October 13, 2026 Weekly Round Up
This week Kathy and I started walking backwards on our morning walks, I began fermented foods (as a man who hates cabbage), and I showed how I use AI to make sense of my own blood tests.
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Welcome: I'm Over 70 and Trying to Live to 200
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This week: 4 new Shorts, 4 blog posts and a new poll.
This Week's Poll
What Worries You Most About Living to 200?
Money, health, loneliness or boredom? One tap, one vote per person. Results go up next week, and the answers go into my book.
Newest Shorts
Life Expectancy Nearly Doubled in One Lifetime. Why Not 200?
Dr. Michael Roizen has a 99-year-old patient who nearly doubled the life expectancy he was born with. Here's why that makes me think 200 isn't so crazy.
Walking Backwards at 71: Better Balance, Stronger Legs, Sharper Brain
Kathy and I now walk backwards for part of every morning walk. It's harder than it sounds, especially uphill, and it trains three things that matter after 70.
Using AI for Your Health at 71
How I use free AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Grok to explain my blood tests, MRI and glucose data, and the questions I ask about exercise and supplements.
I Hope I Don't Throw Up: Fermented Foods at 71
I'm starting fermented foods for gut health, beginning with kefir in my shake and kimchi on camera next. The problem: I hate cabbage.
Longevity Tools
Free resources I keep updated, not part of this week's posts.
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.
My Toolkit: Every Product I Buy, and Where
Every supplement with its dose, plus my gear, coffee setup and tests, with where to buy each one.
Voted in this week's poll? Hit reply and tell me why you picked money, health, loneliness or boredom. I read every reply, and some may end up in my book.
Live Long And Prosper
Gary Leland
The 200 Year Life Project
garyleland.com
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