Can Biological (Lifespan) Age Be Tested for or Predicted?
The single greatest marker for lifespan, as they are finding in the centenarian studies, is INSULIN, specifically insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity can predict a persons biological age, which may turn out to be much older than their actual, or chronological age. It is a fact that insulin is toxic to every cell in our bodies. Every time a cell is exposed to insulin, that cell becomes a bit more insulin resistant. Therefore, over a normal life span it is likely for a person to become more and more insulin resistant or to even develop diabetes as they age no matter how much or what type of sugar they have consumed during that lifetime. We are going to look at the results of some of the Centenarian studies a bit later in this article, but for now we need to continue with the Story that demonstrates the link of insulin/sugar to the isolated diseases of today. WHAT WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN ABOUT THE ISOLATED DISEASES OF TODAY? In the 1920-30s when Diabetes II had begun to increase drama
