Excellent comparison of the three most visible longevity gurus in our culture. For me it's Peter Attia. You rightly point out "Attia seems to view it [longevity] more as a means to the end of supporting other areas of life". The guy is focused on the goal of being fit enough to toss his grand kids into the air! What more could most of wish for than a lucid, energetic engagement with those we love, for as long as possible. Next to this, the other two and most of their brethren just come as self-fish man-children who want to hang onto they're youth and try to make money selling it to others. Yes, they're all about being healthier longer which is a good thing, but having a _reason_ to live longer, isn't that what we should all be searching for? Keep up the great writing.
Awesome, thanks for the heads up Matt ... Interested to hear what you thought of him. Definitely eccentric but well meaning ... Not everyone's guru but makes important contributions to the space. I'm a fan!
@Max: What would you consider to be the most common misconceptions regarding longevity among those new to the topic? That it's even a topic at all, as suggested in the section about Dr. Sinclair?
Hey Matt, interesting question! I used to think about health & wellness primarily in terms of how I felt from day to day and what improvement in biomarkers (cholesterol, glucose, etc.) I was aiming for in my next annual checkup. While near term health is important, these guys helped to give me a more long term perspective, for example:
* If I want to be healthy and vital in my 80s and 90s, what do my biomarkers / fitness metrics need to look like now so that I'm "on track"?
* What is my risk of dying from what Attia calls the "Four Horsemen", namely atherosclerotic disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and foundational disease (including type 2 diabetes)? What can I do now to reduce my risk given that these diseases normally take decades to develop?
* To what extent is my current lifestyle (diet, exercise, sleep, spirituality, relationships, etc.) supportive of / detrimental to longevity? Of course there are tradeoffs to be made with work being busy, enjoying the moment, etc. but good to make those tradeoffs with open eyes!
Excellent comparison of the three most visible longevity gurus in our culture. For me it's Peter Attia. You rightly point out "Attia seems to view it [longevity] more as a means to the end of supporting other areas of life". The guy is focused on the goal of being fit enough to toss his grand kids into the air! What more could most of wish for than a lucid, energetic engagement with those we love, for as long as possible. Next to this, the other two and most of their brethren just come as self-fish man-children who want to hang onto they're youth and try to make money selling it to others. Yes, they're all about being healthier longer which is a good thing, but having a _reason_ to live longer, isn't that what we should all be searching for? Keep up the great writing.
Thanks Karl for reading and for the comment … Attia is by far my favorite of the bunch as well!
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Bryan Johnson’a on the BBC today. Looking like you’re ahead of the curve, Max 👏
The tech entrepreneur betting he can get younger https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65238774
Awesome, thanks for the heads up Matt ... Interested to hear what you thought of him. Definitely eccentric but well meaning ... Not everyone's guru but makes important contributions to the space. I'm a fan!
@Max: What would you consider to be the most common misconceptions regarding longevity among those new to the topic? That it's even a topic at all, as suggested in the section about Dr. Sinclair?
Hey Matt, interesting question! I used to think about health & wellness primarily in terms of how I felt from day to day and what improvement in biomarkers (cholesterol, glucose, etc.) I was aiming for in my next annual checkup. While near term health is important, these guys helped to give me a more long term perspective, for example:
* If I want to be healthy and vital in my 80s and 90s, what do my biomarkers / fitness metrics need to look like now so that I'm "on track"?
* What is my risk of dying from what Attia calls the "Four Horsemen", namely atherosclerotic disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and foundational disease (including type 2 diabetes)? What can I do now to reduce my risk given that these diseases normally take decades to develop?
* To what extent is my current lifestyle (diet, exercise, sleep, spirituality, relationships, etc.) supportive of / detrimental to longevity? Of course there are tradeoffs to be made with work being busy, enjoying the moment, etc. but good to make those tradeoffs with open eyes!