Donald Trump defies the laws of aging. A fat, garbage food eating insomniac conquered the world at 78 (politics aside)
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His father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at about 87 but I'm sure he showed signs earlier. His mother lived to 88 and his father lived to 93. He's from good stock for sure.
People used to talk about how the president could launch nukes if he wanted. I don't know if that's true but the idea of a senile Trump with a finger on the button is not really comforting to me.
He's reported to be 6 foot 3 and weight about 240lbs and he loves Kentucky fried PUFA.
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He doesn't drink. He's a puritan in some ways.
He's a born showman. He eats KFC to show he's one of us. When I eat healthy at home, I eat dirty outside. I have the license. Maybe Trump is like that as well.
But he is overweight and I could be wrong. But still, it's better he is stout than thin. As thinness belies a lot of muscle wasting going on in elderlies, to compensate for low blood sugar, and that increases cortisol and ammonia production, and the stress from that isn't life prolonging.
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@Rah1woot Indeed. You have to agree that the man has led a stimulating and eventful life. He has a winner's mindset.
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@yerrag said in Donald Trump defies the laws of aging. A fat, garbage food eating insomniac conquered the world at 78 (politics aside):
He doesn't drink. He's a puritan in some ways.
He's a born showman. He eats KFC to show he's one of us. When I eat healthy at home, I eat dirty outside. I have the license. Maybe Trump is like that as well.
But he is overweight and I could be wrong. But still, it's better he is stout than thin. As thinness belies a lot of muscle wasting going on in elderlies, to compensate for low blood sugar, and that increases cortisol and ammonia production, and the stress from that isn't life prolonging.
In line with Ray Peat's work, he always seems to be radiating energy and maybe that protected him rather than accelerating his rate of aging (rate of living theory contradiction).
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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
-DB
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@Peatful Like Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger, he is an unexerciser as well.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-exercise/index.html
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"I've never seen him drink water."
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@Rah1woot said in Donald Trump defies the laws of aging. A fat, garbage food eating insomniac conquered the world at 78 (politics aside):
@Peatful Like Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger, he is an unexerciser as well.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-exercise/index.html
And my blonde hair king John Daly too…
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Since I've worked with the aging population for decades now. I can really say it's genetics and mindset.
You can manipulate it a bit with lifestyle but not much.
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@happyhanneke said in Donald Trump defies the laws of aging. A fat, garbage food eating insomniac conquered the world at 78 (politics aside):
Since I've worked with the aging population for decades now. I can really say it's genetics and mindset.
You can manipulate it a bit with lifestyle but not much.
Do you share my opinion that he's performing at a remarkably high level for 78?
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Yes!
Joe Rogan said he came in, shook his hand, talked for 3 hours without going to pee. Then left and also did not go to the bathroom and off he went on his plane to the next gig.
For a guy that age to not go to pee for 3.5 ish hours and concentrate on a discussion is completely out of the norm. -
I know from my high pee rate it's from having a working immune system and having toxins (heavy metals in my case) and a persistent internal low grade infection. Remove these and I'll have rem sleep like I was a child and have more energy during the day like Trump.
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Fascinating and funny.
It's the seed oils. I mean. It's fluid dynamics.
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@yerrag
Maybe. But for a man pushing 80 not to have any prostate issues is unusual. -
@happyhanneke Ray says progesterone allows for enough hepcidin peptide to keep a check on free iron to keep bacteria at bay. Infection and inflammation is what causes prostate issues. And if Trump is sufficient in hormones and steroids as part of having good metabolic health, he won't have prostate cancer issues .
Temporal thinking is the faculty that’s
engaged by an enriched environment, but it’s
wrong to call it “thinking,” because it’s simply
the way organisms exist... - Ray Peat Nov 2017 Newsletter -
Alright, nobody's talking about cancer. At 78 there's just very few males who don't have some issues with peeing due to their prostate being enlarged. That's it.
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@happyhanneke Thanks for confirming my observations. I'm impressed when someone that age can go for a walk without falling, drive at night, chew a steak, turn on a computer, sit through a conversation without nodding off...This is the reality for most people his age but a lot of them already show major cognitive impairment and I wouldn't trust them to run anything. Too risky
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@Insomniac a meaningful and fulfilling life can make up for a lot of things
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@samson said in Donald Trump defies the laws of aging. A fat, garbage food eating insomniac conquered the world at 78 (politics aside):
@Insomniac a meaningful and fulfilling life can make up for a lot of things
I think that it may be an underestimated variable and probably not focused on because there's no product to sell for that. But I also agree with Killgore that he had a good genetic foundation.
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@Insomniac
My husband is like that. Although he's 70 but he still works full time as a project manager building homes. He never exercises, drinks daily and does not worry about what he eats. Although we do not eat shitty food because I buy the groceries and cook. He also eats only once a day and has done that all his life.
