposedly miraculous for people dealing with scars. Make sure to do your homework before you buy this because the oil can easily go rancid and quite a few vendors will unapologetically sell it this way.
3. Jojoba oil is another great oil packed with antioxidants.
For gut health, buy some organic raw Sauer kraut. It has tons of probiotics and it's packed with Vitamin C.
Another quick tip. If you drink a gallon of water a day I recommend that you put a pinch of some Celtic sea salt in the water. Very high mineral content and will help you hydrate properly.
1. Unrefined good quality shea butter is extremely good for your skin. it's packed with all kinds of anti oxidants. Highly recommended.
2. Rose hip seed oil is also really good for the skin and is supposedly miraculous for people dealing with scars. Make sure to do your homework before you buy this because the oil can easily go rancid and quite a few vendors will unapologetically sell it this way.
3. Jojoba oil is another great oil packed with antioxidants.
For gut health, buy some organic raw Sauer kraut. It has tons of probiotics and it's packed with Vitamin C.
Another quick tip. If you drink a gallon of water a day I recommend that you put a pinch of some Celtic sea salt in the water. Very high mineral content and will help you hydrate properly.
With regard to coconut oil pulling, here are a couple of things to consider:
1. Ideally, you want to do it for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. This is so the coconut oil can change from the oil form to more of a water form. In a pinch, you can do it for shorter time periods but the sweet spot is 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Once a day is sufficient and most suggest the best time is first thing in the morning because your mouth will have built up a bunch of crap in your sleep and the previous dinner. This is also a good time because you are less likely to be disturbed with a phone call, knock at the door, etc. Really, you want to choose a time where you won’t be disturbed so you won’t end up having to spit it out after starting the oil pulling for the day.
3. Do not spit coconut oil in your sink or toilet. You will clog your pipes as it will solidify again in the pipes. Instead, either throw it outside or spit it in a cup and eventually throw that out in the trash.
4. It is a good idea to skip a day or two every so often so you don’t over sterilize your mouth.
5. After oil pulling, spit it out and brush your teeth and tongue to remove the gunk and residue.
1. Ideally, you want to do it for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. This is so the coconut oil can change from the oil form to more of a water form. In a pinch, you can do it for shorter time periods but the sweet spot is 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Once a day is sufficient and most suggest the best time is first thing in the morning because your mouth will have built up a bunch of crap in your sleep and the previous dinner. This is also a good time because you are less likely to be disturbed with a phone call, knock at the door, etc. Really, you want to choose a time where you won’t be disturbed so you won’t end up having to spit it out after starting the oil pulling for the day.
3. Do not spit coconut oil in your sink or toilet. You will clog your pipes as it will solidify again in the pipes. Instead, either throw it outside or spit it in a cup and eventually throw that out in the trash.
4. It is a good idea to skip a day or two every so often so you don’t over sterilize your mouth.
5. After oil pulling, spit it out and brush your teeth and tongue to remove the gunk and residue.
I'm 35 and a girl I had lunch with recently thought I was 22.
A month ago I was buying spray paint and the lady at the store asked for my ID. When I gave it to her, she goes, "This can't be right, you don't look at day over 18!" The braces help, haha.
About two years ago at the movies, I was asked for ID, which I thought was odd, so I asked, "ID, why do you need an ID?" So the ticket-taker kid says "It's rated r, you have to be 17 or over to attend. My buddy, who is 25 and didn't get carded, was like, "Daaaaaamn!" This happens pretty often, buddies of mine that are 10 years younger don't get carded at bars, while I always do and then they look at my ID several times to make sure it's not fake.
It's pretty sweet. My ex was 17 when we met, 21 when we broke up, a few months ago. My ex before that was 18 when we met, and 20 or 21 when we broke up.
I'd say it's mostly genetic, my dad's in his 80's and he's almost 30 years older than my mom. He doesn't take any medications and is still perfectly healthy. His hearing is suffering a bit, but he still has 20/20 vision and can catch buzzing flies with his hands, which I can't do.
