Take life seriously… but not too seriously.
When I moved to Italy and began shaping my longevity and healthspan strategy, I imagined it would be all sunshine, olive oil, and good genes.
Then reality knocked: longevity isn’t just about eating sardines and walking to the bar every morning (though both help). It’s about understanding decades of science, tracking hundreds of variables, and making daily decisions that can add — or subtract — years from your life.
Here’s the problem: if I had to collect, read, and analyze all the relevant research myself, it would take longer than I statistically have left to live. By the time I finished reading, I’d be an antique with excellent knowledge but limited practical use.
That’s where AI — and specifically ChatGPT — changed everything.
1. AI as My Lifelong Research Partner
ChatGPT can read thousands of studies, process conflicting data, and summarize it into something I can actually use — often in minutes.
Want to know whether polyphenols in EVOO are worth the hype? AI can pull the science, explain the mechanisms, and even suggest how to drizzle it on my salad without turning it into a calorie bomb.
2. AI as My Personal Filter Against Pseudoscience
The internet is full of wellness advice — some of it brilliant, much of it creative fiction. AI helps me filter the signal from the noise, cross-checking claims against reputable sources so I don’t end up spending my retirement savings on Himalayan moon dust supplements.
3. AI as My Creative Collaborator
It’s not just the science. AI helps me write La Longevità posts, design the TarCasso Longevity Quiz, and even create recipes that balance health benefits with “Yes, I still want this to taste good”. Without AI, this blend of research, creativity, and communication simply wouldn’t happen on this scale.
4. The Time Advantage
The biggest win? AI compresses decades of trial-and-error into actionable advice I can use today.
This isn’t about cheating life’s clock — it’s about not wasting time reinventing the wheel when I could be walking in the sun, cooking dinner, or having un caffè Americano under the raised eyebrows of my local barista.
5. The Bigger Picture
If AI can help me fine-tune my own longevity strategy, imagine what it can do for public health, nutrition policy, and medical research. It’s like having an infinite library, a statistician, a chef, and a slightly sarcastic life coach — all in one.
The bottom line: Without AI, there is no TarCasso and no La Longevità as you know it. The project is a collaboration between human curiosity and machine intelligence — and that’s exactly how I like it.
So, here’s my advice for life and longevity:
Eat well.
Move often.
Sleep deeply.
Laugh at least once a day.
And don’t be afraid to let a friendly algorithm help you live longer.
