This Sugar Substitute May Extend Your Life | Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair - S2, Ep. 9

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At Lifespan, our mission is to help you and your loved ones live your longest, healthiest lives while supporting medical research into breakthroughs to improve all lives. We’re building the world’s largest longevity community: Join us at https://lifespan.com. Follow us on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify for new Lifespan episodes every 2 weeks. __________________________________________ Could an amino acid sweet enough to replace sugar also help us live longer? In this episode, David and Matt explore Glycine, one of life’s simplest building blocks, and why it’s attracting attention in aging research. From building collagen to blood sugar control, heart health, memory, and recovery after stroke, its potential reaches surprisingly far. They unpack studies linking glycine to multiple hallmarks of aging and longer lifespans in animal models and ask what it would take to show these benefits in humans. __________________________________________ Partners of the Lifespan show help us keep this program freely available as an educational resource while also supporting medical research. We only collaborate with partners who