I am not going to rehash all of the things I have said about telomerase activation and cancer in the past because there is too much new stuff to tell you about. But I will remind you that cancer has a nasty and unique ability to amplify telomerase expression in just about every way you …
Ok you’ve seen me beat up on the QPCR as a tool for accurate assessment of telomere length in the recent Ornish study. To my mind that was the absolute worst use of that technology and it invalidates much of what the authors concluded primarily because the study was so small and did not correlate …
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 …
Scientists are by nature skeptics. Usually it takes more than one positive result and one positive study to convince them. There is no set number of studies you need to do to sway scientific opinion and quiet naysayers. More often than not, it depends as much on opinion and bias of the so-called scientific community. …
Yet another study connects human lifespan with telomere length Read More »
In my most recent blog, The Monster is Not Born Immortal, I discussed in real time the results of Dr Maria Blasco’s most recent paper using both telomerase over expression and Calorie Restriction. As usual, I got a bevy of comments, many of which were nasty grams and did not get published for that reason, …
Telomere maintenance – We who are about to die Salute You Read More »
Bottom line of this whole blog: Supplemental Telomerase Activation is Required for increases in Longevity whether you calorie restrict or not. There are probably three or four studies now that show one simple irrefutable fact: you must turn on and increase telomerase expression to improve longevity. Most of them have come from Maria Blasco’s lab in …
Life without Twinkies – Calorie restriction and Telomerase Read More »
We were in the middle of an important conversation when the call came in. Jack, I will call him, was a middle aged business man, who had a proposition for me that was supposed to revolutionize my business and my life. The call interrupted his presentation for about 2 minutes, but in that time I …
I have been seeing this headline circulating a lot lately – “Telomeres are the new cholesterol”. I actually know where it came from and the people who are responsible for its creation and circulation. These people are very smart and well meaning. But in their attempts to educate the public as to the very real …
Why telomeres are not the new cholesterol – YET! Read More »
I got a very interesting question from a good friend, customer and reader the other day that I wanted to share with you. “Doc, does the parasympathetic nervous system (SLUDD) use fat as fuel? Is it a stretch? To conclude that relaxation, such as meditation uses or operates in the parasympathetic nervous system? If so, …
I wanted to let you know about a couple of areas that are truly exploding in terms of knowledge, understanding and most of all direct application to your health, well being and longevity. These are the areas I will be writing about in my emails and blogs to keep you updated. I also wanted to …