#16. Telomeres and Aging—Legit or Laughable?
Health Unveiled with Dr. Dan
English - March 14, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Science Nature health nutrition diet exercise supplementation alternative health wellness nutritional supplements cbd microbiome Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode Summary:This episode discusses telomeres and aging. Is it the fountain of youth?Topics discussed are the following:Telomeres—what are they?Telomeres and the aging processClinical studies on telomeres and human healthPotential ways to limit telomere shorteningFuture outlook and summaryEpisode References:Discovery of the structure of telomerase: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223129/ Nobel prize for the discovery of telomerase: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2009/press-release/Telomeres shorten as we age: http://www.telomer.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TL_in_the_new_born_AvivA_IPRF_2001.pdfLandmark paper on telomeres and aging: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/279/5349/349Paper showing no effect with diet on telomere length: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486586Cycloastragenol activates telomerase: https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/365290Hibernation concept applied to human health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347515