Issue #255: Bending the Age Curve
Good morning. It’s Saturday, October 21st.
Today’s Quick Win
Stat of the Day: Lebron James - 21 Years Later
What We’re Listening To: Dr. Nathan Bryan
Bucket List: Kilmartin Glen
Brain Games: Odd Words
Question: Humming
“Human metabolism is very well understood. If we give the body what it needs and remove what it doesn’t need, then the body heals itself, converts food into energy and performs at peak levels.”
The average number of points per game LeBron James averaged in the 2022-2023 season.
We wrote about LeBron’s longevity regimen back when he broke the all-time NBA scoring record in February (Issue #125).
He’s now poised for his 21st NBA season - only 5 other players have ever played that long and none of them were still playing at an All-Star level like LeBron. Think about where you were in 2003 compared to today!
He’s an absolute outlier compared to the best players to ever shoot a basketball when it comes to still being at the top of his game. All the other players fell off a cliff in their mid-30’s.
You can argue that it’s due to modern medical science and technology - like how is Aaron Rodgers walking and throwing a football just 5 weeks after tearing his Achilles tendon? I’ve seen friends with this injury - it takes up to a year to fully recover.
Need another crazy example? Tom Cruise (61) - still doing his own insane stunts - is older in the latest Mission Impossible movie than Jon Voight was in the first Mission Impossible back in 1996 - he was 57.
This just shows what’s possible when we take care of our body. Who knows how long LeBron will keep playing. Who knows how long Tom Cruise will keep running, rock climbing, and giving us motorcycle chase scenes.
But it’s not just about professional athletes or actors redefining longevity - it’s possible for all of us.
Don’t think that the aging curves of the past still apply - we can create new graphs for our future health & longevity!
P.S. - As a couple of Cleveland natives - don’t be surprised if we continue to promote the only athlete in our lifetime to bring a championship to our hometown 😁
This Week
This week we explored nitric oxide and how the hormone can benefit your health.
Issue #253 - boosting nitric oxide (NO) is the key to fighting heart disease you never knew about. Enhancing NO can be achieved through exercise, a better diet, and even humming.
Issue #254 - boosting NO increases sexual desire and performance for men and sexual pleasure for women.
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What We’re Listening To | Dr. Nathan Bryan
As one of the world’s leading experts on nitric oxide - check out this awesome conversation between Dr. Nathan Bryan and one of our favorite podcast hosts (and friend of Thrive25) Dhru Purohit. It goes beyond what we’ve talked about this week and is a great listen for anyone looking to optimize their health!
Bucket List | Kilmartin Glen
Over 5,000 years of human history can be traced across the Kilmartin valley. At least 350 ancient monuments (150 prehistoric) lie within six miles of the quiet village of Kilmartin. Of particular interest are chambered cairns, round cairns, cists, standing stones and rock carvings. It’s a Scottish Stonehenge without all the people.
Explore the natural lands - walking, hiking, mountain biking, maybe make your way to Loch Craignish. The Kilmartin Museum has experiences that delve into the region’s relics and flourishing natural life, and the Kilmartin Castle has been transformed into a boutique hotel. It’s the middle of nowhere (2+ hour drive from Glasgow), but isn’t that sometimes the point.
Brain Games | Odd Words
What is unusual about the words above: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?
Credit: Reader's Digest
**For answer, scroll to the bottom of the post
Weekend Q | Humming
What’s your favorite song to hum to?
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Thanks for another great week! I don’t know about you, but I’ve found a good amount of time to hum this week - after dropping off the kids at school, on the way home from work. We gave you a-ha two weeks ago, now a little Toto to get you humming too…
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** Brain Games Answer **
If you take the first letter of each word and place it at the end, it will spell the same word backward.
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