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Podcast: The mindbodygreen Podcast
Episode: A longevity drug exists—would you take it? | Nir Barzilai, M.D., leading longevity researcher
Description: “We have to spend time on our health rather than spend time on diseases," says Nir Barzilai, M.D.Nir, a renowned longevity researcher, joins us to discuss pharmaceutical interventions to delay aging, plus: - What are gerotherapeutics? (~00:19)- What you need to know about antagonistic nutrients (~04:25)- Why healthcare costs don’t have to increase as people live longer (~08:55)- SuperAgers vs. Blue Zones (~12:40)- What are some science-backed longevity genes? (~15:14)- The hallmarks of aging (~19:54)- How metformin extends longevity (~22:46)- W...