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Katie Couric

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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

But anyway, but getting back to longevity, thank you for doing that.

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

I just wanted that person to know that we had talked about that early in our conversation.

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

I think I was asking you, so if the immune system gets weakened and it's really important for us to keep our immune system strong, right?

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

Is that the key to aging well?

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

And what can you do to bolster your immune system?

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

I'm good at that, Dr. Topol.

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

I've been reading all about how GLP-1s are very effective for all kinds of issues, brain health, you know, with Alzheimer's and all.

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

Do you see a point in time where everyone will be on a GLP-1 or anyone, I mean, just for their overall health and to prevent a lot of these aging diseases?

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

Yeah.

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

Well, and by the way, everyone, I'm talking to Dr. Eric Topol, who wrote a book called Super Agers.

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

And he is the director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and a renowned cardiologist.

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

So he's talking, telling us what we can do to live longer, healthier lives.

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

And we have talked about sort of the anti-science trend in this Trump administration and

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

and RFK's move to not only, you know, get rid of super...

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

you know, qualified people from like the CDC Vaccine Advisory Board, but also these huge cuts to the NIH, which are, you know, really trying for research universities and for the great work that is done at the NIH.

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

But if you all have questions, I want you to put them in the chat and I'll try to get to them.

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

But I wanted to also kind of dig into those three areas.

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

You talked about Dr. Topol, you talked about

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

You know, diet, exercise, and sleep.