This is exciting, Dr. Bruce Ames of the University of California, Berkley, has done some ground breaking research in aging. Dr. Ames posted a lecture on the subject and we are pleased to present it here.
Life expectancy went from the 40s in the early 1900′s to nearly 80 now. Thanks to break throughs in healthy aging Dr. Ames expects to blast through that barrier again in this century. In these two videos Dr. Ames talks about studies with aged rats. The rats were lethargic, became fatigued easily, and couldn’t find cheese in a maze.
In the study the rats were given Caratine and alpha-lipolic acid (ALA) (these supplements are available in health food stores). Overnight, the rats became like young rats, running the mazes, finding the cheese, and doing all the things that young rats do. These supplements might be an important factor in longevity and quality of life during old age.
Dr. Ames found the same compounds work to help people get the same type of tune up. Below you’ll find part A and part B of a discussion Dr. Ames did on the experiments.
Together the videos run about 20 minutes.
Bruce Ames Lecture on Aging part A
Bruce Ames Lecture on Aging, Part B
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Very interesting article. Couldn’t of written any better. Browsing this post reminds me of my old chum. He always kept speaking about this. I will forward this post to him. Am sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!