Telomere length is a recognized biomarker of aging and it plays an important role in longevity medicine. 

On today’s episode I have a renowned expert on telomere biology and longevity medicine, Dr. Joseph Raffaele, MD. Dr. Raffaele received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Princeton University and his MD from Hahnemann University Medical School. He did his residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Raffaele is board certified in internal medicine, and is a diplomat of the American Board of Age Management Medicine.

Dr. Raffaele is the co-founder and CEO of PhysioAge, a software analytic tool that enables next-generation medical consultations by comparing patient data to populations and optimal values to form a deeper understanding of the patients aging process. Their mission is to enhance the delivery of proactive medicine.

Topics covered:

What it means to practice longevity medicine

Normal vs optimal results and the impact that has on our quality of life 

Improvement in GylcanAge/PhyscioAge scores when patients optimize their hormones

The importance of estradiol for arterial health

What is a telomere?  

How do you test the length of someones telomere?

How do you improve the length of your telomere?   

What is TA-65?

CMV virus and herpes virus 

Rapamycin

This podcast is NOT medical advice.  

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Studies:

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial Demonstrates Telomerase Activator TA-65 Decreases Immunosenescent CD8+CD28- T Cells in Humans

What if there’s no such thing as “aging”?

Rapamycin for longevity: opinion article

Telomerase reactivation reverses tissue degeneration in aged telomerase-deficient mice

Corroboration of a Major Role for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Alzheimer’s Disease

A natural product telomerase activator as part of a health maintenance program