Show notes
What if the real path to longevity is mastering fundamentals while measuring what matters? In this episode, recorded at Copenhagen Health Week, Siim Land - author, longevity educator, and anthropology graduate - breaks down a pragmatic roadmap to living longer and better. We get honest about diet debates, biomarkers, and what to do before you touch a single peptide or pharmaceutical.We cover why adaptation defines human health, how to use blood work and objective markers to see risk decades ahead, the case for sleep, movement, diet, and environment, and where rapamycin, metformin, and methylene blue actually fit. Siim shares his supplement stack, the VO2 max trade-offs with creatine, and a grounded outlook on gene editing, embryo selection, and the ethics of enhancement.📌 What You Will Learn• Adaptation, anthropology, and why context matters• Diet through the biomarker lens, not dogma• The four fundamentals that move the needle• Rapamycin, metformin, methylene blue: promise vs proof• Siim’s stack and why he keeps it simple• VO2 max, creatine, and training trade-offs• Social connection and purpose as longevity inputs• Gene editing timelines and ethical questions• A clear framework for risk in the “escape velocity” era⏱ Timestamps0:00 – The hidden health crisis and why prevention wins1:12 – Siim’s path: fitness to anthropology to longevity4:12 – Humans adapt, and that changes the rules9:58 – Diet diversity, sensitivities, and n of 116:51 – Assess first: biomarkers that predict disease risk18:27 – Fixing sleep, movement, diet, environment22:47 – Caution on rapamycin, metformin, methylene blue25:54 – FOXO3 stem-cell study and what it means37:15 – Mindset and willpower as real enhancers41:44 – TMG, astaxanthin, melatonin, creatine47:09 – VO2 max priorities and performance trade-offs48:51 – Balancing fitness with joy and purpose53:18 – Biomarkers mediate risk more than labels1:01:00 – 2030–2040: what is realistic1:04:02 – Immortality probabilities and living well now1:12:10 – Final thoughts🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa📸 Instagram: @thebeyondtomorrowpodcast🌐 Website: www.beyondtomorrowpodcast.com📩 Email: [email protected]🎧 Follow on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube for more future-focused conversations.