The Heart of Longevity with Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Next Question with Katie Couric
Katie Couric Media
4.4 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
What the science makes clear is that aging isn't a simple cause-and-effect story. Genetics do matter, but they are only part of the picture and research shows it may be a smaller part then we think. How quickly your body declines — and what you do to combat disease and promote healthy cells along the way — plays a much bigger role.
The conversation covers why exercise is the closest thing we have to a longevity drug, why heart health impacts everything from mobility to brain function, and how supporting blood flow and oxygen delivery can make a meaningful difference as we age.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This episode of Next Question is brought to you by Cocoa, the leader in cocoa flavanol supplements. |
| 0:08.6 | Coco flabinols are naturally occurring compounds found in cocoa beans that have been studied for supporting healthy blood flow, |
| 0:16.0 | contributing to heart health, brain function, and overall longevity. |
| 0:20.5 | Cocoa via delivers a precise, clinically studied, brain function, and overall longevity. Cocoa delivers a precise, clinically studied 500 milligram dose of cocoa flavanols in every |
| 0:27.4 | serving. |
| 0:28.6 | Cocoa supplements are backed by over 30 years of research and are designed to help you |
| 0:33.4 | live healthier, longer. |
| 0:35.6 | Learn more at cocoavia.com and use the code KCM 2026, earned 20% off at checkout. |
| 0:44.6 | Hi everyone, I'm Katie Couric and this is next question. Everywhere you look, everyone is talking about |
| 0:53.0 | longevity and the focus on living longer and staying healthy is not just the purview of Silicon Valley Bros sporting whoop watches. |
| 1:02.4 | Now everyone wants to better understand not only how they live longer, but how they live better. |
| 1:08.8 | I know that's something at 68 I'm very interested in. So I'm so excited |
| 1:13.4 | to chat with Dr. Rhonda Patrick, an expert on longevity and aging well. Her evidence-based |
| 1:19.4 | insights are the basis of her popular wellness platform, found my fitness, and there are so many |
| 1:25.7 | things I'm excited to talk to her about. |
| 1:32.4 | Dr. Rhonda Patrick, great to see you. |
| 1:35.3 | How are you? |
| 1:36.5 | Great to see you as well. |
| 1:38.4 | I was just telling you off-camera about how last time I saw you, you were crushing it at pickleball. |
| 1:43.8 | Way to go. |
| 1:45.4 | So hopefully I'm an example of healthy aging, but I want to learn more. And that's why I'm so |
| 1:52.0 | excited to talk to you. You have a PhD in biomedical science. So you're not only a wellness |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Katie Couric Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Katie Couric Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.