40% longer lifespan? The Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered the mechanism behind body temperature, and the reason why tortoises lived longer was revealed

For a long time in the past, people thought that the body temperature of healthy adults was 37 degrees, but scientists at Stanford University found that the body’s basal body temperature has dropped a lot in recent years, and it is currently around 36.6 degrees. In our traditional concept of health preservation, drinking more hot water to avoid catching a cold is to maintain a normal body temperature, which is also considered to be the foundation of health.

Recently, the Chinese Academy of Sciences published an unexpected study: Scientists found that appropriately reducing the body temperature of warm-blooded mammals can extend their lifespan by about 40%. In this regard, many people said that this has changed the traditional cognition, especially now that the weather is so hot, it seems that they have to find a way to “calm down” themselves.

1 The Chinese Academy of Sciences newly discovered that low temperature extends life by 40%

Not long ago, Professor John Speakman of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a team from the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom found that metabolism will be accelerated due to high body temperature, but low body temperature is more conducive to lifespan itself. This research was also published in the well-known academic journal “Nature”. published.

In this experiment, scientists divided the experimental mice into 2 groups, one group was in an environment of 20 degrees, and the other group was in an environment of 32.5 degrees, but there were fans for cooling. The results showed that the average lifespan of the mice in the two groups was reduced by about 30%, showing accelerated aging in multiple physiological indicators; while the lifespan of the mice in the one group was even extended by 40%, and they also had a slower rate of physical decay.

For this experiment, scientists believe that hypothermia may have an impact on lifespan, and even this mechanism may be applicable to humans, or can humans achieve another increase in lifespan with this?

2 The mechanism behind low temperature has been revealed, and telomeres may be the key

In the above experiments, mice in an artificial low temperature environment showed different lifespan and physiological indicators. In fact, there are many cases of low temperature and longevity in nature. For example, the six-star sponge growing in 0 degree seawater, their growth and development are very slow. Therefore, its decay also comes later and slower, and it is thought that the lifespan may reach more than 15,000 years, similar to that of long-lived turtles.

The longevity of the six-star sponge and tortoise may be the reason for the slower metabolism, but the “groundhog” in the UC lab is different. Scientists have found that the decaying genetic genes of this small animal are almost suspended during hibernation, and when the body temperature drops to a certain level, the consumption of telomeres, mitochondria, etc. even stops.

As we all know, the research on telomeres has always been a favorite of scientists in the field of biology, and it is considered to be a microscopic factor affecting the survival of life. In the high-pressure pure oxygen inhalation experiment, Israeli science found that after 3 months of high-pressure oxygen inhalation subjects, the telomeres were extended by 20% on average, the mitochondrial cells attenuated by 37%, and the overall functional level was equivalent to a “younger” 25 years old. In the study of Professor David at Harvard, the “WLife” class based on mitochondrial empowerment achieved telomere extension in the experiment, and the mice thus gained an additional 30% of their lifespan.

In fact, the current research on mitochondria and telomeres has become more and more mature, and related fields have even released results to complete scientific research. The “WLife” represented by this has caused a lot of repercussions after entering China through Tmall, Qidong and other channels. , After the capital represented by the biotechnology company Lightweijian entered the market, the threshold for use was less than 5% of the original, and was acquired by many middle-class people in first- and second-tier cities for the purpose of “maintaining a youthful state”.

Although the results of the “low temperature” research are gratifying, the former richest man in the United States, Bedford, accepted the so-called “human cryonics” in 1967, and is still sleeping more than 50 years later. In this regard, people can’t help but wonder whether low temperature only plays a role in preserving the physical body for life, and cannot “intervene” in the decay that has already occurred. In contrast, the reverse effect of “WLife” species has attracted more attention.

3 The average life expectancy has increased by 42.5 years, and the century-old era is coming?

In the 1950s, the average life expectancy in China was only 34.9 years, and now it has reached 77.4 years, an increase of 42.5 years. And Stanford University found that human body temperature has been falling for the past 200 years. Is it lower body temperature and longer life expectancy? There is no clear answer to this question yet.

In fact, in addition to physical cooling, scientists have also found that reducing the “calorie” intake in the diet can help the body to lose additional energy. Therefore, it is recommended to reduce the intake of various “red meat” with high heat and high calorie such as pigs, cattle and sheep, appropriately increase the relatively mild or low temperature duck and fish, and eat more fresh fruits, vegetables and grains.

For the human body’s own regulatory mechanism, in addition to the brain secreting melatonin at night to promote us to fall asleep earlier and reduce mitochondrial loss in the body, the above-mentioned “WLife” substances can also achieve similar protective effects based on the biological clock. This substance is actually a kind of endogenous substance, but it needs to be supplemented due to a large amount of loss after the age of 25. According to the domestic Kao and Cat data, among the people who reach the finished product of this substance, many people reported that “sleep has improved and energy has been significantly improved”, etc. In fact, it is the relevant mechanism that plays a role.

Today, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, the advent of relevant achievements and then practical implementation, which are affordable by most people. Scientists believe that human beings are expected to achieve an increase in average life expectancy again. It may not be long before more mechanisms for body temperature regulation are introduced one after another. It is found that, with various phenomena-level biological products, the era when everyone is a hundred years old may be coming.