Ant-Aging Update

metatron

Then go to "Life Extension Daily News"

Click on the "Science Edges Closer to Fountain of Youth"
(the url is too awful)

Note the quote that they may have a drug/treatment in 5 years.

Some hope that by 'hitting a single' now, they may survive
long enough to take advantage of the 'home run' that research
will soon create. Note also the possibility that treatments
which mimic caloric deprivation may allow you to eat reasonably
while avoiding most of the diseases of aging - like diabetes.

Dramatic success may come sooner than most people expect.

metatron

The_Bad_Seed

The trick is calorie restriction

If thats the trick, then I am doomed! Interesting article Meta. I wonder when, or if this pill hits the market, how long it would actually prolong your life. A hard thing to gauge, not knowing if your lifestyle is what has kept you alive, or if the pill is what has helped you into your 80's, 90's, or beyond.

Incense_and_Peppermints

i say just grow old gracefully. if i read about one more "botox party", i think i'll throw up...

metatron

agreed on the botox

Science can and will do better.

metatron

sunshineToo

And again, I thought this was about another cutting edge facial cream. ;-p

Incense_and_Peppermints

there's this city on the east side called scottsdale, where all the rich people live. the ladies there have botox parties, and solicit four or five of their friends to come to the plastic surgeon's office, the staff has wine, cheese and fruit all set up there in the office, and they all convene in this little room and take turns having their faces injected with botulism poison while they chat about the weather or their husband's jobs, etc. they have to go every six months, at almost 1,000 bucks a pop.

if that isn't self-indulgent bourgeois cow pucky, i don't know what is.

Trauma_Hound

Hey incense and pepermints, I was born in Phoenix. :) I know the area your talking about, don't forget Fountain Hills the richy of the rich, my JW Aunt and non-jw uncle lived up there.

Incense_and_Peppermints

fountain hills is ok. they still have those outdoor art fairs every year, so does tempe. don't you LOVE tempe???? i want to move there. but scottsdale... ooh i hate that place. that truly is the enclave of the snobs. i can't stay in that place too long...

OOPS i wasn't dissing your relatives, traumahound, just scottsdale in general. a thousand apologies if that didn't come out right.

Edited by - Incense_and_Peppermints on 31 July 2002 15:11:7

proplog2

Even if they eliminated all disease and age related deaths the average person will only live about 600 years. This is because of accidental death. True many may be real lucky and live to 2400 but just as many will have fatal accidents by the time they are 150.

Accidental death becomes real important when that's the only cause of death. Perhaps new emphasis will be placed on accident prevention. Or maybe people will be iced instantly - rushed to a trauma center where the person has a bunch of vital organs grown from their own stem cells.

Concquering death seems to be within the realm of possibility.

Double Edge

Think of the money you'd make being a Life Insurance Agent....or the Funeral businessess that would probably be up for sale....it's endless thinking about the possiblilities.

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