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Dr. Jerry Mixon discusses longevity medicine, focusing on healthspan, hormones, body fat, muscle, and the impact of senescent cells on aging.

Dr. Jerry Mixon on Longevity Medicine: Hormones, Body Fat, Muscle, and Senescent Cells Dr. Jerry Mixon describes “longevity medicine” as treating aging—the progressive loss of capacity—as a medical problem focused on healthspan, not vanity. He shares that at 78 he has maintained a global hormone balance targeted to a healthy 25-year-old range for 31 years, enabling significant strength and endurance gains compared with age 50, and argues more older men should live energetic lives. Mixon emphasizes reducing excess body fat as a priority because fat acts as an inflammatory gland linked to chronic disease, while muscle acts as a healing gland producing beneficial proteins; he advocates building muscle and managing blood sugar/insulin resistance. He explains mitochondrial fragility, senescent “zombie” cells, and immune-system decline, discusses using senolytics such as dasatinib plus quercetin, and describes developing testing to measure senescent T-cell load. The conversation also covers clinic protocols, lifestyle micro-bursts of exercise, family priorities, and aligning healthcare incentives toward prevention. 00:00 Rewriting Old Age 01:46 Longevity Medicine Defined 03:24 Aging as…

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Host: Jason Wright

Guest: Dr. Jerry Mixon

Topics covered

• longevity medicine
• hormones
• body fat
• muscle
• senescent cells
• healthspan
• chronic disease

Keywords

• longevity medicine
• hormones
• body fat
• muscle
• senescent cells
• chronic disease
• healthspan
• insulin resistance
• exercise

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