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    Younger Next Year Emails companion to the Younger Next Yearbook written by Chris Crowley and Dr Henry Lodge.

    Friday December 3, 2010Younger Next Year by Crowley and Lodge, MD

    A Guide to Living Like 50 Until Your 80 and BeyondYNY is about how men and women can turn back their biological clocks. How to becomefunctionally younger every year for years to come, and continue to live with vitality and grace into

    there 80s and beyond. Many of us have just accepted aging as normal, this book seeks to informus that it doesnt have to be that way. Everything we do each day either promotes growth ordecay, and sends signals to our bodies to age or repair. With the latest developments in fields asdiverse as cell physiology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and ecology, we can understandthese messages our bodies receive and control them to live healthier and more productive lives.We will explore the seven rules Harry Lodge MD says that you can use to reverse the typical pathof aging.

    My story:I read this book in 2008 at the request of a dear friend (thanks John A.) and it changed my wholemindset. I decided to prove it right or wrong. This year I turned 50, and decided to adopt theserules into my life and see the impact on my health. I set up a rigorous testing regimen (Body Ageassessment) to set a benchmark to test this theory. I designed ten events that I have alreadycompleted or have wanted to complete. The goal being to improve my personal bestperformances, I decided to call it my 50th Year Campaign, encompassing cycling, running, atriathlon, a weight management goal, cardiovascular fitness and so on. As of this date I havecompleted 9 of 10 with all personal best results.

    I will detail these different challenges with you as we review this research and the seven rules forliving younger next year. I look forward to sharing this revolutionary book with you, in hopes itmay change your views on what aging really is.

    Things that matter most should not be at the mercy of things that matter least. Gurta

    Resist Goodies with RestIf you're trying to avoid holiday weight gain this season, be sure you get lots of sleep. Willpowermay be a limited resource, much like energy or strength, and researchers speculate that rest may

    be required to replenish it. Thus, getting adequate amounts of sleep this holiday season maymake it easier for you to resist extra servings of high-calorie treats.

    The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Onecannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of themarvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of thismystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.Albert Einstein

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    Monday December 6, 2010Younger Next Year By Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Part 1: Take charge of your bodyChapter 1 The End of the WorldSo you wake up one day and its your birthday, your 50, or 60 and you think where did the timego? You start thinking youre on the downhill side of your life and only gets worst from here. Great

    news, it doesnt have to be that way. What your parents thought about getting old, and what wenow know about aging are two totally different ideas. Being fifty used to be associated withgetting old, today it is just getting going. With the advances in evolutionary biology, and lifesciences we now know how to not only slow the aging process, but actually get younger. Yourparents used to view 50 as getting old, now we know we can live a healthy and vibrant lifestylewell into our 80s. Chris Crowley was the test subject for this new concept and is proud to reportfrom the front it works. Join me each day as we open this conversation about how we can liveeach day to get younger. First step take inventory!

    Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.James Baldwin

    Facing the truth about the gap between who we want to be and who we really are is never easy.Most of us avoid facing our shortcomings and confronting relationships that dont work, whichinsures they continue to drain our energy. Each of us has an infinite capacity for self-deception.Until we take an honest look at where we fail we will keep making the same mistakes and withoutlearning from them. Facing painful truths brings up negative feelings, but to perform at our bestwe must be able to set these emotions aside and focus on the positive results we can achieveonce we face our weakness and build our skills to the next level. Jim Collins author of Goodto Great

    Holiday Tip #1 Dont over do it by keeping it in balance.The average American commonly gains five to seven pounds during the period betweenThanksgiving and New Years Day. Keep in mind that all those holiday cookies, candies, andtreats add up quickly. Keep an eye on the quantity, sometimes one here and one there can addup to some serious calories you then have to burn off. Try and counter the goodies with somedaily exercise, a short walk can generate 100 calories of energy in a 15-minute walk. Balance

    your eating by cutting back on second servings (one and done) and being more active each dayduring the holidays.

