Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/drvalterlongo442

Dr. Valter Longo (IG: @prof_valterlongo) has thirty years of experience in the field of longevity and healthy eating.

He is the author of the bestselling book, The Longevity Diet.

In 2018, TIME Magazine named Valter as one of the 50 most influential people in health care for his research on fasting-mimicking diets as a way to improve health and prevent disease.

In this episode, we discuss:

Born & raised in Italy and moving to the US at age 16
Being in the military taught discipline and leadership
Transitioning from studying jazz to getting a Ph.D. in biology
Fasting and the effects on human health
Studying yeast bacteria and starving organisms
The chronological lifespan of yeast
The fundamental property of cancer cells
Shielding healthy cells through fasting
The fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) and chemotherapy
Hormone therapy and high-dose vitamin C
Defining the fasting-mimicking diet
Water fasting versus the 5-day fasting-mimicking diet
How often should you use the ProLon fasting-mimicking kit?
Incorporating fasting into chemotherapy protocols
Timing and fasting: why you need to work with a healthcare team
When should a doctor practice compassionate use?
The benefits of using the FMD for preventive health
Valter's thoughts on intermittent fasting
The 5 pillars of longevity
Insulin growth factor (IGF) decreases as you age
Consume foods your grandparents ate
Should you eliminate gluten?
Research studies about caffeine and Alzheimer's & Parkinson's
Cutting out salt, sugar, and starches
Supplement recommendations on the longevity diet
Exercising 150 minutes a week
No exercise during the 5-day FMD
Comparing the longevity diet to the Mediterranean diet
What is the potential lifespan of a human being?
The genetics of aging
Revolutionizing the health span of an individual

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Related links:

Dr. Valter Longo - The Longevity Diet (book)

Dr. Valter Longo's website

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Dr. Valter Longo - Evolutionary Medicine: From Dwarf Model Systems to Healthy Centenarians? (study)

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