Cats also living longer? Probably. The new feline AIM (Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage) treatment is in clinical trials which are supposed to wrap up this year. If they pan out the treatment could significantly lengthen our tabby’s lives by prevent chronic kidney disease, thereby extending their lives and quality of life. The hype is that the treatment might increase […]
DNA, Epigenetics, and DNA Methylation** are terms you’ll often hear in longevity discussions. Thinking of them as parts of a pop song’s creation process can help make sense of what they mean: ⠀Of course, this analogy simplifies the science, but it helps explain statements like: “Consuming large amounts of raw vegetables may reduce aging via […]
Happy New Years everyone! May all your resolutions hold beyond the first month. 🙂 If you have trouble making that happen, let me know. I can help.
It’s a time to indulge in some some non-longevity goodies and I hope you are. As Roy Walford once said: “All things in moderation, including moderation!”.
In Ernest Hemingway’s iconic 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises, the character Mike Campbell is asked how he went bankrupt. His reply is simple yet profound: “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” This phrase aptly describes how many people experience serious health crises. They go through life willfully neglecting critical aspects of their health, […]
The Rejuvenation Olympics is an informal competition where participants compete to get either their “biological age“ as far below their chronological age as they can or to get their rate of aging as low as they can. They accomplish this through a variety of supplements and diet and exercise routines. How to Compete You must […]