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This is Josh Mitteldorf’s page within the\u00a0Science Blog Sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

News about health and aging will be covered from the author’s perspective on evolutionary science. \u00a0Our bodies do not “wear out” over time, but rather they actively destroy themselves from the inside out, on a genetically programmed schedule. \u00a0But that schedule is “plastic” in response to hormonal signals and environmental cues. \u00a0This insight offers a promising path toward health and longevity.<\/p>\n

Look here for posts about current research and medical studies related to aging and healthy life habits. \u00a0For basic information about healthy living for a long life, see the author’s permanent page at AgingAdvice.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is Josh Mitteldorf’s page within the\u00a0Science Blog Sites. News about health and aging will be covered from the author’s perspective on evolutionary science. \u00a0Our bodies do not “wear out” over time, but rather they actively destroy themselves from the inside out, on a genetically programmed schedule. \u00a0But that schedule is “plastic” in response to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nAging Advice - Nudging our Odds for a Longer and Healthier Life - Josh Mitteldorf<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf\/2012\/09\/28\/hello-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aging Advice - Nudging our Odds for a Longer and Healthier Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is Josh Mitteldorf’s page within the\u00a0Science Blog Sites. 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