Aging is a PREVENTABLE Disease

What is aging? What is longevity? Is aging inevitable?

As I open this video I say "I would never want to be a hundred years old..." and yes, this is something I hear from lots of people who are growing older.

Why is that?

Two reasons...either you don't love your life or you're fearful of what being a hundred means with our current notion of aging.

One hundred years of age may mean old, weak and frail, dealing with chronic disease.


TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO AGING AND LONGEVITY
Lifespan by Dr. David Sinclair - https://citizensurgeon.co/Lifespan
Bluezones by Dan Buettner - https://citizensurgeon.co/Bluezones
Outlive by Peter Attia - https://citizensurgeon.co/Outlive
Ending Aging by Aubrey Degrey - https://citizensurgeon.co/EndingAging


It doesn't have to...the field of aging and longevity is incredibly exciting and is a passion project of mine as I continue to iterate my approach to health.


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In this video I'm going to introduce you to the concepts of aging and longevity. I"m going to help define aging, take a deeper look at the genome and the epigenome and why the epigenome is so important when we look at advanced age.

I'm also going to explore healthspan and lifespan and show you graphically how modern medicine has effected both of these.

Finally I'm going to introduce you to a paper that defines the hallmarks of aging as well as some targets we can go after to improve our healthspan and our lifespan.


Jump ahead with these chapter links!

Start 00:00
Healthspan and Lifespan 04:30
Defining Aging 09:55
Epigenome explained 13:12
Hallmarks of Aging 17:00
Targets of Aging 20:24


WHO AM I?
I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery, health, longevity as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a substack exploring the depths of life as a surgeon.

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DISCLAIMER
While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy!

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