| Reader, As an anti-aging doctor, my goal is to help you stay as youthful as possible – without being sidelined by pain or disease.
I want to help you increase the amount of time you feel energized, vivacious, and ready to take on the world.
Of course, the healthier you are, the more quality years you're likely to have. I call this your health span.
One of the most exciting advances in anti-aging medicine I use to help my patients increase their health span is next-generation telomere therapy.
You may recall telomeres are the tiny "countdown clocks" located at the end of each DNA strand. They control the aging process.
Every time your cells divide, your telomeres get shorter. This is what accelerates aging…
The secret to increasing your health span is slowing down this clock.
Game-changing breakthrough research shows that telomere length is one of the strongest markers of disease, health span, and quality of life.
Here are just a few of the studies: - Longer telomere length is "significantly associated" with a decreased risk of heart attack and stroke1
- Shorter than average telomere length means 28% greater risk of Alzheimer's2
- Short telomeres increased the risk of getting a serious infectious disease 8.5 times3
- Reduced telomere length is associated with increased all-cause mortality4
- In patients at risk for type 2 diabetes, short telomeres increased the odds of getting the disease by 84%5
Fortunately, your cells can produce an enzyme that lengthens telomeres. This ability is built into your DNA. And once you turn it on, your DNA produces an enzyme called telomerase.
The telomerase then rebuilds the length of your telomeres.
One of the most effective telomerase activators is omega-3.
I've witnessed the effects on my patients firsthand. But it's always great when clinical studies back up what I see...
One study found that people with the lowest levels of omega-3 fats had the fastest telomere shortening over a five-year period. Those with the highest levels had the slowest shortening.6
In another study, researchers at Ohio State University wanted to know if high doses of omega-3s could shield telomeres from the free-radical damage caused by stress.
Free radicals are a key factor in the aging process, damaging cells, and causing illness and aging.
In this case, the researchers gave 138 people difficult problems to solve, then studied their bodies' reactions. Those who took 2.5 grams of omega-3s daily had 19% lower cortisol levels and 33% fewer inflammatory proteins than normal.7
However, participants taking a placebo experienced a 25% drop in telomerase. That's alarming because without enough telomerase to repair your telomeres, old age, and frailty are right around the corner.
Supplementing is the easiest way to get the right kind of omega-3s. The key ingredient to look for is docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA. I recommend at least 500 mg of DHA every day.
I recommend getting DHA from squid. Sometimes called calamari oil, it contains more DHA than fish and krill oil combined. But be sure your oil comes from calamari that live in the pure waters off the South American coast. 3 simple steps to getting the most from your DHA - Take it at the right time. The standard advice is to take your DHA first thing in the morning. I disagree – especially if you practice intermittent fasting. I suggest taking it with your meal that has the most amount of healthy fats. This increases absorption.8
- Store your softgels in the FREEZER. By the time the supplement starts to break down and release its liquid, it's further down in the gastrointestinal tract, which aids digestion and absorption.
- Take your DHA with vitamin E. Taking vitamin E protects the oil from undergoing potentially damaging oxidation in the body.
Call my clinic if you're ready to improve your health span If you're interested in increasing the length of your telomeres, I invite you to take part in the telomere testing and age-reversing protocol we do at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine.
The whole goal in doing this testing is to see where in your body you are aging – and how quickly. Once we have these baseline measurements, we'll work together to reverse your biological age.
Together we'll develop an individualized treatment plan based on your unique results.
On average the patients at my clinic who've gone through this age-reversing protocol have grown 14 years younger.
But that number is increasing every day as more and more patients are taking part in the study — and growing years younger.
Today, I want to invite you to be a part of it. And reverse your own biological age by decades. Just like my patients are.
If you're interested in turning back the hands of time and growing younger — or if you simply want more information — please call my clinic at 561-784-7852.
My friendly staff will be happy to answer your questions.
To Your Good Health, 
Al Sears, MD, CNS
References: - Deng Y, et al. "Telomere length and the risk of cardiovascular diseases: A Mendelian randomization study." Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022;9:1012615.
- Cao Z, et al "Leucocyte telomere length, brain volume and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study." Gen Psychiatr. 2023 Sep 11;36(4):e101120.
- Gerontol A, et al. "Association between telomere length, specific causes of death, and years of healthy life in health, aging, and body composition, a population-based cohort study." Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Aug;64(8):860-4.
- Schneider C, et al. "Association of telomere length with risk of disease and mortality." JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(3):291-300.
- Ojeda-Rodriguez A, et al. "Telomere length as biomarker of nutritional therapy for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus development in patients with coronary heart disease: CORDIOPREV randomised controlled trial." Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2024 Mar 16;23(1):98.
- Farzaneh-Far R, et al. "Association of marine omega-3 fatty acid levels with telomeric aging in patients with coronary heart disease." JAMA. 2010;303(3):250-257.
- Madison A, et al. "Omega-3 supplementation and stress reactivity of cellular aging biomarkers: an ancillary substudy of a randomized, controlled trial in midlife adults." Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 26(7): 3034–3042.
- Lawson L and Hughes B. "Absorption of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid from fish oil triacylglycerols or fish oil ethyl esters co-ingested with a high-fat meal." Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1988 Oct 31;156(2):960-3. doi: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)80937-9.
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