[Pres Raygun]

There has been some research that epigenetics, which are regulatory DNA that regulates gene expression in response to environmental factors, can lead to long life times. Near starvation in one generation can for instance lead to epigenetic changes that result in long lifetimes for the next generation. My mother and several of her sisters of Norwegian descent have lived to their late nighties with one sister dying at 103 and two of the younger sisters still living at 94 and 98. It is a bit of a curse though, since they all end their lives with some degree of dementia.

[House Atreides]

There’s a blood pressure (rilmenidine) that has similar longevity effects. I’d like to replace my current BP med with it but, unfortunately, it’s not yet approved for sale in the US and I’m not going to fly to Europe periodically to pick up a prescription.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-blood-pressure-drug-extends-lifespan-slows-aging-in-animals