The Secrets of Longevity - Part 1
by Paul Taylor
Date Released : 30 Jun 2007
When we talk about “longevity,” what we are really referring to is a delaying of the aging process. Aging is an unavoidable process of nature, but we now know that the rate of its development is variable. Today the anti-aging arena is a big business – spending in this .......
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Sinitiere, Nick |
21 Jul 2011, 14:27 PM
In reality, our lifespan has NOT improved to any significant degree. That is nothing but smoke and mirrors. The accute medical technology to save lives, pharmaceuticals, emergency trauma surgury. These things have "changed the game" when it comes to someone's life being on the line. Those factors in the equations, yes, we have a longer lifespan. But "per capita" so to speak, we only live a handful of years longer than hundreds of years ago, thats it. And that inprovement can pretty much all be chalked up to sanitation improvement. Things are rarely what they seem. Hate to be a buzz-kill, but it is what it is. good article nonetheless. :-)
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