There’s a really cool movement happening right now: younger people in their 20s and 30s are starting to think about longevity. And I think that’s awesome—because that’s truly when it begins.
This earlier stage of life is the perfect time to build the foundation for a long, healthy, and deeply rewarding life. The habits you create now can profoundly shape your energy, vitality, and wellbeing for decades to come.
So what are the things I recommend to people in their 20s and 30s who want to live long, vibrant lives? Here are some of my top tips:
Drink Enough (of the RIGHT Kind of) Water
I’m telling you—it's easy to tell when people are well-hydrated. They have more luminous skin, healthier joints, and are less inclined to lose height as they age. Even their hair has more luster, and their teeth tend to be in better shape.
A great rule of thumb: drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day. It’s an incredibly simple practice, but the benefits are massive. Drinking enough water keeps you youthful, helps your brain function better, and strengthens your immune system. It supports every system in your body.
And it’s not just about how much water you drink—it’s also about the kind of water you’re drinking. I recommend prioritizing clean, mineral-rich water—preferably filtered to remove contaminants but still containing the trace minerals your body needs.
If you want to take your hydration to the next level, it is best to drink purified, structured water. This is water in its most bioavailable form. It's been shown to better support cellular function, energy transfer, and even mitochondrial health. You can enhance your water by adding minerals, vortexing it, using certain glassware, or even spending time in nature, where exposure to sunlight and natural frequencies and infrared energy can help energize and structure the water which can impart its energy when it enters your body.
So yes—drink more water, but also drink better water. Your body will feel the difference.
Eat Organic Whole Foods
The less exposure you have to pesticides, additives, dyes, and other harmful chemicals throughout your life, the healthier you’re going to be. When you eat organic whole foods, you reduce dissonance in your system and flood your body with nutrients—trace minerals, bioflavonoids, and other essentials that keep everything functioning smoothly.
When these nutrients come from your diet in their natural form, your body knows exactly what to do with them. It’s one of the easiest and most powerful ways to invest in your long-term health.
Establish Healthy Lifestyle Habits
One of the most foundational longevity practices you can establish in your 20s and 30s is prioritizing sleep and movement—and not just casually, but with respect for what these habits are doing at a cellular level.
Getting enough high-quality sleep is not optional if you want to live a long, vibrant life. Sleep is when your brain detoxifies, your nervous system recalibrates, and your cells repair and regenerate. It directly supports cognitive health, immune resilience, and metabolic balance—all of which are crucial for healthy aging. Chronic sleep deprivation, on the other hand, accelerates mitochondrial dysfunction, increases inflammation, and taxes nearly every system in the body.
And that brings us to one of the most important concepts in longevity: mitochondrial health. I often say, we age because our mitochondria age. These tiny energy factories in your cells dictate how well your body functions, how much energy you have, and how resilient your system is to stress and degeneration.
The good news is that we can actively support our mitochondria through exercise. But it’s not just about cardio—although aerobic movement does help improve oxygen delivery and circulation. What’s equally important is muscle-building exercise. Resistance training stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis, meaning your body produces more—and healthier—mitochondria. This leads to more efficient energy production, better cellular signaling, and protection against age-related decline.
When you consistently move your body and prioritize sleep, you’re literally shaping your future health. You’re preserving energy pathways, stabilizing your mood, protecting your brain, and maintaining a body that can carry you through life with less pain, less breakdown, and more vitality.
And it shows. You can see it in the people who commit to these habits early—their posture, their skin, the way they move, the way they glow. There’s a coherence and vitality in their system that’s hard to miss.
Do Deep Inner Work
This is so important. If you want to live a long, healthy life, you must also address your emotional and energetic health. That means doing the deep psychological work to resolve trauma and process stored emotions.
Childhood traumas, unmetabolized emotions, and past experiences that haven't been integrated can linger in your energetic system. If left unattended, they create dissonance over time—like a foggy lens through which you view the world.
That fog can distort your perceptions, your relationships, and even your creativity. It affects your physical health and your ability to fully enjoy your life.
Doing this inner work can dramatically shift your experience of the world—and it’s one of the most powerful longevity practices you can adopt early on.
Reduce Your Toxic Load
Reducing exposure to toxins is key. Start with your food, but don’t stop there. Look at your personal care products, the cleaning products you use in your home, and even your electromagnetic environment.
We’re surrounded by chemical toxins and electromagnetic toxins—things like Wi-Fi routers, smart meters, and dirty electricity. One of the easiest changes you can make? Turn off your Wi-Fi at night. This gives your body a cleaner environment to restore itself while you sleep.
Your body is always responding to its environment, so the fewer stressors and toxins it has to manage, the more energy it can direct toward healing, growing, and thriving.
Track and Test to Optimize
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Consider getting a hormone panel early in life to establish your healthy baseline—this gives you something to refer back to and helps catch imbalances before they become problems.
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Test for heavy metals, mycotoxins, pesticides, and industrial toxicants to better tailor your detoxification protocols.
One comprehensive option: the Vibrant Wellness Total Tox Burden test—a powerful tool to assess your overall toxic load and guide your next steps toward deeper healing and resilience.
The Future You Starts Now
Longevity isn’t about waiting for something to go wrong and then fixing it. And it isn’t something that magically happens in the future. It’s something you build, layer by layer, with every choice you make. It's about living with intention—starting now.
The habits you build today, the choices you make in your 20s and 30s, shape the vitality, clarity, and freedom you’ll experience for decades to come. This is your opportunity to invest in a future that feels good to live in. One that’s strong, resilient, and full of life. Start now. Your future self will thank you.
If you are interested in working with our doctors to evaluate and optimize your health on a deeper level, please contact our Patient Care Concierge. You may call 415-729-0449 X 123 or email Concierge@jyzen.com to begin your journey to better health today.