What’s the key to a long and healthy life? Turmeric? Kale? Antioxidants? A gym membership? Kambucha? Omega-3 capsules? Resveratrol pills? Multivitamins? Flax seeds? Olive oil? Paleo diets? Mediterranean diets? Low-carb diets? Bulletproof coffee? Yoga? Green tea? Ginseng? Lentils? A Peleton? Consumers in industrial societies have been conditioned to believe that purchasing the right mix of goods and services will add years to their lives. But rigorous scientific research tells a very different story. Most nutritional supplements offer virtually no benefit. And although a healthy diet and exercise are important, they’re not nearly as beneficial to our health as our social relationships.

In her recent book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100 science journalist and author Marta Zaraska bursts the commercially-generated myths and wishful thinking that permeate our discourse on longevity and refocuses the conversation on what science is actually telling us. Marta joins the show and we discuss

Marta Zaraska is a Polish-Canadian science journalist who has written for Scientific American, New Scientist, Discover, the Washington Post, and others.

Marta’s website can be found here. Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100 is available on Amazon.

#004- Marta Zaraska: The Science of Longevity

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#004- Marta Zaraska: The Science of Longevity

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