meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The mindbodygreen Podcast

363: How to look & feel 15 years younger | Longevity expert David Sinclair, Ph.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

mindbodygreen

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

David Sinclair, Ph.D.: “I’ve been getting younger for the past decade, and the biggest impact has been the change in my eating habits.” Sinclair, a longevity expert and Harvard geneticist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss our 2022 Wellness Trend of making longevity easier and more accessible, plus: - Why avocados are a top longevity food (~27:59) - The power of rest for living longer (~14:35) - How the science of longevity has updated in the past year (~02:36) - How to make sure your body absorbs resveratrol (~07:39) - How to practice hot-cold therapy at home (~15:52) Referenced in the episode: - Read our 2022 Wellness Trend on the pursuit of longevity for all. - Read all of our 2022 Wellness Trends. - mbg Podcast episode #217 & #170, with Sinclair. - Sinclair's book, Lifespan. - The Sinclair Lab. - A study showing alpha-ketoglutarate-based supplement reversed biological age by an average of eight years. - mbg Podcast episode #275, with Serena Poon. - mbg Podcast episode #47, with Valter Longer, Ph.D. Enjoy this episode sponsored by sonos! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.

0:08.0

And now a word from our sponsors at Betterment. Checking the market every day? That's not chill,

0:13.6

but you know what is chill? Betterment. The automated investing app with expert build portfolios

0:19.7

that puts your money to work. Their automated tech makes it easy and simple to get in the market

0:24.8

and stay in the market without checking your phone every day. So you can be the totally chill

0:30.8

investor you've always wanted to be. Betterment. The automated investing app that makes it easy

0:36.8

to be invested. Visit betterment.com to get started. Disclosure. Investing involves risk,

0:43.6

performance is not guaranteed. David Sinclair is an Australian biologist who's a professor of

0:52.0

genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard

0:58.2

Medical School. He is best known for his work on understanding why we age and how to slow its

1:04.6

effects and is widely considered to be one of the world's leading experts on longevity.

1:11.4

He's also the best-selling author of one of my favorite books, Life Span. The revolutionary

1:17.5

science of why we age and why we don't have to. It is an honor to have David back on the show today.

1:25.5

David, welcome. Hey Jason, it's great to see you. Great to have you back on the show and

1:31.8

was so awesome to see you mentioned in our wellness trends specifically around longevity

1:38.3

and something we're particularly excited about and you're excited about is this idea of

1:43.2

democratization. When people tend to think of longevity, they tend to think of really expensive

1:50.8

tests and potentially pharmaceuticals and supplements and so on. They think of Silicon Valley

1:56.8

and billionaires and all that crazy stuff you read. But let's take a step back and talk about

2:03.4

democratizing longevity. What does democratizing longevity mean to you?

2:10.0

Well, you're right that there is a group of individuals that I meet more and more often

2:17.4

that have the means and the wealth and the connections to extend their life span, I think,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from mindbodygreen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of mindbodygreen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.