Welcome to the Siim Land podcast I’m your host Siim Land and our guest today is Dr. Elena Seranova. Elena has a Ph.D. in Stem Cell Biology and Autophagy from the University of Birmingham. She also has an MSc in Translational Neuroscience and is the founder of NMN Bio. In this episode we talk about the details of the process of autophagy and how does it work. Timestamps: How Elena Became an Autophagy Researcher 01:05 What Is Autophagy 04:00 Why Is Autophagy Important 06:25 When Is Autophagy Not Good 11:11 What Activates Autophagy 12:12 How to Measure Autophagy 16:50 NAD+ Role in Autophagy 26:55 What Increases NAD+ Levels 30:20 Negative Effects of NAD+ 31:35 NAD and Aging 36:35 Best Ways to Activate Autophagy 41:21 Melatonin and Autophagy 45:10 Trehalose and Autophagy 46:30 And much more Self Decode is a genetics decoding company. You can get personalized health recommendations based on your DNA and the latest scientific research. They have numerous different DNA reports for differen...