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Does anyone remember 'The Ropers', that mythical British marriage of 'old' curmudgeons whose domestic troubles were rampaging in the late 70s on television?

At the time,

seemed like 'sweet' grandparents when, in real life,

when she started shooting the series and

.

I mean, they were 'some kids'.

This data, which might seem anecdotal, is not so much so if, pulling one of those odious comparisons that we are fans of in the media, we start to think about 'how they are preserved' (horrible expression, by the way), today in day, Jane Fonda (82 years old), Harrison Ford (78), Sting (about to turn 69), Sharon Stone (62),

or the increasingly fit Jennifer Lopez, who last month In July she did 52 (three more than Joyce when she played Mildred).

Or, 'taking a look around the house', the lawyer Antonio Garrigues Walker (86 years old), Concha Velasco (80) or the fireproof Jordi Hurtado (63).

What does our way of growing up depend on?

What do people like Pitt or 'our' Hurtado (to cite a closer and 'earthly' example) have or do so that their year 'equals' five of others?

Without going into aesthetic and photographic retouching, it is clear that they, the deities and we, mortals, -even on a smaller scale- have not only managed to

generation after generation but, in addition, we have managed to

Because the goal is no longer just to live longer, but to do it as satisfactorily as possible, "without the limitations, symptoms and signs that we associate with old age," says Alfonso Galán, member of the Neolife Clinic medical team and specialist in "'age management medicine 'or preventive anti-aging medicine as we like to call it ".

The growing interest of the population in adopting healthy lifestyle habits is, in his opinion, "a wonderful starting point to achieve" that ideal of enjoying an old age in full physical and mental shape.

But,

?

"Aging has an undeniable genetic component. It seems clear that we do it in a similar way to how our parents or grandparents did. In this regard, we can speak of an enzyme called telomerase, responsible for maintaining the length of our telomeres. These are the terminal part of our chromosomes and, simplifying, we can say that the longer our telomeres are, the younger our cells are ".

The functioning of this enzyme -he continues- depends to a great extent "on

-exercise, good nutrition and a restful sleep- and on the proactive actions towards prevention that we carry out-personalized nutritional supplementation, preventive medicine programs, optimization of biomarkers related to age or metabolic and hormonal balance, etc. ".

All of the above helps telomerase "to exert its function and, therefore, to keep our cells young."

However, "tobacco, stress, an unhealthy diet, lack of sleep and certain metabolic alterations in our body can have a negative effect on its activity".

Dr. Galán assures that "

oriented to preventive medicine that we carry out".

An

should not begin when cellular wear begins or when we begin to observe physical and mental deterioration, no matter how slight, "but when we are young, when we are in a position to work on prevention and when it is most important to incorporate our lives healthy habits. "

Although, fortunately, the message of taking care of our health and

"the very fact of being young means that there is less fear of certain risk elements such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs, etc ".

At those ages, he continues, "we think that nothing will harm us when in fact they are very harmful from the beginning of their consumption," explains Carlos Gutiérrez, SHA Wellness Clinic medical coordinator.

FEEDING

Diet, sports, rest, supplementation, detoxification, metabolic balance, hormonal balance, stress control ... Each of these factors plays a fundamental role in our way of walking towards the golden age.

The important thing is to define "what weight each one of them has in each individual, in order to know

" says Galán.

Let's get down to the detail.

"Whoever said that 'we are what we eat' was right. We live in a society of abundance and, nevertheless,

vitamin and mineral deficiencies, which can result paradoxical ", asserts this doctor.

The ideal, it is already known, is to maintain "a

, which provides sufficient amounts of healthy proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, which will be part of our tissues and cellular structures."

Quality is as important as quantity.

"It has been shown that

, healthy fats or fish rather than meat as an animal protein source delay aging. In addition,

, not snacking between

and not overeating are a fundamental part of any 'antiageing' diet. ", adds Carlos Gutiérrez, from Sha Wellness.

Again, he emphasizes the importance of

"such as tobacco, alcohol and chemical products or processed foods, which not only accelerate aging because they force our detoxification and regeneration systems to work excessively, but also can increase the risk of developing tumors, "he adds.

What if with food we do not get to cover all our needs?

