Lots of people think that aging is going to happen irrespective of the decisions they make. 'It's in my genes,' or 'my Mom aged well' are things I hear all the time. The truth is that every human on this platform has their own aging mechanisms, and it is thought that 75% of these are driven by the environment we live in and the lifestyle decisions we make, and 25% of these are based on our genetics. In fact, in 2015, a study also confirmed that "although some of the aspects of aging involve gene-related processes, aging is not linked with genes." So, What are the top 4 things that age you? 1) Inflammation 2)Oxidative stress 3) Mitochondriopathy (mitochondrial damage) 4) Lack of Autophagy ​Want to learn more? In today's blog I take you through a 101 guide on how to age well. If you want to understand how to slow, reduce or offset aging this one's for you!