Altered Intercellular Communication: Hallmark of Aging #9
As people (and their cells) age, the communication between their cells change. Although the cells aren’t deciding not to communicate, the communication becomes deregulated particularly as inflammat...
Stem Cell Exhaustion: Hallmark of Aging #8
The latest anti-aging skincare product might promise to repair, renew, and rejuvenate, however, they don’t promise to regrow. Only your stem cells can do that; but this is actually what you need most.
Cellular Senescence: Hallmark of Aging #7
Cellular senescence is the 7th of the 12 Hallmarks of Aging published ten years ago by Lopez-Otin et al. It is also the last of the antagonistic hallmarks, so named because they have opposite effe...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Hallmark of Aging #6
We’ve made it to the 6th of the 12 hallmarks of aging: mitochondrial dysfunction! Mitochondrial dysfunction is part of the antagonistic group of hallmarks.
Fasting, Hypothyroidism, and a Gentler Way to Support Autophagy
While fasting is currently all the rage for its autophagy-inducing, gut healing and detoxifying actions, it has actually been a part of all major religions for hundreds of years. In East Asia, it ...
Loss of Proteostasis: Hallmark of Aging #4
To function, proteins need to be folded perfectly. And, for our bodies to function, we need this process to be conserved and protected: Proteins are responsible for nearly every task in our body in...