Most of us have a deep desire to live long and to also live well. And we're blessed to be living in a time where we have access to some of the most cutting edge tools and knowledge ever to radically extend our lifespan. And today I have the pleasure to speak with a true visionary of health and wellness and a pioneer and holistic longevity.

Ann Louise Gittleman is one of the world's foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine. She's an award winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books on health and nutrition, covering issues such as diet detox, women's health, men's health, perimenopause, menopause, beauty, and the environment.

Ann Louise holds an MS in nutrition education from Columbia University, has the title of Certified Nutrition Specialist from the American College of Nutrition and a PhD in holistic nutrition. She has also served as the chief nutritionist of pediatric clinic at Bellevue Hospital. As the former director of nutrition at the Pritikin longevity center in Santa Monica, California, she has won numerous awards, including the American Medical Writers Association award for excellence.

Ann Louise first revolutionized diet and detox with her hugely successful Fat Flush series. And she is living proof that getting older does not have to mean slowing down or living life on the sidelines. And then her highly anticipated new book, Radical Longevity, the powerful plant will sharpen your brains, strengthening your body and reverse the symptoms of aging.

She reveals her radical principles for ageless aging and the best kept secrets for expanding our youth span. As she says, "Our biology is not destined to be our biography.)

In this conversation, you'll discover...-The most essential supplements for peak immunity...03:25

• Zinc 45-50mg/day
• Vitamin D, at least 70-80mg/day
• Vitamin C, between 5g-15g/day
• Vitality C - 1 scoop provides 4g Vitamin C
• Using high doses of vitamin C with lysine and proline is very important as anti-cancer, anti-viral, anti-flu protocol
• Helps to build collagen
• Quercetin, antioxidant that helps with anti-inflammatory

-First steps in healing the gut-brain connection...08:20

• Most prevalent dysbiosis in gut = yeast and candida
• First step to a healthy gut is to get rid of the candida
• Homeopathics
• Prebiotics/Probiotics (not more than 10b cfu)
• Oregano
• Fermented foods
• Use probiotics with caution, particularly if you have an autoimmune disease (anything more than 10 billion cfu is too much)
• Dr. Ohhira probiotics

-How to speed up metabolism with a sedentary lifestyle...11:45

• Book: Radical Longevity
• To boost metabolism, you need energy
• Most important thing you can do = Take Apple Cider Vinegar, 2 tsp in 8oz of water, 3 times a day (between meals or with meals)
• Hemp seed oil - 1-2 tbsp/day does wonders for your metabolism, skin and sex drive

-Most important steps to take at the beginning of detox journey...14:40

• Key ingredient = ACV
• ACV bath 2 cups ACV in full tup of water - energized and rejuvenating
• Dilute in water for face mask - really good for the skin and hair
• Our skin has a natural 5.5 pH, try to keep skin products at that pH

-The cinderella mineral that can help prevent memory loss...17:00

• Lithium in a micro-dose 5-8mg per day
• Can actually stop Alzheimers and reverse memory loss
• If you do nothing else, Love Lithium

-Brain aging hazards hiding in our home...19:10

• Pay attention to the pots and pans, aluminum and iron
• You can also kill food enzymes if you're using high and dry heat
• Ann Louise's recommendations on non-toxic cookware:
• Romertopf cookware
• Infrared head element in clay that has so many health benefits
• Waterless cooking utensils, SaladMaster

-Forbidden foods that make us feel years younger...22:25

• Hemp seed oil
• Forbidden because it's an Omega-6
• Pine nut oil - great for ulcers, GERD
• Siberian pine nut oil
• Sesame seed oil

-The 10 commandments of radical longevity...24:40

• "Respect aging as a privilege and age with power, grace, guts and beauty"
• Gratitude and Hope
• Masaru Emoto - Japanese researcher on crystals and water
• Give blood regularly at least oncer per year to maintain healthy iron levels
• Ferritin blood test
• "Super-agers" have the lowest amount of iron in their blood stream
• Adopt the habits of "super-agers" - people that live 100 years or longer
• Gratitude
• Social connections
• Sense of purpose
• Exercise
• Low iron levels
• Eat mostly plant based diet (fish, chicken, beef, beans, barley, etc)

-Supplements that can increase cellular rejuvenation...29:40

• ACV
• Redox signaling molecules

-Ann Louise's best practices...31:10

• Affirmations - we are what we speak, bless everyone with words
• Ann Louise's website
• Book: Radical Longevity