“The chains of habit are too light to be felt and too powerful to be broken.” Friends, if you happen to be in the 36-46 age category, I’d ask you to double down on your health habits-don’t wait for another New Year’s Resolution. This is a critical decade, according to a recent study in Finland. 🧬 Why your late 30s + early 40s matter A Finnish study that tracked people from age 27 to 61 found that 36–46 is a critical decade for health habits. ✨ What they discovered: By age 36, unhealthy habits started showing measurable effects. 🚭 Smoking → linked to declining mental health over time. 🍷 Heavy drinking → harmed both mental + physical health. 🛋️ Inactivity → tied to physical decline (heart, lungs, metabolism). 📉 Long-term: People who kept these habits into midlife had higher rates of depression, heart + lung disease, cancer, and even early death. 💡 But here’s the hopeful part: ➡️ Even changing habits in your 40s improved health outcomes decades later. Takeaway: Your mid-30s to mid-40s aren’t just “middle years.” They’re the pivot point where lifestyle starts writing the script for how you’ll age. And btw this was a fab Fashion week event-launch of their Golden Hour Collection @laprairie x @cultured_mag @summitov newly opened private event space at One Vanderbilt w/expansive views from the 72nd floor-Chrysler Bldg to the Empire State and beyond. Bites by @danielboulud For me, my skincare routine is an important part of my healthy habits regimen, and I dedicate an entire chapter to it in my book, Practical Optimism: The Art, Science and Practice of Exceptional Wellbein. “Practicing Healthy Habits”-one of the 8 Pillars of Practical Optimism #optimism #practicaloptimism #newyorkcity #blogger #skincare #laprairie #beautyblogger #skincare #longevity #longevitymedicine #longevitylifestyle