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The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Spermidine's Role in Cellular Health - Dr. Elizabeth Yurth : 1160

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

Fat, Health & Fitness, Meditation, Biohacking, Lifestyle, Diet, Science, Self-improvement, Fasting, Nutrition, Hacking, Fitness, Brain, Wellness, Education

4.6 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode of "The Human Upgrade," you will learn from Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, an expert in orthopedics, cellular medicine, and regenerative medicine, about the significant health benefits of spermidine, a supplement that enhances longevity and supports robust health. Dr. Yurth discusses the crucial role of spermidine in promoting autophagy, the body's natural process for clearing out damaged cells, which can lead to better cellular health and a more youthful body. She also dives into how spermidine supports kidney health and how it can be combined with NAD to maximize anti-aging effects. Additionally, you will discover practical tips from Dr. Yurth on integrating these powerful supplements into your daily routine to maintain energy levels, improve cellular function, and sustain a vigorous and healthy life as you age. This episode provides deep insights into making informed choices about supplements that support long-term health goals. 


Timestamp Highlights: 

  • (00:00:01) Introduction: Background and the inception of biohacking. 
  • (00:01:08) Early biological management and its long-term benefits. 
  • (00:01:57) Misconceptions about fasting and the role of spermidine. 
  • (00:02:43) Dr. Uth's journey from orthopedics to longevity medicine. 
  • (00:06:17) Deep dive into spermidine: benefits, sources, and mechanisms. 
  • (00:10:43) Dietary sources of spermidine and its importance in diet. 
  • (00:16:02) Spermidine as a crucial nutrient for autophagy and its mechanisms. 
  • (00:19:13) Comparing spermidine with fasting and rapamycin for longevity. 
  • (00:22:25) Practical dosing advice for spermidine. 
  • (00:33:24) The optimal timing and method of spermidine supplementation. 
  • (00:41:58) Spermidine's effects on hair growth and its potential as a topical application. 
  • (01:07:17) Discussion on the future of longevity treatments and gene therapy. 


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0:00.0

You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.

0:04.0

You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.

0:10.0

Today's episode we're going to talk about longevity which is actually why I

0:17.5

started the biohacking movement I was so frustrated that no one besides me who was

0:22.4

under 30 would come to an anti-aging

0:25.7

education group in Palo Alto, California, two minutes from Google's

0:29.0

headquarters, said well we need to find some words that tie together control of your own biology.

0:35.8

And when you're young you want power, you want energy, you want attractiveness,

0:40.6

and then in middle age you want longevity and actually not even longevity in middle age you want you want extended energy and and me and as you start realizing okay there's some aging stuff happening then you start realizing, okay, there's some aging stuff happening.

0:53.6

Then you start wanting longevity.

0:55.6

So there's sort of this arc, but it's all the same things.

0:58.8

So if you learn to do this when you're 20 years old,

1:01.4

you'll just get better grades and have a better career

1:03.7

and be calmer and happier and have better relationships and better community because

1:07.0

your energy is better and when you're 70 you're gonna like what you look like

1:11.0

and feel like but if you start started when you're 70 you can still

1:13.7

get benefits it's just harder so like what do we call these tools what we call

1:17.5

them biohacking and one of the areas of interest for me two of my books

1:22.3

I've been about this. It's about fasting.

1:25.0

And no, I don't think men or women should fast every single day. In fact, my second

1:29.2

fasting book was to correct misperceptions about fasting that happen when people get very excited about something in

1:35.8

biohacking and decide they're going to do it every day forever and without regard to outcomes.

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