Low mutational load, long telomeres, good diet, and good mental health?
I have a great x ? uncle, that's nearing 100. He has definitely gotten to looking his age, now, so is probably on the downward slide towards the end. But, until just a couple years ago, he looked like a good 70, he ran, he worked on cars, etc.. In old photos, when he was around 70, he looked maybe 40.
The father of a friend of mine is the same way. He's about 60, but all he needs to do is have freshly-dyed hair, and he looks about younger than some of his own kids - his wife, OTOH, looks older than she is. Lucky husband, too: his daughter, said friend, has clearly inherited those genes, still looking about 25, despite going on 40, with multiple kids.
Some people got it. Most people don't. Not saying there aren't people in power doing unethical things to retain youth, but it doesn't defy any science or laws of nature, right off.
Low mutational load, long telomeres, good diet, and good mental health?
I have a great x ? uncle, that's nearing 100. He has definitely gotten to looking his age, now, so is probably on the downward slide towards the end. But, until just a couple years ago, he looked like a good 70, he ran, he worked on cars, etc.. In old photos, when he was around 70, he looked maybe 40.
The father of a friend of mine is the same way. He's about 60, but all he needs to do is have freshly-dyed hair, and he looks about younger than some of his own kids - his wife, OTOH, looks older than she is. Lucky husband, too: his daughter, said friend, has clearly inherited those genes, still looking about 25, despite going on 40, with multiple kids.
Some people got it. Most people don't. Not saying there aren't people in power doing unethical things to retain youth, but it doesn't defy any science or laws of nature, right off.