PERSONAL VIEWPOINT Epigenetics, Hormones & Hope It’s never to late to LIVE your dreams, not just DREAM them.

Ever buy into the American hypnotic spell that only youth is better? Consider this. My dear friend and I worked out together. Liz is an iconic physical therapist who really knows the secrets of the body. She’s a deep, insightful woman. After critiquing each other’s gym postures and laughing a lot, we cooled off over protein shakes. We started talking about the wisdom that is unveiled after being in practice for many years for her, almost thirty years, and for me, over 40. Liz said something that was a mental shape-shifter. “You know, when you’re young, you can’t see the bigger picture. The young,” Liz smiled, “are at a tremendous disadvantage.”