What if one of the most powerful anti-aging tools already exists within your body? This episode explores autophagy, the body’s natural cellular renewal system, and how activating it can support healthy aging and longevity. Longevity expert Leslie Kenny shares her personal journey of reversing autoimmune disease and translating cutting-edge science into practical strategies. Listeners will discover how autophagy promoting spermidine, proper nutrition, and baseline Lifestyle habits influence cellular repair, resilience, and biological aging. Leslie Kenny is the founder of Oxford Healthspan, a company focused on translating longevity science into practical Health solutions. She is a longevity researcher with expertise in cellular aging, autophagy, and immune system modulation. Her career includes work in Finance and policy before a personal medical crisis led her to transition into health science. She specializes in spermidine research and its role in activating autophagy and influencing the hallmarks of aging. She is co-founder of the Oxford Longevity Project, a nonprofit dedicated to Education in healthy aging.

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Welcome and introduction

02:00 – Reframing aging as a modifiable biological process

03:50 – Leslie Kenny’s autoimmune diagnosis and turning point

10:50 – Limitations of modern healthcare and the need for prevention

14:50 – What autophagy is and why it matters for longevity

17:00 – Spermidine and its role in cellular renewal pathways

21:30 – Nutrition, mushrooms, and dietary sources of spermidine

24:30 – Hallmarks of aging and systemic cellular decline

31:00 – Development of Primadine and supplement formulation science

37:00 – Practical strategies: fasting, diet, and supplementation

41:30 – Key takeaways on influencing biological agin

Connect with Leslie Kenny

https://oxfordhealthspan.com

Instagram: @lesliesnewprime @oxfordhealthspan @oxfordlongevityproject

To try Primadine Spermidine Supplement:Code: GOLY15 Link: https://www.oxfordhealthspan.com/GOLY15

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch Dr. Gillian Lockitch

Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.