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The Model Health Show

TMHS 857: Reverse Aging, Prevent Disease, & Live Longer – with Dr. William Li

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Wellness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Selfhelp

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

As humans, we are hardwired to want to stay alive; so it’s no surprise that for ages, folks have been seeking the secrets to longevity. Today, instead of tales of the fountain of youth, we have access to cutting edge science on what it actually takes to live a long and healthy life.

 On this episode of The Model Health Show, I’m excited to have Dr. William Li back on the show for a conversation on longevity. Dr. William Li is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and New York Times bestselling author. His groundbreaking research has led to innovative treatments to help improve symptoms or reverse diseases like heart disease, obesity, and more.

 In this interview, you’re going to learn the keys to healthy aging, specific gut bacteria that are linked to longevity, and exciting new science on the brain microbiome. You’re going to discover three main roadblocks that are robbing people from longevity, how many people have lived beyond age 100, and why health and longevity are accessible to everyone. Enjoy!  

 

In this episode you’ll discover: 

  • The mind-blowing number of people that are alive at age 100+.
  • How gut bacteria can play a role in longevity.
  • The four bacteria that can improve your health outcomes.
  • What akkermansia is, and its health benefits.
  • The fascinating new science of the probiotic strain, P9.
  • How to encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut.
  • The truth about the brain microbiome and how it could change the future of medicine.
  • Why exercise is critical for longevity.
  • What hope molecules are.
  • Why longevity is not reserved for an exclusive group.
  • Three things that Dr. Li’s elderly uncle taught him about healthy aging.
  • What a superager is.
  • Three things that are robbing people of their longevity.
  • The importance of eating a healthy, diverse diet.
  • Why we need to reframe the way we view chronic diseases.
  • What’s behind our epidemic of metabolic diseases.
  • The connection between inflammation and cancer.
  • What cardiovascular disease actually is.
  • An important conversation on microplastics and reducing your exposure.  

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.

0:04.7

For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.

0:11.5

The conversation about longevity is about to expand in a big way.

0:16.8

I think you're going to be shocked to find out just how many people are alive on planet Earth right now that are over 100 years old.

0:25.3

The number shocked me.

0:27.0

Our special guest is a pioneering researcher in multiple fields, in the field of cancer research, in the field of food as medicine, and also in the field of longevity.

0:38.1

He's going to share with us what a superager is and the real definition of this growing term

0:44.4

and the really remarkable phenomenon taking place that you might want to be a part of.

0:50.3

He's also going to share the three things that are robbing us, robbing our communities of our inherent longevity.

1:00.7

We have a genetic template.

1:02.3

We have the ability to live a long, healthy lifespan, much longer than the average age of life today our lifespan was

1:14.0

extending for decades upon decades upon decades but somewhere around the

1:20.3

1990s that extended lifespan began to reverse and now the current generation that's being born right now that's already

1:29.8

here, we're talking about kids and adolescents, is the first generation that's predicted to not

1:35.5

outlive their predecessors. Something is going on. But again, simultaneously, there are people

1:42.0

who are living longer and healthier lives than ever.

1:45.5

And we need to get this information into our hands, this education into our hands and hearts

1:50.0

so that we can change this society-wide for the better.

1:54.3

Now, during this conversation, one of the things that my special guest, Harvard-trained

1:59.0

researcher and expert, in particular in cancer research and reversal

2:04.6

and also metabolic health, he brought up the power of green tea. And just to speak to the

2:12.6

metabolic benefits, a study that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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