Can We Predict Time Until Death?: Ryan Smith

What is the most impactful thing that most people can do to
improve their chances of living longer? How does stress impact
longevity? Could too much exercise have negative effects on our
aging? Is time-restricted eating / intermittent fasting
beneficial to longevity? 


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Ryan Smith, co-founder and vice president of business development
at TruDiagnostic, joins us to discuss how his company is
improving longevity by understanding our biological age vs
chronological age, the different factors that accelerate or slow
the aging process, and more.


“This idea of epigenetics is the on or off switches to your
genes, controlling what actually gets expressed and then how
those cells ultimately behave.” 


“People who are fast agers are, on average, 65% more likely to
die than those who are average or slow agers.” 


“From an epidemiological perspective, there are a lot of things
that I would recommend across the board and that is: getting
proper sleep, making sure that you’re eating a healthy diet,
making sure that you’re staying insulin sensitive and not insulin
resistant.” 


“Working over 40 hours a week has been correlated to at least 1.5
years of additional age increase. The impact of stress has been
one of those things that’s surprising in its effect size. It’s
something that most people would consider as the main
intervention for longevity.”


“Reducing stress is incredibly impactful.” 


“We know physical activity is impactful but it’s not the same
effect size as things like BMI or stress.” 


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