Anti-Aging Lifestyle - Longevity, Aesthetics, Health, and Beauty Paul Tomko

In episode 46 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I go deep on how to maximize the health and look of your lips, which is often overlooked when discussing skincare.
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Some highlights from the episode:
Background: What is the function of your lips, what makes them special, and what is their structure?
Exfoliate: Learn how to exfoliate your lips correctly and why it’s so important.
Internal Hydration: Why is internal hydration so important for our lips?
External Hydration: What are some ways we can boost the hydration of our lips from an external standpoint? Are there things we should avoid?
Sun Protection: How should we think about protecting our lips from excess UV damage? Can you just put any SPF product on your lips? Is that even safe?
Stop Licking: Why it’s so important to stop licking your lips when they feel dry.
Mouth Breathing: Can breathing through your mouth actually dry out your lips and promote aging?
Lipstick: I do my best to give you some tips to prevent your lipstick from aging or damaging your lips.
Lip Injections: In this day and age, I would be remiss not to mention injections, and the pros and cons of getting them done.
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #46 where I discuss the power and importance of realizing you are a time billionaire… the most valuable billionaire there is.

In episode 45 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I explain why telomere length is so important, and what you can do to optimize the length of your telomeres.
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Some highlights from the episode:
What Are Telomeres: I explain what telomeres are and why they are important.
Telomerase: What is this protein enzyme and is it one of the keys to boosting longevity?
Healthy Weight: Why does obesity have such a strong effect of telomere length?
Regular Exercise: How exercise can help, and what the best form of exercise seems to be for maximizing the length of your telomeres.
De-Stress: Stress is called the silent killer for a reason, it directly (or indirectly) attacks your telomeres and DNA!
Nutrition Facts: What is the best nutrition plan to follow to maximize telomere health and minimize cellular damage?
Green Tea: How powerful is this antioxidant powerhouse when it comes to longevity?
Fish Oil: How omega-3 fatty acids are correlated to longevity and telomeres.
Vitamin D: How do Vitamin D levels influence your telomere health?
Smoking/Drinking: Ok, most people know these aren’t good for you… but do they really have a negative effect on your telomeres?
Telomere Testing: How can you test the average length of your telomeres?
Telomerase Pill: Do I see a telomerase pill on the horizon that will make our cells immortal? Is that the answer for maximum longevity?
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #45 where I talk about how everything in your life is either growing or dying. There isn’t much of a middle ground. It is so important to have a strong distinction between the two so that you can focus in and grow the areas in your life that are really going to fill you up and make you truly happy longterm.

In episode 44 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I give you a rundown of my top 12 favorite tips to help maintain a youthful appearance as the years go by.
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Some highlights from the episode:
Why Facial Aging: Why is it important to think about aging of the face?
More Important: What’s more important than facial aging? What’s more important than visual appearance? Just a bit of REAL TALK before we kick off this episode.
Back Sleeper: Sleeping on your back reduces wrinkles, is best for spinal alignment, and offers a host of other benefits.
Quality Sleep: How can you optimize the quality of your nightly sleep to wake up looking younger than ever? Here are some tips.
Humidity: Let’s talk about humidity, and how to optimize it for radiant skin in your own home.
Hydration: How much water should you be drinking? Is there some sort of rule of thumb to follow? I’m glad you asked.
Healthy Fats: If you don’t eat enough fat in your diet, your skin will suffer. How to prevent this mistake.
Sunglasses: What is the triple threat of protection that sunglasses provide?
Sun Exposure: This is a big one, most people know it, but are you doing what you can to minimize damage?
Repetitive Motions: What are some of the biggest threats to your facial beauty? Here’s some ideas.
Workout Beauty: We know working out is healthy, but does it also improve the look of your skin? Here’s my take.
Eat Healthy: Ok, perhaps another obvious one… But how does eating healthier boost the health of your skin in particular?
Exfoliate: Most people know it, but are you doing it regularly? We talk about the main types of physical and chemical exfoliators.
Skincare Products: Make sure you are using high quality products, day and night, to boost the health of your skin.
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #44 where I talk about the importance and the power of teaching and mentoring others.

