Book review: Young Forever

Dr. Hyman’s book “will revolutionise how we approach aging” (Jay Shetty, author of  8 Rules of Love ). Young Forever challenges us to reimagine our biology, health, and the process of aging. I love that idea!

I think we all consider aging as a normal process of disease, frailty, and just gradual decline but Dr.Hyman sees science today fuelled with the ability to look at aging as a treatable disease: by addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the maladies of aging—including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia. He presents dozens of science-based strategies and tips in a practical guide to creating and sustaining health—for life.

But… (there’s also one right?!)

I feel that like biohacking (https://www.fitbynature.org/blog/healing-isnt-found-in-a-hack-its-found-in-found-ations), a science-based view of aging as a treatable disease is turning it into a performance metric to chase?

It's easy to blame your age. It's harder to take accountability and do the work to improve how you move and feel. Yes, aging comes with natural decline, but that doesn't mean we're powerless. It means we have an even greater responsibility to care for our body as we get older.

The fact that the average 30 or 40 year old already feels like their body is falling apart isn't a reflection of what’s normal - it's a reflection of how poorly we've been taught to preserve our bodies. We've been conditioned to...

• Normalise stiffness, tightness, and injury with age

• Seek quick fixes instead of long-term solutions.

• Treat symptoms instead of addressing the root.

The reality is, your lifestyle, your training, and your daily choices have a massive influence on how you age. You can either let time take its toll... or you can take responsibility for your body and fight for a better outcome.

Aging is inevitable. But how you age is a choice, no matter what the metrics at the outcomes say from science, don’t you think?