Life, Health, and Commitment

“Living longer, but with less suffering: living longer, but healthier” seems to be the mantra of the increasingly more people who are interested in changing their life and habits in order to be as well as possible and to be the best version of themselves. In summary: we want to be happy. Aristotle already said, “the end of human life is goodness and happiness.” And it is true that small daily changes produce great transformations when sustained over time. Activity molds the morphology of those who practice it, which is why we do not find marathon runners, ballet dancers, or high jumpers who are overweight. In all these cases, what is seen on the outside is the result of internal changes that occur without being immediately perceived, but which are emergent and transformative.

Eating, resting adequately, and having a positive and generous attitude towards life are the three pillars that can support a full life. This is affirmed by Davis Sinclair, a prominent scientist and professor at the Harvard Medical School, an expert in genetics and longevity. Eating well is fundamental, but without the other two pillars, the building that we are will not stand. In the work titled “A Happy Gut,” Doctor de la Puerta talks about mental health and its repercussion on the microbiota, and states something surprising; today we know that mental health does not depend only on what happens in our brain, since the head is not the only cognitive organ, and that the gut is permanently storing information, remembering and feeling, she adds what I consider to be the most surprising: it also thinks for itself.

Undertaking a rejuvenation therapy is making a commitment to ourselves, it is trying not to let ourselves down, to be faithful to our person. Moreover, it is necessarily multifactorial, since otherwise, we would fall into a sterile reductionism that would not allow us to see the human being in a holistic way. Let’s take an example; we know from numerous studies that butyrate is an anti-inflammatory substance produced by bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum, Eubacterium rectale, Faecalibacterium praunitzii, or some strains of Bifidobacterium, among others. Butyrate is a substance that collaborates in our health and that even, after a myocardial infarction, helps us recover much sooner, as was published in Nature on November 9, 2023. But if we lead a stressed and stressful life, if we do not know how to set limits or enjoy the here and now, what good will the wonder that is butyrate do us. Therefore, Mila Cano medical centers do not limit themselves to adapting a diet in a personalized way, or a work plan, we get involved with our patients so that their life can be the best possible version, we help them to have a greater commitment with themselves.

Antonio López Postigo
Clinical dietitian and nutritional advisor of CLÍNICAS MILA CANO