REVERSE THYMIC INVOLUTION | A Cure To Aging? [2019]

REVERSE THYMIC INVOLUTION. Is it a cure for aging? It might be, according to Dr. Greg Fahy. In this video, we'll be discussing how the thymus changes with age, the effect that has on the immune system, and some recent research into reversing this aging process.
In this video, we'll dig into how our immune system guards us against disease and pathogens that are new to our systems as well as ones we've encountered before, and how important the thymus is in that process.
While the thymus might change significantly we age, does that mean we can't do something about it? Can we regenerate thymic tissue? Let's take a closer look at how we might be able to make a difference.

[@whitechocolate5320]

1. Growth Hormone: If you do enough sport and intermittent fasting your growth hormone will skyrocket 2. Metformin: helps to reduce glucose in blood stream and can be also done by fasting 3. Vitamin D: supplement it if you are not getting enough sun 4. Zinc you can get from supplements or veggies

[@hikari8858]

Corrections: 3. The best way to reduce blood glucose is by avoiding excess consumption of sugar and carbohydrates. If you do this, metformin is not needed. 4. The best sources of Zinc are oysters and liver. Eat one of these once a week.

[@mirrow555]

Thanks

[@MzClementine]

@@hikari8858 💯💋👌💫👍👍

[@transistorradiorecords3661]

@@hikari8858 Correction: Pumpkin seeds are also high in Zinc. Zinc Chelate is the best Zinc supplement.

[@keithhaken172]

Best immune system education I’ve ever seen. 👍

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I keep learning new stuff, and realize that I could have done better. I'll be doing another video on other aspects of the immune system in the future...I'll try to update the info then.

[@DocJaeBass]

Excellent explanation on this key point in aging biology. That the clock was turned back over a year while a year elapsed for a net result of two plus years age reversal is the proof we are on the right track. Now for us older guys we just have to remain healthy long enough to take advantage of everything coming our way.

[@LanceHitchings]

Yeah, I don't feel that it's going to be all that long. Hope not, anyway!

[@DocJaeBass]

@@LanceHitchings I agree. There seems to be a ramping up of interest just in the past year. Also with studies like this being published showing real results I expect a lot more funding will become available.

[@factchecker9358]

This is important. It should be the singular focus of research and tracking studies. Lance could have a whole channel dedicated to this topic.

[@Cookiecutter160]

Very informative! I don't think the background music is necessary though!

[@willp9226]

A video on telomere regrowth for life extension might be an interesting video, if you haven't done one already. Apparently, if you can continually regrow your telomere's, you can continually renew cell life and therefore human life span. There are ways to do this: diet, meditation, exercise, but science is looking at more. Also, there are trees that have evolved to produce their own telomerase enzyme in sufficient quantities to continually extend their lifespan. Supposedly these trees exist in California as well as other locations around the world, and are 5000 plus years old.

[@LanceHitchings]

I'm planning on doing a video on this very topic, but it probably won't be for a few months...there are other, more important topics that I want to address.

[@jonduringer5848]

Thanks, Lance, for your time and effort getting this information into public awareness. The illustrations-diagrams are excellent.

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks, appreciate the feedback.

[@rlunger1]

Great, concise Thymus info! I'm 72 with HIV so very interested in this subject with a CD4 count of 500....and friends with CD4 of 50, or 10! Weight lifting for 54 years has been good as I sense a positive hormonal effect daily. Greens, beta-carotene, GH, seem good but steroids seem bad. What about Thymosin alpha 1 or Thymic humoral factor-gamma 2 for thymic regeneration? So complex ... keep researching!

[@bhaveshpatel5794]

Wow...Nice job with the research and clear explanations. Well done!

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks. Nice to know that it's appreciated.

[@joecool7165]

What a great KZbin video. I know all about this. Been following it for quite a while. You’re a great speaker I hope to hear more from you. Some of the longevity stuff they have people on their rambling. Can’t even understand what they’re saying. Yet you did such a wonderful job the way you speak it’s very thought out. I can tell you really know what you’re talking about. Keep up the great work I’ll be watching.

