How to take back control of your genes AND the secrets to aging in reverse with Harvard geneticist David Sinclair, Ph.D

Harvard professor David Sinclair believes that not only can we slow aging down, we can actually reverse it. In this episode, David Sinclair explains the three levels of aging, and what can be done on each level. He describes the lifestyle changes that slow aging down, the drug treatments that begin to stop aging, and experimental new procedures that may actually reverse aging once they are fully developed.

David, who has spent decades researching longevity and ageing notes how 80% of how we age is up to us. Although many of us view ageing means a decline in function over time leading to disease and death, we don’t just have to accept that as we get old we will get sick! 

 

Podcast Time Stamps

1:50 Why David does what he does 

3:54 Is aging a disease? And what can we do about this?

8:13 Why 80% of health in old age is up to you

10:13 How we can change our epigenome

23:07 How David’s father uses his son’s research

26:00 The current pandemic

36:20 Covid-19 treatments​

39:20: How David overcame major life setbacks​ like rejection and homelessness! 

 

To connect with David and get his book visit: https://lifespanbook.com/

Read the episode blog and show notes: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-influence-and-control-your-genetic-expression-why-we-age-and-how-to-reverse-the-process-interview-with-harvard-researcher-david-sinclair

 

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