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JMC Miami Telomere Physiologic Age Testing, Telomeres and Micronutrients
JMC Miami Restorative Medicine offers telomere physiologic age blood testing. The Telomere test can quantify the difference between chronological and cellular age. Age adjusted telomere length is the best method to date to assess biological age using structural analysis of chromosomal change in the telomere.
Telomeres are sections of DNA at the end of each chromosome that serve as a cap to your genetic material. Every time a cell replicates, its telomere will become shorter. Shorter telomeres imply a shorter life span for the cell. Serial evaluation of telomere length is an indicator of how rapidly one is aging relative to a normal population. Therapies can be directed at slowing telomere shortening which slows aging and age-related disease. Increases in telomere loss may point to increased oxidative stress, progression of chronic diseases or of metabolic abnormalities. Testing is recommended once per year.
Micronutrient status has direct implications in telomere length. A single deficiency can profoundly affect telomere shortening. Some micronutrients that affect the rate of telomere shortening are: copper, selenium, folate, glutathione, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin E.
At JMC Restorative Medicine, we not only offer the telomere test but micronutrient replenishment both IV and orally. Stop by our office for free information on telomere testing and our multiple nutritional replenishment options.
MiamiMicrolaser Peel, Miami Microlaser Peel, Superficial Skin Resurfacing
A microlaser peel is a very popular procedure offered at JMC Restorative MedicineIt is a great way to improve skin texture and appearance. A Microlaser Peel removes thin layers of damaged skin to provide a more youthful appearance; it can be administered with great precision of depth and thus, the resulting skin’s appearance is controlled by the practitioner. Our doctors are very skilled at this procedure, having each performed many. A Microlaser Peel works when a laser beam is scanned overa treatment area and removes the top layer of skin eliminating damaged cells and that “tired,old” look. As the skin heals, fresh healthy cells grow in the treated area giving it a fresh appearance with reduced lines and wrinkles and improved evenness of skin color.
Micro laser Peel treats mild wrinkles, scars, keratosis, sun damage and freckles, melasma and pigment irregularities on the face, neck, hands and chest. Treatment is individualized with excellent results from one procedure but more may be necessary depending on the depth of skin affected. The procedure lasts 15-30 minutes with topical anesthesia as the laser is usually at the lowest setting of strength. Recovery depends on the depth of skin treated but averages 3-4 days. Come into JMC Restorative Medicine for a microlaser peel consult anytime.
Vitamin D and breast cancer: sunlight or supplements?
Correlation data on cancer from 107 countries, scientists from the University of California, San Diego found that higher blood levels of Vitamin D and living closer to the equator were associated with lower breast cancer incidence.
However, commenting independently on the research, scientists from Yale University stated the results were confusing and shouldn’t promote women to seek more sun exposure. This suggests that increasing vitamin D levels should be achieved from fortified foods and dietary supplements.
A growing body of evidence has linked vitamin D to reduce incidences of cancer, but increasing vitamin D levels via sunlight or supplements has been a source of ongoing debate.
In the US, where over 1.5 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year, experts are pushing supplements, claiming recommendations for sun exposure are “highly irresponsible.”
The link between vitamin D intake and protection from cancer dates from the 1940s when Frank Apperly demonstrate a link between latitude and deaths from cancer, and suggested that sunlight gave “a relative cancer immunity.”