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Healthy Aging Primer,


Part 1:How to Increase Health Span & Longevity


By J. Erika Dworkin, Certified Lifestyle Educator [A] virtual landslide of data has continually emphasized the


Western diet as the key factor in virtually every chronic disease... During the 20th century, food consumption patterns changed


dramatically. ...The largest change was the switch from a diet with a high level of complex carbohydrates, which naturally occur in grains and vegetables, to a ...dramatic increase in the number of calories consumed from simple sugars. ...High consumption of re- fined sugars is linked to many chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.


~ Michael T. Murray, ND & Joseph Pizzorno, ND – The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (Third Edition 2012)


about exactly what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, which foods to avoid or eat, and which supplements are most critical? While healthy aging is an enormous topic, the information below and in Part 2 of this article serves as a primer to help you start moving in the right direction.


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Some Scientific Theories Behind Aging Scientists offer various theories to explain aging. So-called


programmed theories derive from the idea that a genetic clock determines when old age will set in. Equally valid damage theories are based on the concept that aging results from cumulative dam- age to cells and genes (DNA). Both types of aging processes lead to the development of various degenerative diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and immune deficiency/dysfunction. These theories include:


re you over 40 and starting to think about your golden years and mortality? Are you somewhat confused by the massive amount of sometimes conflicting advice available


1. Telomere Theory: Scientists view these end-cap segments of chromosomes (DNA molecules with part or all of the genetic material of an organism), as aging clocks. Each time a cell rep- licates, the telomere shortens, thereby affecting gene expression and causing cellular aging and degenerative disease. The key to increasing health and life span depends on preserving or restor- ing telomere length.


2. Free Radical Theory: Free radicals are unstable molecules that can bind to and damage cells. Sources of free radicals include essential metabolic bodily processes, the environment (x-rays, radiation, cigarette smoke, certain drugs, air/water pollution, industrial chemicals), and unhealthy food. Free radicals primar- ily target fats, proteins, and DNA. Their overwhelming the body's ability to regulate them thus results in oxidative stress, which can trigger various age-related diseases. Cumulative free radical damage is also viewed as a key cause of the shortening of telomeres.


3. Glycosylation Theory: Proteins do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of all tissues and organs. Glycosylation, the attachment of glucose to cellular proteins that prevents those proteins from functioning properly, results in advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs inactivate enzymes critical to many metabolic processes, impair immune function, and increase risk of autoimmune dis- ease. Diets that promote glycosylation (high in heat-processed, high-fat, animal-derived foods) and poor glucose control are linked to telomere shortening.


Healthy Habits


More than anything, healthy aging de- pends on maintenance of health-promoting habits on a day-to-day basis. In addition to avoiding smoking, second-hand smoke, and illicit drugs, incorporating these habits into daily life can go a long way to ensuring longer health and life spans:


Detoxing/Fasting: Regularly clearing harmful toxins, especially through enhanced liver and kidney function, directly supports the body’s normal metabolic functions. Some of the thousands of toxic chemicals found in the body that can cause poor health/dis- ease (chronic headaches, inflammation, liver disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, thyroiditis, allergies, psoriasis and other


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