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4 Ways to Prevent Premature Ageing
Let’s face it, none of us can escape the end. There’s a comforting inevitability surrounding death, providing our last few years are not spent in pain or misery.
What if we could guarantee excellent health, right up to the moment of death?
Imagine how much happier we would all be if our final years were active and productive, not to mention the enormous saving on healthcare and specialist accommodation.
The pursuit of anti-ageing products has driven the pharmaceutical industry for decades. Even before the advent of industrialised research and development teams, travelling snake oil pedlars sold magical elixirs that claimed to prolong life or reverse the effects of ageing. The truth is that no amount of moisturiser or tonics can prevent ill-health or the gradual decline of our tissues and organs.
How do cells age?
The mechanics of ageing are complex and are influenced by a great many personal factors, making it difficult for any drug to halt the deterioration. Our body’s ability to repair itself relies on creating an exact copy of DNA for the new cell. Each time the cell divides, the protective end caps on our chromosomes, or telomeres, get a little shorter until they are no longer able to function. This is called the Hayflick Limit, after the American anatomist, Leonard Hayflick. When the cell can no…