Redefine Aging with Eric

08/30/2026

In 1965, a 47-year-old lawyer in France made what probably looked like a very smart investment. He agreed to pay a 90-year-old woman a monthly income for the rest of her life. In return, when she died, he would get her apartment.

She was 90.
He was 47.

What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, apparently.

The woman's name was Jeanne Calment.

Ten years went by. She was still there.
Twenty years. Still there.
Thirty years... The lawyer died. Jeanne was still there.

And because a deal is a deal, his family had to continue making the payments. By the time Jeanne finally died, they had reportedly paid more than twice the value of the apartment.

She was 122 years and 164 days old—still the longest verified human lifespan ever recorded.

You might expect the person holding the world longevity record to have followed an immaculate health regimen. Not exactly.

Jeanne loved chocolate.
She enjoyed port.
And she smoked for most of her life, finally quitting at 117.

Apparently even longevity has a sense of humor.

And yes, I realize that posing with a margarita while telling you this story may send exactly the wrong message. 🙂 So before anyone decides that chocolate, port and margaritas are the secret to living past 100, there's a much more important lesson here.

It's tempting to look at Jeanne and say: See? She smoked and lived to 122. Why worry about all this health stuff? That's a little like meeting someone who won the lottery and deciding you no longer need a retirement plan.

Jeanne may not have followed today's longevity playbook, but she was also remarkably active. She reportedly rode a bicycle until around 100 and lived independently until 110.

How much was lifestyle?
How much was genetics?
How much was plain old luck?

We'll never know. And that's really the point.

Healthy living doesn't guarantee a long life.

Exercise doesn't guarantee you'll make it to 100. Neither do vegetables, protein, good sleep, or any supplement.

What they can do is improve the odds that the years you do have will be healthier, stronger and more independent.

That's what healthy aging is really about. Not trying to guarantee an outcome. Stacking the odds in your favor.

Jeanne Calment could afford to bet on extraordinary longevity. I'm not sure the rest of us should.

I'd rather stack the odds in my favor.

- Eric
Redefine Aging

08/28/2026

You’ve planned financially for retirement.

But is your body prepared for it?

I help adults 50+ bring exercise, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and daily habits together into a practical strategy for staying strong, capable, and independent.

If you’re not sure whether you’re focusing on the right things—or what deserves your attention first—I invite you to a free 30-minute Longevity Clarity Conversation.

We’ll discuss:

• What you want to remain able to do in the years ahead
• What you’re already doing to support your health
• Where you may have an important gap or overlooked priority
• Whether a more structured longevity plan could help

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of where to focus first—and, if my coaching seems like a good fit, I’ll explain how we could work together.

Message me “CLARITY,” and I’ll personally respond to arrange a time.

— Eric Rubin
Certified Longevity Coach

08/26/2026

08/23/2026

We may be the most health-informed generation in history.

We know we should exercise.
We know we need protein to maintain muscle.
We know balance becomes more important as we age.
We know that sleep matters.

And if we forget any of it, the answer is never more than a few clicks away.

Podcasts. YouTube. Facebook. Books. Apps. Wearables.

We are surrounded by advice about how to live longer and stay healthier.

So why aren't we all doing it?

Because knowing and doing are two very different things.

“I really need to start exercising again.”
“Tonight I'm going to bed earlier.”
“I should probably eat more protein.”
“I really need to work on my balance.”

Sound familiar?

Then tomorrow comes.

The workout gets pushed to another day.
Breakfast is coffee and toast again.
Balance practice never quite happens.
And somehow you're still watching TV at 11:30.

The hard part is turning what we know into what we actually do
—again and again, until we don't have to think about it.

That's why I've become increasingly interested in making healthy behaviors part of things we already do, rather than creating another list of things we need to remember.

Want to work on balance?
Try putting your socks or lacing your sneakers on while standing on one leg instead of sitting.

Want to move more?
Take the stairs when they're available. Park a little farther away. Walk while you're on the phone.

Want to eat more protein?
Don't rely on remembering to “eat more protein.” Pick one meal you eat regularly and make a substantial protein portion a part of its default.

Want to improve mobility?
Get down on the floor for part of the time you're watching TV—and then get back up.

None of these replaces actual training or a good diet. But that's not the point. The point is to stop making everything that's good for us another job.

Because motivation comes and goes. But our routines are already there every morning, every meal, every trip to the store, every evening.

Use them. The less you have to remember to do something healthy, the more likely you are to actually do it.

Maybe the question isn't:
“What else should I be doing?”

Maybe it's:
“Where can I hide it in the life I'm already living?”

Healthy aging isn't just about knowing what works. It's about making it part of your life. Follow Redefine Aging for practical ways to do exactly that.

- Eric
Redefine Aging

08/16/2026

Last weekend my wife and a friend went mushroom hunting in upstate New York.

They came back with quite a collection.

So naturally, we did what you do when someone brings home a mountain of mushrooms. We started making a mushroom omelette.

And while we were cooking, a conversation started. Everyone agreed that mushrooms were healthy. But then someone asked:

Why, exactly?

The answers were:
“Protein”
“Lots of fiber”
"Vitamins"

It turns out neither is what makes mushrooms particularly interesting.

One reason is ergothioneine. Mushrooms are among the richest food sources of this powerful antioxidant, which helps protect our cells from oxidative damage. In fact, our bodies have a dedicated transport system specifically designed to move ergothioneine into our tissues. That's a pretty good reason to pay attention to it—and to mushrooms.

Then there’s spermidine—yes, that’s really the name. It helps support autophagy, the cellular housekeeping process that clears out and recycles damaged material. Think of it as your cells taking out the trash and reusing what they can. Mushrooms are a notable dietary source of spermidine, giving us yet another reason to put them on the plate.

And there’s more. Mushrooms contain special fibers called beta-glucans that help feed a healthy gut and support our immune system.

Antioxidant protection, cellular cleanup, gut health and immune support—that's a surprisingly impressive package for something we usually just throw into an omelette. If you're building a diet for healthy aging, mushrooms deserve a regular place on the plate..

So by the time it was ready, we had a much better idea of why mushrooms, either foraged or store bought, deserve a regular place on the menu.

And then we did something even healthier. We stopped talking about nutrition and devoured the omelette.

Sometimes healthy eating doesn't have to feel like healthy eating.

Sometimes it just tastes good.

08/09/2026

One of the biggest surprises I learned about sleep has nothing to do with caffeine...
or blue light...
or your mattress.

It has to do with bedtime.

Many adults over 50 naturally start feeling sleepy earlier in the evening. Maybe around 8:00 or 8:30.

But instead of going to bed, they fight it.

"It's too early."

So they watch another episode. Scroll a little longer. Wait until 10:30 because that's when they've always gone to bed.

The problem?

By then, they may have already missed their body's strongest natural window for falling asleep.

One of the interesting things that happens as we age is that our internal clock often shifts earlier. That's biology—not a lack of discipline.

Oftentimes the better strategy isn't forcing yourself to stay awake.
It's giving yourself permission to work with your body instead of against it.

That doesn't mean everyone should go to bed at 8 PM. But if your body has been telling you it's ready to sleep earlier... it might be worth listening.

Sometimes better sleep isn't about trying harder.

It's about better timing.