A recent study out of Italy links statin drugs to increased telomerase activity and slower shortening of telomeres. If you read my blogs you know this is not the first time such an association has been found. Back in March of this year I reviewed another article predicting we would see more of this. And …
Statins and Human Aging- Big Pharma Jumps on Board? Read More »
Awhile back I sustained an injury that made me feel like I was 90. In spite of all the training supplements and coaching I have done and given I succumbed to a moment of weakness and “went for it” when I knew I should not have. The result was a several torn muscles in the …
Arguments continue among the best and brightest scientists concerning the question: Is aging unstoppable. If you think about it that question has already been answered in a functional way. There are several mammalian cell lines that have been made “immortal” simply by turning on telomerase and expressing it at a higher level than normal. Most surprising is …
I am not sure how many times I’ve said that longer telomeres protect against cancer. Probably almost as many times as I’ve had to refute someone saying “telomerase causes cancer therefore TA-65 might cause cancer.” Back in December 2010 JAMA a very drug centric Big Pharma supported journal published a study that associated short telomere …
The following questions were sent in concerning telomeres, telomerase, TA-65 and the Life Length assay as offered in the U. S. by adltests.com. Question 1: Is the database mainly constructed in the US? Answer: The database is worldwide but the bulk of the database comes from the U.S. The only lab currently offering the Life …
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A new study has linked the pain syndrome known as Fibromyalgia to shortened telomeres (biologic time clocks). I have already begun to get emails asking me if TA-65 will help this, due to the most recent information. Before I answer that question, a little background is in order. As you hopefully know already, the telomere …
Stem cells are often referred to as the “parts bag” of your body. When part of your body is damaged, there are two main avenues of repair – somatic cells and stem cells. Somatic cells are cells that are already at their final stage of evolution. Examples are mature heart, skin, liver and gut cells. …
We got this question through our book site. The answer, of course, is in the book reference section, but I have long ago given up on people doing anything more than wanting us to do all the work for them! “In your book, under ‘why is Co Q10 so important,’ you state, ‘some studies that …
I know a lot of amazing people in the telomere field. I have been honored to meet, speak and learn from all of them. But my favorite, as you may already know, is a young lady named Maria Blasco. I like Maria best for a bunch of reasons, not the least of which is she …
I published this in response to a blog touting the benefits of salivary testing from a company called TeloMe. I will use the same phrase I did when comparing the efficacy of other telomerase activators to TA-65. It went like this, “How much will people spend on something worthless to “save money”? Answer: About a …