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Interestingly, the survey found 84 percent of people
believe they can take steps to slow down the effects
of aging. People employ a vast array of methods to
reduce the physical effects and appearance of ag-
ing with diet being the biggest weapon ahead of
exercise and anti-aging treatments and procedures:
• Changing diet (54percent) and regularly taking
supplements (45percent)
• Joining a gym (28percent)
• Using anti-aging creams (24percent)
• Giving up smoking (22percent) and alcohol (18per-
cent)
• Conducting cognitive mental exercises (19per-
cent)
“While people claim to look and feel younger than
their years, scientific study after study show people
are, in fact, more likely to be older than their chrono-
logical age,” said Dr. Gil Blander, Chief Science Offi-
cer of InsideTracker. “That being said, our America’s
Attitudes to Aging study shows people are taking
active roles to combat the impacts of aging and are
embracing the prospect of their senior years. Today,
50 is the new 30, people in their 60s are far from
being considered old and people are enjoying and
expecting to lead healthy, active lives well into their
80s.”
InnerAge is a service that assesses a person’s bi-
ological versus chronological age by analyzing the
five blood biomarkers most scientifically proven to
impact longevity. It then suggests five Focus Foods
which if incorporated into diet can optimize these
biomarkers and help slow the effects of aging from
the inside out.
Since the platform launched in January, it has found
people have an InnerAge that is on average 3.13
years older than their given years. It has also seen
many examples of people reducing their InnerAge,
in some cases by over a decade, by changing diets
to optimize the key biomarkers which include:
• Glucose
• Vitamin D
• Testosterone (for men) / DHEAS (for women)
• hsCRP (an inflammation indicator)
• ALT (a liver damage indicator)
The InnerAge platform was developed after nearly
two years of research by some of world’s leading
authorities in aging. This illustrious list of scientists
includes among others, Dr. David Sinclair, Profes-
sor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, author
of 162 publications on aging research and named
by TIME Magazine as one of the world’s hundred
most influential people as well as Professor Lenny
Guarente of MIT’s Biology Department, author of
over 200 publications in the field of metabolism and
aging.
“While we can’t beat old father time, there are steps
people can take to optimize their inner health,” Dr.
Blander continued. “To improve longevity, people
need to manage and optimize their body’s glucose,
vitamin D and inflammation levels, as well as im-
prove their liver function. Immediate actions people
can take include avoiding prolonged exposure to
the sun, quitting smoking and eating more foods
such as avocados, beans, and artichokes to reduce
glucose, eating more salmon, cheese, and mush-
rooms to increase levels of vitamin D, and incorpo-
rating citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit
into their diets to improve immune functions.”
Like retirement planning, it is never too early to
invest in health decisions that can extend and im-
prove the quality of life in our senior years. With
the right information, actions and diet there is every
reason to believe people can look, feel and become
younger than their years.
