Can Metformin Fight Aging?

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Published 2022-03-07
As you get older, your chances of getting sick and developing diseases get higher. But what if aging itself is the condition we should be treating? Scientific studies indicate that the diabetes drug, metformin, may be the anti-aging drug that medicine has long sought.

Dr. Nir Barzilai is the founding director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the world’s leading expert on metformin. Here, he joins host and Medcan CEO Shaun Francis to discuss the potential of metformin to fight aging, and other potential gerotherapeutics, like rapamycin and SGLT-2 inhibitors.

Listen to the full episode here: www.eatmovethinkpodcast.com/
All Comments (21)
  • @robynhope219
    There really should be a spokesperson who answers our questions.
  • @robertstancliffsr9575
    I"m going to consider this to be true because I have been taking 2X1000 mgs of metformin for over 25 years for type 2 diabetes. No negative side effects, no liver or kidney damage, vitamin B-12 level is normal.....and metformin is cheap. I have no proof that metformin can extend my lifespan, but I am 78 now, 79 in a couple of months and that is 5 years older than the second longest lived person in my immediate family. The best thing is, metformin has allowed me to eat at least some of what I like, while still maintaining my A1C in the normal range for a non-diabetic. Highly recommended by me, and there is IMO, a huge pile of BS being spread on the internet about metformin, and it being harmful..........
  • @earnest8899
    I don't mind being chronologically old, I just don't want to LOOK old.
  • @robynhope219
    We have established that Metformin is a longevity drug..however, it upsets me that a large dose is needed bc I CAN'T TOLERATE MORE THAN 500mg/d.
  • @robynhope219
    Alas, i had to give up Metformin...i feel so much better, and hungry again...yay!!
  • @robynhope219
    I only take 500mg a day bc of constipation and lack of appetite. Is this enough?
  • @robynhope219
    I sure hope Met fights aging...i'm old and suffer from mito dysfunction...most god awful thing that ever happened...worse than cancer. I also have HPA axis dysfunction...dont get me started😢
  • @robynhope219
    David Sinclair says YES, and i hope to hell he is right bc i have metabolic dysfunctions and in my 70s.
  • @robynhope219
    Please someone ask dr Nir if 500mg/day is adequate for anti-aging... bc due to miserable side effects, I can't take higher dose...thanks a lot!
  • @thomascorbett2936
    This is very old news I read this in the book Life Extension 45 years ago by Derk Pearson and Sandy Shaw .
  • @NikoHL
    Metformin can be easily obtained online..
  • @sc5829
    I wonder what dosage he's taking for prevention...
  • @anastasiachang3310
    This topic and comments are the exact information from Dr. David Sinclair book
  • @robynhope219
    In AGE LATER he doesnt say how many mgs he takes...should be more specific. I digress...Hypoxic training (the Buteyko technique), offers HUGE benefits. It boosts red blood cells, allowing you to carry more oxygen and produce more energy with each breath. It is ANTI AGING!