Withings on Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair

If you've listened to this show or heard me on stage, you've probably heard me say, you can't optimize what you don't measure. That's what we do as scientists. It's true also when it comes to body metrics. Many people only measure their total body weight if anything. But this only tells a small part of the story. You don't know if you're losing fat or muscle or even where the fat is being lost from. For instance, visceral fat, what I call the evil fat that sits around your organs. It's associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and death. Getting rid of visceral fat or at least minimizing it can have a strong impact on your long -term health and longevity. Since they first came out with their Wi -Fi scale over 13 years ago, I've actually been using withings devices. And if you've never heard of withings, they make some of the coolest devices that you can measure yourself with. The scale is one of the devices that I particularly love. I've got all the valuable data over 13 years on my scale and on my phone, along with those of my kids as they were growing up. Let me show you what my body looks like in 3D, my digital twin. There I am. You can see that on my arms, 11 .5 % fat, legs, 10 .7 % and torso, 13%. I'm pretty happy with this. I'd like to be a little bit more cut on my torso. But it's telling me that I'm doing well and I'm on the lower end compared to other people in my age range. And you can do this for muscle as well. And I've actually watched my muscle grow as I've changed my exercises. This is just one motivational and very fun thing to have on your phone and it's fun to show others as well. In the past couple of months, by changing my diet and my exercise regimens, I've lost over 12 pounds. And importantly, I was able to ensure that I didn't also lose any of my muscle mass, which is a common problem. And though I didn't use a GLP1 drug, if you do take one, a within scale can help ensure that you lose fat, not muscle. So withings is really cool. It's the only smart scale that comes with an FDA -cleared ECG that can analyze your heart rhythm and even detect atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that can cause stroke and heart failure. As a lifespan listener, we invite you to join us, learn more about withings, or get a scale, or one of their other cool smart devices at withings.com slash lifespan, or use the lifespan code for discounts.