Dr. Gordon Lithgow on Longevity, Vitamin D, and Iron Levels

Dr. Gordon Lithgow is Professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. He sheds light on the mechanisms of aging by identifying agents that provide for more healthy, productive years of life and prevent age-related disease.  He has discovered a range of factors that can lengthen life in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis Elegans, and he applies these findings to studies in human cell cultures. Dr. Lithgow received his Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.  He completed postdoctoral training at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Dr. Lithgow was a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Gerontology at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester in England before coming to the Buck Institute in 2001.  He is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Buck Institute’s Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Geroscience.  He is also the Principal Investigator of the Larry L. Hillblom Network on the Chemical Biology of Aging and is the Coordinator of the Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging Support Award. 0:20: Dr. Lithgow’s background 2:00- How scientists vet compounds for longevity 7:00- How C. elegan data relates and is applicable to humans 12:00- Caloric restriction for longevity 16:00- Determining what works for athletic vs sick populations 19:40- Vitamin D for health and longevity 27:30- Hormetic responses to stress 32:30- Blood tests, and iron supplementation 40:30- Future compounds for longevity and future lifespan expectationsThe Buck Institute: https://www.buckinstitute.org/Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...