María Blasco Marhuenda Quotes

We see that mice that undergo caloric restriction show a lower telomere shortening rate than those fed with a normal diet. These mice therefore have longer telomeres as adults, as well as lower rates of chromosome anomalies.

This enzyme, called telomerase, slows the rate at which telomeres degrade, and research indicates that healthy people with longer telomeres have less risk of developing the common illnesses of aging - like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, which are three big killers today.

Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you can extend your lifespan considerably.

At my age, my greatest satisfaction is being able to maintain good health.

Nutritional excellence is the only real fountain of youth.

We assume that healthy habits are a good idea, but in and of themselves, they are not the reason we're going to be active at age 95 or 100. The body works in more complex ways.

My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.

There are apparently three factors that lead to longevity: heredity, habits, and what your wife will let you get away with.

I am 40 years old, but I still feel fit.

We know that people who are born with shorter telomeres than normal also have a shorter lifespan. We know that shorter telomeres can cause a shorter lifespan.

I am more interested in health, quality of life, longevity and how training and nutrition affects that as you get older.

We have to stay healthy no matter how old we are.

Getting older doesn't worry me, what does is getting unfit.

When we look at 105-year-old people around the world, they carry the diverse gut microbiome of 30-year-old people.

I'm trying to live until I'm at least 65 or 70, so I might as well try and stay healthy until at least that long.

It is a bad idea to live too long. Few carry it off well.

A 70-year-old who takes good care of herself can have the biology of a 40-year-old. Conversely, a hard-living 30-year-old who has been inattentive to his health and well-being may have the biology of a man many years older.

I'd like to live to a hundred.

I think the best thing that could happen is that I'll live to be a lot older than my mother lived.

I want to be as healthy as I can be so I can make it past 50; make it past 60 and make it past 70.

Longevity in my family's been pretty good. And my grandparents were pretty spry at their age, so I figured I'd probably stay skinny and fairly agile. I used to do old men all the time in sketches. And there used to be an organization called the Gray Panthers. And they would send me, oh, terrible letters about making fun of old people. And I would just always say, "I'm playing the old person I intend to become!"

Live well, Ichigo. Live well, age well, go bald well, and die after me. And... if you can, die smiling.

I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time.

It’s better to wear out than rust out.

I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together.