Age-Defying Secrets of an "Old" Porsche
December 2, 2009 Jon Herring
Editorial Director, Total Health Breakthroughs | My head hit the headrest as Lance stepped on the gas and the car bolted forward. My body felt heavy as the force of acceleration pulled me into the bucket seat. With a flick of his wrist, he hit second gear and popped the clutch. The rear wheels chirped, then grabbed the pavement and the car began to accelerate again. With every second our speed was increasing. The engine began to whine as the speedometer topped 90... then 100. Lance shifted into fifth gear and the motor settled into a comfortable hum as our speed climbed to 125. "She's got a lot more than this," Lance said, as he eased the gas pedal away from the floor. "But I need to get you home in one piece. And I really don't need another ticket." I was riding with my Dad's friend, Lance in his 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera. I had asked him to give me a ride and show me how this "old" car performed. Lance has always owned Porsches. He has several, and keeps them in immaculate condition. When we pulled back into the driveway and climbed out, I took a closer look. This car was almost 25 years old, and it looked like it had just come off the showroom floor. The jet black paint had a high gloss. The leather seats were in perfect condition. The carpets looked new. The odometer read just over 35,000 miles. And of course, I had just discovered that the engine still performed like a brand new racing machine. I grew up around Lance. I still remember the advice he gave me as a teenager. "Take care of your car, and your car will take care of you," he said. That was the first thing I thought of when I forgot to change the oil in a truck I owned in college. The engine burned up and left me stranded on the side of the road. I thought of Lance's advice again recently, as it relates to our health. I thought of the "old" cars he owns - old cars that look and run just like new. | Limited Release for a Select Few Fast Actors... 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But I believe it is a big mistake to equate "age" with the risk of these diseases. Just like it would be a mistake to assume that Lance's Porsche would be worn out and perform poorly, just because the car is 25 years old. The performance and condition of Lance's Porsche has a lot more to do with how well it has been maintained and how many miles it has been driven, than how many years it has been since it left the factory floor. And the same is true of your body. The degenerative diseases we associate with aging have very little to do with our chronological "age." If they did, then nearly everyone over the age of 85 would have Alzheimer's or cancer or heart disease or macular degeneration. But not everyone does. In fact, these diseases used to be very rare - even at an advanced age. Instead of associating these diseases with a meaningless number - our age - we need to associate them with their true causes. Degenerative diseases are simply the long-term ramifications of unhealthy choices that turned into lifelong habits! These diseases do not magically appear at a certain age. They are the end-result of poor nutrition and toxic overload over a long period of time. There is a world of difference between a car that has been parked outside, driven on a daily basis and maintained infrequently... and a car that has been kept in a garage, washed and waxed often, driven on the weekends and maintained impeccably. The car that has been driven every day and poorly maintained might last 10 years. It will look and feel worn out. It will break down frequently. On the other hand, the car that is well-maintained and driven infrequently will look brand new thirty years later. And it will perform that way too. Of course, your body is not a car. You can't park it in the garage and leave it there for sixty years. You have to take it out and drive it every day. But there is a way to maintain and fuel your body so that your "mileage" stays low, even as your number of years increases. The goal is not immortality. We are all going to die of something. The goal is to experience healthful longevity. There is a very important difference between your lifespan (how long you live) and your healthspan (how long you remain healthy and vital). It is not enough to live a long time. In fact, it can be a curse if you don't have your health. What we want are the advantages of youth - joints that work without pain, a mind that is sharp, energy to last all day, a strong immune system and skin that is supple and smooth - well into our later years. The great news is that you can have all of that and more... My wife Kelley has a background in nutritional biochemistry. And for the last five years, she has studied the factors that cause our bodies to break down. What she found - and what other researchers have proven - is that the same five processes are involved in just about every form of degenerative disease. Control these five processes (and they are well within your control) and you can significantly diminish your risk of the diseases we now associate with "aging". And not only that, but your mind will work better, your heart will be stronger and your aches and pains will be less. Even your wrinkles will diminish. She put all of this research into a health transformation program, called Your Plate, Your Fate. Here are the five processes associated with aging: - Inflammation - If the engine in your car "runs hot," it won't last very long. That's why you pull over when you see the temperature gauge rising. This is the equivalent of inflammation in your body - a process where your defenses are constantly responding to damage. Chronic inflammation is the foundation of most degenerative diseases and physical aging.
- Glycation - If you don't change the oil in your car, it gets thick and turns to sludge. This is similar to a process in the body called glycation - where excess sugar in the diet causes the blood to thicken and become "sticky." The blood then has a hard time circulating through the small blood vessels, damaging the integrity of tissues and organs. Glycation also destroys collagen, leading to wrinkles.
- Oxidation - Expose your car to the weather year after year, and the parts will rust. This is oxidation. The same thing happens in your body when "free radicals" attack your cells. This is natural, and it can be controlled by eating healthy fats, a low-glycemic diet and antioxidant-rich foods. When oxidation is not controlled, it damages DNA, causes cells to mutate and ages the body from the inside out.
- Toxification - Your car has an oil filter, an air filter and a fuel filter. These filters keep impurities and foreign objects out of the engine. And they must be replaced, or the performance will diminish. Your body has "filters" too, including your liver and immune system. But these filters can become overburdened due to poor nutrition and toxic overload.
- Depletion - Put low-octane fuel in a high performance engine and you will hear "knocking." The performance will be sub-optimal and your miles per gallon will decrease. Expect the same from your body. If you deplete your body of vital nutrients by continually giving it "low grade fuel," your "mileage" will also go down.
Every single disease and symptom we associate with "aging" involves at least one (and usually all) of these processes. So, don't buy the myth that poor health, low energy, aches and pains, muscle loss, and loose, wrinkled skin are unavoidable aspects of getting older. "Aging" is what happens when your body breaks down faster than it repairs itself. Youth is when your body repairs faster than it breaks down. The key to maintaining your youthful looks and energy and vibrant health is to provide your body with the raw materials it needs to rebuild and repair. At the same time, reduce or eliminate those elements that cause you to break down. This is how you avoid degenerative disease and the outward signs of aging... or at least put them off for a long, long time. In Kelley's health transformation program, she shows you exactly how to do this. And stay tuned, because we will cover each of these five disease processes in future issues of Total Health Breakthroughs. You can't "park your car" in the garage and leave it there. But why would you want to anyway? Fuel your body with the right nutrients and keep your filters clean, and you will enjoy the ride of your life! 
Jon Herring
Editorial Director
Total Health Breakthroughs
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