Why Longevity Matters to Everyone: Living Longer in the Web3 World

Doctors and founders are embracing longevity medicine, and here's what a longer, healthier human lifespan means for the crypto community. Opinion Expected to reach a market size of $128 billion by 2028, the longevity industry is no longer something those outside of the medical world can ignore. Over the next few years, technologies and treatments that extend the lives of aging-related diseases will be tested in humans. There's an exciting wave of development happening in research labs and technology centers around the world, with more and more early adopters embarking on their longevity journey. As I pointed out in my previous post, the crypto community would do well to . Longevity not only like artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technologies, but also has a visionary spirit and is supported by stakeholders dedicated to improving the human aging experience. To learn more about this burgeoning industry, I spoke with three people about their alignment with the science of longevity and why they want you to know about the opportunities of embracing longevity. The sector already has . The insights of one of the world's foremost longevity doctors, the founder of the world's first full-service blockchain technology company, are unique but share a common theme: it's time for the world to pay attention to what that the future holds for the human lifespan. Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, Chair of the Longevity Science Foundation Visionary Board As a longevity physician, my goal is to maintain or even improve a person's quality of life. But the term longevity conjures up images of living longer. But it's more than that. Life should be fulfilling. It must be fun. In longevity medicine, it is essential to focus on physical health as well as behavioral and mental health. All of these parts fit together to make a healthy human. In general, I'm not a fan of radical recommendations. I love customization. I like the structure. I particularly like the structure when developing treatment trajectories for a patient. Of course, there is a longevity foundation that incorporates common themes. However, I don't have typical recommendations for everyone. I look at the unique characteristics of each patient in several different categories. The first category is metabolic optimization. This category encompasses nutritional enhancements, exercise, and hormones. Some people are athletes, and I also work with pre- and post-menopausal women. Some patients are preparing for pregnancy. These unique characteristics are taken into account in the recommendations. The second category is sleep. Many people underestimate the importance of sleep in maintaining healthy bodily functions. As part of the patient assessment, I look at how easily the patient falls asleep and how optimal sleep is based on oxygen levels, number of apnea episodes, etc. The third area of ​​optimization is cognition. Neurodegeneration is a significant concern for individuals as they age, and optimizing this area requires early prevention of any cognitive decline or neurosurgical health. Cognition also includes mental health. I have a background in psychiatry, so mental health is key for me. Many people are already taking antipsychotics or antidepressants. I meet patients where they are and help them achieve their mental health improvement goals. As you can see, we focus a lot on the granular level in dealing with longevity. We focus on all aspects of a person to ensure treatments work in harmony. Physicians and patients alike must remember that flexibility is the key to any medical success. Longevity treatment should be equally flexible. Val Vavilov, Founder and Visionary Director of Bitfury and Member of the Board of Patrons of the Longevity Science Foundation My interest in longevity started as a personal interest. . To achieve our mission, I realized that I had to optimize not only my health but also my physical, emotional, mental and spiritual development. Health is usually one of the first things people overlook when they focus elsewhere. I started reading about everything considered cutting edge in the field, from intermittent fasting to veganism. I even went so thoroughly to assess the micronutrients of the different fruits and vegetables that I ate to balance them. When you start researching these things, you will eventually come to the realm of longevity, because longevity is about optimizing your life and your health. It speaks to the engineer in me. We look at what we can optimize and how to do it. I spent over a year optimizing my health, my food, my sleep everything. And now I feel better than when I was 20! I became a patron of the Longevity Science Foundation because I sincerely believe that longevity shouldn't belong to just one group of people. Everyone deserves access to the tools and science to live longer, healthier lives. I support the foundation's mission to democratize access to this information because everyone is entitled to it. Longevity should be shared. What's the point of living a longer, healthier life if you're the only one to benefit? What kind of world will you inherit? How can you build a better one if you're on your own? Longevity is a crucial part of our collective future. Crypto, blockchain and Web3 make it easier for us to work together and support each other while protecting each other. The science of longevity means we can do it while living longer, being healthier and being happier. In other words: a better existence is here for humans if we collaborate and create more open systems accessible to all. Maja Vujinovic, CEO of OGroup and Member of the Board of Patrons of the Longevity Science Foundation I was an early pioneer of emerging technologies since 2005, entering spaces such as mobile payments, renewable energy, Internet of Things, CRISPR and cryptocurrencies, years before they were achieve general understanding and recognition. Working at this cutting edge requires constantly questioning the status quo and seeking optimization. I bring the same pioneering attitude to longevity: there is more to longevity medicine than life extension. It's about pushing our evolutionary engine. It is a difficult but exciting quest. Our ancestors had countless challenges to overcome as we moved from caves to dwellings to tribes to cities where we are now. We had to face predators, diseases, famines, wars, infections. Although many of these challenges still exist, we have defenses against many of them. These are defenses that we have developed outside of ourselves. They weren't upgradeable. Today, it is a combination of internal and external development that drives the company forward. Thanks to incredible technological breakthroughs, we are able to access products that facilitate our evolutionary process. However, our biological evolution has been overtaken by a technological revolution. Simply put, the human brain cannot move forward with the same inertia as current technological progress. It may sound like a scary concept, but it's also exciting. This unprecedented progress is inspiring. I see this spirit in the crypto community, and I see it again in longevity medicine. There is a powerful movement to improve the functioning of existing systems like the financial sector by disrupting and democratizing them. I see the longevity thesis as disruptive to how we age. Longevity medicine is about balancing technology with our own awareness of being more present and a reminder of the basics. In some ways, our quality of life is even worse than that of our ancestors because we have less time to do the things we love. Our appetite for connection is diminishing due to the constant use of technology and the decrease in human interaction. So, longevity is about making a plan for yourself that goes beyond a pill, an injection, a hyperbaric chamber, or an expensive health spa. Instead, it's about establishing a daily routine and lasting, sustained change from mindless, endless growth for the sake of growth. It requires planning, re-strategizing our healthcare costs, and upgrading where it makes sense. You commit to this in your work. Are you ready to do this for your life? The views, thoughts and opinions expressed herein are the sole authors and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. Garri Zmudze is Managing Partner at LongeVC, a Swiss and Cyprus-based venture capital firm accelerating innovative startups in biotechnology and longevity. He is a seasoned business expert and angel investor with several successful exits in biotech and technology companies. He is a longtime supporter and investor in biotech companies including Insilico Medicine, Deep Longevity and Basepaws.