In episode 43 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I break down the world of organic food and products, wild and grass-fed meat. What is helpful, what is harmful, and how do we maximize our health through it all?
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Some highlights from the episode:
Organic World: Everywhere we go we see organic this and organic that. What does organic technically even mean?
Organic Benefits: What are some of the benefits of going organic?
Organic Negatives: Is it all good? What are some potential downsides to choosing the organic path?
Limited Funds: If you’re cost constrained, how can you focus your money on certain organic products to maximize your bang for your nutritional buck.
Nutrition Rundown: Nutrition gets pretty complicated once you go past the initial guidance of eating less processed food. How do you make sense of it all?
Choice Nutrition: How do I view my nutrition choices? How do I eat for longevity?
Quality Meats: How do the various animal proteins breakdown, grass-fed vs not, wild vs farmed, etc.
Polluted Oceans: What is one of the biggest risks with eating fish and marine sources of protein? Other than mercury of course.
Organic Products: Skin care, lotions and more. Be mindful of what goes on your skin.
Toxic Aerosols: Hair spray, cleaning sprays, and bug sprays… are we killing ourselves? What’s the solution?
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #43 where I discuss the true magic of learning and the ripple effects in your life.

In episode 42 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I give you my best stress management tips to help guide you through this uncertain phase in many people’s lives.
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Some highlights from the episode:
Background: This has been a crazy year. Stress levels for a lot of people are higher than normal due to COVID-19 lifestyle changes, civil unrest, and future uncertainty.
Deep Breathing: Regularly practicing deep breathing and meditation is a fantastic way to calm your body and center your mind.
Stretching: Similar to breathing, stretching gives you a chance to put your mind into your muscles and focus on something other than what’s causing you stress.
Workout Hard: A good workout will promote more breathing and give you a natural boost in feel good hormones, while decreasing hormones that give you anxiety.
Better Sleep: One of your most powerful tools for reducing chronic stress and inflammation in your body is getting good quality sleep, and the occasional nap.
Control Expenses: Money isn’t everything, but without money you can sure feel limited in a lot of ways. Focus on controlling your expenses so that they don’t control you.
Gratitude: Focus on the things in your life you do have, instead of all the things that you don’t have.
Your Control: Focus on things in life that you can control, instead of all the things that are beyond your control.
Plan Ahead: Frequent procrastination is a great way to introduce unnecessary stress in your life.
Long Term: Avoid the temptation to think short term. Think long term about living the life that will bring you the most joy and fulfillment.
Learn Presence: Mastering the art of switching gears, to be present and enjoy moments, is one of the most important tools for a good life.
Nature Time: Nature has an amazing ability to center our mind and perspective in life.
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #42 where I talk about being the best possible person you can be in these crazy times that we currently live in.

In episode 41 of the Anti-Aging Lifestyle I give you my best tips for staying healthy if you are living in an area that is being impacted by wildfires and smoke.
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Some highlights from the episode:
Wildfire Background: More and more wildfires are becoming common in the Western United States, along with other areas of the world.
Wildfire Smoke Composition: Combination of particles and gases, most noticeably carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, VOCs, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, etc.
AQI: What is the Air Quality Index and how do you use it?
Smoke Side Effects: What kind of symptoms can you expect from living in an area with wild fire smoke? How is it different than COVID-19 symptoms?
Stay Indoors: Avoid going outside if you can, and definitely avoid working out outside.
Natural Defense: Your body has natural defense mechanisms with your nose, sinuses, and macrophages.
Filter It: Use a HEPA filter, run your A/C on internal circulation mode.
Avoid Creating Pollutants: Minimize or avoid the use of candles, smoking anything indoors, along with wood or gas burning stoves or appliances.
Home Cleaning: Avoid dusting and vacuuming while in the home. Instead use a damp cloth or mop to remove dust and ash particles from surfaces without recirculating particles back into the air.
N95: If you have to spend more time outside, or work outside, try to get your hands on a good fitting N95 particulate mask respirator.
Wash Up: If you spend a lot of time outside, or if you are walking your dog daily still, make the extra effort to shower and bathe more frequently.
Driving Safe: Keep windows closed, keep internal circulation on, and use the A/C to help further filter the air on internal circulation mode.
Well Hydrated: Stay well hydrated to help your body remove toxins and boost the quality of your mucous membranes.
More Antioxidants: Combat oxidative stress caused from smoke by boosting your intake of antioxidants, like whole fresh plants and fruits, herbs and spices.
Vit D3: Also take 5000IU of Vitamin D3 to give your body an extra immune boost.
I finish the episode with Tomko Tip #41 where I talk about the importance of learning how to control your mind if you want to unlock a higher level of success and happiness in your life.