Best of Recap Episodes: How Not to Age: Dr. Greger's Holistic Approach to Longevity

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition. His science-based nonprofit, NutritionFacts.org, offers a free online portal hosting more than 2,000 videos and articles on a myriad of health topics. Dr. Greger is a sought-after lecturer and has presented at the Conference on World Affairs and the World Bank, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in Oprah Winfrey’s defense in the infamous “meat defamation” trial. A graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Greger is also an acclaimed author. How Not to Die, The How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet became instant New York Times Best Sellers. More than a million copies of How Not to Die have been sold. All proceeds Dr. Greger receives from the sales of his books and speaking honoraria are donated directly to charity.

Topics covered in this episode:

Plant-based Benefits
Boosting Liver Enzymes
Nutrient Deficiencies in Diet
Protein Overfeeding
Plants as Amino Acid Source
Anti-aging
Community and Purpose Impact
Misconceptions About Health Foods

To learn more about Dr. Michael Greger and his work, head over to https://nutritionfacts.org/

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0:45.5	Welcome back everybody to today's edition of the Lindsay Elmore show.
0:48.8	We're going to be talking all about aging today because physicians have long treated aging like a malady but getting older does not mean
0:56.8	that you have to get sicker there are 11 pathways for aging in our body cells and we can
1:04.7	disrupt each of them we can in processes like autophagy or the upcycling of unusable junk can be boosted with foods like
1:18.9	tempe and mushrooms and wheat germ.
1:21.6	Sinicent zombie cells that spew inflammation that are linked to age-related diseases
1:27.1	can be cleared with foods like onions,
1:31.0	apple, and kale. And we can combat the effects of aging without breaking the bank. Why spend a
1:39.5	small fortune on vitamin C facial serums when you can make your own for 2,000 times cheaper.
1:49.8	My guest today is Dr. Michael Greger, and he has been inspired by the dietary and lifestyle patterns
1:57.3	of centenarians and residents of the blue zone regions of the world where people
2:04.0	live the longest. In his new book, How Not to Age, Dr. Greger presents a simple, accessible,
2:12.4	and evidence-based method to preserve the body functions that can help you to feel youthful,
2:19.5	both physically and mentally. It's brimming with expertise and actionable takeaways,
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