Dr. Mark Hyman sits down with aging researcher Dr. Eric Verdin to explore why aging may be the common driver behind chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. They discuss the role of immune function, chronic inflammation, mitochondrial health, and the microbiome in aging. The conversation highlights daily habits that can influence longevity and what people often misunderstand about aging. This episode shifts the perspective from treating individual diseases to understanding the underlying biological processes of aging itself.
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Aging as the Primary Driver of Chronic Disease
Dr. Verdin proposes that aging is the common underlying process behind seemingly unrelated chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s.
As we age, the immune system becomes simultaneously overactive, driving chronic inflammation, and less effective at fighting infections and clearing damaged cells.