Anti-Aging: A Man’s Health Starts on the Inside

Are you aging unnecessarily?

Why age unnecessarily? What if I could show you how to develop the mindset for postponing aging until well into your hundreds? Would you like to know the anti-aging secrets? Better yet, what if you could also be crystal clear about who you are, what you want, and how to achieve it? To live your life on purpose.

Start by seeing where you are by taking the Defy Aging Test or Quiz.

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What's the key to a man's health?

The vast majority of website information on men’s health is about big muscles, hair loss, sexual prowess, prostrate cancer, and losing weight. There are lots of magic pills, magic diets, and magic exercises. The compass and impetus for a man’s health, wellness, and aging well, however, are on the inside.

The change can be quick, painless, and profound—if you know how. The anti aging secret to men's health starts on the inside with your Anti Aging ABCs—your Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills.

Your anti-aging ABCs have a profound effect on your health and on:

* how you look
* how you feel
* how you age

The two best sources of anti aging information come from:

* studying vital centenarians—people 100 and older who have a sparkle in their eyes, a snap in their step, are sharp mentally and physically, and exude vitality
* an objective, unbiased review and analysis of the best research on health, proactive health, and healthy aging

I'm Dr. Michael Brickey, President of The Ageless Lifestyles Institute. When I turned 50, I became consumed with discovering why some people look and feel much younger than their calendar age. You know the kind of people who exude vitality and resiliently shed stress? And men over 100 who write books, dance, sculpt, teach, compete in sports and even father children. They must be doing something different. Sure enough they do. Pictured on the right is Tom Spears, who at 103 played three rounds of golf a week, usually scoring below 90.

When someone turns 100, reporters often ask their anti-aging secret. Usually, they don't know. They may guess something like, "Broccoli, broccoli and red wine. That's my secret." As a group, however, their secrets are apparent. It's not magic pills, magic diets, or extreme exercise regimes. Could it be genetics? Studies comparing identical and fraternal twins found that only 30% of longevity is genetic. That means that 70% is mental and lifestyle. Adopt their beliefs and you too can look and feel younger and more vital well into your hundreds.

What if you could adopt or hone an attitude that would help you be healthier, happier, have more friends, live longer, and be more successful? Research clearly shows that optimism does this. If you should become ill, your chances of overcoming the illness are higher if you are an optimist. For example, optimistic men who have a heart attack have a better survival rate.

The good news is that optimism is very learnable. It involves tweaking your perspective. As your optimism increases, so does your enjoyment of life. Optimism is one of four attitudes that are especially helpful in men living longer and healthier and happier lives.

A librarian told me that she mentioned to her (chronologically younger) staff that she was over fifty. Ever since they have been treating her differently. They leave her off key committees. If they mention a celebrity like Jennifer Lopez, they quickly apologize for mentioning someone she “wouldn't know.” When you tell people your age, they pull out their stereotypes and expect you to act your age. Acting your age is a fast track to aging. What to do instead?

So what do you say? I love Bob Hope's answer. He says he is many ages. There are times when I want to play with my three-year-old twins like I too am a kid too. There are times when I want to play ball like a 20-year-old. And there are times when I want to give mature sagely advice to my teenagers (and fantasize they will heed it). The trick is shifting to whatever age the occasion calls for. As we add years, our repertoire of ages gets richer and richer. Believing you are many ages (vs. whatever your calendar age is) can make a big difference in your outlook on life. When combined with the other anti aging beliefs, it profoundly helps you be vital, flexible, and resourceful.

Sooner or later, people you love will die. People often get stuck in grieving. They may picture mom in the hospital, all 80 pounds of her with tubes everywhere. Or they see everyone gathered around the dinner table at Christmas and there is the empty chair where momma is supposed to be. Those images are not about mom’s fine qualities, love, and parenting and don’t do her or you justice.

There are many ways to effectively deal with death. My favorite role model is Fred Sanford from the TV program Sanford and Son. Remember what Fred would do when he was having a difficult time? He would hold his hand on his chest, raise his other arm, look up and say, “I’m coming Elizabeth. This is the big one” (a heart attack). He then talked to Elizabeth like she was right there–a living presence in his life. He shared his problems and passions. He probably got along better with her after she died as he was quite cantankerous.

What a wonderful way to deal with death! Fred was a simple guy. If he can see a deceased loved on as a living presence in his life, you can too. There are many other ways to effectively deal with loss. What is vital is that you have grieving coping skills that work for you. Coping well with loved ones dying is one of the four critical coping skills for men’s health.

