What age are you right now? Is it the amount of calendar years you have been on this planet, or how old you actually feel? Or, is it reflected by the biological clock that’s ticking inside your cells? All three of these can vary considerably.
The question of why ageing proceeds differently from one person to another has long fascinated science. Because ageing is individual to each person, imagine if you could discover how rapidly your body is ageing. Well, now you can, and not only that, by looking at the factors causing your cells to age, you can learn what you can do maximise your healthy lifespan.
Read on to discover how this is now all possible with the aid of cutting-edge functional testing.
Over time, the DNA inside cells becomes damaged, with the processes designed to clear it away unable to keep pace. Worn out, defunct cells, meanwhile, aren’t detected as readily by your immune system. Chronic inflammation then rumbles on, further damaging cells and impeding their functioning.
However, biological age is not simply the number of miles on the clock, so it’s different to chronological age. You can think of biological age as how well cells have maintained their functioning over time.
Decades of research has been devoted to understanding the mechanisms behind ageing. But this took a huge leap forward when scientists realised ageing is not solely dictated by genetics. Rather, the rate cellular ageing processes occur is an interplay between your DNA and your environment. The lifestyle and nutritional factors affecting genetics are known as epigenetics. These factors cause genes to be turned on or off, influencing cellular processes crucial to longevity.
All this is exciting, because it provides a measure of control, by giving your genes an optimal environment, over how rapidly your cells age. Sadly, although lifespan has increased with modern medicine, people are frequently suffering chronic illnesses in their later years. And it’s no use living to a great age only for the last couple of decades to be spent in poor health, with its limitations on independence and physical and mental wellbeing.
Embracing Nutrition is excited to bring to you a combination of functional tests designed to empower you to age healthfully. The TruHealth & TruAge Combined Package uses the most advanced, cutting-edge epigenetic technology to give you insights into your current biological health, future wellbeing and the ageing process occurring inside your cells over time. Taken together, they will provide you with a comprehensive picture of factors affecting your longevity.
This test measures over 100 epigenetic biomarkers. These highlight aspects of underlying cellular health and functioning in your body’s biological systems. Results reveal long-term patterns in nutrient levels, including vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants and fats; detoxification and toxin exposure; and inflammation. Also highlighted will be cellular metabolism and energy production, DNA repair, immune health, and cognitive function.
This test reveals underlying imbalances over time that may not be identified by a regular blood test. These can only ever record what’s happening at a given moment in time and might be skewed by natural fluctuations. This makes the TruHealth test a great tool to identify long-term health trends and risks.
Results are presented as a comparison with a closely studied reference cohort of over a hundred thousand individuals. All that’s needed is a finger-prick blood sample.
This test, again simply requiring a finger-prick of blood, analyses age-associated methylation patterns at specific locations on your DNA, as well as proteins and metabolites influencing the ageing process. The process of methylation interacts with DNA and alters predictably as the body ages. This enables the creation of epigenetic clocks revealing true biological age.
The test examines a wide range of biomarkers and assesses them against recognised ageing algorithms. Results reveal your biological age over eleven areas of your body, including your brain, heart, immune system, liver, kidneys, lungs and musculoskeletal system. You’ll be able to discover the impact of environment, nutrition, and lifestyle over your lifetime and how these are affecting your pace of ageing. This knowledge informs personalised dietary and lifestyle recommendations to maximise longevity.
Results of both tests not only give you valuable insights into your current health and longevity, but also identify imbalances in your body early, before they translate into health issues and adverse symptoms. You’ll then be able to make informed decisions about your long-term health priorities. Results are colour coded and with actionable recommendations, however, we do offer expert practitioner interpretation at an additional cost if required.
If you want to take control of your health and maximise your wellbeing both now and into the future, order the complete testing package here and enjoy a saving of over £300 compared to when purchasing the tests individually. Or, if you want to talk it over first, book a FREE 15-minute Discovery Call, with no obligation
If you are looking for support to reduce your metabolic age or need help with testing, why not book a FREE Discovery Call to see how Functional Medicine can help?
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