There is a lot of ongoing and exciting research being conducted on our ability to directly and effectively influence our cellular aging processes The writer as a male born August 1930, working around sixty hours per week, according to my GP disgustingly healthy, having had both my father and his father in dementia by age 74, and with a current biological age closer to sixty, one claims "guru" status on controlling aging!

It is quite achievable for most people, in reasonably good health, to extend their life-span by at least ten years. This means that at a chronological age of  70 years the individual may have a biological age of just 60 years. This scale is of course relative to the commencement of the program designed to achieve these results. If one commences at an age of say 20 years then by age 40 years one may have a biological age of just 30 years and so on. Many will exceed the life expectancy figures with quality of life.

Selected Biological Markers of Human Aging

     Markers that increase with age               Markers that decrease with age

Insulin resistance is controlled by the Zone or 40:30:30 diet together with regular exercise and supplementation of problem specific formulae. This regimen will also usually normalise blood pressure, percentage of body fat and lipid ratio, which refers of course to our cholesterol HDL/LDL ratio in particular.

The easily measurable biomarkers are:
1.  Body cell mass, especially muscle mass
2.  Strength/ Musculo-Skeletal Fitness
3.  Basal Metabolic Rate
4.  Body Fat Percentage
5.  Body Fat Distribution
6.  Aerobic Capacity
7.  Blood-Sugar Tolerance
8.  Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
9.  Blood Pressure.
10.Bone Mineral Density
11.Internal Temperature Regulation
12.Resting Heart Rate.

You can learn to measure most of these parameters yourself. Blood cholesterol as LDL/HDL and Bone Mineral density is best done through your GP. If you are under forty and in good health  you may skip those two tests.

From here on, the Institute can supply you with the essentials for:
Determining Macronutrient Levels in the Insulin Zone System through calculating:
Lean body mass
Allowing for the level of Physical Activity
Calculate the daily protein requirement
Lean Muscle Mass
Measuring Your Fitness Level.

• Specific Supplements for Wellness & Longevity

Because each and everyone of us is as biochemically individual as we are differing in our fingerprints, it is imperative that such a program be tailored to individual needs.

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