The key to staving off muscle atrophy and loss of bone mineral density is doing high-impact training and weightlifting at least a couple times per week, while maintaining proper form to avoid injury. The digestive system also becomes less efficient at absorbing some nutrients so you have to increase protein intake in order to have the necessary building blocks for repairing damaged muscle tissue.
What does "lift" even mean where there is no objective "down"?
Protein/calorie restricted diet is observed to slow down aging in rats in laboratory conditions, i.e. which make no other changes to their presumably sedentary lifestyles.
Protein restriction in humans is only recommended if you have some chronic kidney disease. If I remember right, most people don't consume enough protein to need to restrict in this case either.
Of course some people start from a higher baseline and so a slight loss of intellect is less noticeable.
* A healthy and controlled diet.
* Regular activity of various kinds.
* A inclusive and healthy social life.
* A positive frame of mind with less worries.
The above may seem simplistic, but if you think about it that is all it takes.
This is a beautiful and powerful example that eloquently supports your point ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0eFx5a-FMg
anecdotally from what you’ve observed, would you recommend strength training as a way to build/keep muscle more functional as you age?