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“Secrets of theOldest Old”
by
L. Stephen Coles, M.D., Ph.D., DirectorSupercentenarian Research Foundation
664 West Arbor Vitae Street, Suite 1Inglewood, CA 90301-3160; USAE-mails:scoles@ucla.edu;scoles@grg.org;
URLs:www.grg.org;www.supercentenarian-research-foundation.org;
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November 10, 2007Secrets of the Oldest Old
Slide 2.October 29, 2004
Is There Really an“Anti-Aging Medicine”?
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Both well-intentioned and deliberately false promiseshave been made (over the centuries) by snake oilsalesmen seeking profits at the expense of their gullibleclients
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According to our rigorous scientific colleagues, Anti-Aging Medicine is still a form of wishful thinking;indeed, there is no
silver bullet
that will reverse agingnor extend human life indefinitely
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But these scientists are not responsible for treatingpatients in the “here and now,” and as physicians, wehave a responsibility to our patients
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So, how should we deal with this inherent paradox?
Slide 3.October 29, 2004
Argument: Here’s Why WeShould Not Give Up Hope
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The best is yet to come.
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But, if real Life Extension isstill some years away, inorder to benefit, we need tobe here, if and when it doescome. (And we will surely beamong the first to know.)
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And for that, we will need a“Bridge Plan” to make surewe are still here.
Thomas Kinkade “The Bridge of Hope”
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