If you could find out how long you have left to live, would you want to know? Science is getting us closer to an answer to this question but how would the information be used? If you only have 10 years left, would you blow all your cash and play? What if the test turns out to be wrong and then you’re out of money and still hanging in there? What if you only have 10 years left but you want to change that? Are you willing to change your lifestyle? 
Eat better, meditate, exercise? Maybe knowing the numbers would make a difference? A company in the UK is set to release a home test that will measure your telomeres, the caps that protect the end of your chromosomes. The theory is that if they are shorter than normal for a person of your age that translates to a shorter lifespan. Without telomeres or with short ones your chromosomes can’t reproduce so your body has a difficult time fighting off disease and you are more susceptible to systemic diseases like cancer.
There are many companies that already provide this testing in the United States, but the UK test will be the first version available for use at home. The test is intended to determine whether your biological age, measured by the length of your telomeres, is older or younger than your chronological age, which is the number of years you have lived. The British company, Life Length, who has developed the over-the-counter test, claims to have the most accurate test and therefore, the best for practical uses. The test won’t be able to give you the exact number of years or months a person is expected to live but researchers are expecting the tests to get more accurate over time. So, the bottom line is, do you really want to know? And what would you do with the information if you had it? What would insurance companies do with it? Raise the price on those of us “older” than our years? It’s interesting information, but I don’t think I’m ready to know yet and I sure don’t want my insurance company to know!
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