The Longevity Mirage: A reality check on the promise and peril of our anti-aging obsession

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We're living through the most seductive health mirage in human history. Every week brings breathless headlines about miracle longevity drugs, AI-powered personalized medicine, and genetic therapies that promise to turn back the biological clock. The wealthy are already lining up for $1,350-a-month GLP-1 injections, whole-body MRI scans, and young plasma infusions. Meanwhile, the rest of us scroll through social media, wondering if we're missing out on the fountain of youth.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: most of these "revolutionary" treatments are either unproven, inaccessible, or both. And while we're chasing shiny objects, we're ignoring the unglamorous reality that could actually save our lives.

Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity by Eric Topol

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Chapters

1. Welcome to the Deep Dive (00:00:00)

2. Defining Health Span vs. Lifespan (00:00:47)

3. The Convergence Revolution (00:01:15)

4. The Five Pillars Framework (00:02:03)

5. Lifestyle as Biological Age Reset (00:02:52)

6. The Ultra-Processed Food Crisis (00:03:08)

7. Navigating Nutritional Confusion (00:04:53)

8. Plant-Based Patterns and Fiber (00:05:51)

9. Exercise: The Proven Powerhouse (00:06:54)

10. Environment and Nature's Medicine (00:07:54)

11. Sleep, Social Connection, and Mental Health (00:09:13)

12. GLP-1 Drugs: Beyond Weight Loss (00:10:24)

13. The Cost and Access Crisis (00:11:26)

14. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Breakthroughs (00:12:29)

15. Cancer: Molecular Revolution (00:13:37)

16. Brain Health and Neurodegeneration (00:15:55)

17. Autoimmune and CRISPR Advances (00:18:17)

18. Modulating Aging Itself (00:19:30)

19. Biological vs. Chronological Age (00:20:33)

20. Obstacles to Universal Health Span (00:21:21)

21. Your Power Today (00:22:12)

22. Vision for the Future (00:23:02)