• Question: is there a way that people can live forever (a kind of elixer)

    Asked by to Andrei, Ekbal, Gemma, Helen, Ruth on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Ekbal Hussain answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      Hi @hubbardc,

      Sadly, at the moment there is no way to live forever. We are getting better and better at improving our lives and making medicine to save us from illnesses that used to kill people before.

      But, old age is something that happens to our bodies and is not something that can be cheated.

      However … there are many scientists actually working on the issue of why we age and what happens to our bodies when we age. And there are simple things that we can do to help. For example, scientists have shown that lots of exercise and a healthy eating habit will give you a better chance of living longer and healthier.

      I do believe, that with lots of new discoveries in medicine and a better understanding of our body we will be able to live for longer with less illnesses. But I don’t think there we will find an elixir to make us immortal. Sorry!

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