“It must be consumed in moderation” according to this specialist doctor.
The human body has around 30 billion cells. “Some are awaiting development, others are pluripotent (stem cells), which means that they are capable of renewing themselves throughout life. There are also very specialized cells such as kidney, hepatic, or cerebral cells” informs us Dr. Christophe de Jaeger, a gerontologist doctor, a researcher specializing in aging. The lifespan of a cell varies according to its type, its function, the environment in which it lives, as well as its capacity for regeneration. “For example, the cells present in the small intestine have a lifespan of four days because this organ is metabolically active all day. The average lifespan of red blood cells is four months, skin cells about a month and a half, and the cells of the bone ten years”illustrates the specialist. Cancer cells escape normal life cycle rules of cells and divide endlessly.
Cells are aging and their regeneration capacity decreases over time. Each cell is programmed to renew itself a number of times before dying. “Thus, fibroblasts, cells under the skin, will have an ability to renew themselves about fifty times so taken from the young subject, while in a person of 80 years, their remaining renewal capacity will fall to two or four times”, details the gerontologist. If it is impossible to stop the aging of the cells as it is, it can be modulated.
According to our expert, the first thing to do is to avoid overloading cells. Nutrition is, then, all its importance: it is advisable to eat less calories, less fat, and less sugar because the sugar will damage the cells and prevent their renewal. “Be careful, the fruits should be consumed in moderation because they contain a lot of sugar, as natural as it is. In the same way, the plasters of starchy foods must be reserved for sport. Because, they are certainly slow sugars but once inside the body, they turn into sugar”he warns. The toxic (alcohol, tobacco, drugs) also accelerate the aging of the cells, so they must be banished.
In parallel, you should sleep at least 8 hours per night to promote the regeneration of the body and energy. Finally, physical exercise is of paramount importance to slow the aging of cells. “Through muscle work, physical activity will make it possible to consume sugars, to have protein reserves, to play on immunity and to activate the venous and lymphatic system, but also to work the lungs. But that is not all, sport plays on neuronal plasticity, that is to say the improvement of cognitive capacities, provided to do a session of one hour”, Develops Dr. Christophe de Jaeger. Ultimately“each individual does as he can with the means he has”.
Thank you to Dr. Christophe de Jaeger, doctor’s doctor and researcher specializing in aging, author of aging well without medication from 40 years (ed. Seeking noon)
