Get Yourself Optimized

144. Achieve Net-Zero Aging with Dr. Eric Braverman

May 24, 2018

01:06:10

Dr. Eric Braverman joins me today to talk about achieving net-zero aging through technology, supplementation, and behavioral changes. He’s a physician, researcher, author, and the director of the PATH Medical Center and the PATH Foundation. While your body is aging and degrading over time, it’s becoming increasingly possible to reduce and even eliminate the functions of aging. If you want to stop aging and live your best, longest life, this is the episode for you!

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In This Episode:

[01:29] - Eric launches into talking about his early jobs working with the brain, and shares the names of some of the notable people he has worked with.
[04:22] - How can listeners live long enough to live forever and achieve that longevity escape velocity?
[07:47] - Eric relates what he has been saying about only being as young as your oldest part to sports, clarifying what he means.
[11:02] - Since there isn’t yet a cascade that will make you 800 years old, Eric talks about what we do in the meantime.
[14:19] - It’s difficult to be stable when you’re highly energetic, Eric points out.
[17:42] - Eric talks about sneezing and the nose, explaining that the nose is critical. He discusses ways to clear the sinuses.
[20:42] - Where do telomeres and their length come into play in everything that Eric has been talking about?
[23:01] - Eric explains what he means when he talks about “breaking the aging barrier.”
[26:19] - We learn about several different types of stem cells, and Eric shares his thoughts on how far we can go with stem cells.
[29:23] - Eric talks about some things he was told at Harvard that have since been demonstrated to be untrue.
[33:04] - The thyroid is an example of what Eric has been talking about, he explains, then talks more about a net-zero aging state.
[35:44] - Eric lists three important principles from what he has been talking about in this conversation.
[39:54] - We hear a metaphor involving an airplane to illustrate the points that Eric has been making.
[45:24] - Ultimately, delusions and illusions regarding getting old have to be carefully dissuaded, Eric explains.
[48:48] - Now that we’ve covered logistics and tactics, is there a third piece? Strategy, Eric points out, is what we talked about first.
[51:53] - Eric digs into why the sinuses are so important to longevity and anti-aging.
[53:19] - The average person gains two pounds a month when they don’t sleep enough, Eric explains.
[55:27] - Eric shares his thoughts on neti pots.
[58:17] - Why is it so important to eat fruits and vegetables that are a wide variety of different colors? Eric answers, then talks about how to counteract muscle loss.
[60:52] - Eric talks about bone loss, and mentions that people are more concerned about their bank accounts than their bone density.
[63:46] - What one thing would Eric recommend that all listeners do?
[64:35] - Eric lists some places where people can find him online.