    "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to lookfear in the face... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it.You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do."Eleanor Roosevelt

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    Tuesday December 7, 2010Younger Next Year By Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    The TalkChris Crowley needed to find a new physician, so he found Dr. Harry Lodge, MD board certified ininternal medicine and gerontology (aging). It turned out to be one of the most significantrelationships he would ever have. After a complete physical Dr. Lodge (Harry) called him in his

    office, and thinking the worst thoughts he was pleasantly surprised to find out how healthy hereally was. Then came the real shocker, Harry went through the things all our doctors tell us; eatbetter, exercise, dont smoke and so on. What I am sure of is that there is a fundamentalrevolution at hand in the way people age, and you could be on the frontier of that change. What?He goes on to say, With your current health status you could go on and live this way you are untilyour eighties maybe ninety. You will need three things: Exercise, Nutrition, and Commitment.After more details Chris started for the first time to think, Maybe I dont have to accept growingold after all. The truth is the commitment The reason WHY you would live young being thedifference. Lets face it we have all heard that we should eat better and exercise more, why dontwe do it? You need a really a compelling reason to get your commitment to a level where it is nolonger an option. What is your reason for wanting to live longer? The details about what, when,and how are coming, what you need to know at this point is WHY.

    Don't ask yourself what the world needs - ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then godo it. Because what the world needs is, people who have come alive. Harold Thurman

    Whitman, Philosopher and TheologianIts not what we know but what we internalize and utilize that makes a difference in our lives.Robert CappuccioMemory MakerDon't let stress make a memory of your mental faculties. Studies have shown that chronicexposure to stress hormones may interfere with memory performance. Schedule mini tensionbreaks throughout your day. A few minutes of deep breathing exercises, gentle yoga stretches, orpositive visualization can help you stay sharp.

    Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyondmeasure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask our selves, who am I to bebrilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child ofGod. Your playing small doesnt serve the world. Theres nothing enlightened about shrinking sothat other people wont feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory ofGod that is within us. It is not just in some of us, its in everyone. And as we let our light shine, weconsciously give other permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, ourpresence automatically liberate others. Marianne Williamson (Nelson Mandelas InauguralSpeech, 1994)

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    Wednesday December 8, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    The TruthHarry Lodge, MD a board certified internist (and gerontologist), is one of the best doctors inAmerica clinical faculty of Columbia University with 15 years in practice in Manhattan NY. He isthe real deal; tell it to you straight doctor with the science behind living well. Much based incurrent research and anecdotal evidence form his experience with the 50 plus demographic.Throughout this process will give the clinical reasons and research behind the findings of thebook. Chris Crowley went to Harry based on a referral, he turned out to be the doctor he hadalways needed. I just need my doctor to tell it to me straight, how healthy is I and how can I gethealthier? This is Chris and Harrys story about how you can live like your in your fifties for a longtime.

    A coach is someone who tells you what you dont want to hear, and has you see what you dontwant to see so you can be who you have always know you could be. Tom Landry

    Strong Means FitMake your energy last longer by lifting weights. Studies of people over the age of 60 revealed thatstrength training three times per week helped increase the amount of time the study participantswere able to spend walking on a treadmill. Both high-intensity and low-intensity strength-trainingprograms did the trick.

    The moment of enlightenment is when a person's dreams of possibilities become images ofprobabilities. Vic Braden

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    Thursday December 9, 2010

    Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Hows Your Wife?How is your significant other? Wife, best friend, family member, or community, the people in yourlife that support you will be critical in your desire to get younger. Do these important people inyour life support you in this desire to become more healthy or undermine your efforts? It is justreally difficult to do this lifestyle change stuff without sabotage on top of it. Having someone to

    share your victories and failures has shown in research to improve quality of life over and overagain. Creating communities of support around your effort to become healthier will make or breakyour chances for success. A group exercise class, a personal trainer or life coach, or maybe agroup people you work with that have decided to complete a wellness challenge together.Statically trying to accomplish life changes solo are not good, with the power of community onyour side the chances of success increase dramatically. Find a partner to help you make the shiftthat will be the difference this time you commit to improving your life through healthy living.

    Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They makemistakes, but they dont quit. Conrad Hilton

    Dont Get DownKeep the blues away this winter by adding a vitamin D supplement to your diet. For some people,

    anxiety and depression become more common during winter months. In a recent study of healthyadults, adding a vitamin D supplement to their diets during winter months appeared to enhancepositive feelings.

    Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right! Henry Ford

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    Friday December 10, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Plan and Scheme to Get ReadyOne thing we as Americans dont do as much as we should is plan for retirement. For many theyplan on saving plenty of money for retirement but not what they want to do with their retirementlife. Most would say they want to travel, okay then what after that? As emotionally connected youare in the professional world, what will happen when you retire? What communities are youinvested in that will fill the void of not working full time any more? Work on the relationships thatwill continue to serve our needs long after your professional life comes to an end. Relationshipswithin the family, civic, professional, and of course personal (your own relationship with your self)identity require your attention. Spend time on these relationships and build new ones (workoutpartners, church organizations, charities you support, and your most important: marriage andfamily. Take time to construct your retirement years with the same vigor you created yourprofessional life. What will be the quality of your life later on will depend on planning now. A Dr.once said I have talked with people at the end of their lives, they talk about family, relationshipsand vacations. What is most important to you?

    Have you ever considered the strength of your relationships as a measure of success? StephenCovey

    Givers Live LongerLending a helping hand to others may help you live a longer life. In a recent study of older people,those who were in the habit of providing support to other people were 60 percent less likely to die

    during the course of the five-year study, compared to unhelpful people. Be nice your healthdepends on it.

    There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. MotherTeresa

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    Monday December 13, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    The New Science of AgingDr Lodge had been in practice for ten years when he sat down one day to reflect on his medicalpractice and what the next ten years would hold. Everything had progressed just like it wassupposed to, but something was just not right. Many of his clients were now coming into therefifties and sixties and some in their seventies, and what he observed in the snapshot of yearly

    physicals was that his clients were aging at what seemed like an accelerated rate. Some werejust a little overweight; some had some disease, but even the ones who were somewhat activewere still aging more than he thought they should. After some reflection he decided that themedical profession and our current healthcare system was designed to treat illness and notprevent it. His patients were getting great medical care but not receiving great health care. Hecame to the conclusion that Some 70 percent of premature death and aging was lifestylerelated.It was time to look at aging in a new way, not just treat it as health issues came up butprevent illness and not only slow aging but reverse its effects. This is what led to this book beingwritten, so you could live younger next year.

    "If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it." George B.Shaw

    Sodium Smart:The National Academy of Sciences suggests that you limit your daily intake of sodium to 1,100 to3,300 mg (about one teaspoon of table salt). Merely bypassing the salt shaker is not enough. Youalso need to examine your intake of processed foods, which are often loaded with sodium inseveral forms. When eating out, watch for terms that indicate a lot of sodium or hidden salt, aujus, in broth, cocktail sauce, smoked, soy sauce, or teriyaki sauce.

    The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it isthe same problem you had last year. John Foster Dulles

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    Tuesday December 14, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Normal Aging Isnt NormalThe more Dr Lodge looked into the science of aging, the more it became clear that such alimentsand deterioration are not a normal part of growing old. We have simply gotten used to thesegetting old symptoms because we have set the bar so shamefully low for what we consideracceptable aging. Current life expectancy in the US is 78.9 so we are going to life for a long time,either with a good quality of life or not. If 70% of aging is preventable we have the responsibility todo something about it, by living better and sharing that knowledge with others. Americans eatmore chemically based food and exercise less now that ever and it is showing up in the rise of

    obesity and is driving up the cost of medical care beyond what we can sustain. Its is your choiceyou can get old or you can live like your 50 well into your 80s, this book is the plan to do just that.

    Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power. Inour response lies our growth and freedom. Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

    Junk food makes up nearly one-third of calories in American dietA study of 4,700 adults showed that despite the increased popularity of low- carbohydrate diets,almost one-third of Americans' calories are coming from 'empty calorie' foods such as sweets anddesserts, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages. Salty snacks and fruit-flavored drinks make upanother five percent.Sodas contributed 7.1 percent of the total calories eaten. Sweets topped the list, followed byhamburgers, pizza, and potato chips. By contrast, fruits and vegetables made up only about 10

    percent of calories in the diet. We shouldn't be eating less - we should be eating differently."

    Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligentdirection and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Willa A.Foster

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    Wednesday December 15, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Change on the Cellular LevelWe are in the midst of a revolution in the science of aging and part of a larger revolution inunderstanding how our bodies work at the cellular level, it has opened the door to healthy aging.The science behind this revolution is vast and extraordinary, covering fields as diverse as cellphysiology, protein structure, biochemistry, evolutionary biology, exercise physiology,anthropology, experimental psychology, ecology and comparative neuroanatomy. Definitiveconclusions from this research are still emerging, but it is very clear that men and women should

    act on now to live healthier, happier lives than our parents, or anyone else in all of biological time.Recent research has revealed the ability to turn certain DNA on or off to promote growth ordecay. You will need to understand to basic background points to take charge of your health.First, the human body is not a neatly integrated design package. The human body has evolvedover time and is still a work in progress. The messages that run the cells in your body are notconscious thoughts, but primitive electrical and chemical impulses that predate the dawn ofconsciousness. Second, you can control your deep primitive cells with your conscious brain. Youneed to talk in code to your body based on these natural laws. We are here to reveal this code soyou might become younger next year.

    My story:One day a client asked me When do you start to see a decline in capacity due to aging? It was aquestion no one had ever asked me. My response was That is a great question, I have over 10

    years of training data collected with my HR monitor. It would be interesting to review the data andsee what is reveals. As many of you who know me well, know that I have always been veryfocused on performance based on calorie output in my cycling and other classes I have taughtsince 1984. I began using HR technology in 1989 when it first hit the market place with PolarsAdvantage model. Here is what I found; in 2002 I began teaching studio cycling classes at whatwas The Crown Athletic Club. I was able to burn 350 calories in a 30-minute test; today I canroutinely burn 600 plus calories in 30 minutes during my classes. The 50

    thYear Campaign was

    an attempt to answer this question in a definitive way in a variety of disciplines. The preliminaryresults are at age 50 I have not seen a decline in functional capacity yet!

    "The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their livesactively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takesthem next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing."Michael E. Gerber

    It's never too lateThink it's too late to add years to your life through exercise? Studies say it isn't. You can still reapthe health rewards of exercise even if you get started late in life. In recent research, studyparticipants who were over the age of 65 and had always been sedentary reduced their risk ofheart disease by 36 percent and their risk of cancer by 51 percent when they adopted an activelifestyle during the study.

    "The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire ." Ferdinand Foch

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    Thursday December 16, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Some Good NewsWith a CatchYou inherited a biological fortune. The human body is an amazing machine, able to adapt and dothings most of us think impossible. As a matter of fact your truly amazing brain the center of yourbody has three very different stages of evolution, all working together. In simple terms, you havea physical brain, an emotional brain, and a thinking brain. Although they are chemically andanatomically distinct (neurosurgeons can separate them like sections of an orange) and havedifferent purposes, all three are densely wired together to get you through your day. Heres thecatch, your body and brains are perfect for their natural purposes, but none of them was designedfor modern life: fast food, food by-products, TV, retirement, computers, and so on. They weredesigned for life in nature, and have evolved to be a magnificently efficient machine where onlythe fittest survive. The emotional and physical challenges that make up our modern lives pose awhole new challenge for our bodies to adapt to. Left to their own devices, your body and brainswill consistently without fail misinterpret the signals of the modern lifestyle. Time to reprogramyour body for growth rather than decay.

