Anti-Aging: Could This Be The Miracle Drug? The Secret To Living Longer. With Expert Andrew Steele

Begin Again with Davina McCall

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In this episode of Begin Again, Davina is joined by Andrew Steele, scientist, author, and advocate for unlocking the secrets of human longevity. Andrew delves into the fascinating science of ageing, challenging the notion that growing older as we know it is inevitable. Drawing on cutting-edge research and groundbreaking developments in anti-ageing science, he explores the transformative potential of extending not just lifespan but health-span. Through this eye-opening conversation, Andrew reveals how small changes today could lead to a future where we age better, and perhaps even slower, offering the knowledge and inspiration to rethink our approach to ageing and well-being. Follow me here: www.instagram.com/beginagain https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod (00:00) Intro (01:32) Andrew's Interest In Aging (05:14) What Is The End Goal? (07:06) Life Span vs. Health Span (10:16) Menopause And Aging In Women (21:06) The Anti-Aging Miracle Drug (25:05) How Close Are We To Having An Anti-Aging Drug? (25:46) What Other Anti-Aging Drugs Are Being Developed? (27:31) The Truth About Inflammation (32:13) Holistic Medicine (32:50) Funding Research (35:22) Andrew's Dream For Your Future (36:58) What Will Death Look Like With Anti-Aging Drugs? (38:42) Misconceptions About Aging (42:50) Zoe Ad (44:20) Longer Life Spans And Overpopulation (47:54) Spreading The Word (52:05) How Would We Take An Anti-Aging Drug? (54:48) Artificial Intelligence (AI) (57:16) The Hallmarks Of Aging (1:00:11) Societal Changes (1:02:11) The Best Advice For A Long And Healthy Life (1:14:50) Andrew's Book (1:19:15) Davina's Round-Up Sponsored by: ZOE - https://zoe.com and use code DAVINA10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	As a 56-year-old woman, I do believe that I'm way over halfway to the end of my life.
0:34.6	And you can tell me if that all might change.
0:38.9	Imagine we lived in a world where we didn't have aging. People were living much, much longer, much healthier lives. Are you
0:43.2	talking about a world where people could live to 90 healthily? As you get older, your risk of cancer,
0:50.4	your risk of heart disease, your risk of dementia, all of these diseases, the risk goes up exponentially, just like that risk of death. Aging is the thing that causes dementia. Aging also
0:58.2	causes cancer. Aging also causes heart disease. And so maybe we should be looking to solve this
1:02.3	problem before it happens. What does this miracle cure look like? How are we going to do this?
1:08.3	The first thing... You've just slightly blown my mind.
1:12.5	What would be your dream?
1:14.2	Ultimately, you know, I just want to help people
1:16.0	avoid this suffering as best as possible.
1:18.3	Andrew, how close are we, do you think?
1:20.6	We could have an anti-aging drug in the next five or ten years.
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