The Importance of Protecting Yourself From Environmental Pollution

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I'm getting asked about the use of those face masks with viruses in general. And there isn't enough evidence that I can see that it's actually going to have a meaningful effect how you can test that. What I keep wondering is why do surgeons wear them and why do doctors wear them and their hairnets and so on? Certainly surgeons, when you're talking or anything, the spittle and the airborne sort of ... Okay, so it's protecting the person rather than... When you're in front of someone who's abdomen is open or whatever and you're in a sensitive area, then that's just an infection control policy. So these little cloth things around the face aren't going to

Why should we stop ageing? Today we talk about everything to with ageing, why it occurs, why there’s renewed interest in it and what we can do about it. Sue beautifully lays out the history of longevity research, the origins of this fascinating scientific discipline and what the latest research means for you.

We’re taking a short break on the podcast this week so we’re diving into the rich archives of The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast to resurface one of my favourite conversations from 2 years ago.

Sue Armstrong is a writer and broadcaster specialising in science, health and development issues and author of one of my favourite books on longevity, “Borrowed Time – The science of how and why we age”.

Today we discuss how Sue's career got started as well as her experience reporting on Nelson Mandela’s release from prison as well as her time spent researching HIV.

We talk about:

The origins of ageing research

The different theories of why we age

Cellular senescence

The ageing immune system

Calorie restriction and its pros and cons

And lots more

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