Read This If You Want To Be Young Forever
Do you hope to live a long, active, and healthy life? Then you might want to put reading Dr. Mark Hyman’s new book, Young Forever: The Secrets To Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life, at the top of your “to-do” list.
Dr. Hyman distills the new research on aging into clear and actionable steps for reversing our biological age and presents a definitive guide that just might revolutionize how we approach aging.
Aging has long been considered a normal process. We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they don’t have to be. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the maladies of aging—including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia.
In Young Forever, Mark Hyman. MD challenges us to reimagine our biology, health, and the process of aging. To uncover the secrets to longevity, he explores the biological hallmarks of aging, their causes, and their consequences—then shows us how to overcome them with simple dietary, lifestyle, and emerging longevity strategies. You’ll learn:
- How to turn on your body’s key longevity switches
- How to reduce inflammation and support the health of your immune system
- How to exercise, sleep, and de-stress for healthy aging
- How to eat your way to a long life
- Which supplements are right for you
- Where the research on aging is headed
- And more
How do you possibly choose the best options for aging better for yourself? According to Dr. Hyman, who is the senior advisor for the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine, “You can’t do everything at once, but over time you can explore different avenues to enhance your health and well-being and help you live a long, vibrant, active life.” He also advises that one size (or regimen) is not right for everyone. Each of us has to do our homework, be our own health advocates, and learn what’s best for our bodies.
What does Dr. Hyman do for his day-to-day longevity lifestyle? Here are some of his longevity practices :
Diet
- He follows the Pegan Diet, which he has written a book about, focused on high levels of phytochemicals
- He drinks his Healthy Aging Shake, which is loaded with goat whey, a pomegranate powder from Timeline Nutrition, creatine from Thorne, Gut Food by Farmacy, MCT oil, Stamets 7 Mushroom Powder, macadamia milk (or other nut or seed milk), and frozen berries.
Exercise
- Four to six days of aerobic exercise with interval training
- Strength training
- Yoga
Sleep
- 7 to 8 hours a night
- Magnesium glycinate (200 to 400 mg a night)
- Eyeshades and earplugs to create a light- and sound-proof environment
Stress Management
- 20 minutes of meditation once or twice a day
- Breath work
- Spending time in nature whenever possible
- Spending times with friends and family in play and adventure
- Gets a message once a month or more
Hormesis (Good stress that stimulates repair in the body)
- Time-restricted eating with a 14- to 16-hour window three or four times a week
- Take a sauna or cold plunge if/when available
- Use Red light therapy device at home 10 minutes a day
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy once a year
Basic Supplement Plan
- Vitamin D Supreme by Designs for Health (vitamin D3, 5000 IU a day with K2
- Dutch Harbor Omega from Big Bold Health (EPA/DHA, 1 to 2 g a day)
- Multivitamin and mineral – Multi t/d by Pure Encapsulations, 2 a day
- Homocysteine Supreme by Designs for Health, 2 a day
- Magnesium glycinate by Pure Encapsulations, 400 mg a day
Gut Food from Farmacy for gut support (gutfood.com)- Plus more supplements in his “Longevity Stack” list
Dr. Hyman, who has had many of his own health challenges, has explored a variety of emerging therapies, using himself as a guinea pig. He does include some of the advanced therapies that have helped him through auto-immune disease, mold toxicity, mercury poisoning, Lyme disease, and back injuries. But he also credits the fact that he has found meaningful work and cultivated a community of support with friends, colleagues, and professionals.
With dozens of science-based strategies and tips, Young Forever is a revolutionary, practical guide to creating and sustaining health—for life.
