On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Dr. Jeffrey Gladden from Gladden Longevity and Dr. Mark Young have a discussion with today’s guest, Dr. Ernesto Navarro from Gladden Longevity, on the topic of COVID-19. Dr. Gladden, Dr. Young, and Dr. Navarro dive into the current science behind COVID-19, discuss variants, look at the factors that increase the risk of infection, and talk about ways to be proactive about our health, rather than reactive. Here are some highlights: Dr. Mark Young and Dr. Jeffrey Gladden discuss the tip of the day. Can-C is a dipeptide eye drop that helps with cataracts. We meet Dr. Navarro from Gladden Longevity. We review the factors that increase the risk of a COVID-19 infection. We discuss a study that found some of the greatest risk factors include essential hypertension, anxiety/fear, and various lipid disorders. We discuss what a variant is and get an update on the current Delta and Lambda variant. We discuss ways to be proactive about our health, rather than reactive. This includes living an active lifestyle, having a healthy, anti-inflammatory diet like the Mediterranean style diet, and decreasing our stress. Dr. Navarro and Dr. Gladden share a list of different supplements that are used at Gladden Longevity as a proactive approach. We discuss some actionable items on how to be proactive and really step into an overall healthy lifestyle