{"id":2992,"date":"2024-04-24T00:31:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2024-04-24T00:35:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:35:21","slug":"on-24-january-2013-the-notion-of-ageing-changed-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/uncategorized\/on-24-january-2013-the-notion-of-ageing-changed-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"On 24 January 2013, the notion of ageing changed forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2992\" class=\"elementor elementor-2992\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c15e4bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c15e4bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dbaa8c\" data-id=\"2dbaa8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22692f4 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22692f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>his was the date that being asked how old you are changed forever \u2013 why?<\/strong><\/p><p>A group of scientists have revealed the results of the first DNA tests that show humans have a traditional chronological age and a potentially more fluid &#8220;biological age&#8221; \u2013 and these are usually different.<\/p><p>A decade of research has shown that people with an older DNA age, known more correctly as an &#8220;epigenetic age&#8221;, do indeed seem to be older biologically, and tend to get ill and die sooner than others.<\/p><p>This latest scientific discovery demonstrates what many of us have believed all along: people age at different rates. Biologically, it is now understood many of the underlying cellular and molecular processes that drive ageing, from damage to the proteins that keep our bodies working, to the ageing of cells themselves.<\/p><p>It\u2019s these changes \u2013 known collectively as the &#8220;hallmarks&#8221; of ageing \u2013 that are behind wrinkles, grey hair, frailty, memory loss and diseases like cancer, heart disease and dementia, of all of which become radically more likely as people age.<\/p><p>If humans could slow these &#8220;hallmarks\u201d down, whether by a healthier lifestyle or through medical treatments, not yet available, it may be possible to reduce the risk of many or even all the signs of old age at the same time.<\/p><p><strong>How can you measure your biological age?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c716920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c716920\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6275c28\" data-id=\"6275c28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c821a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c821a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-227x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-600x793.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5-585x773.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture5.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8d2593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8d2593\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f465b3\" data-id=\"4f465b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1a917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b1a917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An epigenetic age test costs money and results have been shown to be inconsistent. Try these completely free measurements in your own home to get a rough idea.<\/p><p>The first is just to look in the mirror and check how old you look. The main image is of a Tik Tok user Chris Bautista, whose video has seven million views. Basically, he shows how millennials look like by using his 37-year-old self as an example against other &#8220;30-somethings&#8221; from our youth.<\/p><p>Al Bundy was 39 years old in Married&#8230; with Children; George Costanza was aged 31 in Seinfeld; and the entire cast of Cheers was meant to be aged in their twenties and thirties.<\/p><p>Physical measurements can be tested too. How fast you can walk 10 metres provides a gauge (with speed dropping from 1.4m\/second in those below 50 to less than 1m\/second in the over-80s). Or try standing on one leg (under-40s can typically manage 45 seconds with their eyes open or 15 with their eyes closed, and that drops to 32 and 4 seconds respectively in 60 to 69-year-olds).<\/p><p>Rate of ageing isn\u2019t simply determined by genes. Scientific studies suggest somewhere between 75% and 95% of lifespan is down to lifestyle and luck. So, what can you do to improve your \u2018luck\u2019?<\/p><p><strong>Maintain your muscle<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03916eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03916eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ad266\" data-id=\"56ad266\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff91ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff91ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture6-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6098038 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6098038\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb8c67c\" data-id=\"cb8c67c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2824059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2824059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>150 minutes of moderate activity (such as brisk walking), or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, per week, is recommended. Resistance exercise can help preserve both bone density and muscle mass, which are important as people age, for a variety of reasons. Muscle even helps to regulate your blood sugar levels after meals, which people&#8217;s bodies often get worse at as they age.<\/p><p>People lose roughly 5% of muscle and 10% of strength every decade after the age of 30. Resistance exercise can delay or even reverse this decline. Plenty of exercises can be done at home using your bodyweight, from press-ups to squats. It\u2019s never too late to start.<\/p><p><strong>Healthy eating <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a1508b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a1508b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b99c999\" data-id=\"b99c999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6a22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c6a22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1-585x402.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture7-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79f5da9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79f5da9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bdf2c9\" data-id=\"5bdf2c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f288ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f288ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Less meat and more vegetables, fruit, legumes, nuts, and whole grains are the key.<\/p><p>Maintaining a healthy weight is also important for longevity.