How long do you want to live

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Have you ever given thought to how long (and well) you want to live?

Not what would be nice, but what you really and truly want.

You have all the resources needed. There's no struggle or scarcity around.

I'm willing to bet whatever is popping into your head right now is massively shortening yourself. There's much more that you can add to your life story.

Here's the thing, most people think growing older and losing their edge is inevitable. 

But the truth is, the way in which you grow older is entirely malleable. 

Just because your chronological age is rising doesn't mean your biological age has to as well.

Age is just a number.

But for many still, especially those who haven't been introduced to me or my message, age defines them.

Age defines what you can and can't do anymore. 

Stubborn weight. Afternoon naps. Decreased performance in the bedroom and boardroom. Slow metabolism. Poor skin. Erratic hormones. Creaky joints. Disconnected from the music playing on the radio… .it's all age-related.

You get the point.

I'm 34, and many would consider that a young adult. I believe it's still in the adolescence stage. Life is just beginning. 

I'm not crazy or delusional—maybe a little weird, but I'll take that over being bland;) 

I see 120 as the bare minimum. Aging is optional.

50 is the new 25. 100 is the new 50. 

We know the nine aging hallmarks (and I even recorded two podcast episodes explaining these hallmarks).

But enough of me painting this silhouette here. Let's get practical.

When it comes to how you age, a systems approach is a necessity. It's not one pathway, one type of diet, one cell, nor a singular process that will magically flip the switch. It's many things, but today isn't the day to venture down that rabbit hole.

Instead, today's objective is to plant the seed of longevity in your head. The seed that maybe, just maybe, you don't have to age the way others do nor what mainstream tells you.

It's like the seed planted in my head on the basketball court, where a man much, much older than me was killing it on the court—not on me, of course ;)

To flip this longevity switch, I'll share a simple exercise with you from my friend, Dr. Melissa Grill-Petersen's book Codes of Longevity (check the book out here). We also recorded a fantastic episode together where we dived deep into a discussion on stress and epigenetics.

The exercise is the longevity potential formula from Dr. Eric Plasker of the 100-year lifestyle:

1. Determine/find the age of your oldest living relative (aunt, uncle, parent, grandparent, etc.)
2. Subtract your current age today from the age of the oldest living relative.
3. The difference is the minimum amount of years you will likely live.

Example: My uncle is 100 (years young) - my current age of 34 = 66

This is the starting point of how long I can easily live before any age reverse strategies or precision-based wellness strategies.

Here's some Julian logic: If my uncle, who hasn't the slightest clue on health optimization, biohacking, nor any other wellness strategies, can survive multiple country-wide economic depressions, discrimination, and many other obstacles and still hit 100—why can't I go beyond with technology + a colossal head start + a much easier life?

Find your ammunition and logic to make it make sense to you first and foremost.

Upgrading your human system is about the foods you eat, quality sleep, quality exercising, the way you breathe, and the people you hang around with—but most importantly, it's about the stories you tell yourself daily.

Let me know what you think of the exercise and formula from above. Cheers to being a "crazy one."

Stay awesome, be limitless, and go be superhuman

-Julian