That said, his whole life until the last ten years or so, my father walked several miles a day, and I do the same. I eat paleo, but my dad eats everything. I can't get on his case, though, I figure if you made it to your 80's in great health, I'm the one that should be listening to you regarding health, not the other way around. Plus, at that age, food is one of the pleasures you have left that you can still enjoy 100%.
I'd say there's several things you can do to stay young:
1. Create a life free of stress, this will keep you mentally healthy.
2. Create a life that involves walking several miles a day, this will keep you physically healthy.
3. Couple up with a long-term partner that is more or less two decades younger, has a very calm, naturally positive demeanor, and enjoys nothing more than being in your company and pleasing you. Coupling up with a quality woman like this will keep you living the life of someone decades younger than you are.
4. Have fun stuff to do every day, whatever you like to do, be it tech, law, medicine, business, or even just playing video games or staring at the wall, whatever is fun for you to do, spend your days doing it. I enjoy making love, so when I'm not single, I do that several times a day, for example. I also enjoy creating businesses, so I do that as well, single or not. If you're enjoying yourself (in a healthy way, drug use will destroy you), you'll age much slower.
Enjoy every single day. Every. Single. Day. If you can't do this because of financial limitations, then so be it, work towards it.
A month ago I was buying spray paint and the lady at the store asked for my ID. When I gave it to her, she goes, "This can't be right, you don't look at day over 18!" The braces help, haha.
About two years ago at the movies, I was asked for ID, which I thought was odd, so I asked, "ID, why do you need an ID?" So the ticket-taker kid says "It's rated r, you have to be 17 or over to attend. My buddy, who is 25 and didn't get carded, was like, "Daaaaaamn!" This happens pretty often, buddies of mine that are 10 years younger don't get carded at bars, while I always do and then they look at my ID several times to make sure it's not fake.
It's pretty sweet. My ex was 17 when we met, 21 when we broke up, a few months ago. My ex before that was 18 when we met, and 20 or 21 when we broke up.
I'd say it's mostly genetic, my dad's in his 80's and he's almost 30 years older than my mom. He doesn't take any medications and is still perfectly healthy. His hearing is suffering a bit, but he still has 20/20 vision and can catch buzzing flies with his hands, which I can't do.
That said, his whole life until the last ten years or so, my father walked several miles a day, and I do the same. I eat paleo, but my dad eats everything. I can't get on his case, though, I figure if you made it to your 80's in great health, I'm the one that should be listening to you regarding health, not the other way around. Plus, at that age, food is one of the pleasures you have left that you can still enjoy 100%.
I'd say there's several things you can do to stay young:
1. Create a life free of stress, this will keep you mentally healthy.
2. Create a life that involves walking several miles a day, this will keep you physically healthy.
3. Couple up with a long-term partner that is more or less two decades younger, has a very calm, naturally positive demeanor, and enjoys nothing more than being in your company and pleasing you. Coupling up with a quality woman like this will keep you living the life of someone decades younger than you are.
4. Have fun stuff to do every day, whatever you like to do, be it tech, law, medicine, business, or even just playing video games or staring at the wall, whatever is fun for you to do, spend your days doing it. I enjoy making love, so when I'm not single, I do that several times a day, for example. I also enjoy creating businesses, so I do that as well, single or not. If you're enjoying yourself (in a healthy way, drug use will destroy you), you'll age much slower.
Enjoy every single day. Every. Single. Day. If you can't do this because of financial limitations, then so be it, work towards it.
Health and Beauty is a choice. Don’t blame age for your looks.
Yes, ageing is a factor, but one’s decisions and self-control plays a bigger role.
I was in Europe recently. I never noticed how many younger / middle / older women smoke. I wouldn’t be happy if a girl I met in her 20’s had bad habits well into her 40’s and 50’s.
For those who say the wall is inevitable, there are women who are willingly to make themsleves unhealthy and unattractive. This is ironic, because women spend so much money on beauty yet let their bad habits undermine their looks.
When you’re kids, everyone is young and vibrant. There are some body variance, but we look the same.
