High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

Anti-Aging with Rapamycin Over 50: Extending Healthspan w/ Alan Green, MD

Apr 2, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Alan Green's Personal Rapamycin Story

  • Alan Green began using rapamycin in 2016 after realizing he was deteriorating rapidly due to cardiomyopathy.
  • Rapamycin worked remarkably well to improve his symptoms despite initial misconceptions about aging.
INSIGHT

mTOR as Aging Driver

  • Rapamycin works by inhibiting mTOR, which is involved in all age-related diseases.
  • Aging is a programmed genetic process, not random deterioration, and mTOR drives both aging and age-related diseases.
INSIGHT

Evolutionary Purpose of Aging

  • Mammals evolved a short lifespan to promote genetic variation and evolution.
  • Aging serves to eliminate old animals lacking new genetic variations, speeding evolution.
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