[@sohaninayak9394]

A very very informative video. It is so clear and concise. Thank you

[@bamdet]

Very informative video! I appreciate the time you put into the research of your topics.

[@LanceHitchings]

Yeah, it does take a while, but I feel that it's worth it.

[@viorelg9499]

I've been meaning to research this. Thanks for the heads-up and hope

[@LanceHitchings]

My pleasure.

[@MGJ-nu6zj]

Excellent teaching. Thank you .

[@kjjacobs9487]

Doesn’t GH impair insulin sensitivity? Is this why they gave metformin to balance this effect?

[@LanceHitchings]

You're absolutely right. That's exactly why they included metformin in the cocktail. Not for any anti-aging benefit, but to counteract the additional risk of diabetes from the HGH.

[@DocJaeBass]

Merry Christmas Lance. Thanks for all the work here on your channel.

[@LanceHitchings]

Merry Christmas, Jason. Thanks for all your support!

[@EduardQualls]

Interesting and informative, but I'm not sure why you keep saying "thy-a-mus" instead of "thymus." BTW, apoptosis (forced cell death) requires iodine within its process, which is why iodine-deficiency is associated with higher cancer rates, as the US has seen increasingly, since iodine intake has been dropping since c. 1980. This need for iodine is likely the reason _all_ cells have iodine pumps [for pulling iodine into themselves] built into their cell walls.

[@artoinedriessen4124]

Very informative i and detailed information. Great Lance.

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@chrystale888]

At age 60 I've been taking Colostrum which has growth hormones and it works, also 30mg zinc and vitamin D3 + K2 M4 & M7 👍

[@NicholasEngerer]

Great video! Awesome channel! So glad I found it - subscribed ✅

[@LanceHitchings]

Glad you found it as well. Welcome aboard!

[@1MainstreamAmerican]

Good stuff, Lance. Well done and a very engaging topic!

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks

[@factchecker9358]

Might want to mention somewhere the fact that super agers have only one significant blood marker difference in Japanese studies. It is higher t cells count difference compared to larger elderly population.

[@davidanderson8778]

Fahy mentioned DHEA in his lecture as one of the additional supplements. I wonder if that is the growth hormone he's talking abou.

[@LanceHitchings]

Not sure if I'm understanding your comment accurately, but I met Dr. Fahy at RAADFest and talked with him a bit, and I believe that the growth hormone he's talking about is HGH...Human Growth Hormone.

[@Nilsosmar]

The five ingredients in the TRIIM trial are: vitamin D. Zinc. Metformin. Human growth hormone. DHEA.

[@deviwangmo]

@@NilsosmarThat is correct. Lance, a great condensed presentation of overview of the Immune System; however I am also puzzled that you left DHEA out of your summary of the study drug protocol. DHEA is key here, as, along with the Metformin, DHEA counter-intuitively *decreases* the diabetogenic effect of GH - noting that growing children and adolescents, with high functional TES and physiologically high GH don't become hyperinsulinemic or diabetic at least in part because of physiologically high DHEA in the young. DHEA is the Mother of all Hormones. Also, echoing above comment, I too found your repeated mispronunciation of thymus as 'thy-a-mus' ... irritating.

[@factchecker9358]

Might want to go back and review vitamin D decline with age, vitamin D availability decline in the presence of low magnesium, and other cross correlations.

[@johnsumerlin122]

Excellent presentation and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you. I would like to comment that I found the background music distracting.

[@LanceHitchings]

Yeah, that's an old video. I've long since dropped the music.

[@commiesareevil3823]

Can you please provide a link to the supplements for the study that increased the thymus gland?

[@LanceHitchings]

Dr. Fahy used Human Growth Hormone (HGH), DHEA, Metformin, Vitamin D3 and Zinc. There are numerous articles out there that list the supplements. Here's one: www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2020/3/older-people-grow-younger

[@kjjacobs9487]

And does the study mention what type of vitamin D and does it take into account the men’s serum D levels?

