Aging as a Disease & Your #1 Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality with Hannah Went

Episode Highlights With Hannah Went What biological age is and how we measure it Understanding cellular-based aging How we measure biological age Sprint speed and grip strength can be really loose indicators of biological age Understanding epigenetic biomarker proxies and how to pull levers to improve your biological age How biological age is closely tied to all-cause mortality The biggest factors that affect biological age negatively or positively Not surprisingly, smoking and alcohol consumption are negative factors for biological age Diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress make a big impact on biological age How caloric restriction comes into play for aging Pregnancy and menopause effects on aging Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance and how this affects our kids How sunlight affects biological age (and it might not be what you think) Spending time in green space and in nature has a positive effect on biological age and even IQ Being lonely is worse than smoking according to research from Harvard How relationships and community improve biological age Resources We Mention TruDiagnostic (this link and code wellnessmama gives a discount) Hand Grip Strength Tester