Yes, you’re going to die.  But aside from a chance accident killing you, you have a lot of control over your lifespan and your healthspan.  Unfortunately, the latest trendy supplement or the recent diet fad isn’t going to have much impact.  What will, is the unsexy stuff that you do consistently.  These generally fall into the six dimensions of health: stress management, movement, nutrition, socialization, mindset, and sleep.

The best thing to do to avoid chronic illnesses and get a good ROI for your overall health is to optimize each one of these areas now and then do it consistently for the rest of your life.  The issue is that we’re human and humans can’t successfully begin multiple habits at once and continue to carry them out for long periods.  At best, we can start one habit at a time but even those take a ton of effort with high failure rates (hence an 80% failure rate for New Year's resolutions by February).

So what if you had a full decade to focus on each of them?  This is a bit tongue in cheek but each decade of your life is marked by sociological distinctions and putting a magnifying glass up to those differences will help to support each of these areas of health.  Let’s break down the most appropriate pillar as it relates to the biggest stress point of each decade in order to live longer and better.

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