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Dan Pardi Reveals Vitamin C's Surprising Anti-Aging Power
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- Well Beyond 40
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- Jul 22, 2026
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- 3571
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Summary
Are you taking the right form of vitamin C, or is most of it going to waste? In this episode, I sit down again with Dr. Dan Pardi to unpack a brand-new study revealing "ferroaging" — a mechanism where iron builds up in our tissues and quietly accelerates how we age. Dan, a researcher and health-behavior expert who helps develop products at Qualia, walks me through why vitamin C turned out to be the single most powerful compound for slowing and even reversing this process. We get into the forms, doses, and timing that actually make vitamin C work, so you can move it from an afterthought to a true foundation of your longevity stack. What you’ll learn: 06:08 Why vitamin C matters far beyond fighting off colds and flus. 06:57 What the brand-new Cell Metabolism study revealed about a new aging mechanism called ferroaging. 08:22 How ferroptosis differs from normal cell death — and why iron makes cells "explode". 13:01 Why vitamin C beat every other compound at blocking this iron-driven aging process. 16:52 What happened when monkeys drank vitamin C for 40 months, including younger brains and tissues. 22:03 How liposomal, buffered, and ascorbic-acid forms of vitamin C differ in absorption. 27:07 How to time your vitamin C so it doesn't blunt your workout gains. 47:19 Which foundational supplements Dan builds his own longevity stack around. Love the podcast? Here’s what to do: Subscribe to the podcast. Leave a review. Text a screenshot to me at 813-565-2627 and wait for a personal reply because your voice is so important to me. Full show notes (including all links mentioned): https://jjvirgin.com/danpardi Episode Sponsor: Try Qualia (http://qualialife.com/VIRGINWELLNESS) risk-free for up to 100 days and use code VIRGINWELLNESS for 15% off If your routine or eating habits have…