Don't Ignore Your Body's 'Check Engine' Light

Most of us treat our bodies like machines that should just keep running.

You wouldn't drive your car 100,000 miles without changing the oil. Yet we expect our bodies to handle decades of stress, processed food, and interrupted sleep without any kind of maintenance protocol.

The body doesn't break down randomly; it fails in a predictable manner after we've ignored its signals for months or years.

I see this constantly - high performers pushing through fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, poor sleep. They assume if they just work harder or add another supplement, things will improve. That's not how biology works.

Your body has repair systems built in. They're designed to clear metabolic waste, repair damaged tissue, and reset hormone levels. But those systems need the right conditions to actually complete their work.

When you skip the maintenance, the backlog grows. That's when people hit 40 or 50 and suddenly feel like everything is falling apart at once. It didn't happen overnight. It's been accumulating.

I wrote Young at Any Age: How to Feel Younger, Longer because too many people are suffering unnecessarily. It demonstrates how small, consistent healthy habits in diet, activity, rest, and lifestyle can clear your body's backlog and build life-long wellness and vitality. Subtle physical or emotional signs (like fatigue, pain, or stress) are internal warnings that, if ignored or left unchecked, can lead to serious breakdowns. The book lays out the complete system for maintaining your body so you can extend your healthspan instead of just surviving longer.