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Dr. Eric Topol

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Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So these are really important.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

They can't be emphasized enough.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And unlike these longevity clinics and these predatory things out there, these are free.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Okay.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Anybody can do this stuff and you don't have to go nuts with it.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

You don't have to, you know, if you spend a short amount of time every day doing one of the aerobic or the resistance training, that's terrific.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It is hard.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It's hard.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

You get better as you do it more.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And you can keep your eyes open, but that'll make it a little easier.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But if you do it on a foam pad or something that makes it more challenging, you can keep stepping it up to get your balance better and better with these different simple techniques.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Well, it's a really good question.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

We don't know.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

There's not been any good studies to bring any of these candidate supplements or herbs or any of them.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Last week, we have been keen that maybe taurine, which is an amino acid, maybe that would be worthwhile.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And then new data came out to

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

really question that.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So these herbs that you mentioned, it's possible, but we just don't have any evidence that they are helpful to promote healthspan to reduce the toll of these important age-related diseases.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It is dangerous.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And this is that bro science, you know, that as you get, you touched on it, the one gram per pound per day, which is an overdose.