[@LanceHitchings]

Not that I've been able to tell. I talked with Dr. Fahy at RAADFest, but he wasn't forthcoming with the exact formulation.

[@kjjacobs9487]

What about the GH dose? Is he giving beyond what the body can secrete naturally at young age or is he giving therapeutic levels seen in the youth? This is interesting sorry for all the questions

[@siciliandefence1032]

Great content. Hgh is costly, but the balance of ingredients isn’t. Berberine in place of metformin?

[@dityo32]

I didn't recall that dr Greg Hary mention about vitamin D but he mentions about DHEA. Right?

[@ageprevention]

Excellent vid 😊

[@sahabrandon1]

What are the food to intake to regenerate thymus and reverse ageing ?

[@LanceHitchings]

To my knowledge, there are none. Regenerating the thymus is accomplished through human growth hormone, metformin and DHEA...so far.

[@sahabrandon1]

@@LanceHitchings will eating pichachino nuts can be helpful ?

[@hikari8858]

@@LanceHitchings You wrote: "To my knowledge," I think that you need to expand and update your knowledge if you really want to help your subscribers.

[@factchecker9358]

It makes you wonder how decline can be attributed to decline in metabolically available vitamin D.

[@JaiShreeKanha]

Hi but can u plz enlighten me as to how much does it cost at the moment and how much does bio viva cost for the currently available gene therapies if one wants to go for it can we go and do it right now ?? Plz let me know the cost

[@LanceHitchings]

Unfortunately, this protocol is not yet ready for the public. In talking with Dr. Fahy at RAADFest, I believe that the cost might have been mentioned as being around $10,000 per person...but I could be totally wrong about that. I do know that it's fairly expensive. I'm not aware that Bio Viva has any gene therapies available that will restore thymic tissue, but again, I could be wrong.

[@JaiShreeKanha]

@@LanceHitchings I hope they publicize these therapies Soon I was wondering when will they make these available to public because ppl are doing of age and age related deseases as we speak.Ok thank you for taking out time to reply me I really appreciate that.

[@kidvinie6491]

@@JaiShreeKanha The problem is that they don't really want people to live longer. For the government the perfect age of death would be the first day the individual retires and wished to claim benefits.

[@JaiShreeKanha]

@@kidvinie6491 hhhmmm n luk where we are standing now. Now th entire wrld is facing great economic depression, govt are paying for 1000 times more than it wd hv cost to one time treat ppl with gene therapy.cs gene therapy n crispr also mk body self repairing n resilient to viruses. If they wud hv paid a speck of attention towrd enhancing gene therapy sector n publicizing it earlier alot of lives wd hv bn saved. After wt u hv told I guess that explaines why they still wudnt give a shit about gene therapies I hv nt seen them mentioning it once anywhere in the news it's like they are intentionally avoiding the good useful subjects and only paying attention to making unuseful (or poorly useful medicines n stuff) trash available for everyone cs this virus is mostly killing aged population n th govt wd nt hv to pay fr their pension, bt yes there will b worst than great economic depression.

[@ashburnconnecttv7860]

@@LanceHitchings Lunasin seems to be very promising. "World's First Epigenetic Super Food ... - Quality Lunasinwww.qualitylunasin.com › history-of-lunasin Your genes are the “genome”, the blueprint of life, the DNA that makes you who you are. Your DNA ... The soy peptide lunasin is the first dietary ingredient identified to affect gene expression and promote optimal health on the epigenetic level." Perhaps, you should do a video on Lunasin.

[@enugoziejiagbogu9594]

Very good ihformation. I want to know if animals that do not age on account of their telomeres not getting short have thymus that shrink with age. Such animals are jelly fish and naked mice that appear to be immortal unless killed by other animals.

[@gamelaalrohaidy3779]

Thank you so much great information

[@LanceHitchings]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevybryan7998]

I wonder what else is acting like the thymus gland in the body or what causes involving too so can get more age reverse

[@peterng25]

Hi! Could you do a clip about Berberine, and perhaps could it be used in lieu of Metformin?

