Longevity and Quality of Life
April 23, 2008 by Liz Harper · 7 Comments
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In November 2006 I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a lecture called “The Secrets of Longevity and Quality of Life” given by Paul Taylor who is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and practicing Nutritionist. (Paul has a Masters Degree in both fields plus he is a part-time University Lecturer in Exercise Science and frequent corporate speaker.) Paul is also the Director of the Melbourne-based, PT Academy, which provides Personal Training Courses and Certification. He has kindly given me permission to share with you, what I learned from that lecture…
As I mentioned, Paul’s lecture was about “The Secrets of Longevity and Quality of Life”. The lecture covered longevity theories, mechanisms of aging, chronic disease, the impact of exercise on chronic disease, muscle wasting with age, the best forms of exercise, the impact of stress on aging, importance of sleep and the role of nutrition and calorie restriction. I have summarized the key points from this lecture below…
