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What
is Aging really?
Discoveries are made
virtually every day in research centers around the world.
Unfortunately, they are reported years later (if ever) in the mass media. A
perfect example is the recent PBS program on aging, of which some 1/3
was about telemeres. Without going into details, let us say that the
proposition was made that perhaps this substance in our cells, which
gets shorter when we age, is the secret of life.
Surprise! Scientists thought at first that this was the case. For three
years, it is no longer believed. Perhaps PBS will take it back in
another three years. Science has suspected for some time quite another
cause of aging. Starting with Dr. Denham Harmon in 1972*, and carried on
by himself and such as Drs. R.S. Sohal, T. Ozawa, G. Barja, B.N. Ames,
R. Weindruch, S. Birt and others,
there have been many breakthroughs.
Here's a New Discovery! Drs. Barja and Herrero* have just proven that it
is oxygen radical damage in our cells' energy center, called the
mitochondria. The more oxygen activity, the shorter the life span of
animals. And the less the damage, the longer the life, they found.
This actually confirms the original hypothesis of Dr. Harmon. And it is
not difficult to reduce the damage, and possibly to extend healthful
life. We just eat more foods that contain substances that reduce this
harmful activity. And of course, taking Vitamin E and C, the latter in
modest amounts.
The foods? Green tea, cooked tomatoes, spinach, dark grapes, etc.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOODS
THAT HELP, CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ORDER THE BOOK THAT EXPLAINS THE PROCESS
*In the FASEB Journal, pub. by The Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology, Feb. 2000. Drs. Barja & Herrero are on the
Faculty of Biology, Complutense U., Madrid 28040.
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