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Theory about aging in humans and hypotheses about its possible delay
1Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Barcelona, Spain.
Medical Hypotheses
|October 1, 1994
Summary
Aging results from internal chaos caused by excess elements. Sulfur metabolism and cation exchangers like kaolin may help delay aging and prevent cardiovascular issues by removing these elements.
Area of Science:
- Thermodynamics
- Biochemistry
- Cellular Biology
Background:
- Living organisms maintain a metastable state by being open systems, exchanging energy and matter with their environment.
- Aging is theorized to result from internal chaos, specifically the accumulation of excess trace and xenobiotic elements.
- Cardiovascular diseases may initiate with triglyceride precipitation in blood vessels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the thermodynamic basis of life and aging.
- To propose mechanisms for delaying aging and preventing disease.
- To investigate the role of sulfur metabolism and specific elements in health.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical analysis of thermodynamic principles in biological systems.
- Hypothesizing the role of sulfur metabolism and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in detoxifying xenobiotics.
- Suggesting the use of kaolin as a cation exchanger for xenobiotic extraction.
Main Results:
- Aging is linked to the body's inability to escape thermodynamic chaos, facilitated by xenobiotic element accumulation.
- Sulfur metabolism may precipitate xenobiotic elements, aided by phagocytes for excretion.
- Cholesterol's potential role in solubilizing triglyceride precipitates in cardiovascular disease is hypothesized.
Conclusions:
- Maintaining an open system state is crucial for life and escaping aging.
- Interventions targeting xenobiotic element removal, such as kaolin, may delay aging.
- Further research into cholesterol's function in cardiovascular health is warranted.
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