That Rooted Feeling

79: Rapamycin: An Anti-aging Medication?

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There has been a lot of buzz lately about medications that could potentially make you live longer with a better quality of life and less chronic disease. We've talked about metformin previously on this podcast, but another drug that's getting a lot of mainstream attention right now. That drug is rapamycin. Listen in as we take a deep dive into this medication, how it works, potential anti-aging benefits, and reasons why it hasn't been distributed in the mainstream as an anti aging medication yet.


Episode Highlights:

  • Rapamycin's history and how it functions
  • Its use as an anti cancer and anti rejection medication and immunomodulator
  • Its potential role in aging or anti aging
  • Cautions and concerns and side effects



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    Sources:

    PMID 31586989
    PMID 27048303
    PMID 36332147
    medicalnewstoday.com
    Harrison et al. 2009
    Vellai et al. 2003
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2023.112166
    https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.5.18.3288


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