How to Add a Decade to Your Life

Food, We Need To Talk

Juna Gjata

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Eric Topol—one of the most cited scientists in the world and author of SuperAges—to explore what the science actually says about living longer and healthier. We talk about what aging really is, why trying to reverse it can backfire, and the surprising role lifestyle factors play in slowing down the biological clock. Dr. Topol also explains how exercise, sleep, and diet can add up to an extra decade of healthy years, why ultra-processed foods may be the cigarettes of our generation, and how new tools like AI and gut-based medicines could transform prevention. This conversation is both eye-opening and practical, giving you the tools to make changes today that could add years to your life. If you’ve ever wondered what’s hype and what’s real in the world of longevity, you’ll want to hear this one.

Check out Dr. Topol's incredible book Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. If you like research, you will LOVE this book.

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0:00.0	Eddie, I am so pumped for today's episode.
0:04.0	You know, you're like always pumped.
0:06.1	Um, well, actually, Eddie.
0:09.1	Sometimes I come in here.
0:11.8	I'm just so tired.
0:12.7	I'm just kidding.
0:13.4	I do love all our episodes.
0:15.1	But today, I'm especially pumped because we have a very special guest today.
0:20.3	And you're sounding a little bit more serious.
0:22.9	Who is it?
0:24.0	Eddie, this man that we have on today is one of the top 10 most cited scientists in the world.
0:32.0	He has been cited over 365,000 times, and he's published over 1,300 papers.
0:43.5	Wow.
0:44.6	I'm just doing a little calculation to determine if I've actually read 1,300 papers.
0:49.6	Eddie, I don't know if me and you combined have read 1,000.
0:52.8	That is remarkable. Isn't that so crazy? Doesn't he make the rest of us look so easy? Guilty. Yes. So what are we going to ask Dr. Topal about? So we are going to talk to him about his new book called Super Ager's. I read it cover to cover. It was an incredible book. Eddie, I don't even know how many studies were in this book. I could not even tell you. It seems like every study I've ever read was in this book and more. And it basically went into depth on the science of living longer and what is actually evidence-based and what is not. This is like right up our alley, wouldn't you say?
1:27.1	Isn't it?
1:28.3	I thought it was perfect because Dr. Topol talked about all the stuff we've always talked
1:32.3	about on the podcast, plus a bunch of things that we have never even mentioned.
1:36.3	So I was so excited to have him on.
1:38.3	On today's episode, what you're doing every day that's aging you faster, why trying to reverse aging may actually
1:46.0	backfire on you, and the three changes you can make to your life right now to live longer
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