08 Apr 2025
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity II

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity II

Last month we shared part one of our summary of the Peter Attia book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. We described Attia’s focus on healthspan over lifespan; all of us want to maintain an excellent standard of living as we grow older. Part one covered the importance of exercise and strength training. This second half of the book summary shares Attia’s recommendations for: Nutrition, Sleep, Emotional Wellbeing and Detection Why Don’t Doctors Learn Nutrition in Med School? Attia is amazed at how little time he spent in school studying nutrition, yet “you are what you eat.” Attia prefers…
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11 Mar 2025
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity is a 2023 book by physician and podcaster Peter Attia, MD. I have regularly listened to Attia’s podcast “the drive” for the past 3-4 years and like that his guests are experts in areas of health and wellness. He wrote Outlive over many years to summarize his current thinking on longevity and aging well. Attia’s podcasts and book can get detailed and complicated; here is a simple summary of what you can do to improve. Attia describes attending the funeral for the mom of a good friend. The 67-year-old mom had been a…
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31 Oct 2024
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Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be

Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be

I was recently reviewing a book about college admissions. In doing so, I thought it would be good to research the answer to a simple question, “how much does the college you attend matter in your future?” I have three children (two currently in college and one in high school) so I wanted to share my findings with them and others. This post summarizes the research, finding that where you go is not who you’ll be. Read on for some simple advice for high school students and parents navigating the college admissions process. Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll…
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10 Jul 2024
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Blue Zones: Longevity Miracle or Just Bad Data?

Blue Zones: Longevity Miracle or Just Bad Data?

A few months ago we shared lessons from bestselling author Dan Buettner’s series, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. There are several lessons I have applied to my plans for a long, happy life. Just this past week I heard an interview that questioned whether the Blue Zones are real, or instead a case of bad data. Here is what I found out through a bit of research. Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones Dan Buettner’s Netflix series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones describes areas of the world with higher life expectancies and…
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21 Feb 2024
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Live the Secrets of the Blue Zones for a Long, Happy Life

Live the Secrets of the Blue Zones for a Long, Happy Life

Photo Credit: Blue Zones A few months ago we shared bestselling author Dan Buettner’s video introducing some of the biggest secrets to why people living in “blue zone” have much higher than normal life expectancies. It was a promotion for his new four-part Netflix series, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones that we just finished watching. This post shares a few of the secrets from Buettner’s Netflix series. Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow and bestselling author who has found five “blue zones” in the world where people live…
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27 Dec 2023
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Personal Kaizen: The Secret to Living a Longer, Healthier Life

Personal Kaizen: The Secret to Living a Longer, Healthier Life

The second rule of our 10 Rules for Life is to take care of your body and mind. Personal Kaizen has several upcoming posts focused on longevity – the secret to living a longer, healthier life. We will summarize the new book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity and share our research on behaviors and habits to adopt for a long, happy life. Today’s post shares highlights from bestselling author Dan Buettner’s research into why people living in “blue zone” have much higher than normal life expectancies. He has a new Netflix series we will be watching this winter.…
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13 Apr 2022
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12 Small Habits that will Change Your Life for Good

12 Small Habits that will Change Your Life for Good

I recently saw a new book in my local library that I knew I had to read and share with the Personal Kaizen community. Liquids Till Lunch: 12 Small Habits that Will Change Your Life for Good by MaryRuth Ghiyam is a 2021 release with a title that made me skeptical and a subtitle that made me interested. I wondered – how many of her 12 small habits would agree with the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life? The author is a certified health educator and nutritional consultant with several episodes of personal loss as defining life experiences. This post…
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06 Apr 2022
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Eight Ways to Exercise Your Brain

Eight Ways to Exercise Your Brain

Rule 2 of The Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to develop good habits around eating, exercise, learning, and meditation that will last throughout your life. Last week we shared a 20-minute-per-day physical fitness routine that will help you maintain your body. This post shares eight ways to exercise your brain. Cognitive Health Declines as We Age Cognitive health – the ability to think, learn, and remember - is critical to performing everyday tasks. Most of us realize that cognitive health declines as we age. But it is not clear what causes this decrease, or why some people are…
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04 Apr 2022
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Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! The brain should be exercised just as often as the body. We challenge you to find one way to exercise your brain today! "If a brain is exercised properly, anyone can grow intelligence, at any age, and potentially by a lot. Or you can just let your brain idle - and watch it slowly, inexorably, go to seed like a sedentary body."Michael Merzenich Be on the lookout for our upcoming Personal Kaizen post featuring 8 ways you can exercise your brain. In the meantime, think about how you can make a habit…
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01 Apr 2022
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$20 and 20-Minutes a Day for Easy Physical Fitness

$20 and 20-Minutes a Day for Easy Physical Fitness

Are you a busy person who would like to get in better shape? If you struggle to find time to get to the gym, check out our $20 solution that allows you to spend no more than 20-minutes a day on physical fitness. If you are new to any of these exercises, please start slow and easy. My goal is still to only do one push-up per day, although I typically do many more. It is fun to start by doing a comfortable number at first and observing the increase in how many reps you can complete as you grow…
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