This video was sponsored by Elysium health which produces a dietary supplement named basis
That's clinically proven to increase NAD+ levels in the body and in collaboration with Miss Beauty file
This is a picture of Jen Calma at the age of 22 in 1897 she was born in
1876 the same here as the Battle of the Little Bighorn that saw the US Army defeated by Native American tribes on the western frontier
The next year of her life saw Samurai revolt against the Japanese government and by the time
She was 39 Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been assassinated sparking the first world war by the time
she was 114 she witnessed the collapse of the Berlin Wall and by the time of her death in 1997 at the age of
122 years she achieved the longest lifespan of a human ever recorded
everybody has dreamt at some point of living a long life or even an infinite life and
Science has helped with us through the last century with inventions like vaccines and antibiotics
These have helped to dramatically raise humanity's life expectancy at birth across the world like in the United States
where between
1900 and 2010 life expectancy increased from just 47.3 years up to 78.7 years
But further improvements in life expectancy have been slowing lately as medicine has struggled to find cures for more complicated diseases
Because of overdoses, alcoholism, suicide and the opioid crisis
2016 was the first year since 1993 that saw a decline in the American life expectancy
Even still life expectancy in the long run is still increasing around the world and it's unknown currently how far the limit can be pushed
scientists in search of increasing human lifespan point to other organisms with
Dramatically longer lifespans than our own like some giant tortoises that can reach near 200 years and some small freshwater
Animals of the genus Hydra that appear not to age at all one study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine suggested that
125 years is the maximum age limit that a human could ever reach.
While other scientists like Aubrey de Grey believe the limit could be pushed much further up to even
1,000 years all of these claims have been met with a fair amount of skepticism
So it seems that nobody
Really knows just how far human lifespan can be pushed because of this uncertainty what's become much more important lately
to many scientists instead is
focusing on an
Individual's health span the part of your life where you're healthy there is data
That suggests that most people alive now would be content with having the current expected lifespan
But with an improved health span because chronic diseases become more common the older you get
Increasing a person's lifespan alone likely won't do much to increase their quality of life
Instead improving an individual's health span will add much more value to their life
There are already several different products on the market right now targeting different
Biological pathways that scientists are researching to determine if they can support healthspan
It's important to understand however that all of this is new research
And that these products are not interchangeable
with that being said one of these products is metformin an FDA approved drug that treats type 2
diabetes when used in trials on mice and roundworms the drug improved both their health spans and lifespans
And it's currently undergoing human trials, but other ways supporting healthspan may not require medication at all though
There are three interesting areas of research to highlight here first a recent study found that when mice were allowed to eat only at certain
Times during the day their metabolisms became healthier when this fasting diet was applied to humans who only consumed between
700 to 1100 calories for a period of time each month in lowered blood pressure and reduced the hormone igf-1
Which is linked to both aging and disease.
There's also the technology behind genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9
Which is essentially capable of turning good genes on and bad ones off
If your genes are like a school essay assignment then CRISPR-Cas9 is like the spell check that can edit and correct them.
This technology could specifically target genes that are associated with aging
Finally another method and hot topic for research is by improving NAD+ levels later in your life
Nad is a coenzyme inside every cell of your body
Which scientists believe is one of the most important factors for DNA health, energy creation, circadian rhytm regulation and hundreds of other vital functions.
They can be found in every living cell
But as you get older your levels naturally begin to decline further and further there are many
preclinical and human trials being planned right now for the NAD+ pathway
But in order to try improving health span in the future will need trials for additional methods as well
We don't know how the limits are right now
But I think that's a cause for optimism because the answer might only be limited by our imagination
Everybody deserves to live as healthy a life as possible so if you're interested in learning more about the in-depth science going on behind
Raising your NAD+ levels you can do so by visiting elysiumhealth.com and try their dietary supplement basis based on human clinical trials
People that took the recommended dose of basis saw their nad levels increase by 40%
Basis as a supplement designed for long-term use is
Third-party tested for purity and is based on over 25 years worth of research
NAD+ is essential to the health of your cells and basis will help increase
NAD+ levels in your body by clicking the link in the description below
You can order a single bottle with a month supply of pills or schedule routine monthly deliveries
I'm incredibly grateful to have had Elysium sponsor this video
There are perfect match of a hard science and research based product to have on this channel and video
So if you'd like to support RealLifeLore and are curious to learn more I once again
Strongly encourage you to click the link in the description to learn more at ElysiumHealth.com
And please don't forget to check out the next part of this video by going over and checking out my friend miss Beauty files channel
And her video here