In case you are unfamiliar with the terminology, healthy life extension is when science and technological advances are utilized to prolong a person’s life expectancy. It is assisting them in living a healthy life so they will perhaps decrease their chances of contracting age related illnesses in the latter stages of life. It is when the most superior methods of prolonging life are used; methods that are backed by evidence of their success. At the same time, it is work in support of research and development of even more successful life extension programs for the future.
Those who practice healthy life extension do so with a good and balanced diet, choosing healthier lifestyles, technology as well as established medical protocols so they can live healthy and longer lives. Healthy life extension encompasses more than merely taking good care of yourself today, presently. Think about the advances in medicine in the last fifty years and you will better understand why scientists believe in amazing future medical advances in the not too distant future. This being the case, it is imperative that the public remain aware of cutting edge advances, become educated, and see that research is well financed and that they ensure that these medical options of tomorrow are actually developed.
A Protracted Version Explaining Healthy Life Extension
Living a prolonged life is important for us so we have more time to live a fulfilling life – today we are missing so many experiences due to a lack of good health and body’s that are increasingly frail with age. Knowing we have new dawns to wake up to and the capability to enjoy them is something we should all be able to take advantage of. Unfortunately to this day, many lives are stopped short at a time when they should carry on in brilliant fashion.
Even though there have been some wondrous breakthroughs in fighting diseases that kill us frequently, like cancer and heart disease to name several amongst many, There has been only one method of true promise for life extension. If you listen to the anti aging, consumer driven markets, we all have the potential to turn back the clock however, cosmetic and surface treatments are not life extending, only appearance enhancing. Calorie restriction is the single method of prolonging one’s life that has even the slightest chance of success and it is a tough row to hoe!
Regrettably, there just is not an established medical procedure or technical advance that can mimic this dietary and of course – lifestyle option of caloric restriction but the research community is giving it everything it has to find one. The longevity sciences are pitifully under financed and even more woeful in getting their message out to the public at large. It seems whenever a promising advance is studied, it becomes lost in ridiculous and difficult resistance from politicos of every stripe and the bioethicist society.
The financing of many crucial studies and medical research developments have been thwarted or impeded in many of the world’s industrialized nations. It is time for the average person to join with a communal voice so as to be heard in the halls of democracy, pushing for greater support financially and for greater appreciation of the role science is playing for humanity. We must at all cost see that medical research is continued on longevity advances in medicine and that development and eventual distribution becomes broadly accessible. Remaining silent puts our health and our families health and life expectancy in peril.
What follows are some steps we can all take to proceed on a trail of healthy life extension. There are no guarantees you will outlive your grandchildren, but you will have improved health.
1. We Must Stop Intentionally Harming Ourselves
What are you doing that will damage your health? Maybe much more than you believe. Are you still smoking tobacco? Are you intentionally getting high with illicit recreational drugs? How much garbage food are you consuming – everyone should know by now that fast food will make you overweight and the extra pounds can kill you early. Are you getting enough – or any – exercise at all? When was the last time you had an evaluation with a physician? If it has been a while then you know exactly where to begin your life extension journey.
Any of the above issues can do irreversible harm and regardless of what longevity procedures are available currently, they can do little to help you overcome the progressive damage these issues will cause. The longer the horse is out of the barn, the less sense it makes in shutting the door at all. You need to locate a doctor that you feel at ease with. You need one that you can speak openly with about your health and who will partner with you to improve your health. Leading a healthier lifestyle will not only help you to feel fabulous but it will save you money and you will have more time to spend it!
2. Implement A Healthier Diet And Way Of Life
Your body is a multifaceted and hard wearing piece of flesh and bone. Unlike human manufactured items, when it stops working for us we cannot just by a replacement model. This being the case, it is absolutely ridiculous that the majority of people take better care of their “things” than they do of their own bodies. The good news is t is not rocket science to do the basics for healthy longevity.
