Reduce Aging

Our lifestyle Makes us age faster!
Lifestyle is nothing but a series of choices we make
It is no longer a secret that diet impacts how we feel and the level of energy we feel is directly related to what we put in our bodies.

Science  BACKGROUND
The study of cells.
Cells are continuously experiencing stress and damage from a wide variety of sources (for example UV radiation, environmental chemicals, adverse physical stimulus, inflammation, and a host internal pressures, such as biochemical imbalances). Cells will continue to grow and divide as long as they stay healthy and have intact DNA. But when the stress or damage becomes too much, the cells will stop what they are doing and start a repair and recovery process. If the repair process is not successful, the cell will either die or enter a dormant state called senescence. Senescent cells no longer divide, and their function just deteriorates.

The Challenge with senescent cells is that they have been shown to contribute to diseases and conditions associated with age. In fact, various disorders associated with accelerated aging such as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, arthritis, and Werner syndrome have been linked to the accumulation of senescent cells.

THE IMPACT OF DIET & EXERCISE

Researchers fed mice either a normal, healthy diet or a diet that they dubbed the “fast food diet,” which was high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sugar. The mice on the fast-food diet showed dangerous changes in health parameters, like body weight. In fact, their fat mass increased by nearly 300% over the course of just four months. The study was done at Mayo Clinic by  Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging

Of course, the fast-food diet's impact was no surprise. What was very interesting however was that researchers found substantial health improvements after introducing exercise to the mice’s routine. Half of the mice, a mix between those on healthy and unhealthy diets, were given exercise wheels. The mice that had been on the fast-food diet, but still exercised, not only showed an improvement in body weight gain and fat mass; they also proved to be protected against the accumulation of senescent cells. Of course, the mice on a normal diet benefited from exercise as well. Now people might say what is the relationship between a mice and a human being, we share the same DNA and our cell types are the same called  eukaryotic cells

Results applications

For many, the idea of achieving a peak state of health is too daunting, or they simply have no idea where to start. How many times have you made excuses for not working out? How many times have you pushed off healthier diet choices to the next day? Those who actively take charge of their bodies and their health haven’t found some new trend, fad, or shortcut. They’ve simply made the decision that they are going to do it. Something just clicked inside their brains, where their “shoulds” became their “musts” and better-eating habits and enhanced physical activity became an imperative part of their day.

This study clearly shows the power of diet and exercise. And while that does not mean you need to sign up for a triathlon, it does mean that you need to develop healthier habits. Not only will this prevent premature aging and age-related diseases, but it will also help you feel better, physically, mentally, and emotionally. So you can start showing up for yourself, and for others, in a more proactive, and more conscious way

Hamid Azizi
Bsc. Psychology & Biochemistry