Cancer Chronic Disease Quality of Life 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 23, 2024
Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer. While the exact genes that result in such life extensions are debated, one thing is clear: They all share one thing in common. They get the diseases of ageing about 20 to 25 years later than everyone else. Much later onset of disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Although not generally considered a condition that can kill you, it can certainly impact your quality of life and limit the activities you do on a daily basis. There are various stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is more recently known as MAFLD - Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 23, 2024
While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. NOTHING else in healthcare can offer these levels of life extension. N Engl J Med.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 12, 2024
Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Longer life. Less major diseases earlier in life. Therefore, even if living longer is not a priority, delaying the onset of a major chronic disease should be. Less gastroesophageal reflux disease. More movement.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Share Why you die earlier is likely down to the earlier onset of the two major diseases that are the leading causes of death worldwide: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer. A diagnosis of diabetes in your 30s is associated with about a FOUR TIMES higher risk of both cardiovascular and cancer mortality.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Lower levels of muscle mass are strongly linked to a shorter life and higher rates of major chronic diseases such as diabetes 2. Strength Muscle strength also declines precipitously throughout life, and lower levels of muscle strength may have an even greater impact on how long you live than muscle mass alone 4.
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