A man who spent 93 days living deep down in the Atlantic is allegedly 10 years younger, scientists have claimed.
Joseph Dituri, a retired naval officer spent more than three months inside a 100sqft pod in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, The Mirror reports.
It was performed as part of a study group to look into how a pressurised environment affects the human body.
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He had also beat the previous winner's record of 73 days.
Upon resurfacing, Dituri was checked by medics who analysed his vitals and telomeres - the DNA sequence that attach to the end of chromosomes.
Telomeres usually decline as we age, but Dituri's are now 20 per cent longer than when he submerged in March, and has experienced a tenfold increase in stem cells.
He now gets 60 to 66 per cent deep REM sleep at night, a 72-point drop in cholesterol and that his inflammatory markers have been slashed in half, with the added health boosters all stemming from the pressure.
The hyperbaric chamber has a similar effect, which increases brain health and bolsters brain cognition.
The pod he lived in like what spacemen and women inhabit while travelling to Mars.
He told the Daily Mail: "You need one of these places that is cut off from outside activity.
"Send people down here for a two-week vacation, where they get their feet scrubbed, relax and can experience the benefit of hyperbaric medicine."
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