Calculating your biological age has the purpose of determining the rate at which your body is aging so that you may see how the food you eat and lifestyle choices you make are affecting healthy aging. Your biological age represents the amount of damage and aging that your body has gone through over the course of your life. Your health span and lifetime can be accurately predicted using biological age estimates. It may seem self-evident, but aging is the major cause of disease.
Biological Age Vs. Chronological Age
While you can't modify the amount of time you have spent on this planet, you can improve your biological age (the amount of damage in your cells) by changing your nourishment and lifestyle.
Your biological age should ideally be lower than your actual age (but matching the two figures is still a good indicator). If the figures are in agreement, your body is aging normally. If your biological age is younger than your chronological age, it signifies that your body is aging more slowly than is normal for your age.
Your biological age should ideally be lower than your actual age (but matching the two figures is still a good indicator). If the figures are in agreement, your body is aging normally. If your biological age is younger than your chronological age, it signifies that your body is aging more slowly than is normal for your age.
The Epigenetic Clock Theory of Aging
If your biological age is older than your current age, it could indicate that your cells have been damaged and that your body is aging faster than someone your age.
Several alternative aging calculators have been created based on the results of a simple blood test. PhenoAge, established by Dr. Steven Horvath and his team, based on the epigenetic clock theory of aging, is the most well-researched. PhenoAge's purpose is to forecast aging and methylation using a simple blood test. Methylation works on the cells of the human body like rust on metal. To give you a more technical explanation, we will need to first explain a couple of steps to see how your genetics influences the aging of your cells.
Several alternative aging calculators have been created based on the results of a simple blood test. PhenoAge, established by Dr. Steven Horvath and his team, based on the epigenetic clock theory of aging, is the most well-researched. PhenoAge's purpose is to forecast aging and methylation using a simple blood test. Methylation works on the cells of the human body like rust on metal. To give you a more technical explanation, we will need to first explain a couple of steps to see how your genetics influences the aging of your cells.
What Do Epigenetics Have to Do With It
The study of DNA is known as genetics. Your DNA is a unique set of code that makes all of the cells in your body. The study of changes in your DNA and how they affect your body and health is known as epigenetics. Epigenetics regulates which parts of your DNA code are activated or deactivated.
Many things can cause epigenetic modifications, the bulk of which are lifestyle issues. Chemical changes to the DNA code within your cells as you age are known as epigenetic alterations or methylation. Increased methylation disrupts the cell's natural function, making it unable to do the task it was created to do. The fundamental cause of what we consider to be the indications of aging is a decrease in efficiency: the formation of wrinkles, increasing joint pain, changes in hair color, among others.
Many things can cause epigenetic modifications, the bulk of which are lifestyle issues. Chemical changes to the DNA code within your cells as you age are known as epigenetic alterations or methylation. Increased methylation disrupts the cell's natural function, making it unable to do the task it was created to do. The fundamental cause of what we consider to be the indications of aging is a decrease in efficiency: the formation of wrinkles, increasing joint pain, changes in hair color, among others.
Get a Blood Test
Plugging your blood test values into Insilico Medicine's Aging.AI calculator provides a quick and straightforward way to calculate the rate at which your body is aging.
You will need a blood test to compute your biological age. To use Aging.Ai to calculate your age, you will need to order the following lab tests: CBC (Complete Blood Count) with platelets and differential test of the blood, a complete metabolic panel (CMP) and a panel of lipids.
Once you have done your own biological age calculation, you will know whether your health methods are working or if you need to start changing your approach to your health and wellbeing. It is never too late to improve your health.
You will need a blood test to compute your biological age. To use Aging.Ai to calculate your age, you will need to order the following lab tests: CBC (Complete Blood Count) with platelets and differential test of the blood, a complete metabolic panel (CMP) and a panel of lipids.
Once you have done your own biological age calculation, you will know whether your health methods are working or if you need to start changing your approach to your health and wellbeing. It is never too late to improve your health.
