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Is aging a disease or a natural process?
With all the negative chatter in the world today, I try to promote and circulate positive, informative, uplifting, and helpful content.
So here we go…
Aging is the time-related deterioration of the physiological functions necessary for survival and reproduction. By medical definition, aging qualifies as a medical condition, because “it causes pain, suffering, and death”.
Today there’s a world-renowned expert that has the scientific data that proves age reversal is possible!
David Sinclair, PhD is a professor in the area of aging research at Harvard medical school. He has been teaching for the last 16 years at Harvard medical school with a focus on the biology of aging. He is recognized as a possibility THE world’s leading authority on how and why we age.
Sinclair and his team provide concrete advice to both slow and reverse aging, enhance the quality of health and increase lifespan. His gold is to keep people healthier longer.
Dr. Sinclair is the founder and co-founder of numerous bio-technology companies.
Time Magazine list Dr. Sinclair as one of the “100 most influential people in the world today “.
Some Easy Blood Tests For You
Sinclair explains that as we age, blood testing is important so you can take action.
Additional blood testing does not promote nor identify “longevity biomarkers” in the blood. Traditional blood testing is intended to find an illness not prevent it.
To live a long healthy life it is important and easy to monitor certain blood biomarkers in order to proactively make adjustments or corrections where needed. These bio- markers change over time. They change in response to lifestyle, food and drink, activity levels, stress management, and the quality of your sleep.
Your body has 2 ages, biological and chronological
Biological age: Your biological age is a reflection of your health and vitality. Certain biomarkers can determine a person’s biological age.
Chronological age: Your chronological age reflects your calendar time since birth.
Based on your lifestyle, food, and diet your biological age, (also known as your internal age), will reflect an age potentially older or younger than your chronological age.
Today’s research on aging is incredibly fascinating. Dr. Sinclair has proven by practicing certain lifestyles and dietary habits you can produce a biological age much younger than your chronological age!
My personal biological age ranges between 15 to 20 years younger than my chronological age.
The range difference is based on what protocol is used to measure the biomarkers. This is incredibly exciting for a 66-year-old guy.
5 key biomarkers to test
- C- reactive protein,(CRP),
- Monitor blood glucose,
- Low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size,
- Triglyceride
- Vitamin D
C-reactive proteins
C-reactive proteins is one of the biomarkers of inflammation in the body. Minor inflammation is a natural intrinsic way your immune system heels you from injuries and damaged cells. Information is vital in maintaining your body’s immune system.
However chronic inflammation is dangerous to your health and maybe the number one predictor of a future cardiac events.
Chronic inflammation is associated with heart disease much more so than the obsolete notion of blood lipid and balance.
Individuals with chronic inflammation for example all forms of arthritis should monitor your CRP level. Research also shows individuals on it or more likely to develop diabetes.
Maintaining acceptable CRP levels is fundamental to a healthier life.
Blood glucose
Your blood glucose indicates how your body is processing carbohydrates. If Glucose isn’t used for energy it binds to red blood cells Trugreen numerous impairment to metabolism.
Years of constant bombardment too much and or the wrong type of carbohydrates will essentially burn out the body‘s ability to properly metabolize glucose.
If detected via a blood test making directions to diet can often correct glucose imbalances. Both diabetes and a constantly fluctuating glucose level from eating too frequently decreased lifespan. This is why a intermittent fasting lifestyle proves is so beneficial. By avoiding calories for a block of time the metabolism avoid the constant bombardment.
Intermittent Fasting as it is a easy and effective way to optimize glucose utilization. Research shows that less glucose fluctuation (which is scientific talk for eating), results in both increase quality and quantity of life. Today´s research shows conclusively that avoiding glucose fluctuation, is linked to longevity.
LDL Cholesterol Particle Size
LDL (low density lipoprotein) is commonly referred to as the “bad cholesterol”, however, it undeservedly gets a bad rap. Let me explain, LDL cholesterol is essential, (which means essential for life), is necessary compound needed for the body to create hormones and all cell membranes. LDL level is not near as informational as the LDL particle size. There testing that measures size is needed. The size of LDL is far more important then a LDL number.
As mentioned earlier, chronic inflammation is damaging to the heart and arteries. LDL levels are greatly affected by stress and lifestyle.
Lifestyle has a greater influence on LDL cholesterol than dietary factors. This is the connection between stress and heart disease.
Triglycerides
Triglycerides are a type of fat in the body that reflects your body’s ability to metabolize carbohydrates for energy. If you consume a greater number of carbohydrates and Ore refined processed carbohydrates you will elevate your triglycerides level.
Often making the corrected food choices is all it takes to get your triglyceride readings in check.
High triglycerides research shows are likely to lead to atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. When the arteries become hard blood pressure elevates because your best way system has lost elasticity.
Today’s research shows elevated triglycerides as a greater risk factor elevated cholesterol.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D supplementation and longevity
Vitamin D helps increase the body‘s ability to absorb calcium nearby promoting bone density and strength as we age. Bone strength becomes critical in the second half of life.
Builds the immune system and reduces inflammation in the body. The immune system will decline with age and chronic inflammation is much more common as we grow older, thus the importance of vitamin D supplementation to enhancing these areas.
Studies have shown that supplementation of vitamin D will:
- Enhance protein synthesis promoting muscle mass and
- Slow the decline of the age-related testosterone level
- Improve the quality of sleep
Dr David Sinclair Tips For Longevity That You Can Start Today:
Intermittent fasting to control blood glucose fluctuation.
Stress management to influence low-density lipoprotein particle size. Quality sleep habits.
Conclusion
Bottom line is that David Sinclair has proven age reversal is possible. In the last 5 years, he and his team have constantly making new discoveries. However, to wrap up this blog, let’s talk about what you can do today while waiting for the approval process of some of these technologies
4 things you can start today to extend your life and elevate quality of health.
- Exercise that involves strength training, both upper and lower body large muscle that cause you to lose your breath where you need to rest to
- Practice an intermittent fasting lifestyle where you consume all of your calories within an 8-hour window this avoids constant glucose fluctuation. This science back behavior conclusively extends the life of all animals and humans that practice the intermittent fasting protocol. Click here for more insight on intermittent
- Use biomarker feedback
- Quality sleep, proactively take steps to improve your sleep quality, for example, one hour screen free before sleep, create a cool dark bedroom, practice any relaxation breathing exercise to assist you in falling asleep.