what is your true age?
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WHAT IS YOUR TRUE AGE?
BIOLOGICAL VS.CHRONOLOGICAL AGE
Measuring life for the world
WHAT ARE TELOMERES?
TELOMERES ARE PROTECTIVECAPS AT THE END OF THE
CHROMOSOMES WHICH PROTECTTHEM FROM FUSIONS AND
DEGREDATION ENSURING CELLVIABILITY.
AS YOU GET OLDER,CELLS
NATURALLY DIVIDE AND TELOMERES
SHORTEN. CELLS STOP DUPLICATING
WHEN TELOEMERES BECOME TOO
SHORT. THEREFORE, TELOMERE
LENGTH IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN
EXCELLENT BIOMARKER FOR AGEING
AND AGERELATED DISEASES.
WHAT CAN SHORTEN YOUR TELOMERES?
LIFESTYLE HABITS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSGENETICS
SHORT TELOMERES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MANY AGE-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS CARDIOVASCULAR AND
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, DIABETES, INFERTILITY, ANDINFECTIOUS DISEASES. THEY HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY CANCERS AS WELL AS TO HIGHLEVELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR BIOLOGICAL AGE?
IT IS AN INDICATOR OF OVERALL GENERAL HEALTH
STATUS.
IT PERMITS US TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
THE LIFESTYLE HABITS THAT IMPACT AGING AND
AFFORDS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE APPROPRIATE
CHANGES AND BY PERIODIC RETESTING, MEASURE THE
RESULT.
IT WILL ALLOW FOR MORE PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
TREATMENT
LIFESTYLE HABITS THAT HELP SLOW TELOMERE ATTRITION
A HEALTHY DIET AND PROPER NUTRITION
EXERCISE REGULARLY
MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT
DON’T SMOKE
CONSUME ALCOHOL IN MODERATION
REDUCE OXIDATIVE STRESS
CORRECT MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
TAKE VITAMINS AND NUTRACEUTICALS WHEN
APPROPRIATE