

The Holy Grail
Yoga is my go-to for nearly everything, including aging and living a long life. But science has come a long way in this field, while yoga has remained the same the last few milennia. As a yoga hacker, I have my other ear on the cutting-edge of science. Longevity and aging well are fertile fields in the scientific biohacking scene. Science is now at the gates of the holy grail - immortality while staying young! Let's veer away from yoga and take a look at what's on the cutting-edge of science when it comes to longevity.
David Sinclair on Longevity
Author: Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
One of the most respected names in this field is David Sinclair, a 54 year old (2023) who looks like a 30-something guy. He is professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and an author. He's my go-to science guy when it comes to aging and longevity.
His biggest discovery to anti-aging is that cells keep a copy of its younger version, and we can get access to it. When we do, we don't only slow down aging, but reverse it back to that restore point to the age of the back-up cell. He claims that he was successful in changing the biological age of all animal species in his tests. We humans cannot be an exception to that. He also claims that animals sharing many DNA traits with us live long lives - no reason why we shouldn't. The biggest influence to our aging is not so much our genetics but what we eat and how we eat, our environment, our lifestyle choice and our mental state of being.
With Levels patched on his upper arm (to measure his blood glucose), Inside Tracker strapped to his heart (to monitor bodyly functions 1000x/sec which automatically sends an alert signal to the main office for any aberration), his daily intake of Athletic Greens with 75 vitamins, minerals and wholefood sourced ingredients (for his nutritional needs), and popping about 100 pills/day, Sinclair is a quintessential biohacker.
3 Longevity Mechanisms:
Essentially, you want to trick your body into thinking there is adversity, famine or danger. This triggers many biological changes that promote longevity. There are hundreds of longevity genes but all fall into 3 mechanisms:
The above longevity genes are not isolated. They talk to each other and part of a vast network. Thus, a spike in AMPK will trigger a low activity in mTOR. They orchestrate themselves accordingly.
DO THIS to Live Long:
Dr. Daniel J. Levitin
Author: Successful Aging
Daniel Levitin is an American-Canadian cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer who authored many books. As a multi-faceted individual, he has a unique take on youthful aging - that aging, or staying young, is a mindset.
Dr. Morgan Levine
Author: True Age: Cutting-Edge Research to Help Turn Back the Clock
Morgan Levine is Yale scientist trailblazing a research into biological and chronological age. Chronological age grows with time on the calendar and cannot be helped. Biological age is how our bodies function - this can be modulated. We can move this forward or backwards (reversing the aging process). She says that aging starts at the molecular level. The wrinkled skin and age-related diseases (cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, etc.) are mere manifestations of that molecular degredation. If the biological aging is stopped, then the age-related diseases will not have their chance. Until drugs are developed to reverse the aging process, she suggests developing a healthy lifestyle choice - healthy habits, exercise, good diet, ample sleep.
Dr. Nir Barzilai
Author: Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity
Barzilai is the founding director of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and states that age-related diseases come out as a result of aging. Thus, by retarding or reversing the aging process, these diseases never get their chance to surface. Futhermore, he binds lifespan with healthspan - meaning you live a high quality life even in your old age. And the 'suffering' duration before dying is usually shorter.
Ending Thoughts
Nearly all that has been mentioned above has already been said in yoga - but with a big difference. Yoga paints a broad brush-stroke while science gets it down to pin-point accuracy. They don't contradict each other. While yoga might stop at saying 'eat plant-based' food, science might now recommend a specific smart drug (nootropics) with the molecular clustering of a plant-based diet that contains all your nutritional needs.
They are unanimous in saying that mindset and lifestyle choices are essential in staying young. What also lingers with me is that when we stay young, no matter how chronologically old we get, age-related diseases will be held at bay - not to mention that being young at an old age means a higher quality of life.
David Sinclair pops about 100 nootropic pills/day. I'm not really a fan of that. First, it's expensive and not readily available. Second, the long-term effects of delayed aging through drugs is not known. I'm still with yoga - it's approach is free and uses what we already have in abundance: air and water. And again, I claim this with confidence since I'm a good embodiment of my practice - there is a great divide between my chronological age and biological age.
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