Birth clock Vs Body Clock

 Birth Clock Vs Body Clock 

Birth clock starts as soon as we are born.

This is a special clock we cannot make it fast or  slow .

This is also called a chronological age.

Or calendar age. This re-presents  the

Number of candles on every birth day.

What is body clock ? It is a biological

Clock . Or represents Biological

Age .

We can make this body clock slow

Or Biological  age faster 

Wrong habits make it fast and

It reflects in old age look

Compare to our chronological age

Or our Birth clock time.

We see a group of persons  representing 

Same age 60 years but some look like 70 years

And some  look  like 55 .

Biological age (Body clock) is age dependant 

Functional  decline . Chronological age (Birth clock) simply indicates the time passed since

Birth.

Aging  is the main risk factor for vascular 

Disease and ensuring  cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events which are leading 

  Causes of death world wide. 

      Biological Aging (Body clock)

       Also called functional or physiological 

Aging where as chronological aging,(Birth Clock) refers only  to the passage of time.

     For Biological aging  (Body clock)

   Bio markers used to get feel of aging

   Main markers are  1DNA methylation

     2  Telomer length

   1  DNA methylation is epigenetic process

 Means above gene DNA gets methyl group

Action gets methylated . And degree of methylation gives idea of aging.

    2. Telomer length : Telomer is protective cap like structure  at the end of chromosome

    At each cell division part of telomeres length gets reduced  so for aging telomer

Length acts as a Biomarker.

In normally  aging individuals chronological age (Body age) equates to biological age(Birth

Age)

   Vascular aging delayed in centenaries and 

    Super centenarians and is accelerated in 

   In certain disease conditions.

 Biological age vascular ( Body age)

Factors decelerate   :

1. Exceptional  parental longivity 

  

2.  Healthy  sleeping 

3.  High fruit and vegetable consumption 

4 Nuts seeds and legume consumption

5 Physical activity

   Remember above 5 factors lower biological age or make Body clock slow which is beneficial for longevity.

Now let us know what are the factors which 

Accelerate Biological age (Body clock fast)

1 Obesity

2 

Type 2 Diabetes

3 chronic kidney disease

4 Family  History of cardiovascular Disease

5 Air Pollution 

6 High meat  and saturated fat 

7 High salt intake 

8 High Refined Sugar Intake

9 Smoking

10  Alcohol Abuse 

11. Chronic Stress

Conclusions : 1 Birth clock or chronological age

 Is age since you are born  you have no control

 You can not run fast or slow.

2 Body clock or Biological age  clock  you can make it slow by life style changes  avoiding alcohol

Smoking eating  high refined sugar high salt intake etc

 3 By slowing the speed of biological age 

  You will get longevity in your life

And by making biological age clock fast

Your life span will be lowered.

   Ref J Am Coll. Cardiol 2020 Mar 3  :75 (8) :919-930 Magda R Hamczyk et al