[@LanceHitchings]

Berbine is on my list of videos to do. But yes, I believe that it could be taken in lieu of metformin. It has many of the same effects, and fewer side effects...particularly in that it apparently doesn't cause lactic acidosis, which can be fatal. (Although this side effect is pretty rare in metformin, and only exist in a certain set of circumstances, so it can be pretty easily avoided.)

[@ottoavila9895]

We need a 2022 video on thymus involution

[@LanceHitchings]

Just did a new video last month: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6Gcc56FqZp9d5I

[@jmkglobal1546]

Hey Lance. Great video. What are your thoughts on Thymulin injectable peptide?

[@LanceHitchings]

I haven't heard about that before. I'll have to look into it.

[@LARRYSEIPRODUCTSLLC.]

I need more info of disorders by the thymus gland. Like I have numbness in my head cheat and arms and seems to derive from thymus gland area. I have a vasectomy only cut and cautarized ... But I have HPV and sperms going into my blue od system during the t cell build up and after ejaculation. The symptoms are recognized after I ejaculate. So is it possible hov and sperms in blood or epidimide bacteria cause these symptoms or what?

[@LanceHitchings]

Above my pay grade. Check with your healthcare provider.

[@asmarins]

Great video!

[@LanceHitchings]

Thanks!

[@edisonclaro5363]

hi,I really love your videos. please comment about NMN

[@LanceHitchings]

I did a whole video on sirtuins, NAD, NR and NMN. Check it out. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6bYioiGrZmogZY

[@kevinstiff8681]

Is there a peptide or some other product that has been proven to reduce and remove plaque in our arteries as well as reversing any plaque that would cause E.D.

[@LanceHitchings]

Not a peptide, per se...that I know of. But there are some protocols, like exercise, that have been shown to have a beneficial result. I'm planning on doing a video on high blood pressure, plaque and good cardiovascular health, but it'll probably be a few months before I get around to it...got a lot of other good topics to cover first.

[@ashburnconnecttv7860]

@@LanceHitchings Have you researched 'Omega-7' in terms of plaque removal and cardiovascular health? "Omega-7 Protects and Metabolic Syndrome - page 1 - Life ...www.lifeextension.com › ... › Magazine › 2014 › April Omega-7 can reduce the risk of type II diabetes, prevent the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque, increase beneficial HDL and lower an inflammation marker called C-reactive protein, which is associated with an increased risk for heart attack and stroke." You visited this page on 2/15/21

[@hikari8858]

Actually, yes, there are (vitamin K2 and others), and many people have been "cleaning" their arteries for years. From high CAC scores to zero. Watch videos by Ivor Cummins on the subject.

[@theriskforum1700]

Excellent presentation! Highly appreciate it.. Can we use the increase on Lymphocyte to Monocyte ratio as an indication of reversal Thymic Involution instead of MRI? Thanks a lot.

[@LanceHitchings]

That's a great question, I don't know. But I'll look into it. It would be great to have an inexpensive way to tell.

[@ClassicalLiberalWarrior]

What is the dosage on the HGH, metformin, vit. D, and zinc??? That's CRUCIAL.

[@gstlynx]

You forgot DHEA

[@LanceHitchings]

You're so right. I did.

[@Vikas-zd1rj]

Are there any supplements or herbal remedies to reverse / slow the thymus ageing?

[@LanceHitchings]

Not that I've heard of...so far.

[@Mastervitro]

Where can one get such a cocktail of hGH, DHEA and Metformin?

[@LanceHitchings]

As far as I know, only in the TRIMM trial. Don't try this at home.

[@vince1229]

Colostrum reactivates the Thymus.

[@donnysingh6389]

Any research studies regarding this ?

[@hoytevanhoytema2660]

I think this channel is a sham

[@LanceHitchings]

It's backed up by hard science, so...

[@mordantvistas4019]

...because