Professor Brian Kennedy explains biological age, the growing ability to measure ageing, and why sustainable changes in sleep, movement, diet and stress matter. The film introduces his work with Sindora Living to translate longevity research into practical programmes.
🎉I’m so excited about this partnership with Prof. Brian Kennedy from the National University of Singapore!
Sindora Living 欣岳年 is on a mission to introduce cutting-edge healthy longevity management programs to our residents and their families.
The useful distinction here is between longevity as a promise and longevity as an operating discipline. Measurement, behaviour change and ongoing support all have to fit into daily life if the science is to become meaningful for residents.
Transcript
Hello, I’m Brian Kennedy. I’m a professor of biochemistry and physiology at the National University of Singapore, focusing on the field of ageing. I’m also director of the NUHS Centre for Healthy Longevity. I’m very happy to be in Nanjing to initiate this collaboration with Keppel’s Sindora Living. As Sindora’s longevity-management expert, I’m excited to use my research and knowledge to help residents, younger seniors and middle-aged adults live healthier and longer lives.
There has been incredible progress in ageing research. We now understand, to a large degree, why people get old and, more importantly, which interventions may slow or even reverse aspects of ageing. We also have biomarkers that can measure how a person is ageing. The goal is to translate this research into practical strategies that benefit people by delaying, detecting, preventing or treating age-related decline and disease. I believe it will be possible to extend both lifespan and healthspan, improving quality of life in later years.
Lifestyle is very important to healthy longevity: how long you sleep, how much you exercise and what you eat all affect how long you live and remain healthy. But changing a lifestyle is difficult. People need support and sustainable plans. Sindora Living can help residents and other adults adopt changes that work for them and from which they can benefit.
At what age should you measure ageing? At any age. Chronological age is the number on your passport, but biological age reflects the rate at which you are actually ageing. Research now allows us to estimate biological age using familiar measures such as blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, body-mass index and pulse-wave velocity, together with newer biological-ageing clocks. Once we understand the rate and pattern of ageing, we can design interventions to help people live healthier, longer lives.
I have worked in ageing research for more than 30 years. Personally, I focus on a healthy lifestyle: running, resistance training, a balanced diet and managing stress. I also try to preserve time for things I enjoy rather than carrying every responsibility home. Happiness and contentment matter. Combining a healthy lifestyle, carefully considered supplements and better stress management makes a longer, healthier life more likely.
Transcript lightly edited from YouTube’s automatic captions for punctuation, names and readability. The video is the definitive record.
The partnership was first shared on LinkedIn on April 1, 2024; the interview was published on YouTube on October 16, 2024. View the LinkedIn post · Watch the original video