As part of Thorne’s “Redefining Healthy Aging” campaign, I took their Biological Age Test and I think my results will surprise you! They sure did surprise me! Read on for the details.
Thorne offers a variety of at-home wellness tests and I have taken several over the past year. While I find the results show there is always room for improvement, nothing compared to the shock I was in when I received the results from my Biological Age Test. The test results are that my chronological age is 57.1 and my biological age is 64.1. My jaw dropped. I thought I was doing everything possible to have a great result, but once I dug into the details of the report I see what I need to do to improve my score!
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Sample results from my Biological Age test below:
“Improvement needed! Your calculated Biological Age is older than your chronological age, meaning your body physiologically is that of a 64.1-year-old. The difference between your biological age and chronological age is 7 years. Your goal is to alter your lifestyle and obtain a biological age lower than your chronological age— the lower, the better. Age is positively associated with adverse age-related health conditions risk because the body naturally loses function and ability over time. Compared to chronological age, a lower biological age means you are at a lower risk than other individuals at your chronological age for adverse age-related conditions. Biological age is a metric based on "wellness," which measures health improvement and focuses on building and demonstrating resilience to maintaining good health.”
My overall age rate is listed as aging faster than time, at a 1.1 biological years per calendar year, and lists me in the 14th percentile. The results also provide details on Organ and System ages, including blood age, lipid age, liver age, kidney age, and metabolic age. My areas of weakness included liver and kidney age.
Liver Age Report: partial sample of my liver age test results so you can see the details of the report within each category.
I was happy to read that I can turn these results around with some lifestyle changes, and I will be implementing these changes over the coming months. Keep scrolling for more information and details including some suggested supplements.
The changes include:
Follow the Mediterranean Diet – I do this to some extent but I have been reserving weekends to go off the diet (Friday – Sunday). Now I will reduce my cheat days to only one day, not three.
Practice Intermittent Fasting – I was doing this incorrectly by starting my day in the AM with a mushroom drink made with a shot of coconut creamer, and then eating my first meal at noon. I will now just drink lemon water or tea before breaking my fast, which is usually at noon (I like to fast for 16 hours).
Eat liver-supporting foods and spices – I already eat a lot of green leafy veggies but will add more variety; plus, I will introduce turmeric and more garlic to my foods.
Keep up the exercise – I like to move my body every day and will continue to do so. I will try to add more daily steps and strength training to my routine.
Relax the body and brain – DHEA is a biomarker that has a strong impact on Biological Age. Regular yoga increases the levels of DHEA and so does meditation. I believe the stresses of life and work quite often take over. I clearly need to add more Zen into my daily routine. I will try adding an additional yoga class to my weekly routine (currently once a week) and carve out space to make mediation a part of my daily schedule.
Thorne also recommended these supplements to support healthy aging, so I will implement them into my daily regimen to help me reach my goals.
MediBolic is a comprehensive powdered formula that promotes healthy metabolism, supports healthy blood sugar, improves fat metabolism (so fat doesn't accumulate in the liver), and helps maintain a healthy weight. The formula is a rice protein and pea protein-based nutritional supplement with added soluble fiber, a complete multi-vitamin/mineral complex, and additional botanicals and nutrients for weight and metabolic support.
Trans-resveratrol, a flavonoid-like molecule found in grapes, mulberries, and other plants, mimics the healthy-aging effect of calorie restriction.
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I also contacted my integrative doctor and my nutritionist to gain further insight, in addition to the recommendations in the Thorne test results.
Here are their recommendations:
Drink more water – I will add lemon and send myself reminders to drink more during the day. I have a hard time drinking water, so I have lots of room for improvement here!
Take DHEA – The Thorne report also recommended this, so I will be adding it to my regimen. I am not able to take other recommended hormones due to a blood-clotting disorder.
Reduce sitting time and do some jumping jacks between calls. Break mid-day to walk in addition to regular yoga and strength-training exercises.
Eat out less so I have more control over the foods I eat. Skip the bread basket and dessert unless it is on my designated cheat day.
Create a healthy morning and evening routine that includes more down time. Get eight hours of sleep each night – as of now, I get between 6-7.
Although we can’t change the number of times we go around the sun, we can alter the rate of aging in our body. I plan to make these changes, and then retake the test in 4-6 months. I’ll be sharing the updated results with you, so stay tuned!
