What Actually Causes Aging?

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic
Greens.  To understand and combat rapid aging, we need to
understand what causes aging, chronic diseases, and decline. We
call these things the hallmarks of aging—the underlying common
pathways or mechanisms of aging. Each hallmark is influenced by the
others and affected by various imbalances—too much or too little of
certain inputs that can negatively impact the expression and
progression of the hallmark. Understanding those interactions and
weblike connections is the key to solving the puzzle of
aging.  In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health
Bites, I dive into the 10 distinct hallmarks of aging and how to
address them. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed
the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients.
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are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple
Subscriber version): Disrupted hormonal and nutrient signaling
(8:08 / 4:40)  DNA damage and mutations (17:38 / 14:12) 
Telomere shortening (19:19 / 15:52)  Damaged proteins (20:32 /
17:04)  Epigenetic damage (22:56 / 19:29)  Senescent
cells (otherwise known as zombie cells) (25:11 / 21:43) 
Depleted energy and mitochondrial decline (26:44 / 23:17)  The
link between gut health and longevity (28:33 / 25:07)  Stem
cell exhaustion (30:38 / 27:14)  Inflammaging and dysfunction
in immune functioning (32:00 / 28:32)