Excellent post my Mark Sisson on anti-aging drugs. The specific bit I liked:
While I support antioxidant therapy, I'm also in disagreement about the article's assertion - and the common belief - that diseases such as diabetes and cancer are due to aging and not simple lifestyle factors. These aren't diseases of aging, they're diseases of bullsh*t. We have this deeply ingrained belief, it seems, that aging inherently comes with disease and we're all just, well, screwed. Watch drug commercials and it would seem that once we hit 55, all that's left to do is retire, bicker about leftovers with the old ball and chain, and apparently settle in for a few decades of drugs, walkers, pee bags and pain prescriptions. But aging doesn't have to mean - and shouldn't mean - wrinkles, broken hips, weakness, and disease. Far from it. There's no reason you can't be as lean, strong, and energetic at 50, 60, 70, and even 80 as you were at 25. The key is not a drug, but a healthy, preventive lifestyle.
Make sure you click through on his link. I want to age that well. Just gotta get off the crack sugar.
UPDATE: Very related, see this post by Art De Vany, Proof of Concept.
