#282 Anti-Aging Supplements That Extend Healthspan - Dr Brad Stanfield

Brad Stanfield (0:00)

There are many things that decline with age, and it's trying to figure out, you know, would correcting that decline actually result in improved health?

It may do. I'm not saying that this molecule isn't exciting. I think it is exciting, but I think that that excitement needs to be generated. Sorry, it needs to be directed to well-conducted human trials, because, you know, otherwise, the supplements that people would be taking, you know, the list would just be massive.

Siim Land (0:28)

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Brad Stanfield (1:46)

Thank you very much for having me.

Siim Land (1:47)

Yeah, we have a nice meeting going on like we are in New Zealand. It's 5 a.m. and I'm like in Estonia, which is 5 p.m. So nice little time zone differences.

And you have like a really awesome YouTube channel about just optimizing health span and longevity.

But you're also like a medical doctor. So like I'm curious, like are you still taking patients? So and you know, what made you start the YouTube channel in the first place?

Brad Stanfield (2:12)

Yeah, so I still see patients. So this is why we're getting up so early. Well, why I'm getting up so early now. So yeah, I work full time at the clinic.

So I'm seeing patients and that's my full time job. And then I do YouTube in the mornings and on the weekends.

And I wanted to start this channel because I think there's so many different people can maximize their health within their life. Then towards the end of their life, they can still do the activities that they want to do and still be productive because, you know, I'm dealing with a lot of patients who are reaching their older years and, you know, that they're having to use walking sticks, walking frames, and you can see such a massive difference between people who have been able to look after themselves, you know, so you've got some fantastic 90 year olds who can still get out and do the things that they want to do. But on the flip side, I've got some 65 year olds who are extremely crumbly with their health. And I think it's just sad that, you know, if you start early enough, you can make a massive difference towards the end of your life. So I wanted to start this channel to discuss some of the research around that. Because I also realized that there's quite a lot of snake oil out there as well. So I wanted to provide people a resource that they could go to, where I simply just focus in on what the research says and keep that updated.

Siim Land (3:29)

Nice, nice. Yeah, that's really good. And you're right in the sense that, you know, if you haven't taken care of yourself all throughout your life or even in your later years only, then there's going to be like a huge difference between you and the person who doesn't take care of their health that much. And it becomes more pronounced the older you get. So like a person who is 80 years old and they exercise regularly, then they look and probably feel like they're 60 years old or something compared to someone who doesn't exercise at all. And they feel like 90 years old.

So like there's the older you get, then they're going to bigger the gap between people who exercise and people who don't exercise becomes.