In this day and age, the anti-ager has no choice but to become a practitioner of avoidance. We live in a toxic cradle. We are constantly exposed to chemicals — over 75,000 introduced into the environment in the past 60 years.

Over time, these toxins take their toll on your body and mine. Avoidance is the number one strategy for minimising the effects of these chemicals on our health long-term.

Avoidance

No one gets lung cancer from smoking one cigarette, even one pack. You likely wouldn’t get it from smoking a pack a day for a month or two.

But smoke regularly over time and you significantly increase the odds of getting something, be it emphysema, heart disease, or lung cancer. And the more you smoke and the longer you smoke, the worse your chance of paying the price.

It’s with this same logic you need to practice avoidance. This doesn’t mean you never consume or use a product or substance that isn’t good for your body. It simply means you avoid it to the best of your ability.

Here’s a laundry list of things where avoidance is best practice for the anti-ager:

Do your best and reap the rewards over the next 20, 30, 50 years.