Beyond Birthdays: Unraveling the Psychological Secrets of Biological Aging

Results of the 2022 study 2022 [1] which investigates the impact of psychological factors on heart and biological age. As usual you can enjoy a 12 minute audio version above or a short text summary below. Based on the data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).Key Findings:* An aging clock was developed using blood biomarkers, biometric parameters, and gender. This clock accurately reflects accelerated aging in individuals with stroke, liver disease, and lung conditions.* Psychological Impact: Psychological factors, such as feeling unhappy, restless sleep, and lack of hopefulness, collectively contribute up to 1.65 years to biological age. This effect surpasses the impact of biological sex, living area, marital status, and smoking status.* Marital Status Significance: Being married is associated with a lower biological age, suggesting the importance of family support in healthy aging.Negative psychological states can accelerate aging, while positive emotions and social support may be protective.This research also indicates that having strong social connections can lower the risk of heart disease  and decrease the likelihood of developing dementia. Practical steps you may consider: * Join BreathNow Anxiety and High Blood Pressure Support Group on Facebook. Share your tips for lowering blood pressure and heart rate naturally and learn from others. The discussions are moderated to keep them spam free* Try our app BreathNow to learn more techniques to lower blood pressure and heart rate naturally P.S. One more thing. We just published a new 30 second video from the series ‘One day without high blood pressure” It features Sana from Dublin, Ireland. Please let me know if you would like to share your own personal experience of lowering blood pressure naturally. Without medications. Drop me a quick line at [email protected] and if your story is really inspiring we’ll produce a short beautiful video featuring you. Enjoy your day! DmitriP.S. Learn how to slow aging with exercise in our blog post Reference:* Psychological factors substantially contribute to biological aging: evidence from the aging rate in Chinese older adults, www.aging-us.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit strongover60.substack.com