Summary
Can hyperbaric oxygen treatments help lengthen telomeres? Find out the results from one subject that went through forty treatments and what that did to her aging markers!
At Swanson Hyperbarics, we are in the middle of an exciting anti-aging campaign with two different subjects. The campaign follows the study done in Israel in 2020, that measures age markers in subjects before and after a number of hyperbaric oxygen sessions, or dives. Hyperbarics can affect telomeres, a long-known marker of aging.
Before we started with our subjects, Mike and Kari, a friend of Swanson Hyperbarics heard about the study and plans at the clinic. The friend, a 64 year old female, was interested in trying it for herself. The goal is to have longer telomeres after a protocol of forty hyperbaric oxygen dives. Since telomeres shorten as we age, longer telomeres are basically indicative of a ‘younger’ cell. And studies reveal that telomere length can affect the rate of aging and the potential onset of age-related diseases.
The first step in the protocol is a simple blood test that can measure telomeres in white blood cells. This test calculates the average telomere length of these cells. The results show the telomere starting point. Below you can see her initial results.
Blood Test #1-Starting Point: