One of the most disturbing symptoms that occur with aging is rigidity. Humans become stiffer with age, not only in mentality but also physically. Flexibility is in short supply with age as fibroblasts get activated for any tiny injury and respond by excessively depositing extracellular matrix components. For this reason alone, fibrosis – especially excessive…… Continue reading 3 Ways You Can Tackle Age-related Fibrosis
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Longevity and the Compound Effect
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is longevity attained overnight. A few years ago I read about the compound effect: it’s this idea that baby steps done regularly lead to extraordinary results on the long term. Exponential growth is very hard for humans to wrap their minds around. Linear growth is so much…… Continue reading Longevity and the Compound Effect
Career choice, early retirement and longevity
I could have picked any specialty years ago after I passed the residency exam, but I chose geriatrics to the shock of everyone. I wanted to have the specialty with the wisest patients and even if I’m not practicing it anymore for reasons I’ll detail below, I don’t regret anything. It was impossible for elderly…… Continue reading Career choice, early retirement and longevity
Are long-lived people who age gracefully less prone to addiction?
If psychiatry is the Cinderella of medicine, addiction medicine is the Cinderella of psychiatry. These were the words of a local psychiatrist mentioned during a course I attended several years ago that just stuck in my mind because indeed, almost nobody wants to deal with these problems and these patients. I am a non-smoker and…… Continue reading Are long-lived people who age gracefully less prone to addiction?