Transformational Health: Embracing Lifelong Learning and Innovation

In this enlightening episode, host Emily Bron engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Valeriy Starodubtsev, a pioneer in medicine, sports science, and longevity research. Dr. Starodubtsev shares his journey of continuous reinvention, from an athlete to a medical doctor and a longevity scientist. They delve into his innovative work, including anti-aging breakthroughs and his patent-pending apparatus for monitoring athletes. Discover how his radical longevity program, based on hypoxic technology, can enhance health spans and potentially extend life spans significantly. Tune in to learn about ancient mechanisms within our DNA, practical health advice for midlifers, and how we can all redefine our lives at any age. Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable insights into living a healthier, longer life

TIMESTAMPS:
01:28 Welcome to Age of Reinvention
01:51 Dr. Starodubchev’s Background and Achievements
03:14 Exploring Longevity and Health
05:24 Personal Reinvention and Athletic Journey
08:08 The Science Behind Longevity
11:28 Hypoxic Technology and Its Benefits
28:05 Innovations in Health Monitoring
34:52 Practical Applications and User Guidance

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Emily Bron: Welcome, dear listeners, to another enthralling episode of Age of Reinvention. Redefine freedom, lifestyle, and purpose at midlife. I’m your host, Emily Bron, inviting you on a journey of discovery and transformation. Today, we have a remarkable guest. Dr. Valeriy Starodubtsev, a visionary in medicine, sport, physiology, and longevity.

His life story is a testament to the power of reinvention and resilience. crossing continents and disciplines to redefine what is possible in our later years. Our distinguished guest, medical doctor  Valeriy  Starodubtsev, comes to us with a rich tapestry of accomplishments. Hailing from the heart of Siberia, he has navigated a path that is as diverse as it profound, from achieving a PhD in sports science and exercise physiology to innovating medical technologies that revolutionize how we approach health and fitness.

From getting the World Championship athletic titles to pioneering breakthroughs in anti aging, Dr. Starodubtsev’s journey is nothing short of inspirational. Join us as we dive deep into his life’s work, exploring the ancient mechanism and modern application of longevity, and we look and uncovering how we too can navigate our midlife transformations to lead a life of purpose, health, and longevity.

Dr. Starodubtsev’s groundbreaking work, including the patent-pending Apparatus for Monitoring and Assessing Athletes’ Functional States and the publication of his book, Metusala, Myth of reality challenges us to think differently about our body capabilities and the essence of longevity. Today, Valeriy Starodubtsev will take us through his pioneering journey from the athletic tracks of Russia to the cutting-edge labs of his companies Omega Torgue and Valikart Star here in Eugene, Oregon of United States prepare to be inspired as we delve into how his past experiences influence his current quest to improve not just a lifespan but health span for all of us. So, without further ado, let’s welcome Dr.  Valeriy Starodubtsev to the show. Dr. Starodubtsev, thank you for joining us today. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Thank you, Emily, for inviting me to your program and allowing me the opportunity to share our knowledge, information, experience, and what we have.

And even my personal experience and experience working with thousands of people, what we have had for many years, particularly right now, is almost over 45 years of experience. 

Emily Bron: Throughout your career, you have successfully reinvented yourself multiple times, transitioning from a competitive athlete to a medical doctor.

Later, as a scientist and now a CEO in the longevity research space, how did each reinvention come about, and what motivated you these shifts? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Usually, people after 40 start to have a lot of Health problems in particular.  even after I had very good foundational knowledge of sports and physical activity.

Even for me, this is aging big problem for everybody. For me, it started. Over 50 years old when I became like 50, it’s, I began to feel not so comfortable, even still active, but I’m feeling like aging process in my body accumulated. At the same time, I had really good experience with athletes. Later when I came to the United States, I transferred for health and fitness.

People, anyway, even physical activity, not enough to live longer. And all we have same problem. Cardiac disease, now over 50%. Cancer, around, 70 t, 15%. And neuro and brain diseases, different. Dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson. And we have common disease, which killed us. And from my experience, and people work with people, and plus we had big data, like population millions, big data.

And I started to switch my vision for longevity. How is it possible to find many factors or specific factors that will affect our aging? And I decided in our opinion, aging is a systemic disease. And a self-destructive program with activation and increasing entropy.

This is definitely the approach we started to analyze with my partner for the company. We made company and like specific for longevity. I am starting to learn how big data affects young people ages after 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and older and what kind the main factors. And we found three main factors that affect our body.

