Anti-Aging Theories

The Anti-Aging Theories that are most commonly heard and discussed:

I. General Theories On Anti-Aging

1. Cell DNA Damage
2. Oxidative Damage
3. Mitochondrial Damage
4. Tissue Glycation
5. Chronic Inflammation
6. Lipofuscin Accumulation
7. Immune System Compromise
8. Neurological Degeneration
9. Decline in Hormone Levels
10. Susceptibility to Cancers
11. Telomere Shortening and Damage
12. Susceptibility to Cardiovascular Disease
13. Stem Cell Supply Chain Breakdown
13. 2. Firewall against stem cell supply breakdown
14. Programmed Epigenomic Changes

II. Candidate Theories of Anti-Aging

15. Incorrect Protein Folding
16. Accumulation of Progrein
17. Gene Mutations Leading To Hellicase Abnormalities
18. Aberrant Mtor Signalling 
19. The Hypoxic Response
20. Epigenomic changes in DNA methylation and Histone Actylation
21. Micronutrient Triage