Klatz details stem cell therapy now working for arthritic joints and torn ligaments using adult and amniotic cells, with the long-term promise of repairing every organ. On cannabis, he describes over 104 cannabinoids in the plant with separate effects, noting the psychoactive THC can be removed while leaving compounds that stimulate immunity, reduce inflammation, and improve sleep. He tells the charming story of Lex, his aging Airedale who regained black fur, lost visible cataracts, and lived to nearly 17 after hormone replacement therapy. Klatz estimates 90 percent of an anti-aging program costs under $4,000 annually, with 60 percent achievable without a doctor simply by following reputable literature.
A physician making the case that aging itself is the disease worth treating.
Key Moments
Health dictator: replace the FDA: Art makes Klatz health dictator and asks what he would do; Klatz says he would put the FDA back to its original role of food and drug-safety, calling it the watchdog for the pharmaceutical industry, not the public.
Are we still on track for 120-year lifespans?: A listener reminds Klatz that on an old Art Bell show he predicted that anyone who could hold out about 30 years would see life-extension to roughly 120; Klatz confirms and says the science is moving faster than he ever expected.
Bergen County 91 vs South Dakota 68: Klatz contrasts the 91-and-a-half-year life expectancy of Asian-American women in Bergen County, New Jersey, who follow anti-aging lifestyles, with American Indian women in South Dakota receiving free Indian Health Service care, who live to about 68.
Girls born today may live to 120: Klatz says insurance companies now project that baby girls born today have a life expectancy of 120 years, and that anti-aging interventions are already being performed in utero, including open-heart surgery and genetic-disease treatment before birth.