On this episode, Dr. Gladden is joined by the brilliant Dr. Sandra Kaufmann, founder and CEO of The Kaufmann Anti-Aging Institute, author of "The Kaufmann Protocol: Why We Age and How to Stop It", and the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia Memorial Health Care System.   We discuss: Dr. Kaufmasn’s accolades and experience (1:07); Dr. Kaufmann’s background in the antiaging space (4:07); What steps Dr. Kaufmann began to take to explore performance and longevity (6:35); What the seven categories of cellular aging are (7:43); Of the seven, which pathways that Dr. Kaufmann has gone after the most (9:52); Spermidine and how it protects our DNA (10:21); How the different aspects of aging all interrelate and work together (10:56); Senescent cells and Dr. Kaufmann’s approach to them (11:43);  Different experiences Dr. Kaufmann has personally had with various treatments and regimens for combatting senescent cells (15:45); Gladden Longevity’s ability to measure various aspects of aging (17:17); Dr. Kaufmann’s self-testing experience and her strategy for combatting aging that she has created thus far (18:02); What glycation is and how it works in the body (20:51);  Different amino acids Dr. Kaufmann has been using to combat glycation (22:14); Dr. Kaufmann’s DNA repair strategy (26:38); Dr. Kaufmann shares about waste management (29:05); Dr. Kaufmann’s approach on lengthening her telomeres (35:30); What is behind telomere shortening and lengthening (36:06); What the mitochondrial transition pore is and how it plays a role in aging (40:14); Inflammation, how it plays into aging and affects longevity, and Dr. Kaufmann’s strategy to combatting it (43:52); Where Dr. Kaufmann is functionally in rock climbing (48:57); Dr. Kaufmann’s outlook on longevity strategies (52:22); Three things Dr. Kaufmann recommends to the audience to improve their longevity and performance (53:39); And more!    Dr. Sandra Kaufmann, founder and CEO of The Kaufmann Anti-Aging Institute, author of "The Kaufmann Protocol: Why we Age and How to Stop it", and the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia Memorial Health Care System.  To learn more about The Kaufmann Protocol, visit https://kaufmannprotocol.com/  You can also follow her on Instagram: @kaufmannantiaging To get in contact with Dr. Kaufmann, you can email her at KaufmannAAI@gmail.com