LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE

 

Telomeres are the caps at the end of each strand of DNA that protect our ‎chromosomes, ‎like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces. Without the coating, ‎shoelaces become frayed ‎until they can no longer do their job, just as without ‎telomeres, DNA strands become ‎damaged and our cells can't do their job. ‎Hayflick Limit is a concept that means a maximum ‎number of times a human cell can replicate. Normally, a cell can replicate 45 to 60 times ‎before stopping to divide further. This is the stage when it dies and is cleared by our lymphatic ‎system. After every cell division, the length of a telomere is shortened and the organism ‎starts getting old. ‎

The scientists of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center have successfully elongated ‎the telomeres of mice (rats) which has not only prolonged their age by 24% but also made ‎them resistant to cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Successful experimentation will lead to ‎research on humans.
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NAD+ is the coenzyme that tells the cells to look after themselves. After the ‎age of 50, ‎we have a 50 percent reduction in these coenzymes as compared with ‎a person of age 20. ‎Lowering the number of NAD+ causes cancers, Alzheimer's disease, ‎skin diseases, and multiple ‎sclerosis. In the future, NAD+ may become an anti-aging ‎pill.‎ Metformin, a drug for diabetes is ‎also being used for longevity. Stress and the lack of sleep decrease the length of the telomeres. ‎

If the scientists are successful, humans will die young at the age of 120 or more. There are ‎animals like flatworms, hydras, lobsters, midland painted turtles, etc., who do not get old. ‎If the scientists are successful in controlling old age, it will happen with the help of the knowledge ‎that God has bestowed upon the scientist and people will enjoy long and healthy lives by ‎His orders. All this is going to happen in a decade or less. ‎