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The Wellness Mama Podcast
Aging as a Disease & Your #1 Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality with Hannah Went
Jul 29, 2024
Hannah Went, an expert in biological age and its implications for all-cause mortality, sheds light on how biological aging is a critical risk factor for health. She discusses fascinating links between lifestyle factors like diet, sleep, and stress, and their impact on biological age. Went reveals that loneliness can be more detrimental than smoking, while community ties and time spent in nature boost well-being. She also highlights the effects of pregnancy and menopause on aging, emphasizing that we can influence our biological age.
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- Understanding biological age is essential for assessing health risks and can be influenced positively by lifestyle choices and environmental factors.
- Epigenetics plays a significant role in how our genes express themselves, with lifestyle decisions impacting methylation markers that indicate biological age.
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