Ep. 84 - Food-is-Medicine and the Five Pillars of Longevity. Live to 100. Daniel Tausan.

On this episode we are grateful to have Daniel Tausan. Daniel has Bachelor and Graduate degree focused on Biology from the University of British Columbia.  Daniel spent his early 20s with the Canadian National Waterpolo Team and coached the next generation for the youth for the Pan-American games and World Championships. He has launched Timeline Sciences to put “you” on the timeline aligned with your unique genome and goals.

 

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Segment Notes:

Breakfast: Not Until Late Morning  1:23

-        Longevity -  Eat Fruit, Fasting

Healthspan, Lifespan  2:58

-        Is declining

-        Food is Medicine: don’t wait until you’re ill and then have to take a drug to fix 

-        Food - need to know what foods are good and how much

-        Food – lots of things look like food but are not healthy 

Daniel’s Health Journey  5:25 

-        Eating sugary refined starch’s that were not good from a health standpoint

-        How does the body heal ?

-        What Does Healthy Blood look like

-        Rescue or Sick Care vs Healthcare

Science vs The Next Best Social Media Post  11:09

-        Filter Out and Gain Trust in Health Solutions

-        Science is Not a Person

-        In Science you Have to Publish to Stay Relevant 

-        Start with a Hypothesis/Model, Then Observe, Then Measure/Compare, Then Predict

What Your Blood, Genetics Can Tell You about Your Health  17:59

-        What’s in Your Blood vs what’s in Your Tissue

-        Need Multiple Measurements, Blood Tests Over Time

-        We have 25K Genes – they are not your Fate

-        Genes will tell you early on if there is a problem 

-        But lifestyle, family influenced lifestyle, has more to do with your health 

-        Genetic testing can tell how you react to a drug, how you breakdown different foods

-        Genetics can tell if you need more or less turmeric or omega 3s

Pillars of Longevity  25:58

-        Top Five of Living to 100 – quality food is a pre-requisite

-        Good Food should Not bring you Lethargy, Fatigue, Fogginess

-        Pillar One: Fasting. Longer lifespans happen when you’re restricting calories

-        Pillar Two: Digestion. If You’re Constantly Digesting, you’re Burning through the Honey Jar of Life

-        Pillar Three: Mindset, Mood, Temperament, a Reverence for Life

-        No One that’s Miserable Makes it to 100

-        Mindset – Having a Purpose, Be in a Constant State of Learning 

-        Pillar Four: Hot and Cold Exposure, whether climate or by practice

-        Cold Exposure: Increases Oxygen, Activates Muscles

-        Pillar Five: Quality Sleep. Small Nap. Takes Care of Recovery Systems. 

-        Other Important Pillars: Exercise, Keep Strong Muscles for Better Quality of Life

-        Blue Zones show just going to the Gym and taking Supplements does not mean living to 100

-        Defeating Aging? Or Embrace and Do Gracefully?

Challenges to Living Longer  38:24

-        Number One: Food Quality

-        Food Additives. A little is OK, say Citric Acid, but a lot will Weigh on Your Body

-        The Amount of Things That Can Destroy Your Health from a Grocery Store is Unbelievable.

-        Do You Trust the Quality of Your Food? When you Do, Support those Companies or Individuals.

-        Micro-Agriculture. Growing a Portion of your own Food. You know the Inputs.

-        You’re Responsible for What Goes in Your Mouth

-        Grow Green Beans: East to do. They have B Vitamins, Detoxify Your Liver.

First Step to Eating Good Food  43:39

-        Superfood: Pasture Raised Eggs. They have choline which is important for the brain

-        Herbs: Cilantro, Parsley. They remove heavy metals from your Bloodstream. Have Vitamin C.

-        Citrus: Lemons. They clean Your Blood.

-        Fruit: Berries, Banana’s 

-        If Your Food is Alive, That’s the Food You Should Be Eating

-        Everything has a Half Life: It Takes 30 Days to Degrade by 50%

Final Thought  52:16

-        Understand the Words in Health to See Through the Marketing and See What’s Real (the Science) to Make the Best Decisions for You, whether its food, hygiene, fitness, cosmetics.

The Recipe:  Dessert Berry Sorbet with Lime, Maple Syrup  54:01

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