This episode touches on an important topic for happiness later in life, as shown by Harvard’s longest-running study (since 1938) which explains the quality of relationships and social connectedness in older years contributes greatly to longevity and happiness. After being cut off from her beloved grandchildren, Amanda courageously used her own suffering to serve others and founded Alienated Grandparents Anonymous (AGA), which has exponentially grown into a worldwide organization serving 150 Support Groups in 50 US States and 22 countries around the world. AGA provides support, tools, and advice to alleviate suffering and help on the path to reconciliation. She has since spread the message to MPs in the House of Parliament in London, received backing from a range of experts, and published an acclaimed book on the topic.

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Backed by decades of clinical research, GlycanAge is the only biological age test that accurately measures our unique response to lifestyle change. The simple yet groundbreaking test analyzes glycobiology to determine biological age. With over 70% of diseases being preventable, the team at GlycanAge believe that our health is in our hands. 

Nikolina Lauc co-founded GlycanAge as the commercial offshoot of The Human Glycome Project, the world’s largest glycan research lab. Using sugar molecules called glycans to assess our immune function, GlycanAge does pioneering work in both measuring our overall health and creating action plans to improve our wellbeing and longevity.

In this episode, we are introduced to glycans and biological aging - and how to reverse it - and consider the links to everything from diabetes to perimenopause. We also discussed the true effects of dieting and exercise and how GlycanAge testing can help clients to prevent chronic illnesses and promote health and longevity. Please enjoy!

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Science-Based Scalp Detoxing with Celebrity Hairstylist Helen Reavey, Co-Founder of Act+Acre, the Wrld’s First Sustainable Cold Processed Hair Wellness Brand Focusing on Scalp Health.

After training under acclaimed hairstylist Sam McKnight, best known for working with Princess Diana and Kate Moss, Helen, who also worked with celebrity clients including Harry Styles, Tilda Swinton and Alicia Keys, came to realize that hair products and established practices were doing untold damage to people’s hair, and that the answer to better hair wellbeing lay in the scalp.

Helen co-founded Act+Acre to provide science-based sustainable treatments for hair and scalp alike. Please enjoy!

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Dr. Carolina Reis Oliveira is the Co-Founder and CEO of OneSkin, a biotech company developing solutions to target skin aging at the molecular level and extend the healthy years of life. 

Carolina is leading the development of the first anti-senescence topical product designed to promote skin health, which can be bought from their website OneSkin.co. 

She is a co-inventor of 3 patents, co-author of numerous scientific publications, and has been an advocate of skin health in the longevity community.  

Carolina holds a biochemistry degree and a Ph.D. in stem cell biology and is an alumnus of IndieBio, the world's leading biotechnology accelerator. She relocated to Silicon Valley from Latin America in 2016 to co-found One Skin. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• the importance and correlation of skin inflammation and chronic disease,

• The surprising truth about retinol,

• Using the epigenetic profile of our tissues as a marker to understand if an intervention is really improving our skin on the cellular and molecular level,

• Successful morning routines,

• The importance of a positive attitude towards life,

• Using key peptide molecules to eliminate senescent cells, making you look and feel 10 years younger,

• The science behind OneSkin, 

• And understanding skin longevity, trends and much more! 

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Dr. Dale Bredesen, Chief Science Officer At Apollo Health and a prodigious innovator in medicine, with over thirty patents to his name. 

His thirty-plus years of medical research have put Dr. Bredesen at the forefront of research into Alzheimer’s disease prevention and memory-loss reversal. His research and discoveries have changed our understanding of the fundamental nature of Alzheimer’s disease and led to revolutionary treatments.

An internationally recognized expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Dale Bredesen’s career has been guided by a simple idea: that Alzheimer’s as we know it is not just preventable, but reversible. Thanks to a dedicated pursuit of finding the science that makes this a reality, this idea has placed Dr. Bredesen at the vanguard of neurological research and led to the discoveries that today underlie the protocol to reverse Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline AT ANY AGE!

Dr. Bredesen earned his MD from Duke University Medical Center and served as Chief Resident in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), before joining Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner’s laboratory at UCSF as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow. He held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA, and the University of California, San Diego. 

Dr. Bredesen also directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute in 1998 as founding President and CEO.

In this episode, we dig deep into understanding why cognitive decline, Alzheimer's, and other neurodegenerative diseases should be treated with a 21st Century approach, namely through investigating and solving for the CAUSE of the disease, as well as his groundbreaking protocol for reversing cognitive decline at any age, medicine for longevity, and much more! 

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The microbiome, longevity, sleep, wearables, supplements, getting to the root cause of health issues and optimizing for brain function with Gut Philosophy founder Elena Letyagina. (Episode #2)

Elena Letyagina is a registered nutritional therapist and the founder of Gut Philosophy, a data-driven personalized nutritional practice. She began her career working in finance in London, but, during maternity leave, came to realize how unhappy she was, and how long hours and work stress were damaging her health. In one of the darkest periods of her life, Elena was prescribed a course of long-term antibiotics and steroid drops and told there was no other option.

Elena didn’t give up. After finding out she had gluten intolerance, Elena began to learn about the huge importance of the gut microbiome, and how damaging antibiotics can be. She is now on a mission to educate and empower people about the role of gut health in overall wellbeing. She is acutely aware of how much the philosophy around nutrition and how standard practices of prescription and supplementation need to change.

In her practice, Elena uses a range of functional and genetic testing as well as wearable devices to reinforce positive changes. Besides running gut philosophy Elena is the principal nutritionist at a London-based medical clinic. She is currently completing advanced training with the Institute of functional medicine and holds a qualification in nutritional therapy from the Institute for optimum nutrition. Elena is a member of the British Association for nutrition and lifestyle medicine BANT and is accredited by the complementary and natural health care council CNHC. Longevity is the area of Elena's special interest.

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Choose to live well!

Claudia

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Welcome to The Longevity & Lifestyle Podcast! In this short introductory episode, I introduce myself, your host Claudia, and let you know what the Longevity & Lifestyle Podcast is all about, the backstory, as well as what we have in store for you in the upcoming episodes. Please Enjoy!

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