The Blue Zone Myth

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Dr. Steven Austad is a professor in the Healthy Aging department at the University of Alabama and also scientific director of the American Federation for Aging research. He has a fascinating entry into the world of aging research - it all began with training lions!   

There are many open questions on the caloric restriction research for enhancing longevity and we dive into that. Further, a lot of Dr. Austad’s work focuses on what long-lived animal species can teach us about living longer and healthier lives. His lab works on exotic species, like clams that live more than 500 years, and hydra that don’t age at all, in order to discover aging treatments. He also tries to uncover the mysteries around why men and women respond differently to longevity therapeutics.   

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DR. STEVEN AUSTAD LINKS: 

Website: https://www.stevenaustad.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenAustad

Faculty page: https://www.uab.edu/cas/biology/people/faculty/steven-n-austad 

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TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Training lions 

7:15 Learning from Long-lived species 

9:55 Bowhead whales live 200 years 

12:55 House sparrows & longevity 

14:40 Study "successful" animals 

18:10 Naked Mole Rats 

20:45 What do bowhead whales die from? 

26:05 Why do ocean animals live longest? 

31:05 Beyond Caloric Restriction 

36:00 Intermittent Fasting & Circadian Rhythm 

42:40 Caloric Restriction for Healthy people? 

46:24 Will coffee shorten your life? 

49:43 The Blue Zone Myth 

55:50 Young Blood, I can't get you of out my Mind 

1:00:26 Hormones & Health (Growth Hormones for longevity?) 

1:05:18 Sex differences in longevity 

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