<\/p><p><strong>Brush your teeth<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3250aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3250aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345a391\" data-id=\"345a391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb36a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eb36a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture8-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96956b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96956b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9b3e87\" data-id=\"f9b3e87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef69b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef69b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A surprising connection with ageing biology is that between good oral hygiene and living longer. Health-conscious people, who brush their teeth, floss, and eat well tend not to suffer from chronic inflammation. Inflammation, a normal immune response to an infection or injury, is usually short-lived. However, as people age, their immune systems enter a state of constant low alert \u2013 inflammation that\u2019s chronic \u2013 and scientists think this can accelerate the ageing process.<\/p><p>A never-ending battle with bacteria on teeth or gums provides a source of exactly this kind of low-grade and long-lasting inflammation, providing a mechanism by which the cleanliness of your teeth is connected to general health.<\/p><p><strong>Sleep <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dab725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dab725\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a50601\" data-id=\"7a50601\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af7506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8af7506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture9-300x141.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2999\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture9-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture9.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3c42e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3c42e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1aa1f5\" data-id=\"b1aa1f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dbdaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62dbdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sweet spot for sleep is around 7-8 hours per night on average. However, if a person is regularly getting over nine hours of shuteye a night, it is associated with a higher risk of death than getting as little as four hours.<\/p><p>There are a variety of possible causes: it could be that people who are unwell in other ways are more tired and sleep for longer. Or more time in bed changing immune system behaviour for the worse.<\/p><p>Longevity science is uncovering mechanisms to explain how a good slumber can lengthen lifespan. For example, while we sleep, a human&#8217;s brain does a spring-clean, literally flushing out toxins, like the amyloid deposits associated with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, via a recently discovered network of pipes in our skulls, known as the glymphatic system.<\/p><p>Given that the accumulation of toxic proteins is one of the hallmarks of ageing, this could slow down brain ageing.<\/p><p><strong>Wear sunglasses<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f81e41f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f81e41f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a87bd\" data-id=\"73a87bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b679c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b679c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture10.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0770135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0770135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7a9fde\" data-id=\"c7a9fde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eadbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eadbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking after your eyes is important with the effects of shielding them could include preventing dementia because the damage that can be done by ultraviolet light has consequences that stretch beyond vision loss.<\/p><p>For example, the proteins in the lenses of a person&#8217;s eyes are normally transparent, but UV damage may cause clouding and yellowing, which, if it gets severe enough, is known as a cataract.<\/p><p>UV light can also do damage to the light-sensitive cells on the back of the eye, accelerating the disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which can blur a person&#8217;s vision. Both cataracts and AMD seem to increase the risk of dementia. A theory is that by cloudiness or blurriness reducing the amount of visual stimulation received by the brain, cognitive decline with ageing accelerates, so protecting your eyes from UV light can slow down these processes and, in turn, could well reduce dementia risk.<\/p><p><strong>Sunscreen is your best friend<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da39c92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da39c92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac3b916\" data-id=\"ac3b916\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008cfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"008cfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture11.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c89c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c89c16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2b92c4\" data-id=\"f2b92c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8034a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8034a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By far the most effective anti-ageing cream is sunscreen. Ultraviolet (UV) light emitted by the sun accelerates the ageing of skin through a few different mechanisms. Firstly, it damages the collagen and other structural proteins that make our skin strong yet supple in youth, leading to wrinkles and the skin being slower to return to position when pinched. (Another at-home test of biological age.)<\/p><p>Secondly, the damage to a person&#8217;s DNA caused by UV light means that almost all our skin cells are mutated by the time we reach our 50s. Scientists do not know exactly how this contributes to ageing, but these mutations aren\u2019t present in young skin.<\/p><p>Sunscreens with factor 15 or higher and four or five stars for UV-A protection is required. It\u2019s worth applying sunscreen every morning since UV rays can be strong enough to damage skin on overcast days or through a window. With this regime, it\u2019s probably also worth supplementing vitamin D (10 micrograms a day), which is normally produced when UV light hits our skin.<\/p><p><strong>The science of longevity is another reason to stay as healthy as possible with the tools of today.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was the date that being asked how old you are changed forever \u2013 why? A group of scientists have revealed the results of the first DNA tests that show humans have a traditional chronological age and a potentially more fluid &#8220;biological age&#8221; \u2013 and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,70,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-retirement","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2992"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3004,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions\/3004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}