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It is never too early to start learning how to age well and stay healthy longer. In my research, I came across and article about a wall street stockbroker Thomas Graham Kahn he is the president of his own firm still actively running the firm at the ripe old age of 106. The News article stated that he also has two sisters and a brother who all made it past 100 years old. This is very rare and amazing. Mr. Kahn still in good health and his mind framed still work in unison with each other.

In the future, it is being documented that scientist will be able to produce a pill that will mimic the super- gene's anti-aging effects process. One thing that researchers found in Kahn genetic makeup is that is HDL cholesterol help protect from heart disease

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