A clinical trial of a naturally derived substance that stabilizes previously un-treatable aortic aneurysms is enrollingr patients after a preliminary study produced promising results. The success comes from targeting damaged elastic fiber in the arteries. To find out how to enroll, see this link.
Restoring the Elastic of Life
30 second primer on elastin courtesy Elastrin Therapeutics
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Why is elastic fiber in your body so important?
Every time you breathe, walk, read, type, blink, pee, have sex, or pump blood around your body, your body depends on elastin fiber.
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It makes your skin, lungs and arteries flexible to maintain heart health.
The problem: After you reach about 30 years of age, your body stops assembling it.
When it starts to degrade, it triggers chronic inflammation.
The inflammation leads to hard and stiff arteries.
The great news: Researchers have discovered how to repair and restore this elastic​
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Image courtesy Fraunhofer
What happens to elastin in all of us
Elastin fiber in a 6 year-old (left)
Elastin fiber in a 90 year-old (right)
Here's how elastin fiber in your arteries is degraded, and what happens after that:
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Toxic metals and stealthy infections assault you daily.
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Blood vessels are vulnerable to environmental stress.
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This leads to early heart disease signs.
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Standard therapies control damage and symptoms, but that's not enough.
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Studies show that innovative approaches reverse and prevent the damage.
Links to innovations that restore damaged elastin
Repairing damaged arteries
Improving skin quality
Stabilizing aneurysms
A longevity therapy for dogs that protects elastic fiber?
The first longevity therapy to receive conditional approval from regulators is awarded... for dogs (humans are coming later...). While the promotional materials don't say it, the therapy also protects the elastic fiber in a dog's body by stopping the release of a harmful enzyme. A clinical trial is now recruiting, so if you want to enrol your dog, check it out here.
