- Gary Cantor was born and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Growing up, he was an avid chess player and won the chess championship of his Junior High School both years that he competed. He was also active in various sports such as golf, soccer, football, track and field, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and weightlifting.
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June 16, 2016
Causes of Aging
Cantor believes that similar to how an automobile breaks down with use over time, the human body is remarkably similar. However, instead of mechanical components we have biological ones. As we age, our body is under constant seige from the environment. From carcinogens in the food we eat, to the DNA adducts induced by UV light from the sun. Even if we lived in a bubble, void from all environmentally induced DNA and epigenetic damage, whenever a cell divides to replace old cells (i.e. skin sloughing off), the copy is never as good as the original and mutations are inevitably introduced during the process of cellular division.