How about George Dawson, an African-American who dropped out of school in the 8th grade? He got tired of signing his name with an X and learned to read and write at age 98. He co-wrote his autobiography at 102. Selma Plautt (pictured on the left) enrolled at the University of Toronto at 92 and graduated at 100. A Nazi refugee, English wasn't even her native language.

When Social Security started paying benefits in 1937, life expectancy was 63. Most Americans didn't live long enough to collect it. Now American's life expectancy is up to 76 and rising. Since that figure includes infant and child deaths, your life expectancy is considerably higher. The Heldrich study found that while working Americans still said they wanted to retire at 65 or younger, only 10% said they just wanted to take it easy. 90% said they wanted to still work or do volunteer work, go to school, or start their own business. We are going to see people weaving in and out of retirement in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s. Are you ready?

The Ageless Lifestyles concepts are a tool kit for dealing with having a purposeful life all your life. A good role model is Dr. Michael Heidelberger, the "father of immunochemistry." He still conducts research, publishes journal articles and lectures. When he turned 100, his colleagues persuaded him to start taking taxis to work. His usual routine was to take a subway and a bus each way. When he turned 100, however, colleagues persuaded him, for safety reasons, to start taking taxis to work instead of two buses and walking several blocks in New York City. He also plays clarinet with amateur chamber music groups.

Vital centenarians (people more than 100 years old) have twice as many positive memories as negative memories. Like a gardener lovingly caring for flowers, they recall and retell the good memories again and again with enthusiasm and flourish. Family and friends ask to hear about them again and again. They let the painful memories wither. Better yet, they see the humor in what were at the time painful experiences. It can make a huge difference in your outlook. Combined with the other Anti-Aging ABCs, it makes a profound difference in feeling good about yourself and your life.

Imagine how you would feel if you knew your wife or best friend was lying to you and doing things behind your back. Angry? Resentful? Paranoid? Then you come home one night and "Surprise!" The secret scheming was to throw you a surprise party. In a heartbeat your emotions change to surprise, guilt, and enjoyment. Instantly your beliefs and feelings about their behavior changes for good. My system identifies the attitudes, beliefs, and coping skills that foster inner beauty and defy aging. It backs them up with data and common sense that give you an "of course" feeling. Typically, the changes lock in and become permanent. Like compound interest, they just keep giving and giving.

In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey was ready to take his own life. Rethinking what the future would be like without him gave him a purpose and mission. Nothing had changed and yet everything changed that fateful night. In Star Wars, Luke's life changed radically just by getting some information—that Darth Vader was his father and Princess Leia his sister. Changing your mind can happen quickly and profoundly.

Do you groan when you hear affirmations like, "Every day and every way I am getting better and better." In my experience affirmations usually don't stick unless the foundation fits well with the affirmation. The Ageless Lifestyles concepts build credible, data-based, common sense, ABCs. Consequently, you intuitively believe them rather than trying to convince yourself by repetition.

I love Deepak Chopra. He mesmerizes audiences, including myself, with his presence, integrity, and charisma. Afterwards, however, most of us don't do much about what he teaches because adopting an Eastern philosophy, or even meditating, is a big stretch for most Americans. I developed my ABCs (Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills) from modeling the ABCs of vital centenarians, an in-depth study of the best research on aging, and my own decades of clinical experience as a psychologist. The approach is easy for Western minds to grasp and use. You might say I am a Western alternative to Chopra.

Americans' life spans have increased 64% in the last century. When Social Security started, the average lifespan was 62. Thus most Americans were not living long enough to collect it. American women’s lifespan is now 79 years and continuing to rise. Genetic engineering, tissue engineering, and other medical advances are going to continue to conquer diseases, increase our life spans, and help us look younger. It is more important than ever that we be crystal clear about who we are, what we want, why, and how to achieve it, and to postpone aging.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

You have a choice. You can follow the interstate highway of health and aging that typically brings declining health and vitality and perhaps a nursing home. Or, you can blaze a trail that will help you live healthier, happier, and longer. It starts on the inside.

You can learn how to grow healthier and younger by changing your mind.

And you can keep the change.

You can:

• Acquire the longevity secrets of healthy, vital centenarians.
• Understand why health and vitality usually do not require extreme diets or extreme fitness programs.
• Learn the 4 Attitudes—Optimism, Gratitude, Dealing with it, and Embracing lifelong learning and change—that
  nurture women’s health.
• Discover the 36 beliefs that nurture women’s health.
• Develop coping skills that are vital to a healthy life.
• Appreciate how genetic engineering, tissue engineering, new hormone therapies, and other anti-aging scientific
  advances in the next ten years will enable most of us to live longer and healthier lifestyles.
• Anticipate the cultural, economic, and informational changes that foster longevity and what to expect in the future.

