Dr. Michael Greger

And so there's lots of different ways to measure biological aging.

And it's just a fascinating field of science.

But the bottom line is that we really have tremendous control over that leeway.

And literally just—and it's never too late.

I mean, so the first studies that came out, it's like, okay, well, if you start at age 20 and you do the X, Y, and Z, by age 50, you'll have all these benefits.

And it's like, yeah, that's great, but you should have told me that 30 years ago, right?

Okay.

But then they found, wait a second, even in the 80s, this is the latest that's been done, but even in people's 80s, there's still literally years left on the table, healthy years left on the table, just by simple, basic lifestyle changes.

And so those few things I mentioned before, not being obese, not smoking, regular aerobic exercise, and more fruits and vegetables can, over the subsequent four years, if you're between the ages of 45 and 64, decrease your risk of all-cause mortality by 40%.

Wow.

Meaning your risk of dying by anything over the next four years.

By 2028, you want to reduce your risk by 40%, just do those four things.

I mean, that's, that's, I mean, so that's like, we have tremendous power over, you know, look, you still get hit by a bus.

I mean, there's lots of things.

You still got to wear a seatbelt, smoke alarms, all that.

Right.

But in terms of what's the most common cause of death, we're actually, we have so much control.

And unfortunately, we just don't hear that message.

What are the four main things?

Okay.