ultimately I believe that artificial enzymes will unlock the secret to eternal life, I do not think I will be around to see that, yes, you can certainly 'set yourself up for success' by understanding nutrition and trying to make sure the chemistry set that is your body gets the right access to the stuff it needs to operate your biochemistry, which has a large influence over physical and mental well being.

What are your thoughts on telomere extension? I feel like a combo of the two fields will have great results.

seems like a good avenue to explore, http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101128/full/news.2010.635.ht... there seems to be a fair bit we don't know about telemerase, well, lots I don't know! http://www.jneurosci.org/content/22/24/10710.short http://molehr.oxfordjournals.org/content/3/9/769.short

"Resveratrol is a stilbenoid, commonly found in grapes and in the roots of the Japanese Knotweed during stress and bacterial or fungial infection. In mouse and rat experiments, resveratrol has been shown to play a role in telomere lengthening, telomerase activity enhancement, blood sugar-lowering, inhibition of platelet aggregation, promotion of vasodilation by enhancing the production of NO and have anti-inflammatory properties."

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2016/0030530.html

where can I read more about this?

Google "Psychoneuroimmunology" for the mental health implications and "Neuroimmunology" for the broader physical ones.

thank you