E27 - Physical Maintenance and Growth in the Midlife and Beyond: Review of "Younger Next Year"

In this episode we tackle the issue of physical decline by reviewing the book "Younger Next Year" by Chris Crowley and Dr. Harry Lodge.In our opening segment we report on our informal Facebook poll about whether folks cry more from reading books or watching movies (5:45), briefly discuss the recent revelations about Cormac McCarthy's underage muse (9:50), hear a story from Alvin about one of his crazy step fathers (12:39), and we bring back our Gen Z word of the day segment (18:55).In our main segment (22:09) we review the new science of aging proposed in the book by Dr. Lodge, which focuses on how our modern sedentary lifestyle is the leading predictor of cardiovascular disease, and how routine rigourous exercise improves our health outcomes and improves the odds of reaching older age and allows us to live vital and productive lives well into our 70s and 80s. We also discuss  the suggestions proposed by Chris Crowley to build extrinsic motivation for increasing physical activity and how these resonate with us. We end by briefly reviewing Dr. Lodges' suggestions for changing  your diet and how these relate to those proposed in the book "The Obesity Code."Email: [email protected]  Facebook Jack Eichler: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564991623933⁠ Alvin Shultz: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/alvin.shultz