Don't be angry

…Plus: optimizing an essential amino acid, making cancer benign, and measuring happiness and health. Let’s go!

At the risk of showing your classic side…

Dick Van Dyke (age 99) defies almost every stereotype. 🎭 In a new book titled 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life, the award-winning performer discusses the habits and outlook that have contributed to his longevity.

Is this mindset too good to be true for extending lifespan? We know optimism is common in healthy agers, and it’s backed by a lot of science:

🌧️🤭 To (intentionally) rain on your parade … Bottling anger up is not healthy, either, as it can turn into chronic stress that manifests in unhealthy ways, says Lesley Parkinson, a consultant clinical psychologist, in The Independent. Anger suppression causes short-term spikes in heart rate and blood pressure, stresses to the heart that are linked to cardiovascular issues.

💃 The big picture: It’s OK to be angry, but choosing optimism builds mental and physical resilience and better health. And, you know, dancing doesn’t hurt.

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Glycine, an amino acid, is one of three amino acids that help produce glutathione, a ‘master antioxidant’ that can prevent age-related inflammation.

Glycine + cysteine + glutamate = glutathione

Ironically, we lose glutathione with age. ⚠️ People take glycine supplements to help replenish stores, but, for older adults or anyone with a metabolic condition, it might not be effective enough. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could help.

🚚 Glycine can’t make glutathione without cysteine, and NAC delivers it in a usable form, says board-certified physician Leonid Kim, MD, in a recent YouTube explainer.

Small study, large potential: In a 16-week controlled trial, GlyNAC (glycine + NAC) improved glutathione levels, mitochondrial function, inflammation, muscle strength, walking speed, cognition, and insulin resistance in older adults.

💡 Key takeaway: GlyNAC has only been researched in small studies, but it could become a promising (and affordable!) preventative strategy that supports healthy aging. Stay tuned.

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Dying cancer cells release DNA fragments that can make surviving cancer cells more malignant and aggressive. 🗑️ Like forgetting to take out the trash, one bin can make a whole house stink.

But an incredible new trial of patients with brain cancer suggests that taking two supplements, resveratrol + copper, before surgery clears this toxic DNA, which could prevent recurrence and resistance and extend lifespan.

The effects of the antioxidant duo:

Study author and professor Indraneel Mittra, the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, believes that, “It is possible that longer-term treatment could completely heal the cancer (i.e., make it benign).”

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🤖 MEET LIV: Our new AI writer is a spunky, slightly controversial new voice. Stay open to her–after all, openness is linked to higher perceived well-being.

Even Oscar the Grouch would be ‘happy’ enough.

Unlike Mr. Van Dyke, you don’t need to be a grand optimist to be healthy. 🌍 Data from 123 countries shows that just a little bit of happiness is enough to get health benefits, with findings published in Frontiers in Medicine.

Not a 10? No worries! On a scale of 0-10, participants who ranked their subjective well-being as a 2.7 (‘barely coping’) or higher started to have measurable health benefits. 💃

☺️ There’s no upper limit for happiness. The more you can do things that make you happy, the more it can extend lifespan.

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We asked: 🦸‍♀️ Which superhero shaped the person you’ve become today?

Real heroes are people in YOUR life, and I love many of your philosophical responses. Reader highlight: We are on our own hero's journey.

A beautiful reminder that we’re always evolving into better versions (hopefully) of ourselves.