Epigenetic Clocks for Testing Your Biological Age
Epigenetic clocks have become established as robust measures of chronological age, surpassing telomere length as the best age predictor.
Epigenetic clocks have become established as robust measures of chronological age, surpassing telomere length as the best age predictor.
One of the most popular herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus root is marketed as a “life-prolonging” tonic.
Dr. Dean Ornish publishes the first randomized controlled trial investigating whether a plant-based diet and lifestyle program may reverse the course of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Based on a study of thousands of twin pairs, only about 25 percent of the difference in lifespan among people is genetically determined.
Not all plant foods are linked to less cellular aging based on telomere attrition, and not all animal foods are linked to more.
The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of plant-based diets may explain why they can effectively reverse cellular aging by elongating telomeres.
Is the reversal of cellular aging Dr. Dean Ornish demonstrated with lifestyle changes due to the plant-based diet, the exercise or just to the associated weight loss?
Dr. Dean Ornish showed that his plant-based diet, exercise, and stress management intervention could in effect reverse the aging of our DNA. What effect might the stress management component have had?