Americans 🇺🇸 favour quality over quantity in pursuit of longevity.🧬

“Americans overwhelmingly say that when they think about longevity, it’s more than just living longer—it’s about living their healthiest, best lives.

While most want to live to 90—well past the average U.S. life expectancy of 77.5 years—nearly two-thirds (66%) would choose a shorter, healthier life over a longer one with health issues.

These findings, from a survey conducted by global healthcare technology leader Medtronic with Morning Consult, highlight a gap between U.S. adults’ desire to live healthier years and the opportunity for more people to improve their quality of life through healthcare technology.

With almost limitless health-related information at our fingertips and new healthcare innovations emerging daily, the American 🇺🇸 dream of extending both our lifespan and quality of life seems possible.

However, only 39% of U.S. adults say they are taking preventative health measures such as screenings and regular medical check-ups, and less than a third (29%) are discussing longevity with their doctor.👨🏽‍⚕️

Only about half are focused on eating 🥗 healthy (53%) and exercising 🏋🏼(51%), despite diet and physical inactivity being leading contributors to chronic disease. And while 80% of Americans believe healthcare 🏥 technology can help them live longer & healthier, only 18% are taking advantage of it”.

Epigenetic MuhdoAge 🧬

The longevity community does seem to be in a race in terms of the number of birthdays they want to achieve.

But the number of birthday cakes you’ll have over the years shouldn’t really be your main goal when compared with the number of “health days” you experience along the way.

Sadly, the gap between life and health expectancy is growing larger every year. We might be living longer, but unfortunately not healthier, with more multiple long-term conditions like asthma, diabetes, obesity, and heart 🫀 disease on the rise.

When most people think about their age, they’re focusing on their chronological age based on their date of birth.

Epigenetic age 🧬, on the other hand, measures the biological age of a person’s cells, tissues, and organ systems. If an individual’s epigenetic age is older than their chronological age, scientists call it epigenetic age acceleration.

Epigenetic age 🧬 acceleration displays a link to higher risk levels for cancer, as well as greater odds of developing cardiovascular 🫀 disease, Parkinson’s 🧠, and other ailments.

What is MuhdoAge?🧬

MuhdoAge is an epigenetic clock that is based on DNA 🧬 methylation, it utilises tiered CpG sites in line with disease, lifestyle, environment, & chronological age.

The MuhdoAge clock 🧬 is a saliva based biological clock that is independent of any other inputs (i.e. requires no DOB or other metrics). The clock has been made open source and all information can be found in the preprint.

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