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Very interesting.. i Think it won't be on the public radar.. in most countries... or every public pension system will collapse.. The ideal for a government should be stay healthy until a defined age and then die.. live longer = bankrupt (I obviously assume it won't be possible to quickly increase retirement age for most of the jobs)
On VL's comment about not being a ketogenic diet it nevertheless raises ketones and lowers glucose, alot. I've done the official FMD and my own version based on the macro breakdown and in all case my ketones went up to clinical levels (.0.5 mmol) in the 2 to 3 mmol range by day 3 of 5. I take this as just a marker of low insulin. My glucose went down to 70s from high 80s/low 90s. Highly recommended. But do before and after blood work. And when you come out of transition to a good diet and TRE if you can. I did the FMD as two meals/day about 8 hours apart, so a form of TRE combined with FMD.
Yes, I designed my own after doing the official version 3 times. Works very well - Using ketone and glucose levels as markers my version gave same results.
Vittorio Sebastiano from Turn Biotechnologies presented at the 10th Aging Research and Drug Discovery conference on cellular and tissue rejuvenation through epigenetic reprogramming. The key points from his presentation are: 1. Epigenetic drift, the progressive accumulation of epigenetic errors in the epigenome, is believed to be a fundamental driver of cellular aging and loss of function. Over time, genes that should be off get turned on and vice versa, impacting many hallmarks of aging. However, unlike the genetic code, the epigenome is reversible and can potentially be reset. 2. Inspiration for epigenetic reprogramming comes from the works of John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka showing that somatic cells can be reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells through somatic cell nuclear transfer (Gurdon) or induced pluripotent stem cell techniques (Yamanaka). This suggests aged cells could potentially be made more youthful. 3. In 2014, Sebastiano's group proposed using a controlled partial/transient reprogramming approach to change the age of cells without altering cell identity. They published foundational work on this "epigenetic reprogramming of aging" (ERA) in 2020 using a cocktail of 6 factors delivered as mRNAs. Since then, several studies have validated the approach in various tissues (muscle, skin, brain etc.) and organisms (mice, rats, primates). 4. Turn Biotechnologies is working to translate ERA into clinical applications by combining the biological concept, mRNA delivery vehicles, and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems. Using mRNA avoids genomic integration risks and allows fine control of factor expression. Certain factors like MECP2 have beneficial effects when pulsed briefly in combination with others, contrary to some misconceptions. 5. In dermatology, ERA shows promising results: - In primary human fibroblasts, it causes transcriptomic resetting with activation of ECM related genes, anti-inflammatory effects etc. Fibroblast identity genes are appropriately modulated. - In human skin biopsies cultured ex vivo, aging biomarkers are favorably altered after ERA treatment. - An in vivo human skin xenograft model was developed to test ERA delivery and efficacy over several weeks. 6. For immunology, ERA is being explored to rejuvenate T cells: - Treated T cells from old donors proliferate robustly in response to tumor cells without any change in cell identity markers. - They express lower levels of exhaustion markers and maintain better anti-tumor cytotoxic function compared to controls. 7. ERA has potential applications in many tissues like muscle, eye, cartilage, blood, and skin, with dermatology and immunology being the initial focus areas. 8. Delivery of mRNA remains a key challenge, especially achieving sufficient penetration. For skin, microneedling/injections are the near-term approach, with topical solutions being developed. Broader interest and investment in mRNA and gene therapies, catalyzed by COVID vaccines, is expected to accelerate progress on novel delivery systems. In conclusion, Sebastiano presented compelling evidence for ERA as a promising approach to partially reverse cellular aging through transient epigenetic reprogramming. By translating ERA into viable clinical therapies, Turn Bio aims to ultimately increase human healthspan. While delivery hurdles remain, the underlying biology appears sound and reproducible across contexts. ERA represents an exciting frontier in the fight against aging and age-related dysfunction.
Doing my first round of FMD. Primarily interested in anti cancer. Wondering if alternating the FMD with a vegan KETO would stress cancer cells more than just FMD. Example, month 1, FMD, month 2 Ketogenic diet (5 days).
Thanks. Very important. As a 69 yo male very encouraging as I exercise daily these last 12 years. Hba1c stays ~ 5% and hsCRP at <= 0.3 mg/L consistently. Will test IL-6 on morning before exercise to confirm it is low.
The research is absolutely stunning and many people are pending from any news regarding this study. However, I think the difference between targeting "degenerating" or "dead" retina cells in the end of the talk, could have worth a bit more time explanation. Also, do you plan a glaucoma model for the non-human primate test?
I would like to know you said this company is going to make NMN Into a drug, how is that going to affect the rest of the people that you are educating on his benefits, to me that would limit it greatly as to who can get it?
So VERY DISAPPOINTED that you are associated with the WEF. As we all know Klaus Schwab, Gates and the WEF are for depopulation of the world by billions!! Unless these supplements are only for the elites I am very hesitant to believe what is presented. Maybe the average "useless eater", as Klaus calls the general population is not supposed to hear this information or take the supplements!
Did I hear him claim to have dead lifted almost 1,000 pounds?? If so can't he hold a stationary Iron Cross on still rings with 100 extra pounds strapped around his waist?
It's a bit vague. Something like, "mammals can go long periods of fasting, LIKE these emperor penguins." So the way I read it is that; mammals can fast like penguins. Rather than penguins are mammals (which is incorrect of course, they are birds).
Methionine is better then acuall sam-e for creating sam e and having a anti depressive effect new studies show. Yet many years back aging docs pushed that methionine restriction increase lifespan. Wich makes no sense as methionine is a must for methylation and sam e creation.
Seems criminal that I can't make an informed decision by myself to use rapamycin and take the risks: the possible rewards seem worth it. The whole "we need rapalogues cuz pharma isn't interesting in rapamycin cuz it can't be patented is infuriating.
I have done the Prolon 5 day fasting mimicking diet and having the prescribed food made it possible to tolerate the diet because extreme hunger wasn't a factor. I believe in Dr. Longo's research.
I'm on a Six-Day fasting having about 1,000 calories in six days I drink olive oil +pollen spirulina and a handful of walnuts, 23 hours bed rest per day, I have a very small amount of high dense nutrition
This was most interesting! The connection between mitocondria and senescence is new to me, and seems to change things compleatly. The similarity between apoptosis and senescence is intriguing! I wonder what effect PhotoBioModulation would have on senescencent cells. Since that affects the mitocondria. Would it push them into apoptosis, into recovery, or neither?
This is huge and not getting enough attention, we need this today not 10 years from now , people are dying and suffering from easily curable diseases , synthetizing Peptoids is not harder to synthetizing than regular peptides .