We have specific mitochondria, and we have membranes, and usually, we have huge electricity, like a small station, inside our body, which supports our daily activities. After that, we started to find how, if even we know this is the main factors, it is possible to switch to the right direction and find the way to get.

Optimal specific condition to support, doesn’t matter where you live. Your age, because we started to discover it, what kind of ancient mechanism we have, which imprint by DNA already many millions of years ago. At the same time, I would like to discover them and learn how to use them practically in the combat agent process.

Emily Bron: Valeriy, let’s go a little bit back to your personal reinvention. Because I’m always trying to show in my interviews the person itself. Obviously, what you are doing, and you’re a scientist and a sportsman. But speaking about multiple reinventions in your life, what does it mean, reinvention for you, and how do you apply this concept to your life and career?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Okay, and when I been like after graduate high school, and I been first year in medical school to be in the future medical doctor for internal medicine and this way at the same time in our hometown in Irkutsk we had specific program it program already was public and this is program came from space technology to prepare soviet astronauts and Yuri Gagarin flew to the space in 1961.

This technology was a secret weapon for Soviet astronaut, but end of 70s this is program started public and everybody able to use it. And at the same time when I’ve been in medical school, I tried to my, I said to explore world in Soviet time, which was very difficult. It was travel outside the country and the only two options possible to be athletes.

Suppose you go off with a national team outside the country to be a member of a national team or to be a national sports doctor team. This is where I set two goals like, if I will be an athlete or physician for a national team. And at the same time, I started my sports at 18 years old, but for sports, definitely for track and field, particularly for my 800-meter middle distance runners.

And everybody told me it’s not possible to be at the same time, high-level athlete, to be a student in medical school because the study is tough. I decided, okay, if I had eight hours of sleep to use only for my medical research and not enough time for my sports career at the same time. And I decided, okay, I will cut my sleep, just like experiment, like four hours.

And I had time for running, I had time for study. And this is like my journal study. And right now, like over 45 years, I’m sleeping between two to six hours. At the same time, I have advanced 12 years to get information more than regular people sleep one-third of their life. I am sleeping just like less.

And my information what I get right now I had like for 12 years at least or more. 

Emily Bron: Valeriy, this example by itself is, I cannot say, a miracle, but one of the outstanding. Because for both activities, being a full-time student at medical school and being to train for the competition, especially for international competition, you need physical energy and mental strength.

How did these 4 hours of sleep train your body or how you and you were experimenting on yourself?  Can you say that it’s possible to train yourself, your body, which some, adaptation functions to, to work well, not just to work well in this condition? Because we need sleep to replenish our energy, yes, for all processes to work as it was designed, what would you say about it?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes, and I know this because I did. I had mentioned it before; it’s a big motivation. To travel outside the country and to explore the world. And I decided this was like an experiment for myself. Definitely I do not like to recommend everybody to use my approach. But at the same time, I try to explore our physical abilities.

How about heightened physical ability, if possible? Maybe even sleeping. This is rudiment and maybe in general for us not necessary to sleep. Even we had many like examples when people got some injury or brain injury and they’re not able to sleep for many years. But at the same time, this is not a good approach, like 

Emily Bron: Many doctors say that we are a sleepless society, and we have to sleep.

Many problems arise because we do not have enough sleep or disrupted sleep, so it’s against physiology. I understand when you’re young; It’s probably all you know can be rebalanced maybe quickly, but with age maybe for you, because you train yourself to sleep like two or four hours, but how does the body recompensate energy?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes, and then the first year in the medical school, I, we had like biochemistry, just like subject. And I decided how like in a cell level. biochemistry work our body and definitely for me it was how like works mitochondria, how they produce energy, what kind of stage they have for stage for example for aerobically, anaerobically, and like how like it works for our body.

I decided if I will have to replenish immediately energy all the time, it helps for me to handle it, this condition, for four hours in general sleep. 

And this is a good test for me. And during my sport career, in general, I hold my breath in around like four minutes, inhale and exhale around like two minutes. This is a good parameter to understand where you are today or And what kind of activity if you did previous, for example, for sports, it means for me if I hold the breast, like three minutes, 30 seconds in plus, it means I’m recovered completely.

If I am hold the breast, just like only two minutes. And very barely something, it means I’m still on the recovery, and for me, need time. And plus, I changed my training program as well, because for me, need more time for recovery. At the same time, we had space technology, which came by AKG.

