Age intervention

It is no longer justifiable to wait for diseases caused by aging to set in before we treat them; instead, we should forestall the aging process from the outset or push it as far as possible into the future, i.e. around the maximum age limit. Basic research, as well as experience with the very old, shows that the years of frailty, illness and infirmity can be reduced significantly as a proportion of an individual’s lifespan. It is high time to make full use of the knowledge we already have, without losing sight of the risks or the principle of scientific objectivity. And finally, with every year that we get older, we become more and more aware that we are ultimately the result of all the choices we have made in life. Determining for ourselves the course of our own aging process on the basis of scientifically sound findings could rank as one of the most important decisions of our lives.