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Imagine chowing down on a pastrami and pizza bagel sandwich, deep-fried and covered in more cheese.
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Mouthwatering, right? But then there's this nagging thought:
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Could this delicious monstrosity be speeding up my biological clock, ticking away my years?
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Well, thanks to a study that spills the beans on exactly how our diet influences our biological age, we're closer to that answer.
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Let's digest this info together, along with some antacid, to find out if we can outsmart our body's biological clocks through the land of greens and genes.
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No, not those jeans — G-R-E-E-N-S. And you're already eating them. Okay, all right, well, here we go.
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Hey there, welcome to Life Noggin.
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Recently, an innovative study was conducted by Stanford University that explored the impact of diet on health and age.
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The study followed 22 sets of genetically identical twins over 8 weeks, with one twin on a vegan diet and the other on an omnivorous diet.
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What they found is that those on a vegan diet experienced improvements in heart health through lower levels of LDL cholesterol and an increase in beneficial gut bacteria.
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Additionally, the vegan diet group showed a reduction in biological age, suggesting potential anti-aging effects of plant-based eating.
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Okay, so you're eating a bunch of veggies and swearing off Mr. Mumu here, but how does one measure these changes in biological age or health?
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Are you ready to get full-on some science?
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Enter Methylation Risk Scores, or MRSs, a cutting-edge approach that dives deep into our DNA.
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Unlike Polygenic RIS scores (PRS), which are fixed and based on the genes we inherit, MRSs assesses the methylation patterns on our DNA.
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These patterns are like biological bookmarks, indicating which genes are turned on or off, and can significantly influence our health and aging process.
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Specifically, MRSs can be revolutionary in the medical field.
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For example, by reading DNA methylation patterns, we can now diagnose diseases that were previously identifiable only by clinical observation, such as schizophrenia.
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What's really cool is that MRSs enables us to predict the risk of developing diseases that lack traditional predictive measures, like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),
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which currently isn't predicted but diagnosed when you're already sick.
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This leap in predictive capability highlights not just the potential for early intervention but also the strength of our biological makeup.
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Unlike PRS, these methylation patterns can change based on our lifestyle choices, environment, and notably, circling back, our diet.
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Okay, so MRSs is a great thing. How can we influence our MRSs for the better?
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Let's take some notes, people.
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Science points towards several strategies, like optimizing nutrient intake, engaging in regular physical activity, managing stress effectively, and ensuring quality sleep.
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Uh-oh, I'm in danger.
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Each of these factors plays a pivotal role in how our genes express themselves.
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They enhance our health, age, and well-being.
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However, the real benefits of MRSs is that once these tools are created, we can find the specific interventions which are most preventative.
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Basically, there's a lot more helpfulness to be explored, and as the science of aging advances, there are newer, more precise methods that can determine our biological age,
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such as advanced epigenetic testing, which examines the modifications in our DNA.
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These methods stand out not just by measuring the accumulation of age-related molecular changes, but assessing the pace at which these changes occur.
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And that brings us to the sponsor of today's video.
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So, be honest, do you think your diet is helping or hurting your biological age?
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Based on your diet, how old do you feel?
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Thank you to our sponsor, True Diagnostic.
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True Diagnostic is an epigenetic research and testing company specializing in biological aging based on DNA methylation.
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With the ability to test more than 1 million locations on your DNA, True Diagnostic takes biological aging insights to the next level.
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They only use published algorithms with documented and proven links to health outcomes.
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To learn more about other aging and health-related secrets you can unlock from your epigenetics, visit truediagnostic.com or click the first link in the description.
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Click here to figure out if we can turn back our biological clocks, or click here to watch this video.
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As always, my name is Blocko, this has been Life Noggin. Don't forget to keep on thinking.
