Dr. Eric Topol

Exactly.

And, you know, doing that at least two or three times a week is really important to maintain your muscle strength.

And that's why hand grip strength is a big determinant of health span.

It's not just because your hand is strong, it's that you've got your upper body, which is pretty much neglected with most of the aerobic activities.

You get your upper body strong and balance training, you know, standing on one foot for a minute or longer and being able to do some touchdowns and that sort of thing.

That's really good for people as we get older because we lose some of our balance capabilities, our proprioception.

So these are really important.

They can't be emphasized enough.

And unlike these longevity clinics and these predatory things out there, these are free.

Okay.

Anybody can do this stuff and you don't have to go nuts with it.

You don't have to, you know, if you spend a short amount of time every day doing one of the aerobic or the resistance training, that's terrific.

It is hard.

It's hard.

You get better as you do it more.

And you can keep your eyes open, but that'll make it a little easier.

But if you do it on a foam pad or something that makes it more challenging, you can keep stepping it up to get your balance better and better with these different simple techniques.

Well, it's a really good question.

We don't know.

There's not been any good studies to bring any of these candidate supplements or herbs or any of them.