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Can decoding your genome be the key to a longer health span? Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood returns to the podcast to discuss the research on what your biological age says about your health, and how metabolic processes and the microbiome might be controlling your aging.  

During this episode you’ll learn about:  

• Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood, pioneer in human genomics [1:23] 
• Different ways to measure aging: Chronological age vs. biological age [5:11] 

• Biological age as a measure of wellness inside and out [7:48] 

• How microbiomes differ between healthy and unhealthy people [11:43] 
• Steps  

• Metabolic and medicinal impacts on the aging process [16:40] 
• Questions from the community 

• How is biological age calculated? What other test methods are there? [18:55] 
• Do supplements support healthy aging? [22:35] 
• What factors lead to signs of accelerated aging? [24:48] 

• How can AI be used to predict health outcomes? [28:03] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• Go deeper into wellness with Thorne’s Biological Age Health Panel 

• What’s Your Actual Age? Chronological vs. Biological Age 
• Assess Your Biological Age With Thorne's Biological Age Health Panel 

• How Does Thorne's Biological Age Panel Work? 
• The Thorne Podcast – Episode 35: What You’ll Learn From Biological Age Testing 

• 6 Steps to Improving The Aging Process  
• How to Promote Healthy Aging During Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and Beyond  
• The 4 Best Thorne Supplements to Support Healthy Aging 

• From the podcast archives 

• Episode 51: Exploring the Science of Healthy Aging with Dr. Nathan Price 
• Episode 75: It's Personalized: The Future of Data-Driven Health with Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood 

• Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) 
• Phenome Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to health innovation and social change 

• The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands, by Drs. Leroy "Lee" Hood and Nathan Price 

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