THE SPIRIT OF AGING: A NEW BEGINNING

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THE SPIRIT OF AGINGA NEW BEGINNING

• MICHAEL T. RAILEY, MD

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THEORIES OF AGINGTHE PROCESS OF GROWING OLDER
INCLUDING BIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY

• GENETIC THEORIES-SPECIES SPECIFIC
  DIFFERENCES-PROGRAMMED
• RANDOM DAMAGE THEORIES-BALANCES BETWEEN ONGOING
  DAMAGE AND REPAIR IS DISRUPTED-ANTIOXIDANTS

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THE FREE RADICAL THEORY

• THE WEAR AND TEAR THAT AGES US BEGINS AT THE
  MOLECULAR LEVEL WITHIN OUR CELLS
• MOST NORMAL CELLS HAVE A NEUTRAL CHARGE
• A MOLECULE WITH AN EXTRA NEGATIVE CHARGE IS
  REFERRED TO AS HAVING A FREE RADICAL
• THOSE UNWANTED FREE RADICAL MOLECULES CAN BE
  CALLED OXIDATED.
• THE OXIDATIVE PROCESS IS LIKE RUST
• TO STOP THE PROCESS WE UTILIZE ANTI-OXIDANTS

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THE BIOLOGY OF AGING

• THERE IS AN INCREASE IN CHROMOSOME STRUCTURAL
  ABNORMALITIES, DNA CROSS LINKING, AND FREQUENCY
  OF SINGLE STRAND BREAKS, A DECLINE IN DNA
  METHYLATION AND LOSS OF DNA TELOMERIC SEQUENCES.
  THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS IS UNALTERED,
  BUT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN POSTTRANSLATIONAL
  CHANGES, DEAMIDATION, OXIDATION, CROSS-LINKING,
  AND NONENZYMATIC GLYCATION. MITOCHONDRIAL
  STRUCTURE DETERIORATES, ALBEIT NOT UNIVERSALLY.
• HARRISONS MEDICAL TEXT

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THE AGING PROCESS IS COMPLEX

• DONT BE FOOLED BY HEARING OF SIMPLISTIC SOLUTIONS

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GOALS

• GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF AGING IN AMERICA
• INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL OF ADEQUATE PHYSICAL
  MAINTAINENCE, NUTRITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH
• INCREASE MOTIVATION TO CREATE OR RECAPTURE A
  POSITIVE VISION FOR OUR LATTER YEARS
• DISPELL MYTHS ABOUT AGING, NUTRITION, FOOD
  ADDITIVES
• UNDERSTAND HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR OWN
  LONGEVITY
• ENHANCE YOUR SPIRITUAL STRENGTH AND CONVICTION TO
  LEAD A PURPOSEFUL LIFE

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THE BOTTOM LINE !

• WHAT IS REALLY KNOWN
• WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOURSELF
• HOW YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY YOU BELIEVE

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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL!

• WHAT IS BEAUTY? HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT OURSELVES?
• WHO IS THE BEHOLDER?
• IS YOUTH IS WASTED ON THE YOUNG?
• WHAT VALUE IS WISDOM?
• WHO CHANGED THE PRICE TAGS?

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WHAT IS BEAUTY??
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MORE ALEK WEK!
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ARE WE BRAINWASHED?

• THE COLOR FACTOR
• THE HAIR FACTOR
• BODY WEIGHT
• HEIGHT
• EYE COLOR
• YOUNG VS. OLD

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MATURE IS BEAUTIFUL TOO!!

• APPRECIATION OF QUALITIES OTHER THAN YOUTH
• RECOGNITION OF WISDOM AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
• THE BEAUTY OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
• THE BEAUTY OF A GODLY PERSON
• RESPECT FOR LONGEVITY
• FINISHING WELL IS BETTER THAN STARTING WELL
• BEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS MAY BE LATER!

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A DIFFERENT WORLD

• THE WHITE POPULATION IN THE U.S. LIVES OVER 5
  YEARS LONGER THAN OUR NATIONS BLACK POPULATION
• DIABETES IS NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY TO OCCUR AMONG
  BLACKS AS WHITES
• BLACKS ARE 10 TIMES LIKELY TO DIE AS A VICTIM OF
  HOMICIDE
• BLACKS ARE 8 TIMES LIKELY TO DIE FROM HIV
  COMPARED TO WHITES
• LESS THAN 50 IF BLACK FAMILIES IN AMERICA OWN
  HOMESCONVERSELY 76 OF WHITE FAMILIES OWN HOMES
• BLACK MEN ARE MORE THAN 6 TIMES AS LIKELY TO BE
  INCARCERATED AS WHITES
• MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ALL BLACK CHILDREN LIVE IN
  POVERTY AND 2/3 GROW UP IN A HOME WITHOUT 2
  PARENTS

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50 AMERICANS TODAYANOTHER CULTURE??

