L&L Insider - April 28th

Hi friend,

Welcome to your Longevity & Lifestyle Insider with the latest insights for your optimization journey!

1. The Importance Of Grip Strength And Its Correlation To Longevity

Many of us adults may notice that as we’ve aged our grip strength has declined. As a former gymnast (many moons ago) I used to have very strong wrists and grips. As grip strength is related to longevity, I want to share why this is and some ways to increase your grip strength.?

Grip strength is important for overall health and research suggests a correlation between grip strength and mortality rates. “Grip strength is largely consistent as an explanator of concurrent overall strength, upper limb function, bone mineral density, fractures, falls, malnutrition, cognitive impairment, depression, sleep problems, diabetes, multimorbidity, and quality of life. Evidence is also provided for a predictive link between grip strength and all-cause and disease-specific mortality, future function, bone mineral density, fractures, cognition and depression, and problems associated with hospitalization.” Additionally, improving grip strength can help prevent injury and improve athletic performance.?

Grip strength comes from your hand and forearm muscles, enabling you to hold onto and manipulate objects. It is an important aspect of many activities, including sports, manual labor, and everyday tasks. So what can you do to maintain and/or improve your grip strength?

1. Squeeze a stress ball or tennis ball regularly.
2. Use grip strengtheners or hand grippers.
3. Practice hanging from a pull-up bar.
4. Try rock climbing or bouldering.
5. Do exercises that target your forearm muscles, such as wrist curls and reverse wrist curls.

2. Latest Podcast episode - Dr. Marcy Cole On Conscious Co-Parenting, Key Strategies For Kids To Thrive During Divorce, Being A United Front, New Partners, Resilience, Finding Love Again, Making Love Last, Holistic Health And More

“I say children are not scarred by divorce. Children are scarred when the parent or both parents are not taking care of themselves and are not respectful to each other.” - Dr. Marcy Cole, Holistic Psychotherapist

My guest Dr. Marcy Cole is an LA-based holistic psychotherapist and has been practicing Psychotherapy for over twenty-five years, working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Marcy’s articles have been published by Goop, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, Huffington Post, and Thrive Global as well as being a bestselling author.

Marcy has been featured as an expert on television shows such as Dr. Drew’s Life Changers, and Millionaire Matchmaker, to name a few. She received her bachelor's from Northwestern University, her Masters from Loyola University, and her Doctorate from the Institute of Clinical Social Work in Chicago.?

In this episode we discuss co-parenting after divorce, finding love again, what it takes to make love last, daily holistic health: self-tune-in & tune-up, resilience: staying steady during turbulent times, entrepreneurial life: living outside of the box, and much more!

Check out the episode with Dr. Marcy Cole on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube, or on the Longevity & Longevity website where you can find the Show Notes, great quotes from the episode, the transcript, links to products and people mentioned, and more!

3. How To Grow Younger: Start By Uncovering Your Biological Age

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As always, thank you for reading, and choose to live well!

Warmest,

Claudia