    My Story:After reading this section of the book I decided to look for the aspects of modern life that could beused to my advantage. Some of the things I decided would help me in my quest to get youngerwere nutritional supplements, computer technologies for learning new skills, tracking progressand creating a community support system. Heart Rate technology would be one of the

    centerpieces of my plan. One thing that modern life creates that is a huge advantage iscommunity, the different groups of individuals that would provide nurturing, challenge, andaccountability for me as I tried to reach the next level. I was going to use the modern lifestyle asan asset instead of let it breakdown my body. I decided to choose growth rather than acceptdecay.

    Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power. Inour response lies our growth and freedom. Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

    Creative Visualization and StretchingUse your mind to help your muscles stretch. Researchers have found that people who vividlyimagine lengthening and moving their arms or legs find stretching easier to do. That could lead togreater flexibility gains. So close your eyes and envision your muscles getting longer and looser

    whenever you stretch.

    "My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there" Charles F.Kettering

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    Friday December 17, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Decay is OptionalThere is a distinction between aging and decay to keep in mind. Aging is inevitable, but isbiologically programmed to be a slow process. Much of what is called aging is actually decay.

    This is critically important understand, we cannot stop aging, but decay is optional and can beprevented. We ride the wave of youth until our bodies stop growing, then by default our bodiesshift to decay by default. Your hair turns grey, heart rate begins to decline, and the skindegenerates making you look older, regardless of how active you are. There is a huge differencebetween a great looking, healthy older person and one who has not taken care of themselves.Nature balances growth with decay by setting up your body with and innate tendency towarddecay. When the signals of growth slow, diminish, and then stop, you body begins to shift towarddecay. Stay active and fit and keep the growth signals coming for many years, holding offsignificant decay signals from taking over. To keep ourselves fro decaying and accelerating theaging process and overriding the decay code: daily exercise, emotional commitment, reasonablenutrition, and real engagement in living (purpose) with the starting point being exercise. Go Now!

    My Story:

    Could I really perform better at age 50 than I did at 40, 30, or even 20? I remember taking mydischarge physical in 1982 when I got out of the US Air Force to begin my civilian career as aengineer. The thing I remember most was my resting HR because the doctor said that it was verylow (45 bpm at age 21). I have always been active in athletics from a very early age, and havecompeted in many sports over the years, so I had a good start on being younger next year. Butcould I really keep my performance at a high level into my 50s? The answer is yes! Sure I have tobe much smarter and be more aware of effective recovery because I am not 20 anymore. I eatbetter, very limited alcohol consumption, daily exercise, proper sleep are my skills now, where asin my 20s I could party all night and still race (duh!) Test #1 Resting Heart Rate: current restingheart rate at age 50 is 43 bpm (average RHR 72 bpm).

    As long as long as youre green, youre growing. As soon as youre ripe, you start to rot. RayKroc, Founder of McDonalds

    In Your SleepHelp your body process carbohydrates by getting a good night's sleep. A recent study revealedthat people with a sleep debt had lower glucose tolerance compared to when they were wellrested. Impaired glucose tolerance may increase the risk of carbohydrate metabolism disorders,such as hypoglycemia.

    Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Warren G. Bennis

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    Monday December 20, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Decay is Optional: Part 2 ExerciseWe have to exercise all the time because it is who we are, more importantly it is also who youwere. Overtime the human body has adapted to many challenges, each one defining the fittest tosurvive. The strongest traits are the ones that succeed and continue the progression. Our bodiesare precision instruments designed for succeeding in harmony with the natural world. We areliterally constructed to grow in good times (to be alert, hunt, explore, work together, build, laugh,play, run, heal, love) and survive. To do all this we need our bodies to be strong, active, andtuned in to our environment. Sometimes however we need to allow our bodies to decay whennecessary, because every ounce of body structure takes energy to maintain. In bad times, ourbodies shut down and do not operate at the same high level all the time. Natures way of keepingspecies alive is the strongest take over. Now as the modern world has added many new stressesto our bodies that are not present in nature, the body cannot adapt, as there is no mechanism innature for this to occur. Natures challenges were the thing that challenged our bodies and forcedus to remain fit or perish. Now in our modern world, it is the mind that adapts to the modernchallenges of our time. The body begins to decay more rapidly without the physical challengesthat for millennium have helped us remain vital. It is exercise that takes the place of naturalselection in challenging our bodies to stay vital throughout our lives.

