Is "80" the New "40"? TA-65 : Life Extension in a Pill/ BodyTrends OKC Answers

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Is "80" the New "40"? TA-65, Life Extension in A Pill  (Re-Printed from So6ix Magazine) We live life in very predictable stages. In our 20s, we become independent. In our 30's we focus on family and career.  By our 50's and 60's, we seem to prepare for retirement, managing our health problems, and sadly, the grave. Future advances in science and medicine will most certainly continue the current trend towards longer and healthier lives.  With the next phase of advances, the way we approach the different stages of life will change.  One day, we will be able to radically extend the human lifespan by simply taking a daily supplement...Life extension  and Immortality in a Pill...A pill that would make "80" the new "40"! Such a pill is already available?  It is called TA-65, and its developers feel this drug may be the key to extending one's life for several years over the normal life expectancy.   They also claim this compound combats the aging process and the diseases and conditions which shorten life. What is TA-65?  TA-65 is a compound extracted from the Astragalus plant  a staple of traditional Chinese herbal medicine.  It is one of a class of agents known as telomerase (pronounced /tuhl-om-ur-ace/) activators, compounds which 'activate' the set of enzymes known as telomerases.   Telomerases act on chromosome endings, or telomeres, to resist the shortening they undergo with successive cell division cycles.  This shortening of the telomeres is a hallmark of aging in cells.   Chromosomes, which are the DNA-containing blueprint which govern all of the cells activities and its replication, must remain undamaged for the cell to function normally and to remain alive. With each cell division, the telomere shortens.  After a number of cell division cycles, the shortening affects cell stability, which have reverberations in the health and viability of the whole organism. The stimulation of telomerase activity to offset for the shortening would thus be expected to overcome the consequences of shortening and allowing the cell to remain youthful, functional, healthy and viable. Is Telomerase Research important.? Absolutely. Telomerases have a role in several genetic conditions (Progeria, premature aging), in other conditions like anemia and in certain types of cancers.  Validation of its importance came in October of last year when The 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Dr.Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Carol Grieder for their research which led to the discovery of the telomerase enzyme. The potential for the use TA-65  as an anti-aging agent was a direct result of this telomerase research. Human trials of TA-65, whose subjects were men aged 60 to 85, demonstrated that TA-65 seemed to slow down and reverse definite signs of the aging process.  Signs of advancing age, visual decline and loss of skin elasticity were seen to reverse and improve within one year.  Other improvements seen in the test subjects were in BP, the activity of immune cells, and in sexual function. As expected, the actual lengths of the telomere in the study subjects also increased, rather than decreased, over the year.  No side effects or adverse events from taking Ta-65 were reported. Additional testing of TA-65 is now underway, along with about 60 similar compounds which have recently identified telomerase activators. So, it seems we are at the very beginning of what may be the most important research in human history.   How much does it cost?  For a mere $18,000 a year, you can take the TA-65 supplement.  At present, it can only be obtained through a handful of physicians around the country who have been licensed by the compound's distributor TA Sciences. Dr. Jeffry Life, pictured above, of Las Vegas is one of these physicians, as well as one of the enrolled trial members. Critics of TA-65 point out that this may be the latest and most expensive example of the "same old marketing nonsense dressed up in fancy scientific clothing".  Others feel that TA-65 is the strongest step into the future of anti-aging medicine. Living to 100 may no longer be the exception.  It may be the rule.   And feeling like your 30 or 40, when you are a centenarian, may go right along with it. Dr. Harvey Jenkins MD, PhD is a Harvard-trained Orthopedist and Spine specialist, practicing in South Oklahoma City.  He is a Wellness Blogger and is also Owner and Medical Director of BodyTrends, the ElectroSpa in OKC. 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Morgan Woolard We wish our Client Morgan Woolard of South OKC, the reigning Miss Oklahoma USA and a student at OSU, the best as she competes for the title of Miss USA in about a month.   Morgan has been at our South location a lot lately, between photo shoots all over America getting prepared for her date with destiny. BodyTrends owners and managers will be on-hand in Las Vegas at the Miss USA Pageant to witness the event featuring this extraordinary beauty. People who mean "business" when it comes to looking their absolute best trust BodyTrends the ElectroSpa. Is Morgan our only client to compete at Miss USA this year?  NO! Bethany Gerber The reigning Miss Kansas USAis also a BodyTrends client. This Amazingly beautiful candidate won her title as the first pageant she ever entered. This a distinction unto itself. Is it Awkward for these beauties to be at BodyTrends at the same time? Not at all. They were actually very good friends before each won her respective titles.  We thought it strange and wonderful when Morgan's Mom came up to our North BodyTrends location to give Bethany a sash to take back to Kansas where she was to meet Morgan for a photoshoot. That Moment was second in "awesomeness" to the time when Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007came to BodyTrends North a few months ago to give Taylor Treat, the reigning Miss Oklahoma, a gift and advise before the Miss America pageant in February. We'll keep you posted!  Facebook: Join BodyTrends on Facebook! Hey Facebook Users!! BodyTrends, The ElectroSpa now has its own Page on Facebook.   Keep abreast of the happenings at BodyTrends, including new services, our featured services, our amazing discount specials, our Free Event Tickets, our "Surprise" Free Treatments by finding out first on our Facebook page. 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What is Botox?

