Great session with Trisha, I am definitely improving in my cardio and strength. I’m working on getting my martial arts technique back. With the stretching, my kicks are a bit higher (though I can’t yet kick the top of a door jam like I used to – baby steps).
Trisha jokingly mentioned that I should do an amateur fight. I loved the idea (even jokingly) and am ambitious enough to set that as a far-out goal. But realistically I have a lot of work to do before anything like that could be even under consideration. Still…
I ran across some interviews and information about stem cell treatments and technologies that I found compelling. The following is a podcast from Dave Aspray, “The Father of Biohacking” who was interviewing Dr. Harry Adelson and Dr. Amy Killen from Docere Clinics.
Their process for anti-aging is exciting, they use mesenchymal stem cells, which according to their website, “upon encountering damaged tissue, they release proteins that decrease inflammation, kill invading microbes, and trigger the growth of new connective tissues and blood vessels.” These cells are taken from your own body, supplemented with exosomes and Wharton’s Jelly.
They then inject these cells into every joint – shoulders, elbow, hands, knees, feet, etc. This is a “whole body” treatment, and it takes 7-9 months for the full effect of the stem cells to manifest.
Cost for this service ranges up to about $30,000.
While this is exciting and I would like to eventually try something like this, I’m still a bit ambivalent. I’m not really seeing a great body of scientific data that shows definitive results. Plus I’m not really getting a vibe that there are standardized practices (i.e., the “Garbanzo” injection protocol, or the “Bazura” anti-aging effect). There are many stem cell clinics in the U.S. and overseas, do they more or less do things the same way? Or is each doctor kind of winging it? And where are the success case data for the hundreds and thousands that have had the procedures? I NEED TO KNOW!
And one other fair warning. On their site, it says “While stem cell therapy shows promise in the rapidly growing body of scientific data, it has not been scientifically proven to be effective.”
So yes, I am very excited and I am absolutely sure there is a pony in there somewhere. But I think I will wait just a bit until later phases of my project before I wade into these deep waters.
Tim vs. Aging – T minus 8 days – Choosing the Epigenetic Test
Tim vs. Aging – T minus 4 days – Stretching and Weightlifting
Tim vs Aging – Day 8 – Anyone want to knock 20 years off of their biological age?
Tim vs Aging – Day 11 – Some Baseline Data, and Maintaining Consistency
Tim vs Aging – Day 12 – Over the First Hump, plus Do Bodybuilders Die Sooner?
Tim vs Aging – Day 13 – Fasting Day, Ketosis Explained, plus What the Heck is a Niacin Flush?
Tim vs Aging – Day 17 – No Weight Soreness, Gotta Have Pudding! – Develop Your Support System
Tim vs Aging – Day 18 – Torture by Trisha, Support Systems (cont.)
Tim vs Aging – Day 19 – Fasting Day, and Bacteria to Lose Weight
Tim vs Aging – Day 20 – Torture, but not too bad – plus a Cult progeny that is Good For You!
Tim vs Aging – Day 21 – Travel Day Screws the Schedule. And I am Officially Young Again!!!
Tim vs Aging – Day 22 – Still Traveling. Let’s talk about ‘Caloric Restriction’
Tim vs Aging – Day 23 – Travel Second Day – Plus Transhumans and Cutting Edge Biotech
Tim vs Aging – Day 24 -Travel Third Day – plus Potential for Brain Cell Repair
Tim vs Aging – Day 25 – Homebound – Makeup for lost time – lost weight – Oysters!!
Tim vs Aging – Day 26 – MMA workout – plus Hair Color Restoration?
Tim vs Aging – Day 27 – A Bit Sore – plus Criticism of the Hyberbaric Chamber Strategy
Tim vs Aging – Day 28 – Fasting – plus Will Immortality Lead to Overpopulation?
Tim vs Aging – Day 29 – Fasting is easy – plus Why Don’t People Exercise???
Tim vs Aging – Day 30 – Half Way There! Some Subjective Results
Tim vs Aging – Day 31 – Minor Schedule Break – plus Extending Life with Stem Cells
Tim vs Aging – Day 32 – All is Normal – plus Fish Oil, good or not?
Tim vs Aging – Day 33 – Feeling my Oats! Relief from Muscle Pain, Disappointed in Tae Kwon Do
Tim vs Aging – Day 34 – On Track – Plus my Theory on Foot Massages
Tim vs Aging – Day 35 – Fasting, a Shot in the Arm, Plus Creatine
Tim vs Aging – Day 36 – Trisha Rained Out – Plus Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
Tim vs Aging – Day 37 – Saturday Downtime, Plus Do Eating Right and Exercise Help? Maybe Not…