Florida is becoming a hotbed for reversing biological age

Scientists have discovered that people’s biological age, which is how old their cells, tissues and organs are, often differs from their chronological age, the number of years they have been alive.

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As researchers study ways to slow down or reverse a person’s biological age, Florida is now considered a hotbed for clinics, treatments, trials and supplements.

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University of Miami researchers are studying biological age to predict who’s at risk for developing colon polyps, a known risk factor for colorectal cancer. Dr. John Lewis, a voluntary associate professor at the University of Miami, has led multiple clinical studies on cellular repair and biological aging. Lewis has looked at how a plant-based diet could reverse your biological age and whether certain supplements — including aloe polymannose — can help, too.

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