“When we throw out our preconceptions, the limits of our own minds, we can see that biology can achieve those goals religions claim, but with proof, abundant proof”
Harold Katcher - The Illusion of Knowledge
One unusual thing I am convinced of, something that puts me at odds with most of the minds and money going into healthcare and the biotech industry, not to mention society at large, is that aging is best described as programmed. Programmed aging is a way of describing aging as a planned phenotypic expression of development emerging from one or more physiological clocks. Aging in this view is not from wear and tear as it might feel like. There are sufficient repair mechanisms but they get turned down through life. Many intellectually interesting theories about aging are out there but I have my money on this one. If or when we concede that programmed aging best describes how aging works, then all the lower order specific work being done to treat the downstream diseases of aging will be a waste of resources for society.
I wanted to put this out as a quick addendum to my protocol post as I think first availability of this kind of upcoming therapy is likely in the next 2 -5 years. I aim to explain why you can probably get away with doing none of what I suggested in my protocol. If you are in a low enough risk category you can simply live and wait. I shared my protocol for those who cannot wait or those who might just like to see some near term energy changes. For those in a real hurry, there are some options in the same category and with a similar philosophy to the below protocol which are already available and being administered.
The below links begin with a few interview segments where, Harold Katcher, is describing his work. I think you only need to read and then listen to the three linked below to get the gist. The pacing is really kind of boring, so I suggest speeding it up. Despite that, the content is simply life and world changing.
Most Relevant Episodes:
Reverse Aging Over 54% Study | Horvath Clock | Dr. Harold Katcher
E5 For Rejuvenation| Dr Harold Katcher Interview Series 2 - Ep2
E5 Application Mechanism | Dr Harold Katcher Interview Series 2 - Ep4
Full Series:
Reverse Aging Over 54% Study | Horvath Clock | Dr. Harold Katcher
The Illusion Of Knowledge | Dr Harold Katcher Interview Series 2 - Ep1
My point in highlighting all this is the near and medium future is going to be very different from life prior. I expect many of us alive will be able to see ourselves and each other as biologically 24 to 30 year olds near the turn of the next decade (2030). I can understand if this sounds absurd, but note you heard it first from me.
For a more in-depth look at programmed aging and it’s logic in evolution here are a few books:
Cracking the Aging Code: The New Science of Growing Old - And What It Means for Staying Young
What Darwin Could Not See-The Missing Half of The Theory
The earliest paper on the theory I can find:
Bowles JT. The evolution of aging: a new approach to an old problem of biology. Med Hypotheses. 1998 Sep;51(3):179-221. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(98)90079-2. PMID: 9792199.