This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens and BiOptimizers.\nModern medicine treats each individual disease as if it were a distinct entity separate from everything else that happens in the body. Rather than study the root causes and underlying mechanisms of aging, we look for drugs to block abnormal processes and suppress symptoms. Functional Medicine provides a new road map for healthy aging\u2014one in which we don\u2019t view all diseases of aging as different things.\xa0\nIn today\u2019s episode of my series I\u2019m calling Health Bites, I discuss why we need to reframe our concept of aging, how and why we age the way we do, and what to do about it. What I\u2019ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I\u2019ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.\nAG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.\nMagnesium Breakthrough really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off plus a special gift with purchase, so just head over to magbreakthrough.com/hyman with code hyman10.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nIt is possible to live into our 90s, 100s, and beyond disease-free, active, and mentally sharp (5:44 / 2:02)\xa0\n\nIdentifying your reason for being (7:54 / 4:42)\xa0\n\nThe difference between healthspan and life span (11:07 / 8:46)\xa0\n\nThe economic implications of a longer-lived population (12:24 / 10:40)\xa0\n\nOur flawed framework of aging (16:02 / 13:40)\xa0\n\nThe Functional Medicine approach to aging (16:35 / 14:26)\xa0\n\nIt\u2019s never too late to get started (20:09 / 19:48)\xa0\n\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices