1UP: the extra life newsletter
This is a newsletter for people over 40 who are interested in longevity. I share tips and principles to empower you to add quality years to your life by increasing your healthspan with the science of aging. Start leveraging the compounding effect for your health now.
The life-giving practice that no longevity expert talks about
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Inward & Upward There is something about the human experience that is grossly overlooked by the longevity experts and anti-aging science-led gurus. Something that cannot be powdered, put in a pill or sold as a bio-hacking gadget. Yet it has been shown to be linked to - longer life- greater satisfaction in life- sense of...
Who are you [FIRST NAME GOES HERE] ?
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Who are you? When I left France in 2012 for a post-doc in Edmonton, I discovered something about identity that opened up a world of possibilities for me: I wasn't who I thought I was. The person I thought I was, had more to do with what others said about me or saw in me, than who I could be. And I took on this identity. Not...
What I told my mom, 65, unfit and losing her ability to remain independent
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Use it or lose it My mom officially retired this year, at the age of 65. Since she quit working, she has been a lot less active and I have been worried about her: "It's laborious for me to take the garbage out. It's hard to lift it up to get in the bin." "There are so many stairs for me to get home. I'm scared to fall...
Time is... energy
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Today's issue is brought to you by Better Day Blueprint. This mini-course is designed to help you reclaim 2 hours of your personal time for your health and fitness. You don't have to sacrifice your health to succeed in your career. Click the link below to buy the course, and let's get you both, so you can feel better over 40...
How I added 2.7 lbs of muscle : 3 keys to success and mistakes to avoid
Hello Reader I did my quarterly body composition and have been doing the happy dance all week. I have put on almost 3 pounds of muscle mass (2.7 lbs) between June and September. These are great gains and today, I am going to share with you exactly how I did it: 3 keys to build up strength for increased quality of life if you're over 40. I would love for you to experience the same.I'm not holding anything back, I share it all with you so you can go and do this on your own. Not only because...
The treasures that lie on the other side of our biggest fear
Hi Reader In my last email, I shared about a survey reporting that 61% of people fear being broke more than they fear death. What about you Reader, which one is your biggest fear? Were you as shocked as I was to read it? When I first came across this number, I could hardly believe it. We value money and material possession more than we value our own life. But then I thought, it explains why we don't put our health first. Because health is life. I am not one of the 61%. Mostly because I have...
Why don't we take better care of ourselves?
Hello Reader I was on a call with a client a couple of weeks ago and she asked "Why don't we take better care of ourselves Jihane?". She's had a stellar carrier as an executive in banking. She is a brilliant, accomplished, and loving mother of two, realizing that it's time for her to make a change for her health. We're working together on making her health a non-negotiable. We have to be very careful with "Why" questions. Depending on the answer, they can enable us to build narratives that...
Bullet proof for a hospital stay: what I have learned from my family's experience
Hello Reader Yesterday we celebrated my daughter's first birthday. Some of you know that it was a very special day. Born with a complex heart defect, she fell ill in November of last year and due to her condition ended up staying for a 5-month hospitalization. Within this time frame, she was intubated, she had a first surgery to stop her lungs from bleeding, she caught multiple infections, and she had open heart surgery. It's safe to say that she wouldn't have had a birthday if it wasn't for...
How telling the truth prolongs our lives
Hello Reader I was a liar for most of my life and I did not even consider it a problem. Mostly small lies : you know, "inconsequential" lies to justify why I was a few minutes late or to decline invitations. But also secrets sometimes: saying I had a cold, when in fact having a debilitating hangover, hiding mistakes at work. Now, 8 years into being the most truthful I can be, I see how this habit kept me in the darkness I was in at the time. Today, I am proud to be able to tell my daughter...
The lead domino effect
Hello Reader I hope the breakdown of longevity lifestyles I offered last week made it less overwhelming. Still, each level comes with different challenges, traps to avoid, and a boss to defeat. You know what would be better for your health. We all do. It's the putting it in action that is difficult. In my experience, and having worked with many people on this, it takes removing one major roadblock for everything else to fall in place. What is something you struggle to do on your own and MOST...
This is a newsletter for people over 40 who are interested in longevity. I share tips and principles to empower you to add quality years to your life by increasing your healthspan with the science of aging. Start leveraging the compounding effect for your health now.