Robert Lufkin MD

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A Harvard-trained Army Ranger described psilocybin to me like this: "Your brain is a snowy mountain. Every thought is a sled track. After 40 years you are riding the same five grooves down the same hill." "Psilocybin is fresh snow." (1/2)

I never realized how much stress driving added to my life until I started letting Tesla FSD handle most of it. Now it does over 90% of my driving, and I've never felt more relaxed behind the wheel. My cortisol levels probably appreciate it too. Anyone else noticing the same thing?

Astronauts are older than ever. The longevity revolution is happening in real time. Older adults are redefining what's possible. What a time to be alive.

62 years young. How we view aging is critical. Many of us overestimate the effects that age with have on us, thereby accelerating the aging process. What we expect to happen, often will. h/t Raising Healthy Families

I never thought I would hear this from our government officials. "We're going to ask Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, 'Show us the safety data that show that it's okay for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar,'" the health secretary said.

81 year old world champion didn't start sprinting until age 66. It's never too later to follow your passions. Don't let the old man in. What will you be doing in your ninth decade? H/t Dr Kenton Brown

Who can remember when the people who promoted unpasteurized milk, eliminating toxic food additives, and getting more sunlight and nature were on the left side of the political spectrum? What changed?

CT scan before and after keto diet in the same patient. What differences do you notice? What happened to the visceral fat?

I was taught that a glass of red wine a day is good for your heart. Then a new study with 4.8M patients just looked at it. A 2023 JAMA Network Open meta-analysis — 107 studies, 4.8M people. (1/3)

76 year old living his dream as a rock star. It's never too late to live your dream. We are in a longevity revolution. What dream will you realize with your additional 25 years?

103 year old WW2 veteran doing strength training. Weight lifting is the longevity secret that most people overlook. People don't stop weight lifting because they get old. They get old because they stop lifting. H/t James Sneed

"Creatine causes cancer to spread" -- that headline comes from a real 2021 mouse study. But what does the human data actually say? In the new Health Longevity Secrets episode, I break down both halves of the science: (1/6)

Think you're too old for strength training? Watch this 67 year old woman pull 420 pounds. Want to improve your health and longevity? What are you lifting these days?

The US now allows whole and 2% milk in schools after being banned for 8 years. Politics aside, why is this new action controversial?

We stumbled across these strange pieces of tech out in the desert today. Any guesses what they might be?

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I'm not a Republican nor a Democrat and this is not a political channel. But I am enjoying the amazing creativity of the LA mayor's race campaign ads. They are off the charts. Is this the future of politcal campaigns? (and Hollywood)?

Three brothers trying to sing Beatles songs. They finally gave up and sang their own songs which sold over 120 million records. Who are they?

A woman dances with pure joy to celebrate her 80th birthday. How will you mark that milestone? Is 80 the new 30? (Anybody recognize her?)

71 year old man trying to improvise a dance at an awards show. Anyone recognize him?

Charming 80 year old woman gives fashion advice in Los Angeles. She first starred in a hit TV show almost 50 years ago. Seeing her makes me feel like the best years of life may be ahead of us all.

The FDA just approved a longevity drug -- and almost nobody noticed. Anktiva (an IL-15 superagonist) was greenlit for bladder cancer. But the scientist behind it, Patrick Soon-Shiong, calls it the most important longevity drug of the decade. (1/5)

This 80 year old man gets paid big bucks to sing and dance in front of 100,000s of people. What are you doing in your golden years? Does anyone recognize him? Is 80 the new 40?

He's 91. He's injecting young mitochondria into his body. McCully's verdict: "There is no organ where it has failed." Heart, brain, kidney, lung — every one, repaired. That's not a treatment. That's a clue about aging itself.

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I don't trust the dietary advice from Stacy, the American Diabetes Association's Director of Nutrition &amp; Wellness unless I would like to get diabetes too. No wonder we are beginning the largest diabetes epidemic in recorded history.

1 minute of wisdom from the great Dr Robert Lustig that could save your life. It's about cholesterol, heart disease, and sugar.

Forever Young: new longevity documentary I'm excited to share that I'm featured in this new documentary on the science of aging and longevity alongside several leading experts. It's currently entering limited theatrical release and will be coming to Amazon and Apple TV this summer.

103 year old WW2 veteran doing strength training. Weight lifting is the longevity secret that most people overlook. People who don't lift weights are just getting old. h/t Fitness Wins

One CBC number may predict 10-year mortality. NHANES, 31,178 adults: severe lymphopenia + high RDW + high CRP → 62% 10-yr mortality in the worst tier. Under 4% in the healthiest. All three already on your CBC.

In 1969, Harvard pathologist Kilmer McCully discovered that elevated homocysteine causes arterial damage and heart disease. He was forced out of Harvard. The Framingham Heart Study confirmed him. Then the AHA buried it. Here is the science.

I don't trust the dietary advice from Stacy, the American Diabetes Association's Director of Nutrition & Wellness unless I would like to get diabetes too. No wonder we are beginning the largest diabetes epidemic in recorded history.