I’m trying to live to 200, and I want to know what you think. Every week I’m asking one quick question about health and longevity. Pick your answer below. You can only vote once.
Next week I’ll post the results here on the blog. The answers will also go into my book, The 200 Year Life Project, in the chapter on what the survey says.
This Week’s Question
Have you ever tried walking backwards for exercise?
One vote per person. Results go up on the blog next week.
My Answer
Yes, I do it regularly. Kathy and I walk backwards for part of every morning walk. This week I went from tiny steps to walking all the way up our hill backwards in five days.
These are products I use on my push to 200. I only put something on this list after I’ve tested it on myself. The links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
I was 70 when I set the goal: be the first person to live to 200. Three packs a day for twenty years, over 350 pounds at my heaviest, five hours of sleep a night. Here is where the project started and what I changed first.
I drank apple cider vinegar in chamomile tea every morning for months, and it fixed my indigestion. Then a doctor told me to stop, and to stop right away. Here is what he said about my teeth, and what I take now instead.
The short version: The Ultrahuman Ring tracks my sleep stages, heart rate variability, body temperature and movement, with no screen. It showed me that afternoon and evening coffee was hurting my deep sleep. After I moved caffeine to mornings only, my deep sleep rose to over 1.25 hours a night, and my sleep efficiency climbed…
I wear TrueDark glasses every night, 1-2 hours before bed. Here’s what blue light blocking glasses actually do for sleep, what my Ultrahuman Ring data showed after adding them, and why they matter more after 60.
Every supplement I take at 71 with the exact dose, why I take it, and which ones actually have human evidence behind them. Tracked in public and checked against my bloodwork.
I take 2-3 tablespoons of high-polyphenol, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil every day. Not for the flavor — because the science on healthspan is hard to argue with.
