Unlocking the True Secrets of Longevity: Cutting Through the Hype with No-Nonsense, Science-Backed Strategies from Elizabeth Yurth, MD

2025-11-12

Longevity is having a moment, from Bryan Johnson to glossy Netflix docs like Don’t Die, there’s a lot of glitz and glam in and around the longevity space. But that also means there’s a lot of bs and bluster. My guest, Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, brings decades of clinical wisdom and a grounded, science-first approach to living longer.Dr. Yurth is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Boulder Longevity Institute, providing “Tomorrow’s Medicine Today” since 2006. She earned her MD from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine

Longevity is having a moment, from Bryan Johnson to glossy Netflix docs like Don’t Die, there’s a lot of glitz and glam in and around the longevity space. But that also means there’s a lot of bs and bluster. My guest, Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, brings decades of clinical wisdom and a grounded, science-first approach to living longer.

Dr. Yurth is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Boulder Longevity Institute, providing “Tomorrow’s Medicine Today” since 2006. She earned her MD from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, completed her residency at UC Irvine, and a fellowship in Sports and Spine Medicine at Stanford-affiliated SOAR. With over 30 years as an orthopedist, she’s on a mission to teach how to heal and thrive at the cellular level.

Contact:

Website - https://boulderlongevity.com/about/dr-elizabeth-yurth/

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The hierarchy of importance when it comes to longevity, where to start, your most important longevity biomarker and what is overhyped.
A deep dive into hormonal health - why testosterone is critical in women, the impact of birth control, TRT, the risks of supraphysiological dosing and if peptides have a place.
Hard vs soft plaque and the most critical cardiovascular scan you are NOT doing.
The most important cancer signaling marker you have never heard of!
The most cutting-edge and diagnostic tools for cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disease available to the public today.

Mentions:

Resource - Human Optimization Academy, https://bli.academy

Education - Labs 101, https://bli.academy/labs-101/

Person - Dr Eric Verdin, https://www.buckinstitute.org/lab/verdin-lab/

Product - HUME Scale, https://humehealth.com/

Diagnostic - Cleerly, https://cleerlyhealth.com

Diagnostic - Galleri, https://www.galleri.com

Diagnostic - WAVI, https://wavimed.com

Person - Dr Dayan Goodenowe, https://drgoodenowe.com

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