{"id":1810,"date":"2023-03-15T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:47:50","slug":"could-the-diabetes-drug-metformin-slow-the-aging-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1810","title":{"rendered":"Could the Diabetes Drug Metformin Slow the Aging Process?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Researchers around the world are investigating how this penny-a-pill medication may help people \u2014 with or without diabetes \u2014 live longer, healthier lives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1811\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38-390x219.png 390w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-38.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Metformin helps the body better regulate insulin \u2014 but it can have a host of other benefits as well.<small>Shutterstock<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts believe that, given the right circumstances, humans can live for an astonishing 115 years, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifespan.io\/news\/dr-nir-barzilai-we-can-live-healthier-for-longer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lifespan.io<\/a>. But aging is the No. 1 risk factor for developing diseases and chronic conditions that shorten our lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of committed lifestyle changes, like avoiding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/diet-nutrition\/processed-foods-linked-shorter-life-span-study-finds\/\">processed foods<\/a>\u00a0and exercising regularly, there are no hacks or magic pills that have been proven to slow the aging process, at least not yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/longevity\/could-the-diabetes-drug-metformin-slow-the-aging-process\/\">https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/longevity\/could-the-diabetes-drug-metformin-slow-the-aging-process\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers around the world are investigating how this penny-a-pill medication may help people \u2014 with or without diabetes \u2014 live longer, healthier lives. Experts believe that, given the right circumstances, humans can live for an astonishing 115 years, according to&nbsp;Lifespan.io. But aging is the No. 1 risk factor for developing diseases and chronic conditions that shorten our lifespan. Outside of committed lifestyle changes, like avoiding\u00a0processed foods\u00a0and exercising regularly, there are no hacks or magic pills that have been proven to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-aging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1812,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810\/revisions\/1812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}