And by AKG, heart rate and heart rate variability, I will I’m able to check myself almost daily, how it works, and how it affects any physical activities. It doesn’t matter what kind of aerobic ability, anaerobic developed by specific training program, but I found like specific cycle how comp, super compensation, not enough recovery every, any cycles for a different type of energy metabolizing like aerobically and aerobically or speed explosive potential, for example.

Or what kind of my food, nutrition and everything, how affecting daily life activity and studying, medical school and everything. And just like I got some pattern for myself and plus later we developed a pattern for all sports for this technology. And definitely this is like technology. And, I told many people when I started my 800 meters run, not possible to be sprinter, to be a sprinter for example, in America many very famous American like sprinters, this is because speed explosive, because they play like basketball and sprinters, world record holders and everything, but in particular for me, lives in Siberia when like winter, almost something like very extreme cold outside.

We didn’t have, even in the facility, how to get like speed and just I started to do analysis as well because in my first year of medical school when I started to enjoy track and field I ran 100 for example, 12 seconds, 12. 2 and definitely everybody told me it’s not possible for you to get faster because genetically you’re not able to not genetically, as they told me it’s not possible.

And I decided okay, and then for future, even upgrade our program, which came from space technology. We try to find natural ancient mechanism, which helps us to be better for future. And to be not like superhuman, like what we have already in general. By DNA, but we not use it. This is why when I 50 years old, switch my vision for how to get, make decision how possible to find the optimal way to live longer, healthy, at the same time to use Our abilities and to discover them all the time.

And we discovered many right now. 

Emily Bron: Valery I, as I was listening to you, I was just thinking again that you used every opportunity in life, starting from being a student in university and athletic activities as an experiment on yourself. So you started experimenting on yourself and based on the scientific approach, whatever you learn at school, and you increased your knowledge over the years.

Again, experimenting with yourself, giving yourself more motivation or different tasks, yes, to your body. Let’s do this, let’s try to go over this threshold as far as I can see it. But I understand when you started your scientific career. Activity on a larger scale involves some other people.

Correct. And what would you say about it? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah, in general, when during my medical school definitely I explore what specific knowledge we didn’t have before the internet and only. And not so enough information we got from library, what kind of N plus and Soviet time, not possible sometimes to get information what’s going on outside scientifically, but I had a chance to get it from Germany.

Magazine “sports science”, and they sent like monthly for me. And this is like previous, the day I usually call like Eastern Germany. And we had access for that. And they printed lots of scientific article from the United States and from Europe. And I learned lots of stuff from there as well, how like possible for definitely at the same time for me.

I didn’t think about any longevities at the same time. I thought like how to improve my time for 800 meters for myself first of all. And It helps for me in three years later I’ve been a member of national team for 800 meters and for when I graduate after seven years in medical school, I’ve been a member of national team at the same time, I’m starting to develop for myself.

They start to involve me as a physician as well, like for sports doctor just like for advice or something. And This is I got experience and got high level, international level for 800 meters. I three times national champion and in the record holder for 800 meters. I was last national champion and faster.

In the history, our track and field, Russian track and field for indoor in last century. And only according this, my specific approach, which I use for holding breath and like specific develop it. 

Emily Bron: So now I have questions, specific question can you explain to our listeners what Hypoxic technology is, I believe it’s what you started to explain, What is hypoxic technology and how it work to enhance health span and lifespan?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Okay. When in the United States, when I came here like over 22 years ago, almost in sports, there was not enough information from fitness and health. And I have accumulated more data from the United States already, like for health and fitness. And when we turned for longevity and I, my like device for AKG, it was not enough for my standard and my data.

I started to try to find the best device in the world which is able for me to correctly do analysis AKG and this is AKG allowed to me more specifically to get parameters for heart rate variabilities. Heart rate variabilities, it means immuno analysis in high in frequency, like special spectrum analysis breath waves.

Usually our a KG, we have breath in, breath out. They have specific waves and this is hiding information. Reflect how. In general, our body give you whole integrity, how you works your brain, how it works your internal organs, hormones, and how you work hard. And in general, this give you whole information.

You just x ray, for example, we are watching, and same thing heart muscles, and harmony with brain, and give you Huge information. Not so many people still understand because I was the pioneer who brought this technology to heart rate and heart rate variability in 1999 in the United States. And for me it was surprise, and nobody heard about this technology, even we used this technology in Soviet and later in Russia over 20 years.

