Author: Edward
Real patient experiences

The only remaining “closet” in Hollywood
But there is one closet that none of the celebrities who are looking remarkable good for their age will admit to being in: that of taking a telomerase activator…even though it was the central plot device of the movie IRONMAN 3

“The Trade Ins” – Classic Twilight Zone episode
For the inaugural #TheatricalThursday posting, I’m posting this classic episode about an older couple that struggles to buy new bodies but can only afford enough for the husband. So he trades back.

“What dreams may come?”… well it depends on how efficiently you sleep, ye Prince of Denmark
For this #TestimonialTuesday, I wanted to share my own results from the first two nights of using the Sleep Cycle App on my iPhone.

Ginsu knives can teach us something about the next 100 million dollars of telomere ‘research’
This endless, incremental, reiterative, and staid method of advancing knowledge is challenged by what I call the “Ginsu Principle”. You could sell many distinct knives for cutting bread, aluminum cans, tomatoes and wood. And you can have different theories for how these knives cut those substances. Or you could just accept that a knife can cut a lot of things because it’s sharp. Our research into telomere biology violates the Ginsu Principle in a big way.
Happy Mother’s Day! – how your mom’s stress level determined the most critical birthday present you will ever get
This study suggests that maternal stress can contribute to newborn telomere shortening. I have always said that the process of inadequate telomere repair and maintenance are universal- from conception to grave.