• 48 OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LIVE WITH SPOUSE
• 70 OF WHITE MEN LIVE WITH SPOUSE
• 18 OF WHITE MEN LIVE ALONE
• 28 OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LIVE ALONE
• 1.3 OF WHITES RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANDCHILDREN
• 4.7 OF BLACKS RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANDCHILDREN
• POVERTY RATE IS 7 FOR WHITE
• POVERTY RATE IS 18 FOR BLACK
• POVERTY RATE FOR HISPANIC IS 15
• POVERTY RATE FOR ASIAN IS 9

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STATE OF THE NATION

• NUMBER OF AMERICANS AGE 55 AND OLDER WILL ALMOST
  DOUBLE BY 2030
• AMERICANS REACHING AGE 65 TODAY HAVE AVERAGE LIFE
  EXPECTANCY OF ADDITIONAL 17.9 YEARS
• THE OLDER POPULATION IS BETTER EDUCATED
• OLDER AMERICANS HAVE MORE FINANCIAL RESOURCES
• OLDER AMERICANS DEVOTE THE MOST TIME TO VOLUNTEER
  ACTIVITIES
• 59 SEE RETIREMENT AS A TIME TO BE ACTIVE AND
  INVOLVED.

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HEALTH CARE DISPARITYIS REAL!!
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OLDER AFRICAN AMERICANSHAVE TRAVELED A DIFFICULT
PATH TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE!!!
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THE BATTLE TO STAY YOUNG!EXCESS OF VANITY

• THE PRIDE OF LIFE-JOHN 216

• HOT SPRINGS TREATMENTS
• SPA TREATMENTS
• BOTOX TREATMENTS
• BIZARRE UNTESTED SUBSTANCES
• ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
• PLASTIC SURGERY
• MEGADOSE VITAMINS

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THE ONLY INTERVENTION TO DELAY AGINGCALORIC
RESTRICTION-RESTRICTING CALORIC INTAKE BY 30 TO
40
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A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH THE FRENCH PARADOX

• RESVERATROL-SLOWS DOWN THE TRAIN
• MOST HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN RED WINE

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RESVERATROL

• PRODUCED NATURALLY-GRAPESKIN
• FOUND IN MANY ALCOHOLS BUT GREATEST AMOUNT IN RED
  WINE
• ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND LOWERS BLOOD SUGAR
• MAY BE RELATED TO EXPLANATION OF THE FRENCH
  PARADOX

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NUTRITIONAL MYTHS VS. TRUTH

• CINNAMON- blood sugar?
• GARLIC-cholesterol?
• BRADS VINEGAR-hypertension
• FISH OIL-heart disease?
• COD LIVER OIL-arthritis?
• CAFFEINE-antioxidant?
• BLUEBERRIES-antioxidant?

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IN ALL THINGS-MODERATION

• 1 COR 925,26,27
• AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH FOR MASTERY IS
  TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS. Now they do it to obtain
  a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
• I there so run, not as uncertainly so fight I
  not as one that beateth the air
• But I keep under my body and bring it into
  subjection lest that by any means, when I have
  preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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THE BLUE ZONES

• LONGEVITY AROUND THE WORLD
• A BOOK BY DAN BUETTNER

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BLUE ZONES

• Sardinia , Italy
• Okinawa, Japan
• Loma Linda, California
• Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

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OKINAWA, JAPAN

• IKIGAI- A SENSE OF PURPOSE
• HARA HACHIBU -EAT ONLY UNTIL 80 FULL

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THE SOLUTION

• VERY BASIC
• WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
• SO WHY CANT WE DO THIS???

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WHY???

• FATIQUE MAKES COWARDS OF US ALL
• GREEN BAY PACKERS FOOTBALL COACH, VINCE LOMBARDI

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MANAGING STRESS

• AND EMOTIONS

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THE CORTISOL EFFECT

• CORTISOL- STRESS HORMONE
• CORTISOL LEVELS RISE WITH AGE
• DURING YOUTH THE LEVELS FALL GREATLY AT NIGHT
• LEVELS DO NOT FALL AS FAR AS WE AGE
• LIVING WITH HIGH STRESS TAKES A TOLL-STRESS IS
  DESTRUCTIVE!!

