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Falling Apart
Introduction I often write things about mortality and my eventual demise, although this is not a downer piece. I have a fear of repeating myself and found this previous piece on Vocal, which was rejigged from a Seven Days In post from 2017:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Longevity
A Calorie Is a Measurement. A Molecule Is a Message.
A calorie is a unit of energy. Nutrition labels don't arrive at that number by incinerating food in a lab; modern food energy values are typically calculated using metabolizable-energy systems, such as Atwater factors, that estimate how much of a nutrient's raw energy content the body can actually extract and use. Either way, the number is a quantitative measure of available fuel. Glucose and fructose are even the same chemical formula, C₆H₁₂O₆, just arranged differently, and both supply roughly the same number of calories per gram. If you replaced one with the other in a recipe, the calorie count on the label wouldn't change by a single digit.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
Unlongevity Is Challenging the Modern Obsession With Living Longer
For years, the conversation around longevity has centered on one question: How can we live longer? From expensive supplements and biometric tracking to strict routines and anti-aging technologies, the pursuit of extending life has become a booming global industry. Yet amid the growing fascination with maximizing lifespan, a different philosophy is beginning to emerge.
By Rachel Martino2 months ago in Longevity
Get On With It!
I have discovered a previously undocumented health hazard affecting older people, and surprisingly it has nothing to do with cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity, alcohol, smoking or lack of exercise. It is watching YouTube health videos. I only have to see a title such as “Six Nuts Every Senior Must Eat After 70”, “Ten Foods That Keep Your Legs Strong After 80” or “Seven Medicines Older People Should NEVER Take”, and I know exactly what is going to happen. I will click on the video expecting some useful information, and half an hour later I will still be sitting there waiting for the answer while shouting at the television, “GET ON WITH IT!”
By Alan Spencer2 months ago in Longevity
The Cost of Staying Strong
There is a particular kind of compliment that people who endure difficult things learn to expect. I don't know how you do it. You're so strong. I could never handle what you handle. It is offered with admiration, and it is usually received with something like pride. But underneath that pride, if you sit with it long enough, there is often a quieter, less comfortable question: what would happen if I stopped?
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
The Missing Half of Aging:
The Missing Half of Aging: Why Productivity Alone Cannot Define a Life In my twenties, I worked in the Gerontology Division at Beth Israel Hospital under Jack W. Rowe, one of the most influential figures in aging research. At that age, I admired him deeply. His work ethic was extraordinary, his drive unmatched, and his intellectual stamina seemed almost superhuman. I used to joke with my family that the acronym WWJD didn’t mean What Would Jesus Do , but What Would Jack Do . Especially when it came to work. I modeled myself after him, not because anyone asked me to, but because I believed that if I could emulate his discipline, I could emulate his success. He represented a kind of relentless forward motion that, at twenty‑something, felt like the very definition of excellence.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 months ago in Longevity
