Welcome: I'm Over 70 and Trying to Live to 200
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This week: 5 new videos and 3 blog posts.
Newest Videos
The 10,000 Steps Myth: How Many Steps You Really Need Over 70
The 10,000 steps goal came from a 1965 Japanese pedometer ad, not research. Why I aim for 7,500 a day at 71. (3 min)
Don't Tell Me You Had a Good Night's Sleep
Almost nobody who says they slept great knows their deep sleep or REM. Why I track mine every morning, and what it has to do with dementia.
I'm Getting a $3,100 Full Body MRI
My doctor didn't order it and insurance won't pay for it. My two reasons for doing it anyway at 71.
My Full Body MRI Experience at 71
Two hours in the machine for a full body MRI and a brain MRA: how loud it gets and what it was really like.
My Full Body MRI Results at 71: No Cancer, Nothing Urgent
Results came back in under 24 hours: no cancer, nothing urgent, two things to raise with my doctor and eight that are normal wear and tear.
From the blog
Ginger at 71: One of the Newest Things in My Stack
1,000 mg a day, added because my blood pressure has been sitting in the Elevated band. What the research says, and what it does not.
Plastic-Free Toothbrush at 71: Why I Put Boar Bristles on My Sonicare
Boar bristles on a bamboo base in place of the nylon head. What the evidence supports, what it does not, and the downsides.
What My Longevity Protocol Actually Costs at 71
Every supplement, shake, blood test, my DNA test and the MRI, with real numbers: about $52 a day, and how much of it is food I would buy anyway.
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