The Truth About mTOR, Autophagy and Longevity
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, explore the essential balance between mTOR and autophagy for optimal longevity. Learn how these cellular processes affect health as you age and the consequences of imbalances.
Discover key lifestyle strategies that influence longevity, such as the benefits of intermittent fasting, nutritional ketosis, and polyphenols. Find out how these methods naturally inhibit mTOR and boost autophagy for a healthier life.
Dive into the dual role of exercise in regulating mTOR and autophagy. Understand how exercise not only facilitates muscle growth but also promotes cellular cleanup, supporting overall muscular and cellular health.
In This Episode:
00:00 Understanding the Importance of Muscle Mass
02:43 The Truth About mTOR, Autophagy, and Longevity
03:58 What is mTOR and How Does it Work?
05:41 Balancing mTOR and Autophagy for Longevity
07:39 Inhibiting mTOR: Strategies and Benefits
09:48 Exercise and mTOR: The Dual Effect
13:21 Practical Tips for Balancing mTOR and Autophagy
17:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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| 0:00.0 | If we have too much autophagy going on, we end up with sarcopenia, meaning that we actually |
| 0:05.5 | lose too much muscle mass. |
| 0:07.6 | And we know that the rate of sarcopenia, the rate of muscle loss is directly related to earlier |
| 0:14.9 | mortality or to your mortality rate. |
| 0:17.4 | So as you're losing muscle, your risk of overall death goes up. And so clearly |
| 0:22.4 | we don't want that. So a key biomarker for longevity and good health is maintaining healthy muscle |
| 0:30.0 | mass, particularly as you're aging. And a lot of the sex hormones like testosterone are going |
| 0:35.9 | down, which help preserve lean body mass. |
| 0:40.3 | Hello and welcome to the Dr. Jockers' functional nutrition podcast, the show designed to give you |
| 0:46.5 | science-based solutions to improve your health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, Doctor of Natural |
| 0:53.0 | Medicine, and creator of Dr.jockers.com, and I'm the host of this podcast. |
| 0:58.9 | I'm here to tell you that your body was created to heal itself, and on this show, we focus on |
| 1:04.2 | strategies you can apply today to heal and function at your best. |
| 1:09.1 | Thanks for spending time with me, and let's go into the show. |
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| 1:29.3 | clogged due to injuries or bacterial invasions. This can lead to chronic swelling in the arms, |
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