{"id":7114,"date":"2023-04-03T14:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T12:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nem.health\/?page_id=7114"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:28:34","slug":"biological-age","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/biological-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn about Biological Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F8F6F2&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Din biologiska \u00e5lder&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#999999&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Learn about Biological Aging<\/span><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Din biologiska \u00e5lder&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">An<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> indica<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">tor<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> of your cellular age<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Unlike your chronological age, which you find in your passport, your biological age is based on your overall health (1). Biological age describes how rapidly your body ages based on biological changes like cellular damage. It is a number that matches the average age of people in a group who experience similar biological changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Sometimes biological and chronological age are the same, but we know that people age at different rates based on their genetic makeup, environment, and lifestyle choices (2) &#8211; (3).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/john-moeses-bauan-GqHnRApyEqg-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;john-moeses-bauan-GqHnRApyEqg-unsplash&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;159.8px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|119px||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||19px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">What is aging?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||32px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|6px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">According to the latest perspectives, aging is defined as the process of accumulation of damage in our bodies (1). Aging is closely linked to chronic diseases, muscle weakness, impaired cognitive performance, cancer, and a worsening general condition (2). With the help of the right knowledge and tools, <strong>we can reduce the risk of many of these diseases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||19px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Why do we age?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">There are different theories attempting to explain why we age (4).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Most of them derive from the principle that the force of natural selection declines with increasing age as evolution prioritizes maintaining health for reproduction and childcare. Once we have passed that period, our functional decline begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The good news is that with advances in science and a focus on prevention and healthy living, we have the power to delay the period of physical decline, increase our health span, and make our lives more vibrant and fulfilling.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/learn-about-longevity\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Explore more about health span&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#003e3e&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-300&#215;193.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Elderly man and man walking&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;21.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">What is aging?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||32px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|6px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">According to the latest perspectives, aging is defined as the process of accumulation of damage in our bodies (1). Aging is closely linked to chronic diseases, muscle weakness, impaired cognitive performance, cancer, and a worsening general condition (2). 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Once we have passed that period, our functional decline begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The good news is that with advances in science and a focus on prevention and healthy living, we have the power to delay the period of physical decline, increase our health span, and make our lives more vibrant and fulfilling.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/learn-about-longevity\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Explore more about health span&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#003e3e&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||157px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;67.8px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Your lifestyle affects your biological age<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Your biological age is largely influenced by your lifestyle (2).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Lifestyle factors such as exercise, diet, and sleep are crucial for your body\u2019s aging process. Stress is also an important contributor to your biological age, and it can affect your cognitive health (2). Lifestyle also contributes to how genes are expressed. This is described further by the term <span><a href=\"https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/epigenetics-dna-methylation-and-aging\/\"><strong>epigenetics<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/epigenetics-dna-methylation-and-aging\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn more about epigenetics&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#003e3e&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|25px||28px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steven-lelham-atSaEOeE8Nk-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;steven-lelham-atSaEOeE8Nk-unsplash&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;29px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steven-lelham-atSaEOeE8Nk-unsplash-300&#215;158.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;steven-lelham-atSaEOeE8Nk-unsplash&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;29px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Your lifestyle affects your biological age<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Your biological age is largely influenced by your lifestyle (2).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Lifestyle factors such as exercise, diet, and sleep are crucial for your body\u2019s aging process. Stress is also an important contributor to your biological age, and it can affect your cognitive health (2). Lifestyle also contributes to how genes are expressed. This is described further by the term <span><a href=\"https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/epigenetics-dna-methylation-and-aging\/\"><strong>epigenetics<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/epigenetics-dna-methylation-and-aging\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn more about epigenetics&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#003e3e&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;67.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-2px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px|0px||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Measuring biological age<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">There are several different ways to measure your biological age. At NEM, we use reliable, evidence-based methods based on epigenetics. Through epigenetic clocks, it\u2019s possible to measure the methylation of your DNA, which enables the determination of biological age (2). 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When initially described in 2013, these mechanisms consisted of 9 biological processes that occur at the cellular level and affect the aging of the body. Almost a decade later, as a result of extensive research in the field of aging, five additional hallmarks were identified and added (4).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">By understanding the mechanisms behind aging, we can work preventively to reduce the risk of disease and live healthier lives. This understanding is especially an important framework in research on aging and drug development. 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Hence, there is no generic recipe for how we should live to remain biologically younger. At NEM, we do not only measure your biological age, but we rather use it as a tool to understand your health and your needs. Together with your personal longevity physician, we develop a tailored framework for you based on, among other things, your biological age, blood tests with 57 carefully selected markers, a genetic mapping of your DNA, and a smart lifestyle questionnaire*. By interpreting clinical findings and your biometric data, your personal physician creates an individual health plan with advice on nutrition, sleep, supplements needed, exercise, and behavioral change. With continuous physician consultations and blood sampling, you create new and sustainable habits for a healthier life.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/nem.health\/en\/membership\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more about our membership&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#003e3e&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#cfe2d1&#8243; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;46px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>References <\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Moqri M, Herzog C, Poganik JR, Biomarkers of Aging Consortium, Justice J, Belsky DW, et al. Biomarkers of aging for the identification and evaluation of longevity interventions. Cell. 2023 Aug 31;186(18):3758\u201375.<\/li>\n<li>Human age reversal: Fact or fiction? &#8211; Johnson &#8211; 2022 &#8211; Aging Cell &#8211; Wiley Online Library [Internet]. [cited 2023 Nov 15]. Available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/acel.1366\">https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/acel.1366<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sebastiani P, Perls TT. The Genetics of Extreme Longevity: Lessons from the New England Centenarian Study. Front Genet. 2012 Nov 30;3:277.<\/li>\n<li>Schmauck-Medina T, Moli\u00e8re A, Lautrup S, Zhang J, Chlopicki S, Madsen HB, et al. New hallmarks of ageing: a 2022 Copenhagen ageing meeting summary. Aging. 2022 Aug 29;14(16):6829\u201339.<\/li>\n<li>L\u00f3pez-Ot\u00edn C, Blasco MA, Partridge L, Serrano M, Kroemer G. The Hallmarks of Aging. 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