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If you're listening to this podcast, you've probably caught wind of at least some of the many things you can do to improve and take control of your health and wellbeing. For every legitimate healthspan intervention supported by rigorous research that's out there, there exist a bunch of dubious longevity solutions that have no real scientific backing behind them. The challenge lies not just in identifying what works, but also in resisting the allure of snake oil solutions that promise effortless transformations. Which interventions are actually crucial for optimizing your healthspan, which are just "nice-to-have", and which are downright pointless?

In this episode, Matt and Nick go through over twenty popular strategies for healthspan optimization and grade their usefulness from A to F.

0:00 Trailer
0:49 Introduction
2:07 Regular dental visits/oral care
3:31 DEXA scans
4:43 Bioimpedance scale
5:16 Fitness wearable
5:45 Bloodwork
5:59 Multi-cancer early detection testing
7:07 Epigenetic age testing
8:03 Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN)
9:56 Resveratrol
11:19 Rapamycin
12:55 Vitamin D3
14:53 Genetic testing, e.g. 23andMe
16:20 Sleep
16:46 Intermittent fasting/time-restricted eating
24:42 Exercise (cardio + resistance training)
26:52 Cross-training
28:00 Creatine monohydrate
28:48 Not smoking
30:33 Not drinking
33:12 Continuous glucose monitors
33:40 Microbiome analysis
38:15 Hormone replacement therapy
45:34 Skin aging clock
46:24 Cognitive function tests
50:58 Wrapping up

Producers: Tara Mei, Nicholas Arapis
Video Editor: Jacob Keliikoa

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Hi, I'm Matt Kaeberlein. I spent the first few decades of my career doing scientific research into the biology of aging, trying to understand the finer details of how humans age in order to facilitate translational interventions that promote healthspan and improve quality of life. Now I want to take some of that knowledge out of the lab and into the hands of people who can really use it.

On this podcast I talk about all things aging and healthspan, from supplements and nutrition to the latest discoveries in longevity research. My goal is to lift the veil on the geroscience and longevity world and help you apply what we know to your own personal health trajectory. I care about quality science and will always be honest about what I don't know. I hope you'll find these episodes helpful!