Staying young, fit and healthy for as long as possible - a modern utopia?
In fact, it is possible to intervene in the ageing process in an increasingly targeted and successful way. The latest findings from anti-ageing research help with this.
The ageing of the body is an immutable biological law: More and more scientific findings and developments are challenging this paradigm. They indicate that, to a certain extent, the biological clock can be turned back.
This is exactly what renowned anti-ageing researchers from the US biopharmaceutical company Intervene Immune are promising and presented the results of their spectacular TRIIM study. This deals with so-called "thymus rejuvenation", a rejuvenation of the organism through the thymus gland.
Many people are not even aware of the thymus gland, or thymus for short. The walnut-sized organ lies above the heart behind the breastbone and weighs only 40 to 50 grams, even at its best. Especially in childhood and adolescence, it is involved in the development of the immune system and is responsible for the differentiation of T lymphocytes as vital defense cells.
Later in adulthood, the thymus shrinks again over the years to up to 6 g and turns mainly into fatty tissue. From the age of around 35, the gland produces hardly any thymus peptides - amino acid compounds that play a key role in a differentiated immune response.
Built-up reserves of immunocompetence therefore decrease significantly from the age of 60 at the latest. As a result, the risk of infections, autoimmune diseases and cancer increases.
Against this background, the researchers attempted to regenerate the thymus tissue in a series of experiments on male test subjects aged between 51 and 65.
The test subjects were given growth hormones and substances similar to sex hormones over a period of twelve months. As a result, thymus tissue actually grew again. In addition, the inflammation levels in the blood fell. The blood cells changed and returned to the status of younger people in terms of several factors.
In short: according to the study report, the biological age of nine male test subjects could be turned back by around two and a half years. The participants felt significantly more vital. Even hair that had already turned grey grew back to its original color.
These are not the first scientific findings on the effect of the thymus gland and its peptides on hair growth. Earlier "research has already shown that thymus peptides have a regenerating and strengthening effect on the hair follicles, i.e. precisely those structures in the scalp that surround the hair root and anchor the hair in the skin," explains natural scientist and peptide expert Dr. Mimoun Ayoub.
The fact that thymus peptides can optimize the cell supply to the hair follicles in this way is significant in two respects: firstly, it prolongs the growth phase of the hair and also stimulates the development of new hair cells. The expected consequences are healthier, stronger hair and the halting of age-related hair loss. This happens without chemical substances, solely through the natural effect of the thymus peptides. Therefore, no side effects are to be feared when using the product.
Thanks to the initial results of the TRIIM study, it may soon be possible to slow down the body's ageing process by regenerating the thymus gland. But before that happens, this pilot study must be followed by further checks and larger test series with strict medical standards.
However, if you want to promote natural hair growth, counteract hair loss or simply strengthen your hair, you don't have to wait that long. The formula of the thymus extract has already been decoded by scientists: Thymuskin, a dermatological system against hair loss, is already available as a holistic replica of the natural thymus gland extract.
The successful mode of action of Thymuskin has been confirmed several times in scientific studies at university clinics and elsewhere. State-of-the-art medical findings are already making it possible to maintain or regain healthy, full hair and an intact scalp.
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