As it turns out, aging isn't just about wrinkles and gray hair. It's about your immune system silently giving out years in advance.
If you're dealing with chronic stress, sleep issues, inflammation, hormone shifts, or just feel like your body is aging faster than it should, there's a test that might explain exactly why and how to turn it around.
I sat down with Nikolina Lauc, CEO of GlycanAge, to unpack the science of glycans—those powerful, complex sugars that serve as early warning signals for disease and inflammation.
Nikolina shares how glycans can predict things like hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis years before they happen, how menopause accelerates aging by 10 years or more, why stress adds 15 years to your biological clock, and how hormone replacement, moderate exercise, and even switching from HIIT to yoga can roll your biological age backward.
This is the kind of info that gives you back control of your health.
"We can predict hypertension six years ahead of time with 98% accuracy. We can predict rheumatoid arthritis 10 years ahead of time with 92% accuracy." ~ Nikolina Lauc
In This Episode:
- Backstory: What are glycans, and why should you measure them?
- Research and predictive power of GlycanAge
- What to expect from a GlycanAge test
- Top factors that improve your biological age
- The effects of stress on your biological clock
- Exercise and its effects on aging
- Key aging differences between men and women
- Things to do if your biological age is high
- How to get the GlycanAge test
Products & Resources Mentioned:
GlycanAge Biological Age Test: You can get it from https://glycanage.com/price-and-plans?discount=MYERSv
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About Nikolina Lauc
Nikolina Lauc is the co-founder and CEO of GlycanAge and has helped pioneer a revolutionary way to measure biological aging through glycans—complex carbohydrates that change with immune system wear and tear. Her father, a renowned glyco-biologist and the second most published scientist in the field, developed one of the first biomarkers of molecular aging. GlycanAge has since analyzed over 200,000 samples, more than 85% of all human glycan data globally. Nikolina is on a mission to make early detection and personalized prevention mainstream.
Learn more at: https://glycanage.com
Disclaimer
The Myers Detox Podcast was created and hosted by Dr. Wendy Myers. This podcast is for information purposes only. Statements and views expressed on this podcast are not medical advice. This podcast, including Wendy Myers and the producers, disclaims responsibility for any possible adverse effects from using the information contained herein. The opinions of guests are their own, and this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. This podcast does not make any representations or warranties about guests' qualifications or credibility. Individuals on this podcast may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to herein. If you think you have a medical problem, consult a licensed physician.
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