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The fountain of youth. A mystical fountain that stops the aging process so you can stay forever young. Well, no one’s found it quite yet, but we’re getting close! Aging can be prolonged even more today than it was just a few years ago. But these new findings may accelerate anti-aging research even further.
We’ve got everything under the sun from superfoods that annihilates free radicals to super-duper skin care products that keep your skin so moist and hydrated that if you wring your hands together you can actually squeeze water out. Then there’s the ultimate nip and tuck makeover where you can look like any cartoon character with your skin pulled back so tight that it looks like you’ve been stuck in a wind tunnel for a day.
In a world where Hugh Hefner can be with multiple girls at his age with a little pharmaceutical help, you gotta to wonder what’s next. HGH (Human Growth Hormones)? Well I know Sly Stallone will probably swear by it! Although the long term side effects are still unknown, the quest and desire for attaining youth may be far greater than the consequences.
I live in LA, the land of the beautiful (at any cost), and where the episodes of Nip Tuck aren’t that far from the reality. My neighbors all look like Ken and Barbie, or rather Paris, Nicole, Lindsay, Brad, and or whoever garners the latest cover of Us Weekly. Now, living in LA does have it’s advantages—it definitely keeps you motivated to stay in shape since it’s beach weather practically all year long here. More importantly though, it keeps me in the loop of what the next thing is in the fast paced world of health, fitness, and beauty.
The latest thing I heard about was a chemical called resveratol. Now, I just heard about it and didn’t really know much about it, until I read an article in the New York Times. Here’s the skinny: Unlike botox, resveratol doesn’t come from a deadly nerve killing toxin, but rather from the skin of grapes. Apparently it has a couple of potent effects, most notably that it helps neutralize the effects that fatty foods have on our bodies and it triggers a group of proteins that control cellular metabolism. In short, it effectively slows down the cellular aging processes. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
A new insight into the reason for aging has been gained by scientists trying to understand how resveratrol, a minor ingredient of red wine, improves the health and lifespan of laboratory mice. They believe that the integrity of chromosomes is compromised as people age, and that resveratrol works by activating a protein known as sirtuin that restores the chromosomes to health.
The finding, published online Wednesday in the journal Cell, is from a group led by David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School. It is part of a growing effort by biologists to understand the sirtuins and other powerful agents that control the settings on the living cell’s metabolism, like its handling of fats and response to insulin.
Researchers are just beginning to figure out how these agents work and how to manipulate them, hoping that they can develop drugs to enhance resistance to disease and to retard aging.
Of course, the research is far from getting excited about since it’s not yet proven, but many of the researchers seem to be on board already since some are already taking resveratrol as a supplement for “research” purposes. This doesn’t mean we should all start consuming gallons of red wine and eating mounds of grapes! That’ll certainly have an effect, but I guarantee it won’t be anything to do with regaining our youthful genes. More like a massive headache with an overdose of ex-lax. But it’ll be interesting to keep up with the research in the next couple of years or so.
Until further research and and case studies are done, I’ll stick to what I know and keeping fighting the aging process the old fashioned way… Working out, eating well with tons of greens (loaded with antioxidants), getting as close to 8 hours of sleep as I can, and trying my best to deal with stress in the most effective way possible.
What do you think about all these anti-aging products and what are your secrets to staying young? Post a comment…
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Shin Ohtake is a widely recognized strength coach and fitness & fat-loss expert. His unconventional, no-nonsense approach to getting fit has made him the go-to source for fitness enthusiasts and trainers alike. Shin is also the author of the world famous, MAX Workouts book, which has transformed and reshaped the bodies of thousands of people across the globe - without requiring hours in the gym. To learn more about how MAX Workouts can help you achieve your fitness goals, visit maxworkouts.com.
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It is quite simple really, you marry a woman 24 years younger then yourself, have a baby boy at age 62, never retire, work out 3 times a week for 2 hours each time, and keep up with the baby boy as he grows.
yep, good ‘ole fashioned working out and eating well.. and the occassional facial helps too