David Kekich

The Day Everything Changed

July 7, 1978 started as just another day for Dave Kekich. He was working out in the gym without a care in the world. The next day, he found himself staring at a hospital room ceiling, connected to machines, unable to move anything below his arms.

In the twinkling of an eye, this long distance-running, weight-lifting, exercise fanatic became debilitated.

The Search for a Cure

He spent the next 15 months on a round-the-world odyssey, looking for a cure that didn't exist. Finally, he came back home to Pennsylvania. He spent the next 19 years raising money for paralysis research, with one main goal: to walk again.

Those agonizing years gave Kekich lots of time to think. And what he discovered was, "Sure, with all the technological breakthroughs, I will probably walk again. But will I be young enough to fully recover and enjoy life like I did before?"

The hard answer was "No."

A New Mission

However, he discovered that extending life spans and even recovering some youth may be even more possible than curing paralysis. Suddenly, Kekich's long-term goal of walking took a back seat to dramatic life extension.

If I could walk tomorrow, I'd still be faced with old age and all the horrible diseases of aging: cancer, heart disease, arthritis, stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, vision and hearing loss, osteoporosis, prostate problems, diabetes, loss of strength and energy and more.

The Wake-Up Call

"Aging related diseases lead to suffering and death. I got a good taste of this in 1998. My mother died unexpectedly. Then, one of my two aunts, three of my four uncles and one of my business partners and best friends suddenly followed. Early the next year, another aunt had a stroke. And my dad finally died a few months ago, after his brain slowly disintegrated, one of the country's four million Alzheimer's victims.

"The sad part is, people accept these tragedies and focus their lives on secondary comforts, diversions actually. Maybe that was necessary up till now. But I firmly believe that is no longer the case. Thanks to breakthroughs in computer science (research that took 10 years can now be done in an afternoon), genomics, proteonomics, nanotechnology and various biosciences, I believe that science finally has the tools to seriously attack the human aging problem."

Maximum Life Foundation

That's why Kekich formed the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Maximum Life Foundation, and moved across the country from Pennsylvania to California, to be closer to the biotech industry.

He says simply, "I'm 58 years old and can't afford to wait for someone else to slow the aging process. So I devoted my life to the life sciences."

Why This Matters

How often have you heard (or made) comments like, "Tell 'them' to hurry up with this or that." Or, "Why doesn't someone do something about it?" Well, says Dave, "I took up the challenge."

When asked why, he says, "What if I decided to wait for 'others' to do something about this 'aging business'? Sure, I could do that, knowing that there are groups like Life Extension Foundation spending millions and doing all the work. I could take the easy way out and let them do it all. So, let's say I do that. However, what if one year before a life extension breakthrough one of the aging related diseases catches up to me? Then I suffer and die. But what if, by my getting involved, I help in some small way to speed up research by just one or two years. It might literally make the difference between life and death for me and millions of others.

Picture this: let's say that an accelerated breakthrough gives me another ten healthy robust years. The next breakthrough might come just five years later. Because medical knowledge doubles approximately every four years now, and soon it will be three years, then two and so forth, that one extra year you added to your life positions you to enjoy who knows how many more years.

You Can Start Today

Kekich pointed out we don't even have to wait for that first breakthrough. Right now, with simple life-style changes and taking supplements, you may be able to add up to 5, 10 or even 15 more vibrant disease-free years to your expected life span.

"We think science will be able to avoid and cure all diseases, but I believe it will also be able to reverse many of the ravages of aging. In other words, we can extend the years when we feel healthy and vibrant rather than decrepit."

About Smart, Strong and Sexy at 100

What would you do with an extra twenty or thirty youthful energetic years? What would you give for them? Imagine being Smart, Strong and Sexy at 100. Find out why this is your destiny.

Someday we will look back on history with no personal understanding or empathy for human aging and how it once ravaged bodies and minds. We will read about it much like we now read of 27 year lifespans, scurvy, the plague, beriberi and primitive surgery and dentistry. That "someday" may well be in your personal future.

This book explains how you can live long enough to enjoy a vibrant, prosperous, open-ended (yes, open-ended) lifespan from technologies being developed today. Before you know it, 100 will be the new 50.

Kekich's Credo: 100 Success Secrets

One of Dave's great legacies is Kekich's Credo which consist of 100 "success secrets" that he wrote and compiled as a result of his life experiences. They are priceless. Reading and applying them every day will give you insight, clarity, and a positive effect in every aspect of your life... from your business to your personal life.