Dr. Eric Verdin

I think right now we are focusing on things that are really tangible. For example, you might be surprised to hear that most of us could live to 95 years old in good health. If only we would sort of deploy everything that we know. That's already a lot better than what we have today, where most of us would live to 65 in good health. So, you know, that's an extra 30 years of healthy life.

I think right now we are focusing on things that are really tangible. For example, you might be surprised to hear that most of us could live to 95 years old in good health. If only we would sort of deploy everything that we know. That's already a lot better than what we have today, where most of us would live to 65 in good health. So, you know, that's an extra 30 years of healthy life.

I think right now we are focusing on things that are really tangible. For example, you might be surprised to hear that most of us could live to 95 years old in good health. If only we would sort of deploy everything that we know. That's already a lot better than what we have today, where most of us would live to 65 in good health. So, you know, that's an extra 30 years of healthy life.

And right now we are really focused on two things at the back. We're on a basic biology of aging. Again, we don't take sides. We study all of these processes and how they relate to each other.

And right now we are really focused on two things at the back. We're on a basic biology of aging. Again, we don't take sides. We study all of these processes and how they relate to each other.

And right now we are really focused on two things at the back. We're on a basic biology of aging. Again, we don't take sides. We study all of these processes and how they relate to each other.

The bigger aspect that is being grown at the Buck Institute is the whole human aspect, really taking all this basic knowledge and translating it into actionable interventions that I can tell you and other people, this is what you should be doing if you want to live the longest possible.

The bigger aspect that is being grown at the Buck Institute is the whole human aspect, really taking all this basic knowledge and translating it into actionable interventions that I can tell you and other people, this is what you should be doing if you want to live the longest possible.

The bigger aspect that is being grown at the Buck Institute is the whole human aspect, really taking all this basic knowledge and translating it into actionable interventions that I can tell you and other people, this is what you should be doing if you want to live the longest possible.

I agree. Oh, wow. Okay.

I agree. Oh, wow. Okay.

I agree. Oh, wow. Okay.

No, I do agree. So when I think about the buckets in which you should invest if you want to maximize your longevity... Nutrition is clearly one of the top ones. But equally important is exercise. But by the way, exercise or physical activity affects all of the same pathways that we just discussed. So most of the time, I sort of reduce this to the fact that we're dealing with energy generation.

No, I do agree. So when I think about the buckets in which you should invest if you want to maximize your longevity... Nutrition is clearly one of the top ones. But equally important is exercise. But by the way, exercise or physical activity affects all of the same pathways that we just discussed. So most of the time, I sort of reduce this to the fact that we're dealing with energy generation.

No, I do agree. So when I think about the buckets in which you should invest if you want to maximize your longevity... Nutrition is clearly one of the top ones. But equally important is exercise. But by the way, exercise or physical activity affects all of the same pathways that we just discussed. So most of the time, I sort of reduce this to the fact that we're dealing with energy generation.

And so if you think about exercise and nutrition have this in common, they are both profoundly dependent on your ability to generate a lot of energy and the proper energy. And there's one theory of aging that posits that one of the things that happens as we age is our ability to generate energy decreases. And since, for example, the repair function that we were discussing earlier,

And so if you think about exercise and nutrition have this in common, they are both profoundly dependent on your ability to generate a lot of energy and the proper energy. And there's one theory of aging that posits that one of the things that happens as we age is our ability to generate energy decreases. And since, for example, the repair function that we were discussing earlier,

And so if you think about exercise and nutrition have this in common, they are both profoundly dependent on your ability to generate a lot of energy and the proper energy. And there's one theory of aging that posits that one of the things that happens as we age is our ability to generate energy decreases. And since, for example, the repair function that we were discussing earlier,

our ability to repair DNA, to repair proteins, and so on, is also incredibly dependent on energy. So as energy supplies dwindle, our ability to make sufficient energy becomes limiting, then if you have the choice between repairing your DNA or actually walking, your body is going to favor the walking.

our ability to repair DNA, to repair proteins, and so on, is also incredibly dependent on energy. So as energy supplies dwindle, our ability to make sufficient energy becomes limiting, then if you have the choice between repairing your DNA or actually walking, your body is going to favor the walking.