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How old are you really? - with Nikolina Lauc

Season 30, Ep. 1

Curious to know your biological age and what it might tell you about your health? Liz chats to Nikolina Lauc, co-founder and CEO of GlycanAge, to reveal how we can turn back our biological clocks and prevent future disease through our glycans.


In this episode - brought to you by GlycanAge - Liz and Nikolina take a deep dive into the fascinating science of glycans, explain the differences between your chronological and biological age, and look at different factors that may affect the speed of ageing, such as stress, hormones, and exercise.


Nikolina reveals what a GlycanAge test can tell us about our longevity, plus how to use our results to optimise our health, and shares her basic strategies to lower our biological age and avoid disease in the future.


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