Episode 43: Supplements and Lifestyle Strategies to Maximize Healthspan and Lifespan with Dr. Brad Stanfield

My guest on this episode is Dr. Brad Stanfield. Dr. Stanfield is a medical doctor trained in New Zealand who has a particular interest in optimizing healthspan and lifespan through the use of nutritional and lifestyle interventions. Dr. Stanfield is also quite the expert in supplements with the potential to enhance healthspan and lifespan and, as you will hear in our conversation, approaches supplementation in an incredibly evidence-based way that I really admire. 

In this episode, we talk about what healthy aging and lifespan are, the best ways to promote healthspan and delay aging, the supplements that Dr. Stanfield recommends or is excited about, the supplements that he has stopped taking and the various reasons why — a very interesting part of our conversation, as well as some of the recent controversies in longevity research which Dr. Stanfield has played a role in bringing to the public eye (along with my previous guest Dr. Charles Brenner).

I first became aware of Dr. Stanfield after stumbling upon his awesome YouTube channel where he does comprehensive breakdowns of aging research and supplements. I really encourage you to give him a follow on YouTube and other social media, because he’s producing great content.

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Links

Dr. Stanfield's website: https://drstanfield.com/

Follow Dr. Stanfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradStanfieldMD

Check out Dr. Stanfield's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBradStanfield

Anti Aging diets paper referenced in our talk: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abe7365 

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