Love, Longevity, and the Wellness Trend He Calls a Total Scam — Dr. Eric Verdin, Unfiltered
Dr. Eric Verdin is one of the scientists at the heart of our award-winning documentary Forever Young. He’s also president and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.
After a private screening of the film, director David Donnelly sat down with Verdin for a live virtual Q&A with the audience. No talking points. Just an hour of unfiltered conversation with one of the most respected minds in longevity science.
In this conversation, Verdin reveals:
* The longevity variable most people completely overlook — and why he’s building an entire research center around it
* Why your outlook on life isn’t just a mood issue — and what the science says it’s actually doing to your body
* On the realities of GLP-1 agonists, V02 max, and other topics that have captivated popular culture
* The booming wellness trend he calls a total scam — and why it makes him furious every time he walks past one
Plus: what’s actually coming in anti-aging medicine, the real science on fasting, and what an approved longevity drug could look like within five years.
This is just the beginning.
Dr. Verdin mentioned something in passing that most people don’t fully register: the biology of aging can be modulated. One of the most extraordinary examples of that happening right now is at his own institution — the Buck Institute’s work on senescent cells, the so-called “zombie cells” that accumulate in your body as you age, quietly driving inflammation [https://foreveryoungfilm.substack.com/p/one-biological-process-shows-up-in?r=3lwfpv], accelerating disease, and shortening your life. Scientists now have drugs that can selectively eliminate them. In animal models, the results are extraordinary.
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