Emily Bron: And now I would like to speak about your different program. Which based on as far as I understand, on hypoxic technology. I read in your book about radical longevity program. And it sounds fascinating. Could you please describe what this program entails in lay terms? And how can individuals use it to extend their health cycle?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Okay. And when I mentioned before, like not enough device, what I had before, AKG I tried to find the best device in the world for myself, like for our team. My data, and I found only one from many, maybe I check like over 30 devices in the world and only found again, like in Russia, and guy who work with person who work with who developed this method, usually Boyevsky developed heart rate and heart rate variability. This is a device to monitor Soviet astronaut, including Yuri Gagarin. And this guy who like write device for me being like connection with Bayevsky and when after 1992 when break down Soviet Union and Bayevsky lost all equipment and access for specific device to made, but other guy who like I found, He developed this continuum, this program, which Bayevsky had before.

And they connected between each other, and did reanimation, this is the program again. And made right device, what I need for me, which I found him later. 

Emily Bron: But I understand your program, it’s not only a device, it’s a whole complex approach on different levels. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes, they had like specific device, like mini electrocardiographs, like maybe iPhone size, pretty much.

And then plus they have like software and hardware. I wrote like my software include my experience and that me need right device for my software. And when we, I found this is Pearson usually. My colleague, Semyonov, and and he gave me We developed new program, which call Varikar Star, the Epoxic Technology Answering Mechanism for Radical Health Plan, because this is technology give 100 percent right information without any mistakes or Sometimes AKG need to clear, make sure like you noisy or some specific extra systems.

Emily Bron: So how can individuals use it?

I understand that there are some tools and devices that can be applied to the body. How it’s work? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah just this is six lead AKG usually puts clips for arms and legs and that’s it. On the five minutes in resting position, you get all information about yourself.

What is your in training program every day you can manage properly 100 percent your daily activity. Doesn’t matter your fitness, health, and particular for people who like over 30, 40, 50, 60, very important daily activity, properly daily activity. And This is like we start in hypoxic technology, which means because I used before resistant to hypoxia, I knew it how very important resistant to hypoxia, important in general positively influencing the whole activities.

And we found by our device, already with my new partner who worked before with Bayevsky I found if we use specific hold the breath, specific parameters, it shows when our brain starting work separately. And we found unseen mechanism. And abilities our brain to do upgrade by himself separately.

Our body work separately and our brain work separately. 

Emily Bron: Just a moment. For a layperson to be able to interpret the results from the tool. And I understand you as a scientist and your partner you, it’s what you have done for years, and you understand this connection, but I was just trying to imagine myself, for example, I’m buying this tool I’m wearing for some time, on the hand.

I’m looking at the results, and I understand it should be a clarification of what these results mean and how I should what I should do? Yes, based on the results of the EKG, I need to eat some sort of food or I need to get out, and increase my physical activity maybe. Do I understand correctly?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes, and because we have specific guidance on how to use our device, and first of all, and plus people who got our program, software, hardware together, and at the same time they have access to talk to us directly. Even if they have, any questions, or problems, we have specific answers directly, whatever the N 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: yeah, you don’t, even you don’t need to understand what kind of AKG you got. And we have from green zone to red zone, yellow zone specific lights, we usually call stop light, for example this way.

And plus we have additional information, what kind of recovery. Today you have from your previous activity. It doesn’t matter if you like sports, man, like health, fitness, whatever, this, like your person and where, like what age and where you live. It doesn’t matter. And plus they give you parameters for daily activity.

What kind of. daily activity for heart rate zone because heart monitor right now everybody able to buy it and like to check what kind of if you walk in to check your pulse even stop like for and to check your pulse and for aerobic ability specific zone for today it will be for today because every day in the heart rate zone Change it.

This is why, for example, different. If you go for a treadmill test, gas analysis and everything, you got for today, not for tomorrow, not for next. 

Emily Bron: Do you have historical information in your software? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah, it just gives some information about you in general form. Like where you are, but not gave you information.

What exactly is today for?  It may be afternoon and morning time, with completely different conditions as well. If you do ot recover in the morning time, but you are able to recover in the afternoon. And this is you can change your daily activity. If some people go to fitness club, for example, they will do, they will got like specific heart rate zone for today.

