When it comes to longevity and aging well, we now know that a key component of both is the health of our cells. Each one of us has over 37 trillion cells in our body and we rely on these building blocks to effectively carry out their functions and to keep renewing themselves as we age. One of the issues we face as we are aging is that our cells fail to replicate correctly which can cause disease. This is also why aging is the issue at the core of many of the big diseases we see with old age.

My guest today is Dr. Sandra Kaufmann and we will do a deep dive into all things anti-aging. Sandra is a cell biologist and the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Florida. She is the founder of the Kaufmann Antiaging Institute which focuses on educating about the reasons why we age and how we can minimize the effects of aging.

She is also the author of the book The Kaufmann Protocol: Why We Age And How To Stop It. Today she will share with us why a personalized longevity protocol is so important in addition to sleep, diet and exercise.

In this episode, you'll discover:

-Dr. Kaufmann estimates what she thinks is possible for human life spans...03:00

-Why we should decelerate aging: a defense of longer lives amidst controversy...06:30

-"Liberal Arts in Medicine": How Dr. Kaufmann went from a plant cell biologist to pediatric anesthesiologist...08:40

-She is the human guinea pig for testing anti-aging protocols...13:00

-The Kaufmann Protocol. Tenet One is about protecting DNA...17:00

-Magnesium threonate has incredible properties for the human body...20:00

-Tenet Two is all about Energy: Mitochondria...21:45

-Tenet Three considers Pathways, and a conversation about Metformin...31:00

-Dr. Kaufmann tells you the 3 of the 27 pathways she prioritizes...37:00

-Tenet Four: Quality controls and DNA repair mechanisms...39:50

-Autophagy, cellular repair, and spermadine as an autophagy increaser...45:00

-Tenet Five: Immune and Inflammatory Systems...46:00

-Tenet Six: Individual cell requirements...49:40

-Tenet Seven: Waste management...51:30

-Dr. Kaufmann's daily protocol...53:30

-How she got into rock climbing...57:00

-Dr. Kaufmann's thoughts on ketamine therapy...59:30

Resources mentioned:

Dr. Kaufmann's website

Dr. Kaufmann's book