“Anti-ageing is so passé, and longevity is rather mainstream… Now it’s all about healthspan!”
Sounds familiar? The longevity bubble is full of concepts we throw around without giving much thought to what they actually refer to. We also weave more and more medical or biochemical terminology like “biological age” into our conversations. But are we fully aware of their meaning? And – just as importantly – can we provide newcomers to the field short and sweet definitions, without completely dumbing down the complexity?
Call us nitpickers but at epiAge, we think it’s sometimes good to clarify the basics, so we all know what we’re talking about – whether we’re old hands at longevity or newbies to healthspan.
So, let’s begin with… drum roll… "ageing" – in our next instalment!
++++
Illustration
pixabay & epiAge
Back to all posts
