On Beyond Longevity, Dr Filippo Ongaro, medical doctor, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor, shares how nearly eight years working with astronauts at the European Space Agency shaped the way he thinks about ageing.In space, the body can lose muscle, bone and resilience at a frightening speed. Stress, sleep disruption, nutrition, movement and circadian misalignment are not lifestyle details. They become central medical issues. For Dr Filippo, space became a kind of accelerated ageing model, showing in fast-forward what happens when the systems that keep us strong begin to break down, and why exercise and nutrition are such powerful countermeasures.After leaving ESA, Dr Filippo opened one of Italy’s early anti-ageing and functional medicine centres. But over time, he came to believe that the biggest obstacle in longevity is not simply knowledge, testing, or more biomarkers. It is the behaviour gap. People often know what they should be doing. The harder question is why they do not follow through.Together with his wife Sonya, he shifted from one-to-one clinical work into education, coaching, professional training and strategic advisory, with a focus on making longevity more accessible, affordable and practical, including through pharmacy-based pathways.In this conversation, he argues that longevity should focus on healthspan, avoid overpromising, build trust, start earlier with younger people, and move beyond fear of death towards purpose, identity and the joy of lifelinks: www.metodo-ongaro.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-filippo-ongaro/ Dr. Filippo Ongaro00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro02:53 From ESA to Longevity05:07 Space as Accelerated Ageing07:40 Countermeasures and Behaviour Gap09:53 Mindset Over Biohacking14:24 Mission Drives Discipline17:22 Delayed Gratification Science20:37 Building Anti-Ageing Practice22:11 Why People Don't Follow Through24:31 Who Wanted Anti-Ageing Help28:16 Pivot to Education at Scale31:53 Training Health Professionals32:24 Scaling Impact Through Partners33:27 Broadening the Audience34:36 Affordable Longevity Access37:11 Institutions and Mass Market40:14 Business Advice for Clinicians43:26 Hype, Trust, and PR45:07 Fear Versus Joy of Life47:16 Identity Driven Change53:24 Future of Longevity Market56:00 Healthspan Over Lifespan57:58 Rapid Fire and Wrap Up01:00:18 Final Episode Takeaways