O rejuvenation It is one of humanity’s greatest dreams, and the greatest proof of this is the amount of myths and legends present around the world, narrating the deeds of heroes who achieved the glory of eternal youth and immortality.
However, in a more realistic scenario, this is finally becoming more tangible, thanks to scientific advances in the medical field.
Study reveals: biological rejuvenation is a possibility
According to experiments carried out by researchers from the North American educational institution (Harvard) in partnership with members of the Duke University School of Medicine, it is possible to make a human being live longer by partially reversing their biological age.
According to scientists, a person’s biological time is different from their chronological time, since the latter refers to the number of years they have been alive, while the former corresponds to the age of the body’s cells and tissues, based on the individual’s current condition.
So, when someone is in perfect health, their biological age can be much lower than their chronological age! However, if the person is sedentary, does not have a healthy lifestyle or suffers from some chronic disease, this time can be much longer.
The professionals involved in the study state that the greatest enemy of longevity is stress, as it is the cause of countless illnesses and diseases. However, the good news is that this condition can be easily reversed, all the individual needs to do is relax more and worry less.
To reach this answer, the team of scientists observed the behavior of mice when faced with stressful situations and concluded that the lifespan of the guinea pigs increased when faced with this factor, but decreased considerably after the situation had passed.
Therefore, the data revealed that biological age is not static, but undergoes reversible changes in short periods of time, and can therefore be controlled if the individual’s lifestyle is modified.
