Robert Thibadeau
1 min readSep 5, 2021

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The most readable comprehensive approach to aging treats aging as a disease onto itself. WHO has recently recognized this disease. Sadly, not the US FDA or NIH. In this approach there are 8 systems of aging. It is not clear, for instance, that everything in the body ages. Aging does appear to be reversible. For those interested in a complete story based on science David Sinclair from Harvard has written this...

https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-audiobook/dp/B07QGH1Q43/

That said, strenuous exercise is one of the most potent factors in retarding aging. There is a ranking.

There are also numerous other Medium aging articles summarizing Sinclair (but read/audible his book). e.g.,

https://medium.com/wake-up-call/five-tips-to-live-a-longer-healthier-life-e8cb56ba7975

And even one of mine asking if we consider aging a disease (we should) should we also consider lying a disease (no),

https://medium.com/liecatcher/aging-is-a-disease-but-is-lying-a-disease-cf50be6ed128?source=friends_link&sk=2c0e5e0abe61be2f9f3fde0981724e60

All that said, this article is a welcome addition providing some of the newer hints we are gleaning from the science that unfortunately, in the USA and most of the world, isn't recognized.

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Robert Thibadeau

Carnegie Mellon University since 1979 — Cognitive Science, AI, Machine Learning, one of the founding Directors of the Robotics Institute. rht@brightplaza.com