If you heard of calorie restriction with optimal nutrition (CRON) for prolonging your lifespan, but you’re hesitant about restricting calories and/or you feel overwhelmed by the rising cost of groceries, then this article on the 80/20 of superfoods is for you! Because you can always make better choices. Here are my 80/20 of superfoods which…… Continue reading The 80/20 of Superfoods: Maximizing Nutrition Without Breaking the Bank
Eaten alive: the double-edged sword of autophagy
I can’t believe how many months I procrastinated in writing this blog post. Among deadlines and diaper changes, it just took me that much time to put my thoughts in order regarding a part of aging that I thought was crystal clear: aging leads to slow clearance therefore autophagy induction must always be a good…… Continue reading Eaten alive: the double-edged sword of autophagy
How to divide and conquer aging by tackling rare diseases
This blog post is not an argument for reductionism. Instead, it is an argument for speeding up treatments that work in the case of a complex disease like aging. While demand for such treatments exists, anti-aging clinical trials are extremely rare. Elderly patients are the most complex ones of all – it is what intellectually…… Continue reading How to divide and conquer aging by tackling rare diseases
3 Ways You Can Tackle Age-related Fibrosis
One of the most disturbing symptoms that occur with aging is rigidity. Humans become stiffer with age, not only in mentality but also physically. Flexibility is in short supply with age as fibroblasts get activated for any tiny injury and respond by excessively depositing extracellular matrix components. For this reason alone, fibrosis – especially excessive…… Continue reading 3 Ways You Can Tackle Age-related Fibrosis