Reality of Anti-Aging & Longevity
- Harsh Mota
- Jul 3
- 2 min read
Here are the anti-aging truths no one wants to talk about.
*A whooping $73 billion spent on anti-aging products in 2024.
*Projected to hit $141 billion by 2034.
Why the crazy investment?
Because it's easy to:
❌ Pop a pill
❌ Inject a serum
❌ Apply a cream
❌ Consume a drink
❌ Book a procedure
All while companies rake in ginormous profits.
The practices that actually move the needle for longevity and anti aging are simple.
But no one makes money off of 'simple' - do they?
Here are simple everyday practices that will drastically change your biological age trajectory over the next 12 months:
1/ Sleep 7 to 9 hours
→ Cellular repair happens while you rest
→ Growth hormone peaks during deep sleep
→ Miss sleep? Age faster. Accelerate (cell) death
2/ Fast 12-16 hours
→ Triggers autophagy (cellular cleanup)
→ Your body literally eats damaged cells
3/ Lift weights 3-4x/week
→ Maintains muscle mass after your 30s
→ Sarcopenia starts at 30, not 65
→ Muscle = youth
4/ Walk 7K+ steps
→ Reduces inflammation by drastically
→ Sitting is the new smoking
→ Movement is medicine
5/ Eat adequate protein
→ Minimum 0.8g per lb bodyweight
→ Prevents muscle loss
→ Collagen production needs amino acids, not collagen supplements
6/ Prioritize healthy fats
→ Omega-3s, avocados, nuts
→ Your brain is 60% fat
→ Starve it of good fats, watch cognitive decline accelerate.
7/ Minimize glucose spikes
→ Stable blood sugar = slower aging
→ Each spike damages blood vessels
→ Continuous glucose spikes = premature wrinkles
The real kicker?
These cost almost nothing.
What do we choose instead?
❌ Chase $200 serums while skipping sleep
❌ Buy $50 supplements while avoiding the gym
❌ Spend thousands on treatments while eating garbage
❌ Purchase collagen powder while eating inadequate protein
❌ Drop $300+ annually on creams while spiking blood sugar daily
The anti-aging industry profits from our impatience.
We want quick fixes for problems that took decades to create.
Your body has built-in repair mechanisms.
You just need to activate them.
The Japanese have a concept:
"Hara hachi bu" - eat until 80% full.
They live longest.
Blue Zones teach us what matters the most for anti aging:
✅ Purpose
✅ Real food
✅ Movement
✅ Community
Okinawans don't use anti-aging products.
→ They use ikigai (life purpose).
Sardinians don't buy supplements.
→ They climb mountains daily.
Costa Ricans don't get procedures.
→ They prioritize family and stress less.
Data doesn't lie:
→ Sleep debt ages you 3x faster than normal
→ Strength training reverses cellular aging markers
→ Intermittent fasting increases lifespan by 20% in studies
→ Social connections reduce mortality risk by 50%
→ Protein deficiency accelerates skin aging by 40%
→ Blood sugar spikes create AGEs (advanced glycation end products) = literal aging compounds
Aging is inevitable.
Premature aging is optional.
Your ancestors lived longer without a single anti-aging product.
Maybe learn from them?
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