On Longevity
Over the weekend I attended a conversation on anti-ageing moderated by Professor Huang Jingsheng. It was excellent.
Here are a few key points I noted down:
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Some re-used drugs really do work for anti-ageing — using low doses of "disease-treating drugs" to manage ageing. - For example, sitagliptin + metformin - Semaglutide. However, it's not recommended for young people under 50. What's good for older people isn't necessarily useful for young people, and may even be harmful.
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You can't rush longevity - Overdoing it may lead to cancer - and accelerate ageing
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The three pillars of anti-ageing: lose weight, lower blood sugar, lower blood lipids
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What do you do when Mum keeps secretly skipping her pills because she thinks "all medicine is a bit poisonous"? - Injections! One shot every six months.
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Anti-ageing is like military strategy - Many wellness methods are aggressive and offensive. - If a city has few defending troops, it should stay on the defensive; - if it has strong troops and fine generals, it can go on the attack; - the defending troops are your immune cells
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Muscle can make your brain smarter, too - Racquet sports are all excellent for longevity
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Latest research! Vibration at a frequency of 40 Hz (sound or light) can reduce Alzheimer's - 1,000 Hz modulated down to 40 Hz
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Is telomere length irreversible? - What's measured is the average length - When the proportion of new cells is high, the average telomere length goes up - COVID causes massive inflammation — you need to calm the inflammation
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Extend your health spend - The money spent in the last two years of someone who dies at 75 is far more than in the last two years of someone who lives to 100
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The goal isn't never dying, but "dying well" - How do you live to a hundred, then switch off? - Die young at a very old age