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Returning cells to homeostasis won't help very much with slowing of the aging process. Aging is due to several things - the one that seems hardest to overcome is telomere shortening.

Telomeres are at the ends of chromosomes. When a "normal" cell divides, the telomere is shortened. As it becomes shorter, the cell responds differently and eventually will no longer divide and is more likely to die. The telomere functions as a kind of biological clock.

A cell that is constantly under stress due and is not in homeostasis is more likely to die via apoptosis. This can cause more cellular divisions than there otherwise would be to repair the damage. Which in turn causes more rapid aging of that tissue.

Returning cells to homeostasis on the other hand, will help people age better.