Biological Age Test

CHRONOLOGICAL AGE OR BIOLOGICAL AGE?

While chronological age is measured in years, biological age reflects the condition of your cells based on various properties and biomarkers linked to ageing and decline, making it a crucial benchmark for long-term health.

Factors like daily habits and stress levels significantly impact biological age, highlighting the importance of managing these influences for a healthier life.

The most accurate form of epigenetic analysis currently available is known as GrimAge analysis, which is often known as a Horvath Clock analysis (named so after the world-renowned geneticist and biostatistician who developed the technology, Dr Steve Horvath).

WHAT IS GRIMAGE BIOLOGICAL AGE TESTING?

GrimAge testing is currently the most reliable form of biological age testing, capable of predicting illness and death. While it is not used to diagnose specific illnesses, it is valuable for individuals and doctors aiming to prevent the onset of illness, frailty, and ultimately death by providing a precise assessment of an individual's ageing rate.

This assessment can be clinically significant for long-term health, revealing if someone is biologically younger or ageing faster than their chronological age. Knowing one's accelerated ageing rate allows for interventions to slow down the process, helping to avoid long-term bodily and mental damage that ignorance of biological age might cause.

THE BIOLOGICAL AGE TEST PROCEDURE

• During your appointment at our London clinic, a small blood sample will be taken through venous blood collection.
• The sample will be tested using the GrimAge test parameters.
• This patented procedure uses DNA methylation markers to determine your biological/epigenetic age with high scientific accuracy.
• Methylation changes are associated with age, but studies suggest that these processes are generally reversible.