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WHO IS WATCHING WHO?THE SOVEREIGNITY OF GOD!
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DO WE REALLY BELIEVE WHAT WE SAY WE BELIEVE??
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YOUR FUTURE IS YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM!

• 1 COR 2 9,10
• EYES HAVE NOT SEEN, NOR EARS HEARD, NEITHER
  HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN, THE THINGS
  WHICH GOD HATH PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM.
  BUT GOD HATH REVEALED THEM UNTO US BY HIS SPIRIT.
  FOR THE SPIRIT SEARCHETH ALL THINGS, YEA, THE
  DEEP THINGS OF GOD.

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A PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW

• People who feel their life is a part of a larger
  plan and are guided by their spiritual values
  have stronger immune systems, decreased blood
  pressure, decreased risk for heart attack and
  cancer, heal faster and live longer.
• Harold Koenig, MD professor of psychiatry at Duke
  University

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SPIRITUAL GIFTS

• CAN ASSIST YOU IN DETERMINING HOW YOU FIT INTO
  THE SERVICE PUZZLE
• EASILY RESEARCHED IN THE BIBLE(1 COR 128-10, 1
  COR 1228, ROMANS 126-8, EPHESIANS 411)
• MANY CHURCHES HAVE PROGRAMS TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR
  GIFTS
• WHEN YOU HAVE A SPIRITUAL GIFT IT IS NOT TAKEN
  AWAY WHEN YOU FALTER SPIRITUALLY
• FEELING CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS
  MAKES YOU FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN YOUR PERSONAL
  LIFE
• BE VERY CAREFUL, AS THE TOPIC OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS
  OFTEN INCITES MUCH DISCUSSION AND EVEN
  CONTROVERSY!

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VITAL KNOWLEDGE

• John 524
• VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, HE THAT HEARETH
  MY WORD AND BELIEVETH ON HIM THAT SENT ME HATH
  EVERLASTING LIFE, AND SHALL NOT COME INTO
  CONDEMNATION, BUT IS PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE.

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MORE STRESS MANAGEMENT

• VITAL TO HAVE STRONG BELIEF SYSTEM(YOU KNOW HOW
  THIS STORY ENDS)
• EXERCISE REDUCES STRESS BURSTS OF PHYSICAL
  EXERTION IS AN ANTIDEPRESSANT
• ADEQUATE SLEEP HELPS
• SOCIAL NETWORK
• ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
• HOBBIES/ MIND RENEWAL
• DEVELOP A PERSONAL VISION/MISSION

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EXAMPLES

• FOSTER CHILDREN OUTCOMES
• TRANSMISSION OF A SKILL YOU HAVE TO YOUNGER
  PEOPLE
• MENTORING
• VOLUNTEERING
• OVERSEA CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS
• THE AIDS WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC
• THE PLIGHT 0F THE INCARCERATED

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WHAT CAN WE LEARN??LESSONS FROM THE BLUE ZONES

• EXERCISE AND KEEP YOUR BODY MOVING
• KNOW YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
• WORK LESS AND INCREASE PERIODS OF CALMNESS
• EAT WISELY AND EAT LESS
• INCREASE VEGETABLES, LESS PROTEIN,LESS PROCESSED
  FOOD
• DRINK RED WINE IN MODERATION
• STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED
• PARTICIPATE IN SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
• MAKE YOUR FAMILY YOUR PRIORITY

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LATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS/THE CALEB FACTOR

• CONFIDENT, BOLD, AND UNAFRAID, CALEB SAIDAND YET
  I AM AS STRONG THIS DAY AS I WAS IN THE DAY THAT
  MOSES SENT ME AS MY STRENGTH WAS THEN, EVEN SO
  IS MY STRENGTH NOW, FOR WAR, BOTH TO GO OUT AND
  TO COME IN.
• JOSHUA 1411

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THE THIRD AGE

• A NEW LIFE STAGE BETWEEN ADULTHOOD AND TRUE OLD
  AGE.
• NO LONGER A BRIEF INTERMEZZO TO DRASTIC
  DECLINEINSTEAD THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE BEST
  STAGE OF ALL!
• COMBINES NEWFOUND FREEDOM AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE
  THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO LIFE!!!

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AGING AND EVEN DEATH IS NOT THE END!!

• HOW WILL YOU PURSUE YOUR NEW BEGINNING ???