And this is more easy to understand. 

Emily Bron: Now it’s clear, and I believe that many people might be interested to learn more. And please provide a website or information that I will put underneath our interview recording I understand that it’s areas that now get a lot of attention from scientific circles and other circles, probably big pharma is interested very much.

I believe that your radical longevity program and method are quite different from the methods and approach of Jose Cordillero, engineer, probably you know him, director of the Millennium Project founding facility member of Singularity University. Or how he names himself futurist, visionary, transhumanist, singularization, immortalist.

And if you’re familiar, your opinion about transhumanist technologies how it’s related, not related to what you’re offering. I understand that it’s more about drugs, like inventing the drugs, which can be which will keep ability of physiology on a certain level. And Jose Cordero promotes such topics as immortality, aging reversal and radical life extension. Please tell me what you think about it. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah, I saw him in RadFest. He’s very popular for RadFest festival, usually called and annual, some longevity world forum. And I’ve been in Las Vegas 2019 there. Like I saw like how like people. People introduce what kind of specific biotech program right now into very popular directions.

What kind of direction? And like he’s from Spain, usually originally from Spain and Most of all Spain researchers are very famous right now and many got for doing experiment to try to find specific factors or developing drugs to use Animals like mice or different animals like to provide specific experiment to find genetically how like it works and what kind of specific parameters they are looking for new approaches and right now like very popular direction.

Usually called epigenetics. Do you remember I mentioned to you about methylation marks for DNA? Usually, CH3 for activation expression genes. Expression gene specific spots in the genes. And this is a mutilation call if activate, not activate. And this is an approach they use after Factor Imanaki who got a Nobel Prize for regeneration like old cells, for example, in our body, possible to regenerate until like embryonic condition.

And, but definitely, we don’t like to regenerate itself. This use factor Yamanaki to embryo on. They’re looking for specific windows to regenerate from old muscles, old cells like what we have a body right now, for example, and to regenerate for young cells. 

Emily Bron: So are we speaking about stem cell technology?

It’s it’s about this one. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes. We are just like, yeah, stem technology, because right now this is like priority in biotech to find windows, window specific Approaches to transfer like old cells, like stem cells, like to just like general in general, like a soma cell to young cell to rejuvenate our body without only problem and most of all problem stem cells like you use factory monarchy and this is many teams Like Binmont some many teams many teams who work with this area for epigenetically try to rejuvenate Rejuvenate this is cells.

Emily Bron: Valeriy, I have such a question. Why in United States, Canada and some other countries actually research stem cell technologies and in regards to medical treatment and in general, it’s not it’s almost forbidden, I would say that it’s done in Spain, it’s done in Mexico, as far as I know, and they’re producing vaccine, and they’re moving forward, but United States behind in this regard.

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah, it still doesn’t make sense because many rules like specific restrictions to rules, ethical restriction rules keep going in the United States and in the world researchers as well, some like big companies like in Europe, it’s still not possible. possible to use for embryo, for example, like human embryo to do any experiments, even like for China scientists who did probably three years ago and like specific did like change gene for specifically change specifically, but it was got many problem even they put him in a jail for that.

And I still don’t understand, but even you’re right, many countries open to providing specific experiments, some like Latin America, many countries and Mexico. And this is why many scientists change some labs and try to find a way to help people to get faster results. At the same time, for me, it’s still questionable because this is an experiment, because we still don’t know our human abilities, what we have inside ourselves, what we have already.

Yeah. which developed by nature, who made us, for example, we still don’t know our abilities. This is the reason why our company, like my company, we try to find ancient mechanisms inside us. And to develop natural, what we have, and for example, by hypoxic technology, what we develop it, we use specific approaches for example, in 2017 I did some In global confidence for cardiologists and metabolic disorders.

Some being the speaker and about how just like new approach, just like Exactly. We done program and we found by. For example, exists parabiosis. Parabiosis when young mice connection with old mice and connected same blood circulation and they try to find how what kind of specific factors affect the young mice for mouse for old mice.

It means like something going on in our brain. If like in our brain, we have to find what kind of specific organ or part of brain. responsible for ancient mechanism, and we found this is like cerebellum. Cerebellum, because cerebellum, this is almost 70 billions neurons. This is like one big neuron contains more like 70 billions neurons.

