We are all going to die. No one is happy about that. Today, the internet is full of claims about diets and supplements that will help us live longer. One writer suggested that there are at least 320 longevity clinics operating around the world; some charge $100,000 or more annually for access to their magic elixirs. Unfortunately, the search for a formula that can prevent death, or delay it for a very long time, has a long history of failures. For example:

To understand why these treatments failed it’s necessary to understand why we age.

Here is the most profoundly important, and most profoundly obvious, statement that you will read today: The longer you are alive, the more likely you are to die. This is true for you, your dog, the birds and bees and lizards and reptiles and flies, etc. Why is this? What do you and these other creatures do every day that gets us all closer to death? The answer contains the solution to slowing how fast we are approaching our final days. The answer is simple: We eat. Every day!

Why is eating so bad for the brain and body?

Food is made up of carbon atoms. A carbohydrate is a ring of carbons; a fat is a long string of carbons; a protein is a mesh of........

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