About this episode
Gil is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at InsideTracker. He is internationally recognized for his research in the biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. Gil received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT where he worked in Leonard Guarente's lab alongside David Sinclair and others alike. Follow Gil on Twitter @gblander1.
[2:18] - How Gil’s early interest in biology led him to a focus on longevity
[10:01] - InsideTracker’s model for predicting lifespan using blood analytics
[16:28] - General recommendations for living a longer and healthier life
[20:07] - The importance of personalized recommendations for optimizing health
[22:34] - The difference between normal and optimal target ranges for biomarkers
[27:44] - How DNA, blood, and fitness data combine to provide a full picture for health analysis
[35:06] - Gil’s perspective on wearables, continuous glucose monitors, and other fitness trackers
[41:06] - The evolution of InsideTracker and personal health monitoring
[44:53] - Differentiating between biological and chronological age with InsideTracker's InnerAge
[49:25] - Gil’s thoughts on how long humans in existing generations might live
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