As one ages (teenager - early 20’s), natural beauty evolves and peaks. She can have the worst diet and habits (drinking, smoking, drugs) and still look super hot.
Mid-20’s+ All of her habits catch up to her. The once super hot girls are now unrecognizeable.
I used to feel sorry for these girls. Not anymore. They decided to make themselves look this way. Had they had more self-control they would have been beautiful into their 40’s+.
Yes, ageing is a factor, but one’s decisions and self-control plays a bigger role.
I was in Europe recently. I never noticed how many younger / middle / older women smoke. I wouldn’t be happy if a girl I met in her 20’s had bad habits well into her 40’s and 50’s.
For those who say the wall is inevitable, there are women who are willingly to make themsleves unhealthy and unattractive. This is ironic, because women spend so much money on beauty yet let their bad habits undermine their looks.
When you’re kids, everyone is young and vibrant. There are some body variance, but we look the same.
As one ages (teenager - early 20’s), natural beauty evolves and peaks. She can have the worst diet and habits (drinking, smoking, drugs) and still look super hot.
Mid-20’s+ All of her habits catch up to her. The once super hot girls are now unrecognizeable.
I used to feel sorry for these girls. Not anymore. They decided to make themselves look this way. Had they had more self-control they would have been beautiful into their 40’s+.
Just a quick note on collagen supplements and protein in general. I`m a big fan of collagen hydrolysate also, and have used the Great lakes brand for years already. Collagen production is reduced already from age 20-25, so it`s well worth taking. It should be mentioned however that when various fibroblasts/stromal cells synthesize collagen fibers, vitamin C is depleted. So it`s vital to have a high vit. C diet also. That would be things like red and yellow bell peppers, green veg, lemons and limes and so on.
What is really important to know though, is that when your eat or supplement your diet with any type of protein/amino acids, whether meat, fish, whey, BCAA, collagen/gelatin etc. The effects you will see are all due to increased cell proliferation. This works via the mTor pathway, which has a mitogenic effect on cells. Simply put, when you eat protein or carbs (not so much fat) you will elevate insulin-IGF1. These hormones bind to receptors on cells, that in turn will increase the expression of mTor. This has the effect of increasing the rate of cell division and importantly, suppressing certain repair and maintenance mechanisms in cells, via something called the DAF-16-FOXO pathway.
This is an ancient evolved mechanism that basically decide the fate of cells. More food in the environment and the cells will prioritize cell division. In the opposite case, the cells divide less (Telomere sparing) and upregulate repair mechanisms like autophagy. This in order to survive until there is a more food in the environment. This is also how all fasting regimens work, from IF to caloric restriction. Take mTor lower and you will extend life. However if you take mTor expression too low, like can happen with extreme ketogenic diets over time, you run into the problem of not enough cell division/differentiation. This is a problem sometimes with keto diets for refractory epilepsy. If the cells don`t divide enough you will see issues like stunted growth, osteopenia, reduced immune function, low libido etc.
So what`s the overarching point here? Well, as I mentioned, both carbs and protein will elevate mTor. But protein is (unlike carbs) essential. And also have the positive effects of muscle growth and connective tissue maintenance we`re after. You don`t need glucose for energy however. Fat oxidation is probably better for most. Protein is also a (too) small part of the diet of the average human. About 14 percent in Western Nations. (There`s good data on that in fact.) The big shift recently has really been in the intake of carbs, replacing what was a higher fat diet. This is the main cause of the obesity and chronic disease epidemic we currently see in the West. But in the context of what we`re talking about here, it`s important to be aware of all this. Even if you already have a higher fat Paleo/Low carb type diet.
So in order to get the best health outcome you should keep your diet and protein intake pulsative. By that I mean that you have long periods between protein (and food) intake from all sources including whey, BCAA, and even collagen. You should have a pretty high protein diet, in fact protein intake is probably to low currently. This is related to satiety also. When you`re lacking in essential nutrients, and especially amino acids, you will seek out more food until you`re satisfied. The problem with for example the standard American diet, is that you have to eat something like 30.000 calories a day to get those essential nutrients. This partly explains why people continue eating non stop.
