In the third episode of the Vita Veda Longevity Medicine Essentials Dr. Pri explains details the importance of strength, aerobic fitness, sleep, and stress for lifespan and health span and provides the specific metrics he assesses in his patients to optimize this important pillars of longevity.
Timestamps:
0:00 | Introduction
0:40 | Overview of the episode
1:55 | How traditional medicine thinks about quality of life and functionality
4:00 | Pillar 5 - Strength
11:20 | Pillar 6 - Aerobic fitness
16:30 | Pillar 7 - Sleep
19:58 | Pillar 8 - Stress
24:30 | Previewing the next episode and closing thoughts
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References:
--ADLs and iADLs--
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/activities-of-daily-living-adls
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2011/0101/p48.html
--Strength--
https://peterattiamd.com/ama71/
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/13/755
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)62000-6/abstract
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20829298/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00092-8/fulltext
--Aerobic Fitness--
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6324439/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28209387/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199910283411804
--Sleep--
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00732.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38066693/
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7280269
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069432
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27816065/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-03171-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28589251/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-025-01637-2
--Stress--
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18611955/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38748692/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763422003967
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85311-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37779209/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38143043/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35661679/
--Images--
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-to-expect-in-a-sleep-study-3015121
https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-get-better-sleep-5094084
