Sven Vandenberghe
2 min readMay 2, 2024

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When I was 11 I had ALM, took nearly two years hospitak, chemo, and stemcell transplantation to get me back on the recovery track.

Due to that experience where I'm grateful for today, I gained much life experience and motivation. But, at the time I didn't know where to focus on. I did everything, lifting weights, some football, and wild partying (That includes the double D).

Sleep was nearly not existing.

I thought I was living life at it fullest, but I was killing myself.

I got my life back on track about a decade later, started with reducing the partying, then researched sleep psychology tremendously and self-experimented to solve my sleep problem, which I managed to do so.

Today at the age if 37 I'm 20% stronger than I was 18 while nearly the same weight as when I was 20. My diet is much better. And I still lift weights daily, and even implemented some more variation exercises.

I know the chemo treatment from back in the day had a serious impact on my body, probably most impactful on my heart. I notice today It seems as I always have a difficult time to built endurance and become conditioned.

Chances are back then my metabolic age has been increased significantly. And I've been battling against it ever since, perhaps eeaching a point today where I'm somewhere equalizing that age.

I'm a firm believer that we underestimate the power our mind plays for longevity.

Any chance you could eleborate on this Dr?

I would like to hear your opinion on this, if what I say holds ground in any way?

Great article shared here.

Thanks,

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Sven Vandenberghe
Sven Vandenberghe

Written by Sven Vandenberghe

The Wirting Philomath - Absorb, Read, Write, Sleep, Exercise, Thrive!

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