Luke Andrews, Senior Health Reporter, Dailymail.Com
Updated on 23 July 2024 at 18:01 and 23 July 2024 at 18:16
Scientists have developed an online calculator that reveals your body’s true age.
Longevity Expert New York City We’ve created an AI-powered tool that will estimate your biological age in 24 questions. All you need is an active email.
Biological age It differs from chronological age in that it focuses on the age of your cells rather than the number of birthdays you have had.
As cells age, they become more susceptible to wear and tear, increasing your risk of chronic diseases, such as: cancer.
Experts say a positive result is that biological age is slightly younger than chronological age, i.e. the number of years a person has lived.
However, having your biological age match your chronological age is also considered a good sign.
But experts warn that older biological age can mean a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death.
The test also asks users for their arm circumference, but if they don’t know this they are told they can enter 13 inches, which is the US average.
There are also questions about blood pressure, and users data If you’re unsure, you can get a quote from the American Heart Association.
The healthy range is 120/80mmHg, while the unhealthy range is 120-129, below 80.
Typically, the only way to know exactly how old a person’s cells are is to have a costly blood analysis done.
But the new test is free, needle-free and based on testing of 47,000 Americans and Europeans.
Those taking the test first answer questions about their ethnicity, gender, education level and income.
You’ll then be asked questions about your lifestyle, including recent weight gain, your alcohol intake, and whether you get out of breath when climbing stairs.
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Developed by longevity company NOVOS, the tool analyses the data to reveal your biological age, which it then sends to the user via email.
The company’s app also lets users take quizzes that offer advice on how to improve their aging body, such as by cutting back on coffee intake or sticking to a consistent bedtime. The tests are accessible through the app. here.
NOVOS founder Chris Mirabile said he created the tool to make estimating biological age more accessible to everyone.
“The longevity movement has support among enthusiasts, but actual everyday practice remains too restrictive,” he said.
“We want to provide free tools people can use to live longer and healthier lives. Everyone has the right to know their biological age and how they can slow it down with lifestyle changes.”
The test is based on the biological clock developed by longevity experts Dr. Suyin Lee and Dr. Matt Kaeberlein at the University of Washington.
Dr. Koeberlein, through his work with nematodes, was the first scientist to suggest that resveratrol, a substance found in red wine, could reduce biological age in people.
This work was later continued by Harvard University longevity researcher Dr. David Sinclair, but clinical trials failed to conclusively show that the substance could slow aging.
Among those who have successfully reversed their biological age after learning it is Amy Hardison, 64, a grandmother of 11 from Mesa, Arizona.
The author and motivational speaker has been doing an hour of cardio, weightlifting, and stretching every day for the past 50 years and had never taken a supplement until recently, when she started taking NOVOS Core.
But despite this, she placed fourth in the Rejuvenation Olympics, a competition for health nerds, beating billionaire Brian Johnson.
Her epigenetic testing shows that she is currently aging at a rate of 0.74 years relative to her chronological age, which is well below average.
She revealed her reaction to the results, Times“I just chuckled. It was pretty ironic that I did it because I’d never been interested in taking vitamins or supplements.”