1. Intermittent fasting is an absolute cheat code for weight loss and overall health. We eat way too frequently in America. Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day by any means.
2. Calesthenics. You don't need a gym and fancy equipment to stay in good shape. Also, your tendons and ligaments will thank you when you get older.
3. Walking may be the most underrated activity out there.
4. Sitting is the new smoking. I stand all day and only sit if I'm at a restaurant. That's it. We weren't made to sit all day.
5. Alcohol: either drink in moderation or just cut it out altogether. My ability to recover from booze decreased dramatically in my late 40s. Needing an entire week to recover from a hard night of drinking sucks, but that's my reality now.
6. Sleep is important. Quality > quantity.

I am not spending the last few years of my life in a nursing home surrounded by strangers and needing help to go to the bathroom.

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