Harvard scientist: Is "old age" the newest disease?

The Dr. Gundry Podcast

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Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Dr. David Sinclair, Harvard University scientist and expert on the science of aging, chats with me about his brand new book, Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To. We also discuss the most dangerous meal of the day, the benefits of "stressed out" food, and the cutting edge technology that could one day help ALL of us live healthy lives into our 100s — and beyond. We even reveal the one food secret that all of the world's longest-living populations share. Don't miss this one!Full transcript and show notes: https://drgundry.com/david-sinclair/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast, You know, we've all dreamed about living
0:19.5	longer, healthier lives, being there for our children and if we're lucky our great
0:25.9	grandchildren. So today's guest has spent literally decades studying
0:31.9	exactly what it'll take to extend the average human lifespan
0:37.0	to a well beyond a hundred.
0:39.3	And while we haven't exactly cracked the code yet, he seems to be getting closer every single year.
0:46.0	I'm talking about my guest Dr David Sinclair who has been a friend of mine for several years now.
0:52.0	He's a professor of genetics at
0:54.6	Harvard and one of the world's foremost experts on the science of longevity.
0:59.4	And he's just written a brand new book called Lifespan, why we age and why we don't have to.
1:08.4	And today we're going to discuss whether aging is a disease, share our tips for living a longer healthier life,
1:16.4	and talk about the future of anti-aging medicine. David, so great to see you and
1:22.2	welcome to the podcast. Steve it's great to see you and welcome to the podcast.
1:23.5	Steve, it's great to see you too.
1:25.2	Thanks for having me on.
1:26.2	Yeah, I really appreciate you coming on because you're one of the most exciting voices and researchers in longevity and it's just a real privilege
1:39.3	and an honor to have
1:45.0	talked about this.
1:48.0	talked about this.
1:49.0	Come on, is aging a disease?
1:52.0	Well, it can be well. Is aging a disease?
1:57.0	Well, it can be whatever the world wants to call it. And it does seem strange at first when you hear aging as a disease.
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