Everything is Personal

Why We Age & How to Stop It — Telomere Science Decoded

Episode Summary

In this episode of Everything Is Personal, Len sits down with Dr. Bill Andrews, molecular biologist and one of the world’s leading experts on telomere biology—the protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes that hold the key to how we age. Dr. Andrews shares his lifelong mission to cure aging, inspired by his father’s challenge when he was just ten. He explains why aging is not inevitable, how telomere shortening drives cellular decline, and how activating the enzyme telomerase could one day reverse aging altogether.

Episode Notes

Chapters:

 

00:00 Intro – Curing Aging: Science or Science Fiction?

01:10 How a Father’s Challenge Sparked a Lifetime Mission

03:30 Why Aging Might Be a Disease

06:00 Evolution & the Purpose of Aging

08:30 The Discovery of Telomerase

13:00 Ride-Ticket Analogy: Why Cells Stop Dividing

17:30 What Telomeres Are & Why They Shorten

20:00 How Telomerase Reverses Cellular Aging

24:00 Lifestyle Habits that Accelerate Aging

28:00 Vegan Diet, Oils, and Longevity Myths

31:00 Omega-3s & Vitamin D for Telomere Health

33:00 Exercise, Sugar, and Oxidative Stress

38:00 Why Too Much Training Can Age You Faster

41:00 Gene Therapy & Nanotech in Aging Research

46:00 The Promise and Risk of Viruses in Gene Therapy

49:00 Can We Live Past 125 Years?

52:00 Introducing TeloVital – Plant-Based Telomerase Activator

58:00 Telomeres vs DNA Methylation & Horvath Clock

1:02:00 Senolytics and Why They Might Be Dangerous

1:05:00 Why It’s Never Too Late to Start Slowing Aging

1:10:00 AI, Machine Learning & the Future of Longevity

1:14:00 The Business of Curing Aging & Investor Challenges

1:18:00 Best Choice Medicine & FDA Change

1:22:00 Plant Medicine, Stress & Cancer Therapies

1:27:00 Music Break: The Doors, Taylor Swift & BTS