Comments on: More telomerase tidbits http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/ A weblog on the sciences and practices of living healthily very long - perhaps hundreds of years. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jayne http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-4475 Jayne Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:55:31 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-4475 Res Have you checked out William Davis' website on HDL http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/HDL (low HDL is an issue for me too). Niacin, iodine, fish oils exercise, no wheat, chocolate and red wine... He also talks about statins and when to use them (not very flattering though) Res
Have you checked out William Davis’ website on HDL
http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/HDL
(low HDL is an issue for me too). Niacin, iodine, fish oils exercise, no wheat, chocolate and red wine…
He also talks about statins and when to use them (not very flattering though)

]]> By: admin http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-30 admin Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:26:18 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-30 Hi Res. I am afraid the research I cited does not answer your question. All that is known in fact is that there as an observed positive correlation between HDL and telomere length. Causal relationships are a matter of conjecture, such as the idea that high HDL leads to lower oxidative stress which leads to less leukocyte replication which leads to slower erosion of telomere lengths. This may not be the main or only mechanism involved, however. So personally I would not rush to conclude that taking statins will increase telomere lengths. Also, HDL is an intermediate indicator of suceptability to possible coronary artery disease. It could be the case as pointed out in one of the citations that leukocyte telomere length is as good or better an indicator Hi Res.
I am afraid the research I cited does not answer your question. All that is known in fact is that there as an observed positive correlation between HDL and telomere length. Causal relationships are a matter of conjecture, such as the idea that high HDL leads to lower oxidative stress which leads to less leukocyte replication which leads to slower erosion of telomere lengths. This may not be the main or only mechanism involved, however. So personally I would not rush to conclude that taking statins will increase telomere lengths. Also, HDL is an intermediate indicator of suceptability to possible coronary artery disease. It could be the case as pointed out in one of the citations that leukocyte telomere length is as good or better an indicator

]]> By: Res http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-29 Res Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:09:28 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/01/more-telomerase-tidbits/#comment-29 Vince Thanks for an interesting article reference. I have low hdl and high ldl. I was not taking any statins for the fear of side effects. My question is , do you think HDL increase would increase the telomere length. For example, they say crest*r increases HDL. Does that mean, it would increase telomere as well? Thanks for your thoughts Vince
Thanks for an interesting article reference. I have low hdl and high ldl. I was not taking any statins for the fear of side effects. My question is , do you think HDL increase would increase the telomere length. For example, they say crest*r increases HDL. Does that mean, it would increase telomere as well?

Thanks for your thoughts

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