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Can human age now exceed the limit of 100 years and reach 150 years? New research being done on anti-aging technology and the biological process of aging has again brought this question into the center of discussion. Scientists are no longer just looking at how many years people can live.

Rather, we are trying to understand how to slow down the pace of aging within the body. Technologies such as epigenetic clocks, which read subtle changes in DNA, have indicated that our biological age may be different from our actual age.

Age increased, but health decreased?

In the last hundred years, medical science has reduced the death rate to a great extent. Medicines, surgeries, vaccinations and modern machines have prolonged life, but many times people remain alive with the help of machines, but with low life quality. This is the reason why now scientists are focusing not only on lifespan (how many years lived), but also on healthspan (how many healthy years lived).

Biological age vs real age?

Actually the calendar tells you how old you are, but how old your body feels. These two are different things. This is where the concept of epigenetic clock comes from. Famous scientist Steve Horvath has developed a method that estimates how “old” the body has actually become, based on subtle chemical changes (DNA methylation) that occur on DNA. That means, a 60 year old person can be biologically 45 and a 30 year old person can be 50 internally.

Can we live for 150 years with this technology?

Some experts believe that if we understand the cellular process of aging and can slow down or control it, then human lifespan can extend much further. But this is not magic. This will require:

• Increase tissue repair ability
• Revolutionary change in gene therapy
• controlling inflammation
• Keeping organs healthy for a long time

Apart from DNA, these things matter

Experts say that DNA methylation is definitely an indicator, but it does not show the complete picture. Your long and healthy life also depends on these things:

• Gut health
• nutritional condition
• sleep quality
• mental stress level
• Effect of pollution and toxins
• Lifestyle and physical activity

That is, science can show you direction, but you have to decide the path yourself.

What should real longevity look like?

Long life does not mean that you remain bedridden or dependent on medicines. In real sense, longevity is when a person can walk on his own, remains mentally alert, emotionally balanced and is not dependent on anyone. Living for 100 years is meaningful only if you can live those years to your full potential.

Is it certain to live for 150 years?

To be honest, there is no definite answer yet. All these models are based on probabilities, not guarantees. But if a person’s body remains consistently healthy, inflammation remains low, muscles remain strong and organs function properly, then there is no immediate reason for the body to “fail.”

What does the science of the future say?

In the future, if regenerative medicine, gene therapy and tissue level repairing techniques continue to develop, then living 150 years will no longer be an impossible dream. But it will be the result of slow, steady and serious scientific progress. No sudden miracle.