I was asked for the 1,000th time today whether telomerase causes cancer since it is present in 85% of cancers. I found this interesting article supporting my focus on a cancer stem cell model- that is to say not all cancer cells are immortal either and there are special ones that retain their super-powers, like flying.
For tonight, I’ll let someone else do the heavy lifting. Dr. Joe Dispenza did a great job writing this article.
I have discussed this topic before, both with regard to lobsters and Dr. Blackburn’s study of men with prostate cancer.
Thankfully, telomere shortening causes them to mutate and mutation triggers self-destruction. What we want is to preserve the critical stem cells.
As an anti-aging physician, I feel I should keep my car alive even though it has so many mechanical, electrical, and cosmetic problems; but as a consumer, I feel that keeping it for an eighth year is nostalgia and frugality gone awry. But as I write about in my book, “Telomere Timebombs”, there are some, like Irv Gordon, who can keep their cars running for 3 Million miles:
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For #webinarWednesday, I answer the question of when aging will be cured. I answer that it already happened! Watch this brief video to understand my reasoning:
