October 20, 2026 Weekly Round Up
This week I took walking backwards up our hill, from tiny steps to the top in five days, and I explained why I ordered tadalafil, the blood-vessel drug in Bryan Johnson's stack, and why I haven't taken it yet.
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Welcome: I'm Over 70 and Trying to Live to 200
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This week: 1 new Short, 1 blog post and a new poll.
This Week's Poll
Have You Ever Tried Walking Backwards for Exercise?
Yes regularly, a few times, not yet, or never? One tap, one vote per person. Results go up next week, and the answers go into my book.
Newest Shorts
Walking Backwards Uphill at 71: My Heart Workout Got Easier in 5 Days
Part 2 of walking backwards. The first day uphill I took tiny steps and didn't make the top. Five days later I'm doing it at my normal pace, and here's why I quit walking backwards back down.
From the Blog
Why I Ordered Tadalafil at 71
Bryan Johnson takes it daily for his blood vessels, not for the reason most men take it. What the research shows, where it falls apart, and the blood pressure baseline I'm building before my first tablet.
From the Interview Vault
She Says Gene Therapy Made Her 20 Years Younger: Elizabeth Parrish, BioViva
Missed it the first time? Liz Parrish was the first person to take her own company's gene therapy, and she says it made her biologically 20 years younger. Still the most-watched interview on my channel. 35 minutes.
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 how walking backwards went for you, or what’s stopping you. I read every reply.
Live Long And Prosper
Gary Leland
The 200 Year Life Project
garyleland.com
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