    My Story:Years ago (1989) I worked as a civil engineer in New Hampshire, one day I was working on a bigproject for the engineering firm I was a junior partner in. My boss who had spent his whole life

    working as an educator, engineer, and now business owner came into my office to discuss thisvery challenging project. As he came over to my workstation, he leaned over my desk. Becausehe was a smoker, ashes fell off his cigarette and fell on the plans laid out on my desk for review. Iturned and looked at him, what I saw was myself in 20 years. Overweight, out of shape, stressedout, and resigned to this fate of not being able to perform as I had once been able to. I had anepiphany in that moment, Is this what I will be like in 20 years? I decided in that moment that Iwould do things different. Now nearly 20 years later I am proud to announce that things aredifferent, at age 50 I am at the peak of my effectiveness, physically, emotionally, mentally, andspiritually. .

    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying toadapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George

    Bernard ShawStress Changes ThingsFinding ways to keep your calm could help reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease. Earlyresearch into Alzheimer's disease and stress levels revealed that there may be a relationshipbetween them. In a study of older adults, the people who reported themselves to be the moststressed, tensed, or jittery of the group also were most likely to develop the disease.

    "Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline. Historically, those people that did not discipline themselveshad discipline thrust upon them from the outside. "Alistair Cooke

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    Tuesday December 21, 2010Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD

    Plan B (A New Reality)Now that we live in temperature controlled environments and have too much to eat rather thannot enough our bodies are not challenged they way they were just hundred years ago. There isnot the stimulus (activities) in our lifestyles that force us to remain fit and adapt. Adaptations tothe environment take a very long time to become part of our DNA, so we need a different plan. Ifyou are waiting for your body to adapt to this new reality, dont hold your breath. We need adifferent plan, a plan that will signal growth to our bodies and create the challenge for our bodiesto remain fit for a long time. The food we eat, the activity we engage in, the amount of rest we get,and the emotional health we create all impact our long-term health. Create the signals in yourbody to force it to adapt in a positive way. If you dont your body will default to decay and yourfunctional capacity will begin to diminish in short order. Stay active, eat well, rest effectively, andlive with a purpose to keep your body strong and vital well into your 80s.

    My Story:The 50

    thyear campaign is my Plan B. The best way to teach it is to BE it. Taking charge of your

    health means making it a priority in your life. Schedule the time (commit), set the benchmark(test), design your plan (strategy), get the help you need (support system), set up youraccountability (keep yourself honest), and execute like your life depends on it, because it does.

    Everyday that goes by you are either dying or living, what will be your choice. If wait until you arepresented with a health crisis it may be too late. GO NOW!

    Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other onething.Abraham LincolnWhat are anti-oxidants?

    Anti-oxidants are foods and drinks that contain vitamin A and Beta-carotene as well as other

    vitamins and minerals. These vitamins and minerals help to protect your body against the harmful

    elements of the environment and food you consume. When you exercise, energy is produced in

    your muscle cells. This process creates what is called Free Radicals. Free Radicals are electrons

    that have split off during energy production and are moving around in your bloodstream. They

    create potential damage to the circulatory system and accelerate the oxidative process (aging).

    Anti-oxidants help to collect the Free Radicals in the blood stream and protect your body duringand after exercise. Anti-oxidants are present in green leafy vegetables, as fruits (particularly

    berries) as well as vitamin supplements, drinks and other sources.

    If you have men who will come only if they know there is a good road, I dont want them. I wantmen who will come even if there is not road at all. David Livingstone