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Dear Friends,

Recently, Dr. Jean and I took a sailing and biking trip around the Dalmatian islands of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. I noticed some conflicting health trends while on the islands. There was literally no obesity. The locals were fit, active humans who were actively working into their late 70’s. Yet oddly enough, there was actually a way higher rate of smoking in Croatia compared to the United States.

This surprised me. I’m talking A LOT of smokers, young and old. The locals also drank a lot of coffee, and we were never more than 50 yards from a fresh pastry or a gelato stand. Did I mention pasta? Pizza and pasta on every menu! So what is the deal?! Why are we so unhealthy, while Croatians, who have the opportunity to indulge at every turn, are not?

In his book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, Dr. Peter Atttia, MD talks about risk factors that increase your risk of dying. A fancy way of saying this is ALL CAUSE MORTALITY. Meaning, the chance of you dying from any cause. Smoking increases your risk of death at any time by 50%. That is a HUGE number. That means, by not smoking, I decrease my chance of death by half compared to someone who smokes. But even with all of the smoking, a bar on every corner, sweets everywhere you look…the Croatian population was fit. In fact, our two biking guides were 28 and 34 year old Croatian men – they smoked frequently and were hard to keep up with on a bike!

No, I am not suggesting you pick up smoking as part of a training plan. But it begs to be asked: Why are Croatian people, with habits that have proven to be life shortening, fit and relatively healthy into their late 70’s and beyond?!

The answer: They move! A LOT. Up and down stairs, walking to restaurants, walking after a meal. Walking to work…They are very active people. And not just “set aside activity time” active. They are generally active throughout their days.

 

Dr. Attia expands on all cause mortality, revealing that people who regularly exercise have a decrease in all cause mortality by 5x. Get that! Math time: 50% is one .5 x or 1/2. So, exercising decreases your risk of dying by 10x more than the negative effects of smoking! Once more, I am NOT telling you to smoke. It is BUTT (pun intended) A$$ stupid and an expensive way to slowly die.

What I am suggesting is to GOYA–  Get Off Your A$$ and move! Do so regularly, and you will prolong your life. Exercise, but more importantly, infuse your day with regular movement and activity like gardening, walking, handy work…everything counts! MOVE it MOVE it MOVE it.

Movement is simply some of the best medicine on this planet. Low cost, no side effects, and no fancy equipment needed. So take the stairs instead of an elevator or escalator. Walk for 10 minutes after dinner before you sit down to watch TV. Do 5 minutes of yoga or stretching when you wake up. GOYA, and in time you will see the quality of your life improve.

So get moving so you can SMOKE the competition.😊

God Bless,

Dr D

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