Feb 23, 2024

Ep 492 - The Fountain of Youth

Guest - Angela Brooks - Wilson

By Stuart McNish

Researchers at Simon Fraser University and at BC Cancer have pinpointed specific physiological traits that they say, “can help people live longer, healthier lives.” According to a recent study published in GeroScience, the healthiest, older adults live in a, “sweet spot”, where more than 100 different physiological traits interact and that dynamic interaction makes them healthier than their counterparts.

Key to living in the “sweet spot” is homeostasis which is a collection of mechanisms that your body uses to maintain constancy in blood sugar levels, blood pressure and body temperature. The more consistent your body is, the healthier you are. Deviations from optimal ranges of vitamin D, calcium, glucose and other mechanisms lead to a higher risk of mortality.

I invited Angela Brooks-Wilson, a co-author of the report to join me for a Conversation That Matters about what we now know about the “sweet spot” of health and how this knowledge may equip you to live longer and healthier.

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