Avoid: Getting Old
Aim for 150 minutes a week of steady-state exercise where you can still hold a conversation but feel breathless. This builds new mitochondria.
Aging is, in a chemical sense, a slow "rusting" of your tissues. AVOID GETTING OLD
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) Aim for 150 minutes a week of steady-state
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. Sleep is when your brain’s "glymphatic system" flushes
Physical aging is inevitable, but "oldness" is often a state of mental rigidity. Stay curious about new technology and culture rather than dismissing it.