You can begin with starting a calorie restricted diet. Caloric restriction is today the one method of increasing life spans that has shown so promise in lab mammals from mice to monkeys. It has a few added bonuses for your health as well like improving your odds against contracting age associated diseases, something the experts are raving about. Search online for more calorie restriction information.
If you are not doing so already, begin to take adequate quantities of supplements that are suitable for your health and years. Once again there is an Internet laden with knowledge about supplementation but it is also loaded with misleading information and advertising by 21st century snake oil salesmen! Be very careful when doing your research and get assistance from healthcare providers and reputable information services both online and off.
Speak to your primary healthcare professional about exercise that is appropriate for your age and general fitness level and current health. Once again, we all know that exercise is good for us and has many benefits but still we lack motivation and consistency. The advantages of exercise and physical training are similar to caloric restriction with the unseen benefits only noticed over time such as a stronger immunity mechanism and a lowered chance of suffering from age linked illnesses common to many. Source out information about exercise or just begin your own simple plan at home to begin. When you are consistently training you might consider a gym membership.
3. Sponsor And Speak Out For Research Into Longevity Science
Being an advocate for the longevity science community is nearly as important as practicing the rules of longevity health. Remember that even the best practices in longevity life extension today only make the slightest bit of difference in your life expectancy. Many age associated illnesses are treatable today however; so many more can still kill you quickly. More illnesses are now chronic rather than life threatening but the threat is always present. Aging is a condition in itself that stirs fear in millions of people worldwide, unprepared for the shocking fragility and loss of independence that comes with it. Though we live in an age of dramatic breakthroughs in tech and medicine, we are still so vulnerable to aging. There is high confidence in expert villages that aging will one day be brought under control or better still, defeated altogether. Our role in life is to try and remain in good health in the hope that day arrives sooner rather than later.
Medical possibilities that are right around the corner offer hope and promise to future generations. The research communities believe in the potential that is waiting for us all but fear there will be delays because of a lack of support and funding shortfalls. Developing some of the future technologies will require a change in fundamental thinking in the power bases responsible for future humankind. As long as the fields of senescence and longevity are poorly funded, so many amazing opportunities are lost due to “research and developmental triage”. Some great scientific minds are being stifled because of a lack of desire, ethical fears or funding and research projects begin to suffer and decline in numbers. When this occurs we are only hurting ourselves.
If the collective desire of the people, the consumers, is to live for as long as possible and as healthy as we can be, than we need to direct our concerns at the decision makers!
Advancing Age Is The Enemy
Age is your enemy. It steals your youthful vigour and zest for life; it disables us physically and sooner or later will kill us. Millions expire each year because of complications from age related conditions and many age linked diseases kill us outright. Surprisingly few people seem to be aware that we can slow debilitating aging in a modest manner by practicing a few rudimentary diet and life options, as many must do when diagnosed with medical problems anyway, why not be preventive rather than reactive?
Likewise, so many individuals are seemingly unaware of the dramatic breakthroughs in scientific research being conducted to improve our knowledge and intercede into progressive aging with the intention of slowing or halting its advance. Who reading this would not want to listen to a news broadcast announcing a proven and universally effective vaccination against aging that can be taken at any age? Scientists truly believe we will enjoy that feeling some day as we triumph over senescence.
Stay in good health in the event it happens in our life time. Remember the three simple steps:
1. We Must Stop Intentionally Harming Ourselves;
2. Implement A Healthier Diet And Way Of Life;
3. Sponsor And Speak Out For Research Into Longevity Science.
So, there they are – three simple steps we can all take to improve our odds at longevity and get healthier in the process. This gives you solid ground to begin your quest for longevity and healthy life extension. It was not that many years ago when the life extension community was small and had a negligible impact. It took years to make any progress on the issues mentioned in these three steps. As the community grows and populations worldwide begin to age like never before, money and expertise are available and the effects on the health of the world’s people could be improved dramatically. Perish the thought but perhaps that is precisely what politicians and bioethicists fear the most, a huge population that will cost trillions of dollars to sustain due to increased life spans!
Tue, May 4, 2010
Anti Aging, Health And Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity