In the legendary “Golden Ages” people did not mature, but spent their very long lives as vital adults, hardly scarred by life, such as through graying hair, from which there was even then not yet an escape. At this legendary time Kronos, Zeus’ father, was yet ruling over gods and mortals, this is what the Greek poet Hesiod tells. People later lost these paradisiacal state and dreamt of eternal youth ever since.
Staying young forever can also be a nightmare, at least according to the film The Age of Adeline. The widowed mother of a daughter, acted by Blake Lively, lives a normal life – until one significant day in winter on which an accident affects her DNA stability. As a consequence Adeline’s body cells are not able to age anymore. Could it be a curse, whereof humanity is dreaming since the gone Golden Age? Well, the ever-being 29-year-old is suffering from her fate and rather regards it as curse than blessing. She doesn’t want anybody to find out her secret, only her daughter Flemming knows about her destiny.
To keep her secret save the young woman changed both her residence and appearance at regular intervals. Nevertheless, simple daily happenings, such as a visit to the doctor, turn out to be real challenges. For reasons of self-preservation she tries to dodge serious relationships. Initially it works, but only until she meets the charismatic Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) with whom she falls in love. As soon as he introduces her to his father (Harrison Ford) her secret is threatening to be exposed – because the latter already knows her from former times…
Since July 10th, 2015 you can see in Austrian cinemas how the love drama ends and I don’t want to spoil suspense.
For those of us who consider juvenile and vital appearance as worthwhile, and not as curse, some information here how to stop the march of time or even how to turn it back:
As a reader of my blog you know that the “Golden Age” was those episode of the Paleolithic period in which sovereign weapon developments, such as flint-stone projectile points and spear catapults, made possible a safe and opulent access to big quarry, especially elephants and mammoths, for our ancestors. These animals were eaten up together with their brains and all their organs. This did not only supply humans with lots of proteins and amino acids, but also with a huge amount of bioidentical hormones, which held them young and vital even in advanced old age.
Mammoths are extinguished for a long time now and today we are not that keen on eating brains or other inner organs. Thus you should directly supply your body with bioidentical hormones: Therapy with bioidentical hormones (Bioidenical Hormonal Replacement Therapy, BHRT). Sufficient and balanced hormone levels are decisive for a healthy and vital-looking body. They do not only stand for a better regeneration of skin, but also help us to stay slim.
In Hormonal Regeneration we exclusively use bioidentical hormones, which correspond to the body’s own hormones in regard of structure, so that side effects can largely be excluded when used correctly.
In a short while I am going to report about rejuvenating treatments, especially for the skin.
What was happening to Adeline in the film is fiction, of course. Nevertheless, there are living cells which do not age and potentially live forever – human sperm cells, for example, but also multicellular organisms such as freshwater polyps are potentially immortal. Ultimately it is enough for us to stay healthy, vital and good-looking, also with increasing age. I will gladly keep you informed, if modern medicine develops new approaches for the realization of the dream of eternal youth.
DDr. Heinrich, MD