Botox is a registered trademark given to Botulinum Toxin A, normally a toxin associated with the condition known as botulism. At lower doses, Botox is a safe and highly-effective treatment for facial wrinkles and lines. Botox has both medicinal and Cosmetic uses, and was first FDA approved in 2002 for the cosmetic use in treating moderate-to-severe glabellar lines (the “11” lines of the inter-brow region) of the face. More than 4 million men and women per year use Botox injection treatment as part of an effective anti-aging strategy in the US. Billions are spent yearly in Botox injections, making it the most popular minimally-invasive cosmetic procedure performed in America.

In Oklahoma City Botox is particularly popular among women and men who want to take years off of their appearance to look young, refreshed & rejuvenated. Oklahoma City Physician Dr. Harvey Jenkins provides the Botox treatment for BodyTrends Med Spa.

You may wonder why would anyone want to have a powerful toxin, which works to paralyze nerve endings, injected into their body or face? The answer: If it can’t move, it can’t wrinkle! Further, regular Botox treatments are believed to dramatically slow down the appearance of aging in a study of identical twins, where one twin used botox regularly for 13 years. When the Botox wore off, the twin who used Botox regularly looked about 10 years younger than her sister.

How Botox Works

As skin ages, changes in the elasticity and thickness occur which lead to development of lines. Some lines are the result of dynamic muscle contraction over time.

Botox works by reducing the contraction of muscles that cause persistent frown lines, furrows, and wrinkles (rhytids). These can include lines across the forehead, lines between the brows, lines around the outer eyes (crow’s feet), fine lines around the vermilion border of the lip (smoker’s lines), and wrinkles along the neck. Botox injections to these areas of the face and neck can be done in a few minutes, with very small needles and minimal discomfort or pain.

When injected, Botox works by entering nerve cells, and disabling the apparatus inside the nerve cell that is necessary to transmit the electrical signal to the adjacent muscle cell that it controls. When this happens, the muscle cell cannot contract. The wrinkles, furrows and lines cannot be formed. The muscle cell will remain still until branches from the nerve ending re-establish contact with the muscle cell. This process can take about 3-4 months to complete, which is why Botox treatment typically lasts 3-4 months or more.

Another Botulinum Toxin based Cosmetic treatment that is now available in OKC, Dysport (Reloxin). Although available in Europe for many years, Dysport was introduced in the US as a competitor to Botox in 2009. Although there are subtle differences between Botox and Dysport in how quick it works and how long it lasts, in general, it is believed the products are equivalent in activity and in price.

Your Botox Treatment

The usual Botox Treatment takes about 10 minutes.

Patients can expect to see results from Botox in about 4-7 days following injections. Normal activity can be resumed immediately after treatment, although some attention to facial washing and the upright position are necessary to allow Botox to stay in the areas where inject for optimal results. Typically, the botox response lasts about 3 months or longer. Deeper lines and depressions not caused by muscle contractions are addressed with Dermal Filler (***link to Dermal Filler-Juvederm Radiesse Page)

BodyTrends makes Botox easy and affordable, offering regular users the lowest price on Botox in Oklahoma City, and for new users the cheapest price on Botox in OKC.

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