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S Jay Olshansky Quotes

I don’t have a fear of aging or a fear of death Picture Quote #1

In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we pay for those added years is the rise of chronic diseases Picture Quote #1

While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth Picture Quote #1

You can open up a centenarian’s brain, and you’ll see some areas that look like that of a 50-year-old or of a 110-year-old. You can have variation in the basic process of aging, called senescence, in different parts of the same body Picture Quote #1

Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the history of medicine will have been achieved Picture Quote #1

Just because someone looks old doesn’t mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50 Picture Quote #1

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Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process Picture Quote #1

Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will Picture Quote #1

How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way Picture Quote #1

The modern rise of Alzheimer’s Disease in the twentieth century is not a sign of failure. It’s a sign of success. Success in living long enough to see that disease expressed Picture Quote #1

Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I’m hopeful that we begin to see a turnaround in this childhood obesity epidemic Picture Quote #1

In Hollywood they’re getting younger, but believe me, it’s not the food. It’s the plastic surgery Picture Quote #1

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The way that we are going after ageing, I think, is a problem. The modern medical model is basically designed to attack one disease at a time. Independent of all other diseases and independent of the basic process of ageing itself Picture Quote #1

As long as humans have existed, we have always desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they all failed at dramatic life extension Picture Quote #1

The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation Picture Quote #1

If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from Picture Quote #1

What we know for sure from our work and from others’ is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have Picture Quote #1

If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible Picture Quote #1

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The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold; prophetic seers, their hands extended for money, warning that immortality is nigh; and would-be Nobelists working methodically in laboratories in search of a pill to slow ageing Picture Quote #1

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone Picture Quote #1

We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life Picture Quote #1

When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging Picture Quote #1

We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life Picture Quote #1

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The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation Picture Quote #1

Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the history of medicine will have been achieved Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Our concepts of aging really should be blurring because there are plenty of people who make it to older ages who aren’t really any different in many ways than people who are decades younger Picture Quote #1

Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process Picture Quote #1

Once DNA acquires the ability to persist forever, the carriers become disposable. Essentially, our bodies are designed to last long enough to reproduce Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have a fear of aging or a fear of death (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we pay for those added years is the rise of chronic diseases. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) You can open up a centenarian’s brain, and you’ll see some areas that look like that of a 50-year-old or of a 110-year-old. You can have variation in the basic process of aging, called senescence, in different parts of the same body (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the history of medicine will have been achieved. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Just because someone looks old doesn’t mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) The modern rise of Alzheimer’s Disease in the twentieth century is not a sign of failure. It’s a sign of success. Success in living long enough to see that disease expressed. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I’m hopeful that we begin to see a turnaround in this childhood obesity epidemic. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) In Hollywood they’re getting younger, but believe me, it’s not the food. It’s the plastic surgery. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) The way that we are going after ageing, I think, is a problem. The modern medical model is basically designed to attack one disease at a time. Independent of all other diseases and independent of the basic process of ageing itself (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) As long as humans have existed, we have always desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they all failed at dramatic life extension. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) What we know for sure from our work and from others’ is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold; prophetic seers, their hands extended for money, warning that immortality is nigh; and would-be Nobelists working methodically in laboratories in search of a pill to slow ageing. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life. (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) I’m not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the history of medicine will have been achieved (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) 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 (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Our concepts of aging really should be blurring because there are plenty of people who make it to older ages who aren’t really any different in many ways than people who are decades younger (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process (S Jay Olshansky Quotes) Once DNA acquires the ability to persist forever, the carriers become disposable. Essentially, our bodies are designed to last long enough to reproduce (S Jay Olshansky Quotes)

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