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Ben Abba is a modern day Plato with an important story to tell. The story of a real man, living among us, who has seen nearly 2,800 years of history through his own eyes. Ben Abba grew up in a traditional household in middle America where he excelled in physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, geography, history, and biblical studies. From his college years, he has gained extensive experience in computer and business security which he uses to protect financial institutions’ information and assets. He is also a professional remote viewer. Ben Abba's love for the sciences and his insatiable curiosity open his eyes to the many possibilities that our universe has to offer. However his business and technical skills made him very skeptical to nebulous ideas. When he sought to find the oldest person alive on planet Earth, he used his skills in tracking down hackers and financial fraudsters, along with his unique researching skills to locate and make contact with a person older than 150 years old.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Human Immortality: A Scientific Reality?

"The cause of human aging is now being understood."

I found an interesting article about a scientific approach to finding the "cure" for aging; with the hope of achieving immortality.

Here is the link to this interesting article.

Another interesting item I found in the article:

"A team of South Korean scientists on Sunday claimed to have created a "cellular fountain of youth," or a small molecule, which enables human cells to avoid aging and dying.

The team, headed by Prof. Kim Tae-kook at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, argued the newly-synthesized molecule, named CGK733, can even make cells younger."


Quoting for this article:

“Different societies have faced the question of aging in different ways. In ancient Rome, where the median age of death for men was 46, you basically worked until you keeled over. The early Christians saw the possibility of virtue in old age, in the belief that you could become more spiritually contemplative as your body wore down. In contrast, everything about America — our optimism, our faith in technology, maybe most of all our refusal to believe we're not exceptional — impels us to see old age as a challenge to meet, a problem to solve. As Barbara Walters put it in an April prime-time special, "Live to be 150. Can you do it?"

Whether it's medicine showmen, pioneers of cryonics or "life extensionists," anti-aging salesmen have cropped up in every epoch of American history. And now our own era is taking the fight against aging into an entirely new financial realm. The U.S. market for anti-aging products and services is growing rapidly and will hit $72 billion in 2009, according to "Nutraceuticals International," a trade publication. Three trends, each feeding boomers' quest for immortality, are fueling the current boom.”

This article continues with these interesting facts:

“First, scientists are unlocking several key factors in the aging process, generating headlines about how it might be slowed or reversed. In studying metabolism, for example, researchers have zeroed in on proteins called sirtuins, specifically one called SIRT1, which apparently control age-related illnesses in other organisms. Resveratrol, a substance found (in small amounts) in red-grape skins and red wine, is believed by some scientists to boost sirtuins in humans, which has triggered excitement about its potential benefits. Biogerontologists have also started to understand what makes cells age. IGF-1, for instance, is an insulin-like hormone that tells cells to grow; mTOR is a protein that shapes how cells respond to chemical instructions. By altering the pathways of these substances, scientists might be able to stop cells from dividing — that is, from aging. Other researchers are exploring the effects of the enzyme telomerase, which could thwart the natural tendency of chromosomes to break apart as cells age. And beyond these possibilities, stem cells hold out the promise that doctors might someday be able to regenerate body tissue or even grow whole new replacement organs.”

Then the article presents this interesting statement:

“Nobody knows exactly how many people have received treatments at antiaging clinics, though the number is probably in the millions”

This article then goes even bolder with this attention grabbing assertion:

“And that brings us to the … trend abetting the antiaging boom: Regular physicians all over the country are adding anti-aging treatments to their practice. The medical establishment does not recognize aging as a disease to be cured. And antiaging is not a medical specialty, according to the American Medical Association and the American Board of Medical Specialties (which puts the "board" in "board-certified"). But doctors are signing up with organizations such as the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Age Management Medicine Group, attending their conventions, learning about the latest purported antiaging techniques — and using their own offices and equipment to hawk treatments to patients. Sales of supplements by doctors and nurses increased 874 percent from 1997 to 2004, according to "Natural Products Insider," a trade publication. The academy's top executives have estimated that for every antiaging patient they sign up, doctors generate $4,000 to $20,000 in new annual revenue. Moreover, it now counts more than 17,000 physicians as members.”

Finally this article wraps up with this famous item:

“In 1933, Time magazine reported the secret to long life, as given by an aged Chinese man named Li Ching-Yuen: "Keep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog." Li supposedly lived to the age of 256. “

Ben Abba is co-authoring a soon to be released book with Dr. Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, Bill Harris, and Brian Tracey Live.

This book will focus on the Wake Up Moment: that instant or event that helped us find our purpose, and which awaken our passion. This book will highlight that person who lead the way, showed us the plan, or brought us to the network that led us to success.

This book, like the rest of the Wake Up Live the Life You Love series, will make a difference in all our lives.

For a limited time only, if you pre-purchase 10 or more copies of the soon-to-be-released book “Wake Up! Live the Life You Love - Wake Up Moments”, you will receive a free sponsor spot on one of Ben Abba’s future Achieving Immortality Channel podcasts. Each podcast becomes a permanent part of the internet and is downloaded by thousands of people over. And each podcast has the potential of being heard by over a million podcast listeners worldwide. So become a part of world history and immortalize yourself or your business with a message to the world. Contact Ben Abba by leaving a comment on this blog, Ben Abba’s main blog, or through Yaktivate.com for more details.



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