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Optispan Podcast

Longevity podcast with Matt Kaeberlein

The Optispan Podcast with Matt Kaeberlein aims to bring insights from the geroscience and longevity world into the public to help people optimize their healthspan and improve their quality of life.

We believe that everyone can get closer to their own optimal healthspan.  We hope you find this content valuable, subscribe to the channel, and come back often. More importantly, we hope that you apply what you learn here to recover your lost decade, and perhaps much more.

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See also: Company Optispan - Promoting healthspan and longevity

Details last updated 06-Aug-2024

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Matt Kaeberlein

Professor at University of Washington and chair of the American Aging Association

Optispan Podcast Creations

Dr Seager: Rethinking Health for Longevity

Matt interviews Thomas Seager to explore the challenges and future prospects of healthcare

Death, Grief, & Purpose from a Longevity Science Perspective

Matt and Nick share their recent personal experiences with navigating grief and loss

Nutrition Myths, Gut Fixes, Natural Health Tips from a Doctor of Naturopathy

Matt interviews naturopathic doctor Kim Celmer on the unique approach NDs bring to patient care

We are Keeping People Sick Longer - We Need Medicine 4.0

Matt traces the path from Medicine 1.0 to 3.0, envisioning a future with Medicine 4.0

The Probability of Us Living to Be Much Older?

Matt and Nick explore the recent Nature Aging paper on life extension

Longevity Scientist Answers Burning Questions About Health Trends

Nick engages Matt with a wide range of questions

Brain Repair: The Ketamine Combo Treatment for Depression and Chronic Pain

Matt and Jon Berner explored the potential of rapamycin and ketamine

GLP-1 Agonists Could Delay Aging? A Scientist Weighs In

Matt and Nick discuss how GLP-1 agonists might slow biological ageing

Anti-Aging Enthusiasts are Taking this Pill to Extend Their Lives?

Matt and Nick discuss a recent New York Times article on rapamycin

Brain Disorder Expert: Tackling Alzheimer’s & Other Brain Disorders with LITHIUM

Matt and Jon Berner discuss the potential therapeutic uses of lithium

Don’t Drink Your Coffee First Thing in the Morning?

Matt and Nick discuss the best time to have caffeine in the morning

Metformin Decelerates Aging Clocks & Slows Brain Aging? We Take a Look.

Matt and Nick discuss a paper showing that metformin slows biological ageing in male primates

Does Plant Protein Slow Your Aging?

Matt explored the link between consumption of plant and animal proteins

The Dog Aging Project that aims at Helping Dogs Live Longer

Matt explores the Dog Aging Project's complex 10-year journey

You Should Focus on THESE 4 Things for Your Health & Longevity

Matt introduces the Optispan series on the "Pillars of Healthspan"

NEW PEARL Trial Results: Your Questions Answered on Aging with Rapamycin for Longevity

Matt addresses unanswered questions from the PEARL trial webinar

Q&A with Scientist Matt Kaeberlein about Longevity and Living Longer

Matt Kaeberlein addresses questions on promoting healthy ageing

Flaws in the Healthcare System, Preventative Medicine, and Next-Gen Healthcare (Part 3)

Matt and Kevin White discuss about the future of personalized healthcare

Flaws in the Healthcare System, Preventative Medicine, and Next-Gen Healthcare

Matt and Kevin White discuss transitioning from research to entrepreneurship

Longevity Expert Sheds Light on common MISCONCEPTIONS for People’s’ Health

Matt addresses common misconceptions about longevity and healthspan

Longevity Expert Matt Kaeberlein Exposes Common Myths Circulating the Media

Matt Kaeberlein examines widely held beliefs about longevity

Dentist Reveals Exciting Research Findings Involving Rapamycin on Oral Health

Jonathan An unveils ground-breaking rapamycin research on oral health

Rapamycin’s Impact on Oral Health & its Relationship to Ageing (Part 2)

