Can the Human Lifespan be Extended?
Based on new understandings about the molecular mechanisms of aging, it appears that the lust for longer life has become a scientific reality. More than 60% of Americans regularly ingest some sort of dietary supplement. Even conventional medicine is recognizing the logic of taking steps today to prevent degenerative disease in the future. The media has publicized the results of large human clinical trials showing that consuming the right supplements in the proper potencies will reduce one’s risk of contracting cancer, cataract, cardiovascular, Alzheimer’s, and numerous other diseases associated with aging. The question is, are the 60% of Americans now taking supplements going to live longer than those who don’t? An analysis of the scientific literature indicates probably not. The reason is that few Americans are taking enough of the proper nutrients to duplicate the clinical studies showing that the diseases of aging may be preventable. Twenty-two years ago, the Life Extension Foundati
