Live Long with Peter Bowes
Episodes
Curt von Badinski: Tracking physical activity levels and sleep patterns
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Curt von Badinski is a serial tinkerer, inventor, entrepreneur and businessman. As a mechanical engineer he worked on secret projects at the aerospace...
Sue Albert: Becoming a septuagenarian weightlifter
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the months before her retirement, Sue Albert was worried that she may not survive to enjoy her golden years. She spent a lifetime in nursing, and e...
David Gems: Using nematode worms to unravel the mysteries of human aging
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The biological mechanisms at work during the aging process have long since intrigued and baffled scientists. Indeed, the very definition of aging cont...
James Cole: Brain age and early death
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
People with a brain age older than their bodies could be at greater risk of dying early, according to a recent study. Dr. James Cole, a neuroscientist...
Leslie Saxon: Wearable tech to promote longevity
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Implanted devices that monitor the internal functioning of our bodies, in minute detail, could soon be part of our daily lives. Many of us already tak...
Steven Eisenberg: Music therapy for cancer patients
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Living a healthy lifestyle goes a long way towards reducing the chances of an early death, but some diseases still strike with little warning and dead...
Edith Avise: Longevity secrets of a centenarian
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Edith Johnson Avise recently moved into a care home, at the age of 100. After a lifetime of independent living, she is finding it difficult to adapt t...
Paul Irving: The purposeful aging movement
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Irving has no intention of ever retiring. As chairman of the Milken Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging, he is a leading campaigner in w...
Nathaniel David: Medical interventions that halt or reverse the diseases of aging
18 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a future where we grow old but do not succumb to the diseases that typically define the aging process. Dr. Nathaniel “Ned” David, a molecu...
Caroline Cicero/Matthew Hoffman: Acting out in old age
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Matthew Hoffman decided to interview elderly people, to hone his skills as a TV host, he stumbled across a unique community project. Matthew, a w...
Ben Hwang: Biosensors for real-time health and fitness monitoring
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Hwang is the chairman and CEO of Profusa, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company, that is developing micro sensors to monitor body chemistry....
Diet, metabolism and the aging process | Eric Verdin
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Verdin is the president and chief executive officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. The institute, based in Novato, Northern Califor...
Alia Crum: Mindset in health & lifestyle choices
21 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How is human longevity influenced by our mindsets on aging, diet, exercise and stress? Inspired by research on the placebo effect, Alia Crum (@AliaCru...
Nir Barzilai: Researching the genetics of exceptional longevity
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nir Barzilai is a professor of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the director of the Institute for Aging Research. ...
Aseem Malhotra: Cut the sugar
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a campaigner against the excessive consumption of sugar. A National Health Service (NHS) doctor and consultant cardiologist in t...
Olga Connolly - Olympic gold medal winner at 84
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Olga Connolly is an Olympic gold medalist, who triumphed during the 1956 games in Melbourne. She threw the discus for her home country, Czechoslovakia...
Valter Longo: Creating the fasting mimicking diet
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Valter Longo is Director of the University of Southern California (USC) Longevity Institute and a professor in biological science. Originally from Ita...
Welcome to Live Long and Master Aging
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Bowes, a journalist and Los Angeles-based broadcaster, presents the launch episode of the Live Long and Master Aging (LLAMA) podcast, exploring ...