Matt and Jonathan An explore the connection between oral health and ageing

Rapamycin’s Impact on Oral Health & its Relationship to Aging

Matt and Jonathan An explore the connection between oral health and ageing

An introduction to the study of RAPAMYCIN

Matt explores the study of rapamycin in depth

Mike Mutzel on Choosing YOUR Supplements, Cholesterol & Social Health

Matt discusses a variety of healthspan topics with Mike Mutzel

This Study Says IL-11 Inhibitor Drug May Extend Lifespan

Matt explains the function of IL-11 in the body

Off-Label Rapamycin Experiences & Doses

Matt shares his personal experience with using rapamycin off-label

Rapamycin’s possible SIDE EFFECTS & BENEFITS

Matt discusses about the potential benefits and side effects of using rapamycin off-label

Biological Age & what it REALLY means

Matt discusses the concept of biological age

What a 93-Year-Old Rowing Champion Can Teach Us About Aging Well

Matt discusses a 93-year-old rowing champion's lifestyle and the concept of "sickspan"

Transforming Our Understanding of Healthcare Through Geroscience

Matt explores how geroscience shapes ageing

Uncovering New Longevity Research DISCOVERIES: The Power of 3HAA Revealed

Matt talks with George Sutphin about his research on the genetic influences of ageing

Matt Kaeberlein’s ALLERGIC REACTION to Medication While on Rapamycin

Matt shares his recent experience of developing a bacterial infection while on antibiotics

Longevity Science 2024: New Insights on "The Hallmarks of Aging" & What They Mean

Matt reviews the hallmarks of ageing, their limits, and impact on geroscience

Current Healthcare ISN’T CUTTING IT: How Optispan is REVOLUTIONIZING it

Matt explains his decision to leave academia to contribute to a healthcare revolution

CAR T Cells: The Ultimate Anti-Aging Solution?

Matt reviews a new paper on the impact of senolytic CAR T cell therapy on ageing in mice

People are GETTING THIS WRONG about Supplements & My Supplement List

Matt talks about his fairly cautious approach to using supplements

Rapamycin’s SURPRISING Effects on Aged IMMUNE SYSTEMS

Matt discusses research showing that rapamycin revitalizes the ageing immune system in mice

Does this Dog Supplement Really Work to REVERSE AGE? (PART 1)

Matt critically examines the claims purported to reverse age-related decline in dogs

Does this Dog Supplement Really Work to REVERSE AGE? (PART 2)

Matt analyses a clinical trial on the supplement "Leap Years"

Answering Your Questions on Rapamycin: Optimal doses, tests, & stacks

Matt responds to audience questions on rapamycin

The Importance of Body Composition & Ways YOU can measure it

Matt exploring DEXA scans for health optimization

“Zombie” Senescent cells may play HUGE role in LIVING LONGER, Here’s How

Matt talks with Natalia Mitin about assessing cellular senescence

These 14 Medications are linked to lower death rates in humans

Matt reviews the study's most effective drugs for extending lifespan

Doctors overlook how significantly this impacts your health

Matt discusses easy-to-implement preventative measures in medicine

How "light-sensitive" proteins are being used to fuel scientific discovery

Brandon Berry and Matt discuss the development and application of optogenetic tools

Are DEXA scans ACCURATE? What YOU NEED to KNOW

Matt reviews DEXA scan results for personalized health optimization

Inside this Non-profit’s AMAZING Strategy to Fight Aging

Matt discusses the creation of a bipartisan longevity science caucus with Dylan Livingston

Aging Expert Explains How Healthcare got it ALL WRONG

Matt discusses the journey to modern medicine, contrasts 19th and 21st century approaches

AI vs Aging: Why Wormbot-AI is the secret weapon against disease

Matt and Mitchell Lee discuss the current state of drug discovery in the longevity field

Reversing Biological Age: Have we finally found the answer?

Matt explored the effects of E5, a pig blood-derived compound

Comparing Bryan Johnson’s RAPAMYCIN DATA: INTERESTING RESULTS

Matt discusses his experiences with off-label use of rapamycin from a recent course

The Best Strategies for Living Longer RANKED: Longevity Tier List

Matt and Nick explore popular strategies for optimizing healthspan

DON’T Take Resveratrol Until You Watch This Video

Matt provides an in-depth review of the current research on resveratrol

The Surprising Way Body Size Relates to Lifespan

Matt explores the intricate relationship between body size and the rate of ageing

Is This The Best Time to Exercise?

