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Recently, in a discussion on a fitness-oriented Twitter feed about health/longevity gurus whose appearance hasn't aged well, Sinclair was mentioned as an example. FWIW, of course. Paleo guru Mark Sisson looks great, but he's always kept extremely fit (former athlete) and he's on TRT. I recommend Sinclair's book, which incidentally is quite readable, and you guys dismiss it without reading it because you know it's too much for his kidneys and because someone on twitter might have mentioned that he didn't age well? If you look at his photo and videos online, btw, you'll see he looks quite boyish. Unless you're focusing on one of the other David Sinclairs on the image page for the name.

About 30 yrs ago when I was 50, I had lost interest in sex. My wife called my attention to testosterone treatments and I dismissed the idea. I thought I was better off not caring. About the same time I started seeing a psychopharmacoligist who discovered by way of a blood test that I had low testosterone. She prescribed testosterone (androderm patches) and I've been like a teenager since. Only happier and more satisfied than I was in my teens. Now my 40 yr old GF is the one who needs coaxing.

For years I took daily cialis, flomax, and finesteride, for prostate hyperplasia. A new urologist said I should only take two of the three. So I dropped flomax because I have long felt happily vigorous with the cialis. I have low to normal blood pressure.

As I wrote above, I do not have diabetes 2. Not even close. I am thin, eat well, and avoid sugar. For the reason, see David Sinclair's LIFESPAN. It's a case for glucose and calorie reduction extending life. I can't do the medical argument justice in a post but I urge you to read it. I've been doing it for about two years and feel great. Everyone says I look younger.

In the previous post I seemed to join a developing debate about over reliance on chemical vs natural cures. That was not my intention. I agree with previous posters who press the importance of diet and exercise. Drugs are not an alternative. But some drugs can provide an additional boost. One in fact that I use is metformin, prescribed for diabetes 2 which I don't have, but recommended in David Sinclair's "Lifespan: Why we age--and why we don't have to" for life extension.

Do you mind explaining? This sounds too important to just drop. And did you consider an alternative? The pharmaceuticals I referred to are Androderm, a testosterone patch (2/day) and Cialis (5mg daily).

If you’re able to return to the issue of your age: Let me respond to two of the comments made in this thread to my fellow octogenarians. One imagined the 40 yr younger GF eagerly crossing each day off the calendar. The other suggested a “nudge nudge wink wink” incapacity. While either of these is always possible, neither is automatically a product of a particular age. My nudge nudge behavior is less energetic than when I was 20 but I would wager more satisfying to my partner than when I was 40 or 60. That thanks to modern pharmacy, greater confidence, and greater emotional maturity. Regarding the life pacing, my GF counts off the days we are apart, but not my days on the planet.

I'm 81 and planning for the future all the time. I'm hoping to marry my 40 year-old GF and get a home with her in Thailand for cool seasons plus. I expect she will live with me summers in New York. In the meantime I expect to visit her 3-4 times a year for a few weeks each time while I continue to care for my wife at home with Alzheimer's. In denial or ignorance, I tell people (and myself) that I'm on the 140 year plan.

Responses like "80 is not perfect but" tell me that change is not going to happen. And blaming the "concrete jungle" is not the answer. It's true that paving the planet reduces air quality but I live in the original "concrete jungle" (Manhattan) where the air quality now is good. Speaking of which, the prior prototype for poor air quality was SMOG as in Los Angeles in the '70s. I remember alerts for children to stay indoors (as in Bangkok today) and the rare day when you could actually see the mountains from the very unurban Westside of LA. Since then LA has become a dense concrete web. But the AQI is in the green. Change happens in response to Will and Policy.

My search for a home in Hua Hin has recently been stalled by my coughing, scratchy throat and my discovery of high air pollution numbers. Like the authors of the AQI site for HH, I assumed that “it stands to reason that Hua Hin could definitely improve its pollution levels, especially as a coastal city which is subject to stronger coastal winds that should by most standards blow away a lot of pollution.” My question is: Can it? Will it? Are there plans to curb pollution levels attributed to motorcycle exhaust, open fires, and other human causes? Or should I just look somewhere else (like Phuket)?

This is correct. I got my 5th Moderna a month ago in New York as soon as it became available. I asked the nurse if I would be better with a Pfizer to mix things up and she advised continuing with Moderna for its better results. I'm 81, in reasonably good health, and still wearing a mask in many places now in HH (though not as many as my 40 yr old GF would like).

What is the best way of bringing it over? I've always done Wise transfers but is there a better way?