There’s a lot of hype out there about what it takes to EXTEND your “expiration date.”

Lots of unscrupulous folks will try to sell you their “longevity tricks”…

But in many cases, that’s all they are. TRICKS!

Don’t fall for snake oil pitches.

If you’re looking to DELAY death as long as possible… and LAUGH in the face of the Grim Reaper…

It may be time to simply put on the kettle.

Because one of the tried-and-true keys to longevity could be a “tea secret”…

One that you might’ve OVERLOOKED in your own pantry.

Here’s the science that should be a real “eye-opener”!

Tea leaves predict longer lives

You’ve surely heard about some of the benefits of green tea and its active compound EGCG…

But don’t sleep on black tea!

It actually comes from the same plant as green tea – Camellia sinesis, or the “tea plant.”

It gets it black or dark brown color through fermentation.

Fermenting the tea leaves also creates something else – a group of flavonoid compounds called theaflavins.

And these compounds appear to promote longevity!

One study revealed that they work to EXTEND lifespan by INDUCING an antioxidant enzyme called superoxide dismutase, or SOD1 for short.

The study was conducted on fruit flies – and those that consumed black tea extract lived nearly 10% longer!

For a fruit fly, that only meant a few extra days…

But for humans, it could mean YEARS… or a DECADE… or MORE!

Now, it’s not JUST the antioxidant activity of theaflavins that could help LENGTHEN life.

Because it turns out they also show senolytic action – meaning, they COMBAT the process of cellular senescence.

That’s when “zombie cells” (or senescent cells) take over instead of dying a natural death… and SABOTAGE the cellular regeneration that keeps us young.

Think of senescent cells as the last STRAGGLERS left at a party – the ones who refuse to go home and keep the hosts up WAY too late.

Theaflavins DEFEAT zombie cells by acting as BCL-2 inhibitors… which means they INHIBIT a certain protein that prevents apoptosis from occurring.

As you’ve read right here in eAlert, SKIRTING apoptosis is how cancer cells stay IMMORTAL.

And it’s also how ZOMBIE cells manage to remain UNDEAD.

When theaflavins help apoptosis get back up and running… it helps CLEAR the body of old, useless cells that are simply DRAGGING YOU DOWN.

And theoretically, the less ELDERLY your cells are… the longer you could live!

Research has even linked black tea consumption to LOWER cancer mortality… and LOWER risk of death from all causes.

You can get theaflavins by drinking black tea… but to get any significant effect, you’d have to drink A LOT of it.

Or, you could pack a bigger punch by taking a black tea extract supplement.

Look for one that’s standardized to contain a certain minimum percentage of theaflavins.

Some research suggests combining theaflavins with quercetin, which offers its own longevity benefits.

You can find them both in the product called Senolytic Activator by Life Extension.

 


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