In this case it would be necessary to provide

, essential for the proper functioning of the body and most of them cannot be synthesized by the human body," adds Alfonso Galán.

The deficit of some of these compounds can influence or even trigger "the appearance of diseases such as arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer".

Situations such as

lead to "greater needs for certain compounds (vitamins, minerals, trace elements, proteins ...)".

Among all the diets, Galán highlights the value of the

because it provides "a balanced amount of protein, carbohydrates and lipids as well as countless vitamins and minerals".

Although in specific situations, such as those mentioned above, it may be necessary to "resort to nutritional supplements".

What type can help us?

"

. As we have said before, they are part of a completely personalized treatment plan and each patient will use a different supplementation depending on their characteristics and the result of the biomarkers previously measured. ", he clarifies.

Galán assures that "nowadays, the media bombard us with news about hundreds of supplements that claim to improve different aspects of our health; our goal as specialists is to put order and concert in all this, prescribing those that will really help us."

The basics, in his opinion, would be: "A multivitamin, a multimineral, a supplement of Omega -3 fatty acids, vitamin D in the right dose, turmeric, coenzyme Q10 and a supplement to improve mitochondrial function."

With this small battery of 'aids' we would obtain "very

at the level of cardiovascular, bone, immune, mental health, energy metabolism,

neurodegenerative

, inflammation and even cancer prevention".

When should we start taking them?

"Each patient is different and, to give a simple example, even someone very young who

need supplements," he says.

From 35-40 years, the Neolife team would recommend "the basic supplementation that we have mentioned above, since from our experience, most of the people do not reach the optimal levels of these nutrients".

SPORT

How do we approach the sport?

To what extent does crossing the line with long distances age us?

To maintain physical and anatomical longevity, it is essential to exercise, both strength and aerobic.

"

", warns Carlos Gutiérrez.

As for the cardiovascular system, we must make sure that we include

maintenance exercises in our routines

.

"The old adage that running and swimming are the exercises we should do is becoming more than obsolete. More and more research is highlighting the value of strength or high-intensity interval exercise and its advantages over pure aerobic exercise," he says this doctor Galán, from Neolife.

This

training is

not only at the joint level due to the impact and repeated movements, but also because it can make us have to 'throw away' proteins as fuel to cope with this extreme energy demand, which will affect our muscles, bones, systems, etc ".

The thing does not stay there.

An exaggerated cardio can deplete "our precious anabolic hormones, that is, it puts us in a

".

Therefore, "aerobic exercise, yes, but combined with strength training and without going overboard, or at least listening to our body."

BREAK

A good rest is the other pillar of 'eternal youth'.

The question is: how much should we sleep?

"We have been able to verify that

. The average is usually eight hours," says Dr. Galán. The important thing is to ensure a

of sleep, that is, to have a restful night's rest with phases of deep sleep and minimize awakenings. A

obtained through the consumption of drugs, such as benzodiazepines, does not ensure the nocturnal repair of our body (light sleep) and also some research associates it with an increase in Alzheimer's disease ".

In case of having to resort to external help, he recommends "the use of natural supplements and even a hormone called

that will help us to re-synchronize 'our biological clock', yes, always under medical supervision".

In any case, this specialist points out that we are genetically determined by our rhythms.

"We have to analyze if our current behavior is adjusted to our genetic chronotype. For example, certain people have to

and go to bed earlier if they are morning chronotype."

MIND

Does feeling young help you look young?

How important is the mind in all this?

"The mind plays a very important role in aging. From an indirect point of view,

, which clearly has a beneficial effect on aging," he says. this Neolife expert.

Also,

.

"Both the psychological (emotional, work, family ...) and the physical (infections, chronic diseases ...) end up promoting an oxidative environment that accelerates the aging process at the cellular level. Try to control this stress and

it is an important antioxidant tool that causes changes not only microscopic at the cellular level, but also macroscopic, even improving the appearance of the skin ".

Carlos Gutiérrez also emphasizes the power of the mind as a crucial element in

.

"Like our body, we must train our mind to develop stress management strategies, increasingly present in our lives, as well as to maintain

as well as to develop and take care of our social relationships."

What do we keep from all this?

With that blessed 70% who depend on our lifestyle to age better ... even if we never become Brad or JLo (nor do we need to).

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