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WHAT IS YOUR TRUE AGE? BIOLOGICAL VS. CHRONOLOGICAL AGE Measuring life for the world

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Page 1: What is your true age?

WHAT IS YOUR TRUE AGE?

BIOLOGICAL VS.CHRONOLOGICAL AGE

Measuring life for the world

Page 2: What is your true age?

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.

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WHAT CAN SHORTEN YOUR TELOMERES?

LIFESTYLE HABITS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSGENETICS

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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.

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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

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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