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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?

Really? I find that hard to believe. More to be feared than ignorance is the illusion of knowledge. Is problem your inability to believe or lack of info? If latter: Check Canada and New Zealand references linked above and google Barisan national Malay movement or South Thailand insurgency.

WARNING: Because of politically-motivated violent incidents and violent crime taking place on nearly a daily basis, the Thai Government has warned tourists not to travel to Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla, or Yala provinces, including the city of Hat Yai. Government travel advisories Canada New Zealand (Information last updated 01 Nov 2021) What do you make of the above? From top of Wikivoyage site for Hat Yai.

I would think most farang, like myself, would be put off by the threat of violence,

Like many Thais, my GF/Wife is very conflict avoidant. She doesn't talk to her mother, for instance, because she fears it would lead to a fight. There have been times when she and I disagreed about something and she wouldn't explain her position because she didn't want "to fight with me" (an impossibility I told her). She would walk away instead. On other occasions, I might see that she was upset about something and I would ask her what was wrong. The answer was always "nothing." After maybe two or three more attempts, she might finally open up, slowly and gradually. If I listened sympathetically, the long story would finally spill out. Similarly a direct "How do you feel" would always lead to "I'm fine," with discussion closed from there without careful excavation. After two marriages with super expressive Italians, I sometimes find Thai reticence refreshing.

It would not be racist to say that Thais generally have smaller noses than Brits. It is not racist to recognize physical differences in populations based on where in the world they or their ancestors come from. Racism is the assumption that these physical differences indicate mental or behavioral differences that are immutable, i.e., that "race" is identity.

When my GF hit 40 (in Thai years) during the pandemic she said she felt old and "didn't have too much feel." I said that was unacceptable to me, who wanted more, not less, loving at 80. Since she said she too would like to increase her feel, I advised her to get hormone shots. She did and seems to be getting more frisky. Certainly less menopause as doomsday talk.

She was 32 and I was 73: I couldn't take my eyes off of her; she thought I looked kind. The old Thai man at the museum ticket counter looked at the two of us and asked me how old I was. I said "36." She was 34 and I was 75. I asked her if her mother or sisters asked what she was doing with such an old guy. "They all said all that matters is if you're a good person," she told me. Her father said she would have to take care of me when I was too old to take care of myself. After I bought her a car, she said she might eventually need a larger one to carry a wheelchair. She was 36 and I was 77. I slipped on the stairs and she forever after pointed out the way as if I were blind. I told her to stop. I exercised more often and lost some weight. She was 38 and I was 79. The lady at the clothing shop in Pattaya pointed to me and asked her something about her "customer." We both determined never to return to Pattaya. She is 40 and I am 81. She is exercising to get down to 45 kg and raise her bum for a new bikini. At 160 lbs, I'm 40 pounds lighter than when we first met. My male friends are envious, my sisters supportive, my current wife oblivious in late dementia, my first wife called me a dog when I revealed her age but we are still friends.

I compared Thailand with the U.S., not Manhattan. I was rounding off the figure of 38% which I saw recently in global comparisons of countries. Manhattan might be close to 10 times the cost of Thailand is some areas like rent (average in Manhattan now $5,000) and labor (massage, construction?). Good dental work is 4-5 time more. Food varies enormously. I recently paid more for a mango in Patong than I do in Manhattan. (Actually my GF did so it wasn't the full falang mark-up.)

I have lived in Manhattan for almost fifty years (at various pay-grades, but always happily and comfortably). Now as I start my retirement I hope to split my time between Manhattan and Thailand. For me, the question is: what kind of Thailand? My GF prefers Hua Hin; I like the Andaman. I could never afford beachfront or a half million US for a sinking condo in BK. I'm fortunate in having a nice subsidized apartment in Manhattan and Medicare. But every place has its compensations. NY salaries rise to meet rent costs; Thai gov't jobs cover medical needs. The cost of living in Thailand is a third of U.S. There are always work-arounds if you want something enough. Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia is a horrible disgrace--We Americans should be shamed, perhaps especially those of us who live so much more comfortably. But Kensington Avenue is not the U.S.--anymore than Fifth Avenue.

I agree with the consensus that the physical decline described by the OP is abnormal enough to likely have a cause beyond aging. In fact, I would like to argue against our normal assumption that ageing inevitably equals decline. My own experience is that at 81 I feel at least as fit as I did at 41. My chiropractor agrees. How is this possible? Well, I can think of various interventions that might have brought this about, starting with the chiropractor who I started seeing 40 years ago. She cured my lower back pain almost immediately and then by showing me exercises and by monthly visits maintaining my flexibility. Then about 30 years ago, she finally got me to make exercise a constant part of my life. About the same time (30 years ago) another professional, my psychiatrist, prescribed testosterone, which has boosted my vitality since. The last ten years have been especially important. Since 2013 I have dropped 40 of 200 pounds and fallen in love with a beautiful Thai 40 years my junior. Another factor over the last year has been following the Metformin and supplements regimen advocated by David Sinclair in Lifespan: Why we age and why we don’t have to (2019).

I have been very pleased with the doctors at BIDC (Bangkok International Dental Center) at 157 159 Ratchadaphisek Rd where I have had everything from cleanings to almost a full mouth of implants and caps.