Wellness Corner

Increasing your metabolism won't actually extend the length of your life but it could significantly improve the quality of your life by reducing your proclivity towards suffering from certain age-related diseases. At least, that seems to be the indication after a recent study done on mice showed that increased metabolism could treat metabolism-and-aging-related diseases including those related to obesity and vascular issues.

The researchers conducting the study observed the effects of activating a muscle tissue protein. What they discovered was that this activation caused the muscles to work harder, thereby increasing the metabolism. The effect was the same as the effect of increasing metabolism in other ways such as through diet and exercise. The observations in the study led to the conclusion that this can have a significant impact on delaying the development of certain age-related diseases.

What the researchers hope that this study will lead to is additional medical developments which use activation of muscle tissue proteins to develop anti-aging medications. They believe that the information they have gained through the study can assist with preventing problems ranging from hypertension and diabetes to certain types of cancers.

For the average person, this means that there could be significant changes to the quality of life experienced in later years. Many people suffering from problems such as obesity and diabetes have difficulties making the life changes that are necessary to ease their suffering, such as exercising more and sticking to a strict diet. These people may find in the future that they can let medication do the work for them.

Read the full article on the study here.

Question of the Day: Would you prefer to increase your metabolism with exercise or medication?

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