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Exercise and Telomeres: What Kind of Training Actually Protects Telomere Length
An ultra-runner and telomere expert on exercise and telomeres. Why endurance, strength, and intervals each matter, and what really protects telomere length.
Telomere Testing: How to Measure Telomere Length and What It Actually Tells You
Telomere testing measures your real biologic age. Here is how telomere length testing works, why the percentage of short telomeres beats the average, and how to read your…
The Truth about Telomerase activation and Resveratrol – The Long and Winding Road
I find myself saying the same thing over and over again and I still see the same baseless assumptions all over the internet. So, with my usual cut-through-the-BS…
Does being a fitness fanatic make you live longer?
Dr. Dave on the research linking extreme exercise to longevity. Where the J-curve bends and where dedicated lifters and runners get the dose wrong.
The sad failure of calorie restriction
I can’t say it’s a surprise that calorie restriction has failed to extend life in higher primates. It was at least successful in flies, worms and some lower…
How do telomeres protect the ends of the chromosome?
Telomeres protect the genetic information by multiple methods. First, as cited below, DNA polymerase cannot replicate the ends of the chromosome. DNA polymerase is actually “too large” to…
Don’t Swallow It!
This has been a gigantic week, for people like me at least. In the face of so much controversy about what I do and what I say and…
Does TA-65 Cause Cancer? What the Research Actually Shows
Does TA-65 cause cancer? A doctor reviews what the published research on telomerase activation and cancer risk actually shows, and what it does not.
Resveratrol and Telomeres: Does It Actually Work?
Does resveratrol affect telomeres? A telomere expert separates resveratrol hype from data, including the sirtuin story and what really protects telomere length.
When birds of a feather flock separately
Identical twin studies have been a favorite tool in the nature-versus-nurture debate for almost a century. If two people share 100 percent of their DNA but live different…
Is Spinach the New Broccoli?
I have written enough about broccoli over the years that some readers tease me about it. Broccoli is, in fact, one of the few foods that earns the…
Why not resveratrol?
Dr. Dave on resveratrol and why he does not include it in any of his formulas. What the human studies actually show and what the marketing leaves out.