It is one of the dreams of the “biotech” sector, to find the innovation that will serve as a fountain of youth for the human species. A Harvard biologist has founded a company that offers to “take control of your aging”.
Tally for scoring, health for health: Tally Healtha young New York start-up from the biotechnology, promises to determine your body’s true age beyond the number of birthdays and then slow the effects of aging by suggesting new eating or sleeping habits. A project that looks very much like a chimera pursued by many inventors in recent decades. But this ja company was co-founded by a Harvard biologist, giving it credibility.
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David Sinclair is a well-known researcher in the field of genetics, author of Why we age and why we don’t have to age which was successful in bookstores. It is sometimes disputed by other members of the scientific community. For example, he praises the effects of resveratrol, a molecule found in grapes, which would contribute to the extension of life. Which has never been conclusively proven so far.
David Sinclair is 53 years old. But according to the test of Tally Health, his body would rather have a biological age of 43 years. A result obtained, according to him, by changing his eating habits: he switched to a vegan diet, stopped alcohol, engages in intermittent fasting and drinks at least one cup of matcha green tea a day.
He also changed his lifestyle to reduce stress and exercise. According to him, only 10% of the aging of an individual depends on his DNA, the remaining 90%, the individual can control them.
“Begin your journey to longevity.”
On the website of Tally Healththere are some shock formulas such as “take control of your aging” or “At Tally Health, we are changing the way we age”. How can these promises be made concrete?
It all starts with a test with a swab that you pass inside your cheek. You then send it to the company that will analyze your DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) and thus determine your biological age as opposed to your chronological age. Depending on the results, she suggests changes in your diet or your lifestyle: eat more green vegetables, spend more time on your feet, sleep more… while explaining the effect of these changes and also proposing alternatives for don’t have to give up something you like.
Tally Health also offers dietary supplements. Three months later, you can retest, observe the results, and adjust the recommendations. It is a monthly, six-month or one-year subscription, which costs between 129 and 199 dollars monthly.
Singers and actors seduced by the project
Tally Health is said to have developed an epigenetic clock, a huge database based on the samples of 8,000 people, aged 18 to 100, 50% male and 50% female, an otherwise ethnically diverse group. Its algorithm makes it possible to analyze the samples of its future customers. The young company was launched in February 2023 and it is said to have 270,000 people on its waiting list.
In any case, it managed to raise 10 million dollars, including, and this always helps to gain publicity, several celebrities: the singer John Legend or the actors Zac Efron and the Chilean Pedro Pascal, very popular at the moment with the series mandalorian And Last of Us.