How many cells make up your body? It’s actually not all that easy to answer. But
recently, scientists have made a pretty good effort. And their final count
is…around
37.2 trillion. Taken together, you are a picture of these cells. Your actions — going to the
gym, sleeping eight hours, and mitigating stress — contribute to keeping your
cells healthy and, as a result, your body healthy too.
“Cells are literally the building blocks of the complex human beings that we
are,” says Renée Deehan, the senior director of science and AI at Insidetracker, a home health test company that launched in 2014. “The whole point of any
lifestyle intervention we have—whether that be diet, exercise, recovery,
sleep, or stress management—is to increase the function of your cells.”
What is Celluar Health?
“Your cells are where it all starts—if your cells aren’t functioning
properly, the entire system [of your body] can’t function properly, which is
why cellular health is really critical,” says Deehan. “Anything we can do to
improve our disease profile — another way of saying ‘improve our healthspan’
— starts and ends with our cells. As we age, and when we eventually die,
it’s a failure of our cells that causes that to happen.” (GQ Report)
The body’s ability to adapt to changing conditions and shifting
physiologic demands is essential to survival. To do so, each cell must be
able to dispose of damaged or unnecessary proteins — a quality-control
mechanism critical for cellular performance and for the health of the
entire organism. Now, a study from Harvard Medical School shows that
intense exercise, fasting and an array of hormones can activate cells’
built-in protein disposal system and enhance their ability to purge
defective, toxic or unneeded proteins.
Cellular house cleaning in disease and health
Malfunctions in the cells’ protein-disposal machinery can lead to the
accumulation of misfolded proteins, which clog up the cell, interfere with
its functions and, over time, precipitate the development of diseases,
including neurodegenerative conditions such as ALS and Alzheimer’s. (Harvard Medical School)
Joining us on this special edition of America Out Loud PULSE (below) is Dr. Vincent Giampapa.
Dr. Vincent C. Giampapa, MD, is a world-renowned medical doctor, inventor, and surgeon specializing
in anti-aging medicine. He is one of the first Board Certified anti-aging
physicians in the world. He is a co-founder of the American Academy of
Anti-Aging Medicine and the first president of the American Board of
Anti-Aging Medicine.
Dr. Giampapa is the founder of the Regenerative Medicine Institute (RMI),
located in Costa Rica, and is a visiting scholar at the Paul F. Glenn
Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Giampapa was nominated for a Nobel Prize in both 2014 and 2015 for his
groundbreaking research into cellular restoration technology. He also
received a Gusi Peace Prize for his work in stem cell reprogramming. He
received an Edison Award for developing the first epigenetic nutritional
supplement and an A4M Science & Technology Award for developing the
BioMarker Matrix Profile-the first computer program to measure aging. He
served as a Nasa consultant for the space shuttle robotic arm and has been
awarded 24 patents from the United States Government for unique cell
culture delivery techniques, stem cell reprogramming, new drug delivery
systems, and surgical instrument designs.
Dr. Giampapa is the author of five books on health and longevity and the
first medical textbook on Anti-Aging Medicine and Age Management. Based on
34 years of surgical experience and 25 years of research, Dr. Giampapa is
passionate about extending healthy life spans with enhanced functions. He
views the global aging dilemma as one of the critical challenges for
humanity in the next decade. His research focuses on stem cells and our
body’s innate ability to regenerate and maintain a longer and healthier
life span.
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