Matt and Nick explore three recent findings in geroscience and healthspan

Answering Your Questions on Longevity

Ask Matt Anything: A Buffet of Longevity Topics

Your Dog Needs Your Help

Matt discuss about the Dog Aging Project to study ageing in dogs and humans

Supplement Industry Secrets: What They Aren’t Telling You About NAD+ & NMN

Matt and George discuss new findings that NAD+ supplements may signal kidney damage

The Two New Highest Ranked Compounds For Lifespan Extension According to the ITP

Matt discuss about the two top-ranked compounds for lifespan extension

IL-11, Trametinib & Rapamycin = Impressive Lifespan Effects? We Take a Look

Matt covers two mouse lifespan studies on IL-11 inhibition and trametinib-rapamycin treatment

Matt Kaeberlein reflects on "David Sinclair’s Longevity Lie"

Matt and Nick offers their perspective on "David Sinclair’s Longevity Lie"

Does NMN Actually Increase VO2 MAX?

Matt and Nick examined a 2022 study that looked at effects of NMN supplementation on VO2 max

The UNEXPECTED Ozempic Weight Loss Body Scan Results (DEXA)

George Sutphin shares his DEXA scan and VO2 max results

Solving the "Lack" of Anti-aging Discovery & Ranking Current Interventions

Matt and Mark discuss aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, enzymes crucial for protein synthesis

How Pregnancy Affects Aging, New Model Organisms for Aging Research, HRT

Matt and Berenice talk ovaries, menopause, hormone therapy, and her journey to a dream lab

Why Drinking a Banana Smoothie IS the Same as Eating a Banana

Matt examines a 2023 article to see if bananas in smoothies are a concern

Scientists Discuss Longevity Interventions & Optimisms

Matt and his former lab members discuss and debate longevity

Trying Cold Plunge & Sauna w/ Mike Mutzel (Risks & Benefits Discussion)

Matt and Nick share their personal experiences with cold plunge and sauna

Debating Claims About NR & Rapamycin

Matt and Nick dive into the recent debates and responding to expert feedback on rapamycin and alpha-ketoglutarate

Answering Questions on RAPAMYCIN (Gold Standard Longevity Intervention)

Matt addresses audience questions on rapamycin's anti-ageing potential, dosing, and research

Responding to Comments that Disagree with Us on Longevity

Matt and Nick address viewer feedback to correct and clarify longevity science topics

Stem Cells, Aging Hallmarks & Rapamycin

Matt and longevity expert Kevin White discuss advancements in geroscience and age management

Scientists Debate How to Live Longer & Longevity Drugs

Matt and Charles discussed geroscience, sirtuins, and NAD+ boosters

Scientist Reacts to Greg Doucette’s Controversial Take on DEXA Scans

Matt and Nick react to Greg Doucette's critique of DEXA scans

Most Longevity Experts Don’t Tell You This About Aging

Matt explores ways to identify and classify ageing genes to predict age and enhance longevity

Longevity Scientist Critiques Mike Israetel’s "Exercise Scientist Critiques"

Matt and Nick react to Mike Israetel's views on anti-ageing strategies

The Benefits of Protein Restriction, How Protein Affects Hormones & FGF21

Matt and Cristal discuss fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and its influence on ageing

A Company’s New Longevity Senolytic Drug & The Drug Development Process

Matt and David provide an inside glimpse into the drug development process

Longevity Scientist Reacts to Bryan Johnson’s "I Edited My DNA To Live Forever"

Matt reacts to Bryan Johnson's Minicircle gene therapy video and answers Nick's questions

DNA Damage, Senescence & Apoptosis

Matt and Aditi discuss about senescent cells and its relevance to ageing

A Longevity Breakthrough w/ Yamanaka Factor "Rejuvenation Cocktail?"

Matt and Nick react to Aspen Ideas Festival panel discussion

Topics mentioned on this page:
Ageing Research, How To Live Forever