Micronutrient biomarkers associated with long-term health outcomes and the prevention of chronic age-related diseases are important to measure.

“I think, you know, these analytical methods where we're looking at both our genes and also, you know, measuring vitamin and minerals in blood, measuring proteins that are biomarkers for, you know, cancer or neurodegenerative diseases that also respond to vitamins and minerals, are also very importan”

Certain substances that are not strictly essential for short-term survival should be classified as longevity vitamins because they prevent degenerative diseases of aging.

“I wanna say there should be these longevity vitamins, maybe an antioxidant like some of these carotenoids or other things, that are giving you a long lifespan.”