Welcome: I'm Over 70 and Trying to Live to 200
New here, or never watched it? Start with this one-minute intro: what The 200 Year Life Project is, what I test on myself, and why I share the numbers.
Here’s this week’s roundup from The 200 Year Life Project: three Shorts, a full interview, and four posts from the blog.
Newest Shorts
You Wake Up a Pound Down: What I Drink First at 71
Before coffee, before anything: a big glass of water with fresh lemon. Why I put back the fluid I lose overnight first.
I Quit Diet Soda Cold Turkey and Lost 30 Pounds
I drank ten diet sodas a day and not one glass of water. At 352 pounds, quitting was the first thing I did, and 30 pounds came off.
Don't Fall Down: The Balance Drill I Do on Every Walk at 71
Falls are the leading cause of injury death after 65. Stepping up onto the curb for 40 or 50 steps is how I train balance on every walk.
Full Interview
The Health Account Nobody Over 65 Understands: My Interview With Stu Lackey of SOUND HSA
Stu Lackey, co-founder and CEO of SOUND HSA, on the only triple tax-free account in the US tax code, saving for healthcare in bitcoin, and what changes after 65 and Medicare. 38 minutes.
From the blog
Interval Walking at 71: How I Do HIIT Without Leaving My Wife Behind
Two minutes flat out, walk back to Kathy, one minute together, repeat. How I train harder without giving up our evening walk.
Why I Am Paying Cash for a Full Body MRI at 71
No doctor ordered it and no insurer will cover it. Where I am going, what it costs, why I am doing it, and the honest case against it.
I Built My Own Blood Pressure and Exercise App at 71
Tired of losing the scrap of paper, I built a private tracker that runs on my phone. Both screens, and what building it taught me.
Everything I Do to Reach 200 Is in a Free PDF
You already have it: fifteen pages with every supplement, dose, sleep rule and blood marker I track. Forward this email to someone who should have it too.
Live Long And Prosper
Gary Leland
The 200 Year Life Project
garyleland.com