The Most Surprising Longevity Discoveries | Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair Rewind Episode

Welcome to Lifespan. A show where we discuss the cutting edge science of aging and how to live healthier at any stage of life. I'm David Sinclair, a scientist and professor working on understanding [music] why we age and discovering new ways to slow and even reverse the aging process. On this show, I share an insider's look

at the latest from my lab, the field, and what's just [music] around the corner.

Hey everyone, welcome back to Lifespan. One of the most surprising things we learned in season 1 is that aging is not as fixed as we once believed. For most of human history, we assumed that aging was just the passage of time, the number of times the Earth has gone around the Sun. You're born, you grow up, you get older,

and eventually the body wears out. But the science is now telling us that aging is a biological process, a universal one in every tissue that can be measured, slowed, and in some cases parts of it can even be reversed. In the first rewind episode, we focused on the practical side of longevity, the things

you can do in daily life to help you live longer and healthier. I encourage you to check it out if you haven't already. But knowing what to do is only half the story. The deeper question is how and why any of it works. So, in this second rewind episode, we're going back to the most surprising

longevity results that Matthew and I covered in season 1. These are the moments that changed how we think about the biology of getting older and what may be possible as we learn to measure and modify that process. You'll hear about animals that live far longer than expected, genes that can dramatically extend lifespan in simple