Swiss scientists have figured out what it is about pomegranates that can slow down the aging process

[ScienceRocks]

Swiss scientists have figured out what it is about pomegranates that can slow down the aging process

Pomegranates slow down the ageing process by prompting cells to recycle and rebuild themselves, Swiss researchers have shown.

The ruby red fruit was revered by the ancients as a “food of the gods,” but it has taken until now for scientists to identify the precise chemical that holds the key to staying youthful. Researchers in Switzerland have now alighted on a single molecule – urolithin A – which they believe drives a process called mitophagy, allowing parts of the cell that become defective to be cleared away, making way for replacements.

interesting, cleaning out the cells help keep you young.

 

[saveliberty]

Wait, cells discriminate against the unproductive and dysfunctional?