And this is a specific spot, like egg, and behind our head, this is like a lower behind head. And plus they combine all information from our body and go from brain. This is accumulate all information. And plus cerebellum, very not. gut aging. This is ageless organ in general, if comparative other organs in our body and even other part of brain.

Emily Bron: So it’s actually a amazing and intriguing how ancient mechanism influence Modern health technologies and can you provide some more examples of this mechanism and how you adapted them to our today health solutions?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: For example when we announced our program and plus this mechanism we found, we did Some 2017 talked about our program. And we got call from Munich later, in Germany, a guy who suffering from Moyamoya. This is a rare disease, gene disease, and it’s for middle age like 50 to 60 starting, when small vessels blocked.

In United States, this is a disease even they have society. Thank you. One case for 19, 000 people, this is 

Emily Bron: Aneurysm? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Aneurysm in No, this is like small vessels, like capillaries, and blocked, and not able to feed any specific part of brain. And some capillary blocked for some, maybe, doesn’t matter what kind of part of brain, and Personally in general, starting to lose memory and he’s not able to find keys and everything.

And for this guy who was 58 years old at the same time, he had a chance for him. It was made surgery, action, and to clean vessels from this spot, specific spot. And he heard about us and to call us. And we just like starting. We found an approach how to rejuvenate, update, and upgrade their brain, and we told him this is a new technology, usually called hypoxic technology, to upgrade brain and everything, and a specific diet depends on how his lipids and everything because Our brain is like 70 percent from lipids contained and need to feed lipids, specific lipids as well for brain.

And we give him a program just like by phone and starting to observe like how like he’s monitor to him. Because physician told if not do surgery, brain surgery for him, trepanation and kill with probably died soon. This is like cancer because it’s no etiology no, still unknown what kind of disease and not treatable usually.

In six months he’s completely treated by our program. 

Emily Bron: It’s it’s about Hypoxic, what exactly aspect, because he started breath differently, this? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: He starting to use, yes, our approach, but because we have protocol protocol, we gave him protocol how to use, what kind of specific program, and how it could work, even my protocol we have in book as well.

And like this. Individual approach with his condition. Yeah, definitely. We manage him a little bit more precisely. What kind of activity for him? Exactly. We sent even our like mini electric cardiograph as well for him. To understand more precisely what’s going on with his, in general, his whole body.

And this is interesting in six months he’s problem gone. And at the same time, he being before middle distance runner, this is, and he was overweight, maybe over 100 kilograms in general, and in six months, he lost weight. And one, one year and a half, 2019 he already competed in the World Master Games, World Championship Games between Masters for his age division group.

And he already been the champion of Bavaria and everything. He’s completely different person right now. He looks like I have a picture he has completely in my power. Yeah. Point present, which 

Emily Bron: Oh, I’ve seen, yes, I’ve seen this picture. So it’s not an upgrade. You restarted his brain, not upgraded. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: No.

Yeah. Usually for us, like for regular people, upgrade brains, this will be very easy. Very useful because it will protect from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and everything dementia, at the same time, upgrades whole body. And, for example, we talking about before factory monarchy, they try to find partial windows windows between like old cell to rejuvenate for young cells, not like for embryon cells.

But for our approach, we don’t worry about like rejuvenation until embryon because not possible because we just like normally like we have adult body, but we rejuvenate our body. Definitely, we’re not able to upgrade until 30, but. Our suggestion, we will be keep our body pretty much like similar between 30 to 60 years old.

This is range doesn’t matter if you like 70, 80, 90, 200, 300 and everything. It will be like pretty much if you upgrade. all the time. Upgrade it takes maybe 5 to 10 minutes in general if you, your environment already familiar with hypoxia. 

Emily Bron: Excellent prognosis, and I understand that a lot of developments are going on now on yours, from your side, from other researchers and as someone deeply invested in the science and application of longevity, what advice would you give to midlifers looking to enhance their health lifespan significantly?

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Oh definitely. I We found, yeah, just like a little bit more clear picture for example, we right now like the whole human society in the world, live maximum until 120 and 122, just like it’s questionable. But still like, around 115, 120, this is the maximum possible right now to live for people.

When we analyzed our data. And when we found like three main factors, like we’re talking about like for balance, this balance between CO2, oxygen, and pH and energy, third factor, and how like, and we found like seven levels, function, functional levels for our body, and first three levels. First three levels, this is like until 120, it will be 60 90, 120.

