Why Most Longevity Advice Fails Women: Kayla Barnes Breaks the Silence

01/07/2025 41 min

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Kayla Barnes is a certified brain health coach, entrepreneur, and one of the world’s leading voices in healthspan, longevity, and female performance optimization. She is the founder of a longevity medicine clinic and a vocal advocate for personalized, data-driven wellness.In this episode, we explore why Kayla believes longevity starts with basics—not biohacking—how sleep, strength training, and mindset shape health more than any supplement, and what women really need to know when following protocols built for men.Expect to learn:Why sleep is the foundation of female health, mood, and metabolismHow Kayla personalized her health using advanced labs, genetics, and gut testingWhy she ditched caloric restriction—and how it wrecked her hormonesWhat makes strength training the real “pill” for longevityHow relationships, joy, and intention are Kayla’s secret biohacksWhy women need their own data, protocols, and voices in the longevity spaceAnd the surprising truth about choosing happiness over immortalityTimestamps:0:00 – What if you only did what you felt like doing?1:26 – Kayla’s personal story and how she found longevity3:58 – The three levels of longevity: from sleep to stem cells7:12 – What men need to understand about women’s health9:05 – Kayla’s top 3 tips for women’s health optimization12:53 – Why caloric restriction backfired and what she does instead14:46 – Personalization and where to start with testing18:13 – Glucose monitoring, nutrient labs, and Kayla’s protocol21:55 – Exploring rapamycin, menopause, and delaying ovarian aging23:50 – How to build a personalized protocol without overwhelm25:20 – Kayla’s new “why”: health, love, and future motherhood27:34 – Biohacking vs. real human connection—finding the balance30:05 – Cold therapy, discipline, and doing hard things33:27 – Big breakthroughs coming in women’s health36:59 – Would she choose happiness or immortality? Her surprising answerWhether you're new to longevity or deep in the data, this episode will remind you: optimization isn’t about perfection—it’s about purpose.📸 Instagram: @thebeyondtomorrowpodcast🌍 Website: www.beyondtomorrowpodcast.com📩 Email: [email protected]🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa📍Subscribe to The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast with Julian Issa for more stories from the edge of what’s possible.

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