Robert Roy Britt

You can find me now on: BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/robertroybr… Mastodon: me.dm/@robertroybritt Medium: robertroybritt.medium.com Writer’s Guide: writersguide.substack.com

Science finds that regularly tucking into a good novel—or reading anything that’s not required—is good for your overall well-being. agewise.substack.com/p/why-y…

With culture so mean-spirited lately, Dolly Parton was a refreshing, singular individual. She could joke about complex issues and not offend anyone. And she had a great attitude about aging: Just keep pursuing your purpose, and whatever happens, happens. agewise.substack.com/p/secre…

The quest for immortality has become an addiction for a handful of anti-aging scientists, technologists who’ve poured billions of dollars into the research, and social media influencers who tout their longevity routines and hawk snake-oil products. medium.com/@robertroybritt/t…

All my adult life I’ve believed firmly that one should never stop growing, changing and trying new things. Yet as I got into my 60s, I got a little too comfortable. I asked a couple psychologists to help me understand the challenges. agewise.substack.com/p/the-l… #aging #mentalhealth

I’ve been sleeping in a tent the past 15 months. You might imagine some of the challenges. Well, I wrote about it so you don't have to. But I hope you find some inspiration from my experience. agewise.substack.com/p/disco… #happiness #wellbeing #resilience

The best way to up your odds of a long and healthy life is to focus not on longevity and lifepsan influencer hocus-pocus, but on well-grounded lifestyle science that promotes healthspan. agewise.substack.com/p/focus… #health #aging #longevity

The US is the undisputed leader of the "morbidity gap," the difference in years between how long people live and how long they are healthy. The data argue for greater focus on living well instead of worrying about living longer. medium.com/@robertroybritt/p… #aging #longevity #health

As I get older, I find obits can be cautionary tales or cause for celebration, depending on the age of the departed and the circumstances of their demise. medium.com/@robertroybritt/a… #aging #health #death

“If you are 40, healthy, and sedentary, it is likely that you already have something going on inside your cells that will likely come back to haunt you in 10 or 15 years,” says University of Colorado researcher Iñigo San Millan. agewise.substack.com/p/one-a… #aging #health #fitness

If you’re beyond your 30s and not challenging your muscles, they are slowly wasting away. But it doesn’t have to be so. New research pins down how much strength training is enough. agewise.substack.com/p/sweet… #aging #health

Hey nonfiction writers: I’m relaunching The Writer’s Guide after a much-needed hiatus. I’ve got some really helpful features and functionality planned. To get the ball rolling, a back-to-basics guide: writersguide.substack.com/p/… #writing #writers

Dementia is devastating, but it’s also widely misunderstood. The disease is not as common as most people think, and there’s a LOT one can do years in advance to greatly reduce the risk of getting it. agewise.substack.com/p/3-sur… #aging #brain #dementia

Former US soccer star Mia Hamm, now 54, still works out. She uses strength training, but not heavy weights anymore. Brilliant strategy for healthy aging — we need aerobic AND resistance work. Wait… Mia Hamm is 54?! businessinsider.com/mia-hamm… #aging #soccer #health

Bryan Johnson spends ~$2 million a year making himself a biohacking experiment of one, seeking to live forever. His announcement that he has autoimmune gastritis serves as cautionary tale for anyone who dreams of immortality. agewise.substack.com/p/bioha… #aging #longevity #health

We’ve all helped create polypharmacy, whereby people take way too many medications, and often the wrong meds, leading to serious physical and mental health outcomes that shouldn’t happen. Doctors know it. But only you can stop it. agewise.substack.com/p/polyp… #aging #medicine #health

As we age, we get better at dealing with regrets, or we simply have fewer of them. That’s the hope, anyway, and there’s some science to support the idea. This story explains how to better deal. medium.com/crows-feet/heres-…

Before you take any new prescription meds, you’ll want to see what sometimes happens, despite a prescribing physician’s best intentions. agewise.substack.com/p/grave… #medicine #aging

I know all about this, and it sucks: Thanks largely to drops in federal subsidies, “About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.” apnews.com/article/affordabl…

Years ago, I tried fish oil supplements, because I don’t eat a lot of fish and I’d heard these capsules offered a super healthy alternative. I was mistaken, as was so much of the advice then (and now). agewise.substack.com/p/fish-… #health #aging #longevity

Mick Jagger's guide to #longevity, at 82: "if you want to have fitness and longevity, you can't do loads of drugs and drink all the time.” gq-magazine.co.uk/article/th…