Charles Nelson

@Blagosklonny In light of mTOR activation, what’s your recommendation regarding high/low protein diets?

In this epic podcast episode I interview the world's leading Rapamycin researcher @Blagosklonny. His contribution to moving the Rapamycin longevity field forward has been huge and we would not be here where we are today without all his great work and passion in the field. I feel that this episode took my longevity knowledge to the next level. Especially because of these three key takeaways. 1⃣ I got a deeper understanding of the hyperfunction theory and how mTOR drives age-related diseases and why Rapamycin is a promising candidate to delay this process. But also why for example centenarians probably live a longer life. 2⃣ The hyperfunction theory also fits well with my current mindset and the theory was like a big missing puzzle piece that I found. I feel thanks to this that my overall work with my own longevity journey will improve a lot. The theory will not often give detailed answers on specific cases but I think it will help me in guiding me in the right general direction in different cases. 3⃣ It was interesting to get Mikhail’s view on the glucose regulating drug Acarbose and that he personally prefers a low carb diet when combining it with Rapamycin. I’m already satisfied with the levels of carbs in my diet that I eat today. It’s not a high carb diet or a ketogenic diet but something in the middle. So things point more and more to the fact that I will try to add Acarbose to my longevity stack at the beginning of next year. I don't want to decide yet what I will do so I will keep the door open for other alternatives until January when I do some kind of improvement to my longevity protocol. We were all shocked when Mikhail recently revealed that he was diagnosed with lung cancer which had spread to his brain. What he is now dedicating his life to really shows what unique person he is. He is now using his passion, knowledge and his great mind to develop a new form of treatment to cure his cancer. This is his life mission now and this is something he will share with us in the future. May the force be with you, my friend 🙏 PS Link to the epic podcast in my bio. I can highly recommend the youtube version with the bonus slides.