New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 18, 2023 15:53 IST

Dr David Sinclair speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023 in Delhi. (Photo: India Today)

By India Today Science Desk: There is a backup of youth in our cells that we have recently learned about that can be made to work, Dr David Sinclair, Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School said. He added that the technology to reverse aging and trigger bio switches is developing faster than we expected.

"The science of aging and reversal has come a long way. It was considered crazy 20 years ago, but today we understand what drives aging and there is a backup of youth in our cells that we have recently learned that can be made to work. Technology is developing faster," Dr Sinclair added.

David Sinclair was speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023 in Delhi. He discussed the science of age and disease reversal as more and more research pours into understanding the process of aging. The 53-year-old genetics professor, who is also an anti-aging researcher, was recently in the news as he claimed his biological age is 10 years younger.

"What we discovered is that there are genes that control how long we live. Some people are born with the best version of those genes who tend to live for 100 years and what we have discovered is how we live our lives, move and consume, sleep, and how relaxed we are modifies another type of system known as epigenomes," Dr. Sinclair said.

Known for his work on understanding why we age and how to slow its effects, Dr. Sinclair said that the good news is that aging is easier to slow and reverse than we thought. The bad news is that the process gives our bodies a shock.

Speaking about the diet he takes to slow the process, the genetics professor said that there is a set of genes that get turned on when there is not enough energy, like low sugar and protein, and they defend the body against the damage that causes the aging process.

"I skip meals at times, but my goal is to not eat a large meal until dinner and then have a healthy vegan meal and little alcohol. I switched completely to planets and my body has responded well, my skin looks better, my memory is better. The three-meal system plus snacks is aging us faster than we need to," Dr. Sinclair said.

Talking about plant-based meals that he switched from meat and alcohol to slow his aging process, Dr. Sinclair said that "The proteins that are in plants have a ratio of amino acids that stimulate longevity genes, and if you eat meat every meal the body does not fight the way plants help it do."

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Sibu Kumar Tripathi

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Mar 18, 2023

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