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Eat until you are 80% full (Hara Hachi Bu). Constant digestion is inflammatory; giving your body "quiet time" via intermittent fasting allows for autophagy —the process where your body cleans out dead or damaged cells.
Aging is, in a chemical sense, a slow "rusting" of your tissues. AVOID GETTING OLD
Sleep is when your brain’s "glymphatic system" flushes out metabolic waste. Skimping on sleep is like never taking the trash out of your house. 3. Maintain "Neural Plasticity" (The Mental Pivot) Eat until you are 80% full (Hara Hachi Bu)
The key to "avoiding getting old" isn't about stopping the clock—it's about maintaining . You want to be the person who can still sit on the floor and get back up without using their hands at age 80. Sleep is when your brain’s "glymphatic system" flushes
Aim for 150 minutes a week of steady-state exercise where you can still hold a conversation but feel breathless. This builds new mitochondria.
