Ep 9 Forever Young and The Elixir of Immortality

In this episode we cover the documentary:

Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

 

Sources:

 

Forever Young Cocktail: https://www.totalwine.com/cocktail-recipes/forever-young 

 

Mormonism - https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/mormon-beliefs-explained-cec/index.html 

LDS is one sect of Mormonism; Book of Mormon vs. Bible, christianity, missionary work, abstinence from coffee, alcohol, premarital sex, historically against LGBTQIA+ and non-white members

 

Spiritual Crisis - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/202008/spiritual-depression 

Alienation from community, family, children, “midlife crisis”

 

Work-Life Balance - https://www.mhanational.org/work-life-balance 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6617405/#:~:text=Epidemiological%20studies%20have%20shown%20the,mental%20health%20status%2C%20hypertension%2C%20and

Heart disease, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, poor sleep, substance use, high blood pressure, general poor health (diet, exercise, fresh air)

 

Suicidal Ideation - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/suicidal-ideation 

 

Relationship with son Talmadge - Parental Enmeshment 

https://www.attachmentproject.com/psychology/enmeshment/family/#:~:text=For%20children%2C%20enmeshment%20can%20lead,comply%20with%20their%20family's%20wishes. 

Overcompensation for loss of other children/marriage/family/community

 

Trauma from childhood - alcoholic father  https://adultchildren.org/ 

 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6436308/ 

 

Moving toward healing the relationship with father and son - plasma exchange, photo shoot, involvement in longevity movement

 

Addictive personality and replacement addictions - religion - work - health -  some controversy regarding replacement addiction https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/do-you-have-addictive-personality-traits-video 

 

Metformin:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6779524/

Human Growth Hormone:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/growth-hormone/art-2004573

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Rapamycin:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00258-1/fulltext

Plasma:

https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/important-information-about-young-donor-plasma-infusions-profit#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20proven%20clinical,the%20body%20and%20difficult%20breathing.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6694331/#:~:text=Age%20is%20the%20primary%20risk,that%20derive%20from%20these%20observations.

Gene therapy:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10017145/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5240576/#:~:text=After%208%20weeks%20of%20treatment,two%20years%20after%20gene%20transfer.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2852878/#:~:text=In%20a%20previous%20study%2C%20we,increased%20muscle%20mass%20and%20strength.

Global life expectancy:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303775/global-life-expectancy-by-region-country-historical/

Blue zones:

https://www.bluezones.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_zone

What we can do to extend life:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_extension

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/longevity-lifestyle-strategies-for-living-a-healthy-long-life#:~:text=What%20you%20eat%20has%20a,repair%20or%20replace%20damaged%20cells.

Cocktail:

https://www.twistedalchemy.com/blogs/cocktail-recipes/elixir-of-immortality?srsltid=AfmBOorpjWBnzyLlpE0EM6QPwKdZY4LCD1iBO0sDRvHXHdJHKKyJ_m8m

 

 

Music Credits:

Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay

Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay

 

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Survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