JJ Virgin discusses the positive perspective on aging and the emerging science of health and wellness.
"People who are excited about aging live seven and a half years longer than people who aren't." JJ Virgin is one of the most recognizable names in health, nutrition, and wellness entrepreneurship — a four-time New York Times bestselling author and the founder of two distinct businesses: one aimed at consumers through her Well Beyond 40 platform, and one aimed at healthcare practitioners through the Health Business Growth Collective. She joins Nicky for a conversation that moves fast and covers a lot of ground. The central thread running through everything is the belief — supported by research Virgin cites and by decades of watching people age well or poorly — that the story you tell yourself about getting older shapes the biological reality of it. The entrepreneurs and practitioners who stay sharp, vital, and relevant into their sixties and seventies tend to share one thing: it doesn't dawn on them to act old. They keep seeking challenge, keep falling in love with what they are learning, and refuse to accept that the best chapters are behind them. The conversation goes deep on the emerging science of peptides and regenerative medicine — two fields that Virgin believes are on the…
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