Life extension means keeping yourself alive in a manner that is natural and typical – an average life with an above average life span. When you think about your life in physical terms it is that time between birth and death, extending that time would be some manner in which you would live longer than normal. Sounds like an obvious point being made but certainly not when you consider the complexity of what is required for healthy life extension.
Speaking as a cynic, the term life extension was created as a marketing phrase in order to sell various anti aging vitamins and supplements. Take my product and you can extend your life! Manufacturers of health supplements earn their daily bread by inventing terminology and slogans like life extension. However, through advanced research and study of the aging human, the term life extension has come to mean much more. Some dramatic evidence is beginning to come to light that displays breakthrough results concerning longevity and life extension, adding years to your “predisposed biological time clock”.
Only the most suspicious and cynical people would ignore the evidence that certain anti aging and longevity products actually do aid in extending a person’s life. There really are some advanced medical techniques in the works, and health supplements already on the shelf, that will aid us in living a longer life. Let us look at some life extension products that have consumers buzzing.
CoQ10 – is a nutrient that already resides in each cell of our body. CoQ10 is found in certain foods such as meat and fish.
Not only does CoQ10 have a large part to do with our vitality and the energy within our cells, it is thought to be a potent antioxidant, important for the ongoing battle against free radical oxidation in our bodies. Those who ingest CoQ10 cite a substantial increase in their energy levels.
Melatonin – is discharged from our pineal gland naturally and aids in the maintenance of our tissue, assisting to keep it renewed and youthful. It is a powerful antioxidant and works at the molecular level to protect our DNA. There is some data suggesting melatonin is helpful to the immune system. This hormone is known to aid in repairing and regenerating damaged cells, without it internal systems are impaired.
Melatonin has shown it can improve sleep quality by as much as sixty percent and aids in the ability to fall asleep faster. There are studies that imply low melatonin levels may advance the cause of breast cancer but certainly discuss this with a physician first. Researchers have claimed to link night time exposure to light to breast cancer growth. The cause was suspected to be artificial light interfering with a women’s ability to produce melatonin, it regulates your systems day and night time rhythms.
There is little question that certain hormones play a large role in life extension.
DHEA – is a hormonal steroid, and is related to testosterone and estrogen. It is derived from cholesterol and controlled by the adrenal glands, which are found above a person’s kidneys.
Animal trials have displayed DHEA aiding in the prevention or commencement of some cancers, arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, deadly viral infections, reduced immunity levels, diabetes and morbid weight gain.
There are numerous health supplements that one can and should be taking when they reach a certain age to preserve their health and replenish their disappearing hormones and body nutrients. This will aid in maintaining an individual’s health and keeping them that way until more spectacular longevity methods are perfected.
The Future Of Life Extension
Certain farsighted thinkers believe today that the future holds enormously beneficial techniques and medicines that will provide health and longevity to those who desire an extended life. Cutting edge science and medical discoveries hold amazing promise and how you respond right now will determine your ability to reap the rewards of this advanced clinical research.
There are people with knowledge of anti aging and have “seen” the future through microscopes and lab animals and these individuals plan on living forever. Not immortalized by their research but rather living longer healthier lives BECAUSE of their research. These visionaries know that if they can keep their bodies in decent condition for another twenty or so years, nanotechnology and related bioscience will have advanced to the point of being able to regenerate, regrow or replace body parts as they wear out.
Clinical studies and medical science have convinced these deep thinkers they can take full advantage of life extension techniques if they pay attention to the following.
- Working aggressively to slow down their age progression by eating well balanced diets, consuming the correct vitamins and minerals and working on getting enough exercise. The idea is to live for at least the next twenty years so by that time biotech and nanotech will have advanced to the point that our body parts can be replaced when required.
- Knowing that stem cell research and medical biotech studies will enable us to alter our genetic code and proteins so that we will be able to impact our existing health and potentially reverse the aging process or at the very least slow it down significantly. The human genome is already mapped and because of this, we can now determine the specific roles of our genes. Current research is working on ways to manipulate and modify these genes to our advantage.
- We can already regrow teeth; speculative research displays potential in growing organs from stem cells and tissue rebirth. We may be able to eventually regrow missing appendages and all of this without worry of rejection.
- Nanotechnology will give us the opportunity to regenerate, one molecule at a time, our entire body! Scientists are currently researching “intelligent cells” and this has real promise. These intelligent cells will be acting in reality as miniscule computers that will seek out, destroy cancerous cells, and regenerate any diseased cells. What was pure science fiction forty years ago will be a reality in the next twenty or thirty years so be sure to take care of yourself until that time arrives.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009
Bioscience, Immortality, Longevity