Aging Matters
MYC is the name of a gene that promotes cancer. We’ve known this since the 1970s. Trouble is, MYC is also necessary for growth, so we can’t eliminate it, and we’ve been very careful about targeting targeting MYC for inhibition, except in the extreme case of cancer patients. That’s why we didn’t learn until last … Read more
Last month, an NYU Med School doc published an article saying that our gut bacteria might be evolved to promote our digestion when we’re young, but kill us when we’re old. This sounds like evolutionarily programmed death–just the kind of thesis that I have been promoting for 18 years. The article was picked up by … Read more
Most people misunderstand what aging is. It’s not just the public who have been deceived — Most scientists and medical researchers who study aging are on the wrong track. The culprit is the “natural medicine” movement that has dominated thinking about our bodies for the last 50 years. “Respect the body’s wisdom. Work with the … Read more