New Data on the Relationship Between the Microbiome and Longevity

Dushyant Viswanathan, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, Columbia Center for Integrative Medicine, Woodland Hills, CA

Longevity is associated with a unique gut microbiome composition based on multiple clinical and preclinical studies. The lecture discusses higher microbial diversity, distinct bacterial and viral profiles, acetate production, methane reduction, Proteobacter associations, Bifidobacter associations, complex carbohydrate metabolism, and treatments such as vagus nerve stimulation, probiotics, prebiotics, and polyphenols.

Duration: 54m36s