This is three levels, but we have like predictable results. Everybody will be dieting. But our program gives level four, at least. If you got an environment of 50 to 80 saturation oxygen in your body, it gives level four. and discover it, start to discover it new level. And when we check biological age for age, for example, prediction, where you are, what is your age right now, like by saliva, for example, by DNA level.

And biological age dramatically slows down. maybe 12 times. If 12 times per year, if you not gain each year something in plus agen eacht, but which year we gain maybe 0. 1 only, it means give us theoretically it possible already for Even only with level 4 to live 1200 and more because we have like 5th level, 6th level, 7th level.

If they develop it to more level, like to get 5th level, 6th level, it definitely will be stay longer. Definitely, I will be careful as well tell like right now, I have group. which already have 50 to 60 years old and they have already developed 50 to 80 saturation oxygen range. And I hope like right now, like it will be for us still need to wait until 125 to prove our approach because you have, we have to show.

Emily Bron: How many years have you this group? Couple of years. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: At least seven years. I have seven years and plus additional, if like it’s unseen mechanism, doesn’t matter what age you have, if like it’s unseen mechanism imprinted by DNA, and I had a woman, for example, like she was 77 years old, and she had high blood pressure.

1, 2, 2, 2, 2 50 to one surgery. This is like high and low. This is and plus heart rate over one 20. And this is she used specific medication to support hyper manage hypertensive and even. All medication, modern medication didn’t work for her because she completely been almost unconscious. And like we gave her options just like to train resistant to hypoxia.

We check her, like inhale like 15 seconds resistant to hypoxia and 10 seconds for inhale out. But she was very good student. She been like in it. Two and a half months, she did completely what we told her. And after two and a half months, her blood pressure one something, like 1 25 to 70 and later, like one 10 and something, and still okay.

And, later, she developed two resistant to hypoxia, 3 sodium inhale and 1 sodium inhale. It means the answer mechanism doesn’t matter what your age. It’s you’re 70 or 60 or 90, you need motivation to do that. When you got the motivation for, to be healthy, and right now she’s I checked Just a few months ago, she’s 89, will be in this year, next year, 89, but if she not to do, only use medication that we had for hypertensive, she will probably, she will be died, maybe, 10 years ago or so.

Emily Bron: So I can summarize it. Recipe for doing health, enhance health and lifespan. It’s actually to be motivated to have a clear brain and to follow your method, which is not so complicated. You just need to organize it. Am I correct? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes. Yes. In general, because it’s very difficult to motivate people who are over 70 and 70, mainly 80s and because they usually Would like nothing to change in a life, old style life, old specific food.

In particular, like our parents or grandparents, they like to use pretty much like similar styles of food and everything. This is the culture, and it is very difficult sometimes to motivate itself to Just like something to do a new approach, but for this lady, she had no options: you die or just continue to live.

Emily Bron: I hear it’s clear, yes, and kudos to her and to you that you can work together and she was motivated enough to make correct choice and continue her life and I understand she’s still part of your group, correct? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yes. 

Emily Bron: Yeah. For many, a reinvention in midlife and above, as you mentioned, being older, can be a daunting prospect, based on your experiences, life experiences, and medical experience.

With change and adaptation, what advice would you give to someone feeling stuck or uncertain about their ability to reinvent themselves in midlife?

 It’s my last question. General example, not as a doctor, if you can divide it, but as a person with all your experience. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: My experience is just don’t be afraid to start new approaches and to see around people, ask people, and just what kind of, okay, this is to live in a community, usually community.

It helps so much if you stay alone, definitely you’re not able to make the decision, but when you have different opinions and majority opinion, they’re very positive. Definitely, this is in the community. People will be easy more with motivated itself and for, it doesn’t matter where you live. 

Emily Bron: Thank you very much.

You exactly get to my way of thinking to have purpose in life, to have social circle, community of like-minded or supported people. And you will like this life and you will get the motivation to continue on. And with your help, help of your method, I believe it’s it’s very practical, doable, not expensive and affordable for many people.

Am I correct? 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Yeah, just like to use our natural ability and unseen mechanism, but for our perspective, just continue to shopping, usually call it shopping for level four and level five and discover more and more unseen mechanism, even like in my group, for example, people able right now to breathe maybe in during one hour, so only two minutes.

Emily Bron: I see. I see. Thank you very much. It was enlightening. A lot of information to digest. Thank you very much for your time and a lot of advices and insights we received over this conversation. Thank you, Valeriy. 

