Starting the Longevity Series - Exploring research and talking to experts in the field
Longevity as an area of scientific research, however, seems to have only come of age in the past decade, with a lot of groundbreaking mainstream research and many startups coming out with new technologies and approaches as well. My own understanding of longevity is heavily influenced by the work of David Sinclair and in particular his book Lifespan, which I recommend if you have not read it already. From a scientific perspective, aging is a result of multiple hallmarks of aging. These are genomic instability, attrition of telomeres
Sudha Varadarajan
@sudha · 4:32
For many Ailments, which is a way to help, you know, the body heal itself, and for you to adjust a few things. Whether that is physical adjustments, dietary adjustments, lifestyle adjustments, to adjust a few things so that the body starts to function optimally. And then there is the pharmaceutical or surgical way where you use the latest in tech and biotech to address the particular disease in question and get your body back in shape
Sudha Varadarajan
@sudha · 4:03
And so that's one aspect of reducing wear and tear and keeping a healthy regeneration process going on in your system. But the other aspect of this is your mind and thoughts, right? You have happy thoughts, sad thoughts, angry thoughts, and different emotions that run roughshod over you
Brooke C.
@Brooke415 · 2:00
Sorry I pronounced your name wrong. I was so interested to hear what you are saying. So I was listening to you. And then I had a question, which is but it's interesting how we have a modern scientific spin on ancient practices. Obviously, I'm still waiting for us to figure out the Eastern Chinese medicine. And we're just starting to prove some of the things that they understand about Chi and stuff. It's interesting
I think my own interest in longevity research is less about that extreme kind of use case, but more about can I live a really healthy life as long as possible? But I stay healthy till the day I die. And I think that's where a lot of real advances are being made and a lot of it is exactly as you said. People are just rediscovering or understanding the science behind things other cultures and communities have made already found and practiced
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 2:52
They don't help each other, but they help each other, as in they want their neighbors to be self sufficient. But if a neighbor is struggling, then you have another neighbor coming and helping out. But the mentality is for you to be active and to go out in your garden and do something every day. That was the big thing is movement activity with each other and then the fresh foods. There was also something about a particular type of fruit. I don't know what it was
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:33
It's fun to listen to this, and I think that the framing of us being tourist is perfect. As a tourist, I want to pack my bag as lightly as possible, but I want to be present in every moment. And I think most of my life is controlled by what's between my ears, my brain, and that makes the decisions about when I fast and when I exercise, and when I spend time with people I love
Sudha Varadarajan
@sudha · 2:42
The reason I say he's the most famous is he's supposed to be this tiranjivi living in the Himalayas who got this very youthful form. So he's managed to keep his physical form very young. And the most famous of his disciples was Allahirimah Hasaya who started who rather reintroduced Korea yoga. It's a form of yoga, which is where transcendental meditation as we practice today, comes from. And some of the most famous disciples of the creative yoga practice who came from this tradition
I think that maybe repair would be the best way to go about it, at least initially, because removing bad sales can be very difficult at times, but it is recommended if you can remove a bad cell because you don't want to accidentally create cancer. Right? So I know I'm jumping around here a lot, but it's a lot to explain in a short little voice clip. However, if we are able to repair cells, I think even the damaged ones
Is that the best book to read, or is there something new you would recommend regarding your own paper? That sounds pretty exciting. Please do share when that is available for public consumption. The question I have for you really is the fact that you have done so much research on this area in depth. How are you applying that research in your own life? Are you taking any supplements? For example, are you doing any specific type of fasting?
I go to the park everyday. I hula hoop, I dance, I walk, I used to do the elliptical until the pandemic hit. So even for me I feel like I'm not getting enough exercise during the pandemic, but I go to the park every day, almost religiously, and let's see, of course, my diet. I start my day with just two simple supplements. And that's a probiotic and a microphone and a bunch more from there
Amit Munje
@amitm · 1:06
He seems way too optimistic about this, considering how severely underfunded his sense foundation is for that kind of a vision. My question is, do you agree with the top three? Are we really that close to achieving the escape velocity
There is a Longevity Investors Conference on October 1 European Time, so that will be late September 30 time that has keynote speeches by David Sinclair and Dr. Robert De Gray. And the keynotes are actually free to attend. Anybody can register and attend. I'll post a link here in case you're interested