How do you unlock the mysteries of aging? A primer on the use of animals to study aging. I have a lot of videos that get into the nitty gritty of modulating aging pathways. For example, check out: • Life Extension with FGF21 (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/life extension with fgf21/) • How to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how to boost fgf21 with diet for longevity/) • The Best Diet for Healthy Aging (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the best diet for healthy aging/) • Naturally Boosting AMPK with Caloric Restriction for Life Extension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/naturally boosting ampk with caloric restriction for life extension) • Naturally Boosting AMPK with Exercise for Life Extension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/naturally boosting ampk with exercise for life extension) • Does Metformin Work as a Life Extension Drug? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does metformin work as a life extension drug) • Side Effects of Metformin as a Life Extension Drug (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/side effects of metformin as a life extension drug) • The TAME Trial: Targeting Aging with Metformin (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the tame trial targeting aging with metformin) For more on aging, go to your local public library and check out my longevity book, How Not to Age (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how not to age/), available in print, e book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from the book are donated directly to charity.) New subscribers to our e newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/theres a fly in my aging research and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/theres a fly in my aging research. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence based nutrition revolution! Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org