Valeriy Starodubtsev: Thank you for inviting me. 

Emily Bron: Thank you. That brings us to the close of yet another enriching conversation here on Age of Reinvention podcast.

Thank you to Dr. Valery Starodubtsev for sharing his incredible journey and insights with us today. We encourage you, our cherished listeners, to consider what lessons you can take from Dr. Starodubtsev’s story. How might his approaches To customize training, lifelong learning and innovation influence your pursuits of well being and reinvention.

To our dear listeners, we hope today’s episode has inspired you to take at your midlife not as a time of crisis, but as a golden opportunity for reinvention and purposeful living. Remember, it’s always possible to embark on a new path, to breathe new life into your passions and to redefine your freedom and lifestyle.

If Dr. Starodubtsev’s story has sparked a flame within you, we encourage you to reach out, connect, and create your blueprint for longevity and fulfillment. As always, thank you for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe to Age of Reinvention for more inspiring stories and practical advice on living life to the fullest.

Until next time, keep reinventing, thriving, and chasing those dreams with relentless passion. This is Emily Bron, signing off. Take care and see you in the next episode.

 Valeriy Starodubtsev

CEO and President Varicardstar LLC | Hardware & software | Radical Longevity Program | Healthspan & lifespan

Valeriy Starodubtsev is a leading expert in healthspan and lifespan extension, specializing in hypoxic technology—a breakthrough approach rooted in the Soviet space program. Originally developed to prepare astronauts like Yuri Gagarin, this technology has been refined by Valeriy and his team to unlock ancient biological mechanisms encoded in human DNA, combating aging and age-related diseases.

With over 44 years of experience in health, fitness, and sports science, Valeriy has developed the Radical Longevity Program, a cutting-edge protocol designed to restore balance in the body by optimizing CO₂ and O₂ levels, pH regulation, and energy dynamics. His research identifies key factors driving aging and offers scientifically-backed solutions to slow down, halt, and even reverse the aging process at the cellular level.

Through his work, Valeriy is revolutionizing the field of longevity, empowering individuals to harness natural, time-tested mechanisms to achieve optimal health and extended vitality.

A Lifelong Journey Across Disciplines

Dr. Valeriy Starodubtsev’s journey is as vast as it is varied, extending from the athletic tracks of Russia to the scientific laboratories of Eugene, Oregon. Beginning his career as a competitive athlete, Dr. Starodubtsev transitioned into medicine and later moved towards longevity research, continually reinventing himself. This constant reinvention was driven by his personal experiences with health challenges and his unwavering curiosity about the limits of human potential.

Innovative Approaches to Longevity

Drawing from his extensive experience, Dr. Starodubtsev has developed pioneering technologies and programs to enhance health and life span. His work leverages ancient human mechanisms, such as resistance to hypoxia, to create innovative solutions involving modern technology and natural body processes. Dr. Starodubtsev’s radical longevity program encapsulates this approach, offering individuals a practical means to extend their health cycles using accessible technologies and a scientific foundation.

The Role of Hypoxic Technology

A cornerstone of Dr. Starodubtsev’s approach is his hypoxic technology, which is based on the body’s natural ability to adapt to low oxygen levels, a process similar to high-altitude training used by athletes. By simulating these conditions, Dr. Starodubtsev’s methods aim to trigger the body’s ancient mechanisms that promote rejuvenation and health optimization, providing a non-invasive option for improving longevity.

Practical Advice for Midlife Reinvention

Dr. Starodubtsev’s story and insights offer valuable lessons for anyone looking to reinvent themselves, particularly in midlife. He emphasizes the importance of community and staying motivated, crucial components in embracing new methods and sustaining change. His advice to midlifers is clear: harness the potential for growth and reinvention by maintaining a curious mind, staying active, and surrounding oneself with supportive people.

Conclusion: Embracing Opportunities for Growth

Midlife should not be seen as a time of decline but as a golden opportunity for reinvention and innovation. Dr. Starodubtsev’s experiences and insights challenge the narrative of aging, offering a blueprint for those seeking to redefine their lives. By applying scientific methods and maintaining a proactive approach to health, individuals can enhance their quality of life and extend their vitality well into their later years.

The conversation with Dr. Starodubtsev on Age of Reinvention is a call to action, urging listeners to view their midlife not as a crisis but as an opportunity to embrace new passions and redefine one’s freedom and lifestyle.