Anyway, to finish up this rant. Just remember that when you do stuff like Eggs, meat, Whey and Collagen etc, try to consume them together or within in a short time span. Then wait a long time for your next meal. You can eat as much as you feel like, as long as you space out your meals in this fashion. 2 meals a day would be the best, but a post workout meal including protein supplements on training days is acceptable. And of course non of this matters if you have a high carb diet. So a Paleo type approach, including meat, organ meats, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices, and lots of low to medium GL veg would be the best.
What is really important to know though, is that when your eat or supplement your diet with any type of protein/amino acids, whether meat, fish, whey, BCAA, collagen/gelatin etc. The effects you will see are all due to increased cell proliferation. This works via the mTor pathway, which has a mitogenic effect on cells. Simply put, when you eat protein or carbs (not so much fat) you will elevate insulin-IGF1. These hormones bind to receptors on cells, that in turn will increase the expression of mTor. This has the effect of increasing the rate of cell division and importantly, suppressing certain repair and maintenance mechanisms in cells, via something called the DAF-16-FOXO pathway.
This is an ancient evolved mechanism that basically decide the fate of cells. More food in the environment and the cells will prioritize cell division. In the opposite case, the cells divide less (Telomere sparing) and upregulate repair mechanisms like autophagy. This in order to survive until there is a more food in the environment. This is also how all fasting regimens work, from IF to caloric restriction. Take mTor lower and you will extend life. However if you take mTor expression too low, like can happen with extreme ketogenic diets over time, you run into the problem of not enough cell division/differentiation. This is a problem sometimes with keto diets for refractory epilepsy. If the cells don`t divide enough you will see issues like stunted growth, osteopenia, reduced immune function, low libido etc.
So what`s the overarching point here? Well, as I mentioned, both carbs and protein will elevate mTor. But protein is (unlike carbs) essential. And also have the positive effects of muscle growth and connective tissue maintenance we`re after. You don`t need glucose for energy however. Fat oxidation is probably better for most. Protein is also a (too) small part of the diet of the average human. About 14 percent in Western Nations. (There`s good data on that in fact.) The big shift recently has really been in the intake of carbs, replacing what was a higher fat diet. This is the main cause of the obesity and chronic disease epidemic we currently see in the West. But in the context of what we`re talking about here, it`s important to be aware of all this. Even if you already have a higher fat Paleo/Low carb type diet.
So in order to get the best health outcome you should keep your diet and protein intake pulsative. By that I mean that you have long periods between protein (and food) intake from all sources including whey, BCAA, and even collagen. You should have a pretty high protein diet, in fact protein intake is probably to low currently. This is related to satiety also. When you`re lacking in essential nutrients, and especially amino acids, you will seek out more food until you`re satisfied. The problem with for example the standard American diet, is that you have to eat something like 30.000 calories a day to get those essential nutrients. This partly explains why people continue eating non stop.
Anyway, to finish up this rant. Just remember that when you do stuff like Eggs, meat, Whey and Collagen etc, try to consume them together or within in a short time span. Then wait a long time for your next meal. You can eat as much as you feel like, as long as you space out your meals in this fashion. 2 meals a day would be the best, but a post workout meal including protein supplements on training days is acceptable. And of course non of this matters if you have a high carb diet. So a Paleo type approach, including meat, organ meats, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices, and lots of low to medium GL veg would be the best.
No mention of Hylauronic Acid in this thread. Sad!
Great guide:
https://www.gll-getalife.com/how-to-look-younger-what-ive-been-doing-that-actually-works
Great guide:
https://www.gll-getalife.com/how-to-look-younger-what-ive-been-doing-that-actually-works
Most important tip for looking younger:
Be born with good genetics!
Also sunscreen. Years of sun damage have lead my skin to look like parchment, which ages one.
Be born with good genetics!
Also sunscreen. Years of sun damage have lead my skin to look like parchment, which ages one.