5 Mind-Blowing Things That Are Proven To Increase Your Lifespan
The Model Health Show
Shawn Stevenson
4.8 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Studies on healthy aging suggest that only about 25% of longevity is linked with genetic factors—the rest is based on the lifestyle choices you make on a daily basis. So if your goal is longevity, there are some science-backed things you can control to increase your chances of living a long, healthy life.
On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear my interview with Max Lugavere on The Genius Life Podcast, where I shared five specific things that are proven to extend your lifespan. You’re going to hear about how your microbiome can affect your longevity, plus some less obvious factors like your sex life and your work can affect your lifespan. We’re also going to talk about why muscle is key for survivability and how your relationships impact your health.
Your overall health is the culmination of your habits, and this conversation is packed with actionable insights that are going to help you uplevel your health and increase your lifespan. So click play and enjoy the show!
In this episode you’ll discover:
- How inflammation is controlled by the microbiome. (8:22)
- Why it’s so important to have a diverse microbiome. (8:47)
- The number one way to increase your microbial diversity. (9:38)
- How having healthy social bonds reduces your risk of death. (18:57)
- The relationship between oxytocin and cortisol. (25:42)
- Why regularly having sex is a heart healthy behavior. (30:10)
- The connection between sexual activity and neurogenesis. (31:56)
- How often to have sex to reduce your risk of heart disease. (34:10)
- Why muscle is the organ of longevity. (42:09)
- How having adequate muscle mass helps your body process glucose. (43:01)
- The anti-aging properties of muscle. (43:54)
- Why muscle is critical for women and is the key to survivability. (47:52)
- The connection between muscle mass and long-term memory. (49:45)
- Which exercises your genes expect for functionality. (51:28)
- The number one health priority for people over 40. (52:23)
- How much protein to consume to build muscle. (1:02:42)
- Why having meaningful work can help you live longer. (1:04:31)
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| 0:00.0 | You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson. |
| 0:04.7 | For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com. |
| 0:11.5 | Today we're going to be diving into five specific things that are proven to extend your lifespan. |
| 0:18.9 | Some of these five are probably going to shock you, while others will |
| 0:22.3 | reaffirm things that you already know that you need to put more intention into. This was from a |
| 0:28.5 | recent interview that was one of the top 20 most downloaded podcast episodes in the United |
| 0:34.1 | States. And it was an interview that I did on a show called The Genius Life with Max Lugavir. |
| 0:40.1 | Max invited me on the show to talk about longevity and it went crazy on the internet streets. |
| 0:46.0 | So I'm so grateful to be able to share this with you today. I think that you're in for a real treat. |
| 0:51.6 | And speaking of treats, some folks feel that their cup of coffee in the morning |
| 0:56.2 | is their personal treat to start the day. Now, can a cup of coffee in your morning routine |
| 1:02.0 | deliver some benefits when it comes to longevity? Well, a recent meta-analysis of 40 studies |
| 1:08.8 | published in the European Journal of Epidemiology revealed |
| 1:12.1 | that regularly drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular |
| 1:17.3 | disease, certain types of cancer, and all-cause mortality. Now, just to be clear, this is a notable |
| 1:23.3 | association, but the researchers did an amazing job adjusting for a variety of confounding factors |
| 1:29.8 | like obesity age alcohol consumption and much more and drinking coffee stood out significantly as a |
| 1:38.6 | strong element against premature death it is a powerful force against all-cause mortality. And one of the potential |
| 1:47.7 | reasons why was affirmed by researchers at Stanford University, who recently deduced that compounds |
| 1:54.0 | and coffee are able to defend our bodies against age-related inflammation. Now, if you take that and you add in dual-extracted organic |
| 2:04.7 | medicinal mushrooms like Chaga, now you've got something exceedingly powerful when it comes to |
| 2:10.5 | longevity. Studies indicate that Chaga significantly increases the activity and effectiveness |
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