Man Credits TA-65 With Giving Him Much More Energy

Joe Edwards says that before taking TA-65 he couldn’t drive and was tired all the time. But after a year on the supplement, the 73-year-old man says he has the energy of a much younger man. Studies have found that as people age, the tips of our chromosomes called “telomeres” shorten. In animal studies, shorter “telomeres” are linked to a shorter life span. The makers of TA-65, TA Sciences, say their supplement activates an enzyme that increases the length of “telomeres” or slows how fast they shorten. “If we can keep them long, it’s a good thing, said Dr. Raymond Ishman, who recommends TA-65 to his patients. Cancer researcher Dr. Jean-Pierre Issa says “buyer beware,” however. In general supplements like TA-65 should be avoided because they are not required to be tested or approved by the Food and Drug Administration, he said. TA Sciences says there is no evidence their supplement causes unwanted cell overproduction, and says that the potential benefit outweighs any theoretical risk.