Obesity mirrors the effects of aging; it shortens telomeres, causes apoptosis (cell death) in several organs, inhibits autophagy, and speeds up the aging of the immune system.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. RA patients with low serum folate had 50% higher cardiovascular mortality compared to normal folate levels.

N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) helps with detoxification and making antioxidants. Patients with multiple sclerosis who received NAC for 2 mo. had improvements in the cognition and attention areas of the brain.

Aggressively lowering blood pressure to a systolic target of 120 mmHg rather than 140 mmHg may extend life up to 3 years and reduce death rates by 27% for those at high cardiovascular risk.