Longevity by Design

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What's Longevity by Design about?

Longevity by Design is a podcast for individuals looking to experience a longer, healthier life. In each episode, Dr. Gil Blander joins a co-host and an industry expert to explore a personalized health journey. The show helps you access science-backed information, unpack complicated concepts, learn what’s on the cutting edge of longevity research and the scientists behind them. Tune into Longevity by Design and see how to add years onto your life...and life onto your years.

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Dr. Roger Fielding—The Prev...

06.22.2022

In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Roger Fielding, Associate Director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. ...

Longevity by Design episodes:

06.22.2022 Dr. Roger Fielding—The Prevention of Age-Related Muscle Loss In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Roger Fielding, Associate Director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. ...
06.08.2022 Dr. Mariette Abrahams—Personalized Nutrition for Sustainable Change In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Mariette Abrahams, CEO, and Founder of Qina, the first hub for data insights on Personalized Nutrition. Tune in ...
05.18.2022 Dr. George Church—Gene Therapy and Aging In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. George Church, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Tune in as Dr. George Church discusses the many ...
05.06.2022 Dr. Eric Verdin—The Effect of Food on Longevity In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Eric Verdin, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Tune in ...
04.20.2022 Dr. Ali Torkamani—Genomics and Aging Your genetics can uncover many things about you. They can influence how you look and behave, to name a few. But your genes are not deterministic; they don't tell your entire story. In this episode of Longevity by Design, our ...
04.06.2022 Dr. Eran Segal—The Value of Personalized Nutrition In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Eran Segal, Faculty Member at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Tune in as Dr. Eran Segal ...
03.25.2022 Dr. Raul Mostoslavsky—SIRT 6 and the Hallmarks of Aging In this episode of Longevity by Design, our hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD, are joined by Dr. Raul Mostoslavsky, the Laurel Schwartz Professor of Oncology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Raul Mostoslavsky has studied sirtuin ...
03.09.2022 Dr. Steven Austad—A Unique Perspective to Aging Research In this episode of Longevity by Design, our co-hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, are joined by Dr. Steven Austad, Professor and Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research of the Department of Biology at the University of ...
02.22.2022 Dr. Nir Barzilai—Genetics and Lifestyle Factors of Centenarians Aging research is quickly evolving to understand how we can live healthier, longer lives. Scientists are looking to centenarians and their family members to reveal how their environment, lifestyle, and genetics contribute to their delayed aging. In this episode of ...
02.08.2022 Dr. Matt Kaeberlein—Novel Research on Longevity Agents in Domestic Dogs Recent studies highlight the role of specific longevity agents like rapamycin in slowing the aging process in animal models. Namely, scientists believe that rapamycin, proper nutrition, and caloric restriction may slow down the aging process in animal models and may ...
01.31.2022 Dr. Heidi Tissenbaum–Lessons From C. Elegans to Increase Healthspan In recent years, aging research has shifted its focus from lifespan to healthspan to understand the processes that define aging. Dr. Heidi Tissenbaum’s research investigates the fundamental pathways and genes that determine how we age. In the latest episode of ...
01.12.2022 Dr. Haim Cohen — The Protective Role of SIRT6 on Aging and Longevity One topic that Longevity by Design guests can agree on is that sirtuin-6 (SIRT6) plays a protective role in aging and age-related conditions. Dr. Haim Cohen’s lab researches sirtuins, a class of enzymes involved in longevity and aging. He’s specifically ...
12.08.2021 Dr. Andrew Huberman — How The Gut Microbiome, Sleep, and Sunlight Impact The Brain Inspired by the great unknowns of the brain, Dr. Andrew Huberman pursued neuroscience. From there, he realized that his passion also lay in the art of conveying scientific information in a way that scientists and non-scientists alike can understand. In ...
11.19.2021 Dr. Vera Gorbunova — Applying Lessons From Long-Living Animals to Combat Human Aging Did you know that there are species of whales that can live to be over 200 years old? Or that naked mole rats can live up to ten times longer than other mice? These facts and more led scientist Dr. ...
10.30.2021 Dr. Brian Kennedy — How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Slow Down the Aging Process We can’t rely on the magical elixir of life to stay forever young and healthy, but we can change certain lifestyle habits associated with premature aging. In the latest episode of Longevity by Design, our co-hosts, Dr. Gil Blander and ...
09.30.2021 Dr. William Evans – Why Muscle Mass is a Marker of Longevity Should the elderly engage in physical activity? How do nutrient needs change throughout the lifespan? Researchers and scientists worldwide strive to get revolutionary answers to top aging questions. Our guest is one of them. In this episode of the Longevity ...
08.18.2021 Dr. David Sinclair – A World-Renowned Scientist's View on Longevity and Health Dr. David Sinclair is a world-renowned scientist with a rich background in genetics and longevity research. Dr. David Sinclair, Ph.D., A.O. is a geneticist at Harvard Medical School and a Co-founder and Co-chief editor of the journal Aging. He's an ...
05.17.2021 Can We Stop Aging? Hear What Dr. Aubrey de Grey Has to Say Who wouldn't want to stay young forever? We all know life has to end, but it would be nice if we could prolong our time on Earth. For quite some time, the topics about aging and longevity have drawn the ...
05.11.2021 Why Lifestyle is the Key to Longevity With Dr. David Katz The Founding Director of Yale University's Yale-Griffin prevention research center, Dr. David Katz, joins our hosts, Dr. Gil Blender and Ashley Reaver, to discuss the importance of a healthy lifestyle in increasing longevity.We need to prioritize prevention in healthcare. A ...
04.15.2021 What Aging Research Tells Us About Longevity with Danica Chen How and why do we age? Is aging reversible? These are some of the most critical questions in biology. Fortunately for us, researchers and scientists across the world strive to get some revolutionary answers. Our guest is one of them. ...