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Each time a cell undergoes mitosis, the telomeres on the ends of each
chromosome shorten slightly. Cell division will cease once telomeres
shorten to a critical length. Hayflick interpreted his discovery to be
aging at the cellular level. The aging of cell populations appears to
correlate with the overall physical aging of an organism.
augmentation of autophagy
elimination of senescent cells
transfusion of plasma from young blood
intermittent fasting
food intake yielding less than 1500 calories
enhancement of adult neurogenesis
physical exercise
antioxidant intake
stem cell therapy