| abstract |
The present invention relates to activating mitochondrial uncoupling as a therapeutic intervention which has many beneficial effects to both healthy and sick subjects. The beneficial effects of activating mitochondrial uncoupling include extended lifespan, decreasing or suppressing harmful or unwanted cellular proliferation, increasing or restoring intestinal homeostasis and slowing or inhibiting tumor growth. The invention includes the administration of activators of mitochondrial uncoupling to subjects in order to extend lifespan, decrease or suppress harmful or unwanted cellular proliferation, increase or restore intestinal homeostasis, prevent and treat cancer, and slow or inhibit tumor growth. |