Sinclair, and I share a mutual interest and excitement in public education about science. And so I'm thrilled to share with you that we've partnered. And Dr. David Sinclair is going to be launching the lifespan podcast, which is all about the biology of aging and tools to intervene in the aging process. That podcast will launch Wednesday, January NUMBER_TOKENth. You can find it at the link in the show notes to this episode today as well. You can subscribe to that podcast on YouTube, Apple, or Spotify, or anywhere that you get your podcasts. Again, the lifespan podcast featuring Dr. David Sinclair, Claire begins Wednesday, January NUMBER_TOKENth, NUMBER_TOKEN, be sure to check it out. You're going to learn a tremendous amount of information, and you're going to learn both the mechanistic science behind aging, the mechanistic science behind reversing the aging process and practical tools that you can apply in your everyday life. In today's episode, Dr. Sinclair and I talk about the biology of aging and tools to intervene in that process. And so you might view today's episode as a primer for the lifespan podcast, because we delve deep into the behavioral tools, nutritional aspects, supplementation aspects of the biology of aging. We also talk about David's important discoveries of the sirtuins, particular components that influence what is called the epigenome. And if you don't know what the epigenome is, you will soon learn in today's episode. Coming away from today's episode, you will have in-depth knowledge about the biology of aging at the cellular, molecular, and what we call the circuit level, meaning how the different organs and tissues of the bodies age independently, and how they influence the aging of each other. Today's episode gets into discussion about many aspects of aging and tools to combat aging that have not been discussed on any other podcasts or in the book lifespan. Before we begin, I'd like to emphasize that this podcast is separate from my teaching and research roles at Stanford. It is however part of my desire and effort to bring zero cost to consumer information about science and science related tools to the general public. In keeping with that theme, I'd like to thank the sponsors of today's podcast. Our first sponsor is ROKA. ROKA makes eyeglasses and sunglasses that are the absolute highest quality. I've spent a lifetime working on the visual system. And I can tell you that the visual system has to contend with a number of different challenges, such as when you move from a bright area outside to an area where there are shadows, you have to adjust a number of things in your visual system so that you can still see things clearly. One problem with a lot of eyeglasses and sunglasses is they don't take that biological feature into account. And you have to take off your glasses and put them back on, depending on how bright or dim a given environment is. With ROKA eyeglasses and sunglasses, you always see things with the utmost clarity. In addition, they're very lightweight and they won't slip off your face. In fact, they were designed to be worn while biking or running and the various activities, but they also have a terrific aesthetic, so you could wear them to dinner or work. I wear readers at night and when I drive and I wear the sunglasses for most of the day.
START_SPONSOR_TOKEN about many aspects of aging and tools to combat aging that have not been discussed on any other podcasts or in the book lifespan. Before we begin, I'd like to emphasize that this podcast is separate from my teaching and research roles at Stanford. It is however part of my desire and effort to bring zero cost to consumer information about science and science related tools to the general public. In keeping with that theme, I'd like to thank the sponsors of today's podcast. Our first sponsor is ROKA. ROKA makes eyeglasses and sunglasses that are the absolute highest quality. I've spent a lifetime working on the visual system. And I can tell you that the visual system has to contend with a number of different challenges, such as when you move from a bright area outside to an area where there are shadows, you have to adjust a number of things in your visual system so that you can still see things clearly. One problem with a lot of eyeglasses and sunglasses is they don't take that biological feature into account. And you have to take off your glasses and put them back on, depending on how bright or dim a given environment is. With ROKA eyeglasses and sunglasses, you always see things with the utmost clarity. In addition, they're very lightweight and they won't slip off your face. In fact, they were designed to be worn while biking or running and the various activities, but they also have a terrific aesthetic, so you could wear them to dinner or work. I wear readers at night and when I drive and I wear the sunglasses for most of the day. END_SPONSOR_TOKEN