Losing at the Aging Game

Compared to some people, turning 50 didn't seem like a major milestone. Sure, I felt more tired, but dismissed this as “getting older”. And, my passion wasn't like it was in my 30s, even 40s. But, that's to be “understood” and “accepted”, right?

Five years quickly passed and I'm staring at the bathroom mirror. The guy looking back at me—with deeply set wrinkles and frown lines—was an older, weather-beaten, somewhat hollow shell of the once vibrant, energetic me. I looked like a man giving up on life, sitting in the waiting room of death.

It's as if I had gotten older overnight:

1. My once smooth skin was sagging, etched with wrinkles and age spots. Friends and strangers alike thought I looked ten years older than my birth certificate.
2. My energy level was on life support. At the end of the day, I'd often crawl into bed for a short nap—often waking up at two in the morning.
3. My desire, passion, and intimacy level were D.O.A. Sad thing was, my gorgeous girlfriend, who looked a decade younger than her age, deserved plenty of TLC.

Time waits for nobody. I had become an old man overnight! I needed to get back into the game of life.

Pouring over tons of material on how to slow down the aging process, I discovered many mistakes I made daily:

1. I ate the wrong kinds of food.
2. I didn't drink enough water.
3. I had way too much stress.
4. I rarely exercised.
5. I never exfoliated or moisturized my skin.
6. I didn't get enough sleep.
7. I never took a multiple vitamin. And...
8. I never invested in a special supplement to keep me active, focused, and younger looking.

A younger, more vibrant me is beginning to re-emerge from the shadows of a dull, boring, and sluggish life. In upcoming blogs, you too will discover how to take years off your life. You, too, can become the person you were meant to be—no matter your age.