From my own experience, most of what people attribute to “natural aging” is combined damage of poor fitness and obesity/too much body fat.

A woman at work the other day commented, “You seem to be aging in reverse.” She’s not wrong; I look younger than I did a year ago because my face is tauter and more delineated (when you work out, even muscles in your face get a bit larger), and my increased red meat protein consumption has probably helped, too.

Sure, I know I will eventually age and die. It’s inevitable. But there’s no reason to welcome the reaper in and hand him a scythe, as most people seem willing enough to do.