Is there any relationship between breathing oxygen and aging?

If you are thinking that oxygen per se increases free radicals, that certainly influences the rate of aging, but it doesn't explain aging on its own. read more

My reasoning behind oxygen's influence on aging are two species that on average live much more than expected: The naked mole rat lives around 30 years despite having the weight of a mouse living around 3 years. read more

Your body normally uses oxygen to produce energy, with this oxygen supplied via your bloodstream. This results in a direct, positive relationship between your heart, breathing and physical activity rates. However, your physical activity rate can exceed your maximum heart and breathing rates. read more

Heart rate. Heart and respiratory rates usually move together because they both respond to oxygen demand. read more