I Literally Wrote The Book On How To Defy Aging Oprah Used My Defy Aging Test to Test Her Audience

During my distinguished career as a psychologist and hypnotist, I became increasingly fascinated with why some people think, feel, look, and act more youthful than their age – and what separates them from the herd.

That led me to study vital people in their hundreds to learn their secrets – and to scour professional research to learn what it takes to be youthful.

I found that youthful people had little in common physically. The difference was their Anti-Aging ABCs^® – Their Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills.

It was primarily their thinking rather than physical state that was allowing them to live longer, happier, more vital lives.

So I established the Ageless Lifestyles^® Institute LLC and wrote the book, Defy Aging. It gives the research, theory and how-to for living well into your hundreds – for living longer, healthier, and happier.

Credentials?

Frankly, credentials don’t matter.
Results matter.
More on that later.

But for those who value credentials, I am a:

• licensed psychologist
• Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (achieved by only 2% of American psychologists)
• Fellow of the American Psychological Association (also achieved by only 2% of American psychologists)
• NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner
• 40 years of conducing psychotherapy, teaching, and research
• 35 years of experience in hypnosis
• Popular professional speaker on Anti-Aging Psychology

Fortunately, the ABCs are very learnable. I found, however, that a lot of people have good intentions but don’t read books. So I wrote 52 baby steps to Grow Young. It has two-page-a-week easy steps for developing a more youthful mindset.

People love the simplicity and practicality of 52 baby steps to Grow Young. Businesses are using it as a premium for customers and potential customers. Alas, however, some people get so distracted with life’s busy pace they have difficulty developing the habit of reading even the two pages a week.

Why I Created the Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys To Ageless Lifestyles^® CDs

Defy Aging and 52 baby steps to Grow Young allowed me to help thousands of people outside my practice live longer, better lives. Yet, I understood there were thousands my books wouldn't reach.

Yes, in today's world, many of us are simply too busy to sit down and read a book – even if we know it would help. I also found the concepts were even more effective when I could address unconscious “objections” as well as rational thinking. That's why I started to search for a way to make my age-defying secrets practical for people with hectic, stressful, busy lives. I took the most powerful secrets and incorporated them with Ericksonian hypnosis techniques to create a system that takes only 20 minutes a day.

The system is effective because it works on your unconscious mind to adopt healthier beliefs and to feel better – hours, even days after listening to the session.

People sometimes tell me, “I can’t be hypnotized.” Even if that were true, you only need to become very relaxed to benefit from the CDs. And you will feel very, very relaxed.

Sounds too easy, doesn’t it? Just 20 minutes a day to look and feel younger. How can that be possible? It works though the power of hypnosis.

Let me be blunt.

There are lots of hypnotists that can get you into a very relaxed state. What separates powerful life changing hypnosis from just a relaxing experience is knowing how to craft the message to match the way your unconscious mind thinks. Rather than generic commands or generic affirmations, the message needs to capture your unconscious minds’ imagery and imagination with carefully crafted metaphors and stories.

I have been doing hypnosis for 35 years. My hypnosis training includes graduate hypnosis coursework at The Ohio State University, one-on-one hands-on training with hypnosis experts, and numerous advanced courses, seminars, and certifications. I have often taught hypnosis to college students and psychology interns.

These are no ordinary hypnosis CDs. I teamed up with John David Jones a very talented musician who has worked with numerous Broadway stars, motivational speakers, and singers including Les Brown, Gladys Knight and Della Reece.

John created original 4-track keyboard music that hugs and enhances my words.

Let My CDs Take You Step By Step Along The Path To A Longer And More Fulfilling Life!

While you play the Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys To Ageless Lifestyles^® CDs, you will be training your unconscious mind to develop your Anti-Aging ABCs^®.

You'll be taken step by step on a journey that will show you how to:

• Reach a profound state of relaxation.
• Enhance your sense of purpose and mission in life.
• Bring a natural state of vitality and energy to your life.

Learn self-hypnosis techniques you can use to enhance your mental outlook for years to come. That’s right, each time you use the CDs you will be developing your self-hypnosis skills – skills that you can use for any concern you want to address (e.g., weight loss, test anxiety, athletic performance).

Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys To Ageless Lifestyles^®

is broken down into six CDs to cover all the concepts you need.
Use them to slowly and steadily develop healthier attitudes, beliefs,
and coping skills. You’ll learn how to live younger, including:

CD #1: The BeAttitudes: Optimism and an Attitude of Gratitude

CD #2: Getting Better All the Time

CD #3: Seeing Yourself With Perspective Lenses

CD #4: Remissioning and Living on Purpose

CD #5: Resilient Coping Skills

CD #6: A Self-fulfilling Self-concept

When you use these six CDs and listen to one 20-minute lesson a day, you will be helping yourself live a healthier, happier, longer life.

That is the power of Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys To Ageless Lifestyles^®!

Note: While the CDs enhance your spiritual faculties, they do not promote any religion and are appropriate for very religiously committed individuals as well as those who are agnostic or atheistic.

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Naturally Make Stress And Insomnia A Thing Of The Past!

In today's fast-paced world, many people assume that stress is just a fact of life. Stress speeds up aging and can lead to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and an early death. People who handle stress well are happier and live longer. People who accept growing old as a “natural process” tend to age faster and die sooner.

The problem isn’t stress but coping skills in handling stress. Some people are “stressed out” by breaking a nail or having someone cut in front of them in traffic. Contrast that with one of my favorite youthful role models, Art Linkletter. He is in his nineties. He finds his very busy speaking, writing, and business career invigorating rather than stressful.

Many people get stressed out simply because they do not have any other way of coping with the routine hassles and pressures of daily life.

It doesn't have to be that way.

My Reverse Aging CDs help teach your mind to look at the world differently. You'll learn to relax and take things in stride. Best of all, you don't even need to be awake for these messages to help you feel younger and handle stress better.

Got insomnia? The CDs are great for helping you get to sleep. Bedtime is an ideal time for listening as it lets the ideas resonate all night long and helps make your dreams more positive.

Listen to them as you fall asleep, and then wake up with a better, healthier attitude and enhanced skills at stress busting. You'll find that as you handle stress better, your body will take better care of itself. Your doctor may tell you that you seem years younger!

 

My System Will Teach You The ABCs Of Agelessness!

People sometimes ask me, “How it is possible to reverse aging?” If you were 100 pounds overweight and out of shape, your doctor might tell you that you have the body of someone 20 years older than your age. If you lost the weight and got real fit, your doctor might tell you that you have the body of someone years younger than your age.

Learning your Anti-Aging ABCs^® is so much easier than losing weight and getting physically fit. As Art Linkletter put it when he endorsed 52 baby steps to Grow Young, “You can’t turn back the clock but you can rewind it.”

Research comparing identical twins and fraternal twins found that only 25-30% of their longevity was genetic. That means that 70-75% is thinking and lifestyle!

When you use my system, you will learn the key ABCs for defeating the so-called, “natural” aging process:

Attitudes – 4 key attitudes for staying youthful

Beliefs – 36 beliefs that help you think and be more youthful

Coping Skills – 4 key coping skills in dealing with purpose, intimacy, change, and loss

Click here to get the whole system and bonus personal coaching session

 

Don't Ever Waste Money On Pills, Powders Or Magic Formulas Again!

If you listen to most people, you'd think that beating back the aging process is a matter of finding a secret potion or voodoo.

Everyone seems to have a different vitamin or herb that will help them look and feel younger. Or, they swear by plastic surgery, Botox or impossible-to-follow diets.

But you don't have to waste your time, money or energy on any of these media-created snake oils.

Looking and feeling young is not about getting tighter buns in 30 days or having poison shot into your face. It's about how you think and feel, and how you present yourself to the rest of the world.

That's why these CDs will start to work with your body and mind naturally, to quickly and easily stop and reverse the aging process – until you become the vital, active person you know you want to be!

When you get Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys To Ageless Lifestyles^® today, I'm going to include all the support products you need as you start your journey to grow young instead of old.

Today Is The Day To Think/Feel/Look/Be More Youthful!

Aren't you tired of slowly marching towards middle age (or old age)?

Then don't procrastinate! Acquire these age defying secrets. Use them at your leisure in the privacy of your own home. It will be the most relaxing learning you have ever done.

Do it today and start to think/feel/look/be more youthful.

Sincerely,

Dr. Michael Brickey

P.S. Don't let conventional wisdom talk you into an early grave!

Stop the aging process in its tracks! Stay in the game of life.

Defy conventional thinking and expectations about aging!

Embrace the best years of your life!

Choose to Think, Feel, Look, and Be More Youthful Now!

It’s fully guaranteed.

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and bonus personal coaching session