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Posted on October 21st 2021 (over 2 years)

Having a healthy, robust immune system is crucial for our survival. Critical players in the body's antiviral immune response are interferons. Certain lifesty...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Sleep affects aspects of our mental and cognitive health. Not getting enough sleep triggers the onset of a "loneliness phenotype," driving people who are sle...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Poor sleep reduces the body's insulin sensitivity and changes a person's appetite, increasing the preference for high carbohydrate foods like pizza, pasta, a...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Traditional vaccines take many years to develop. A recent innovation in vaccine technology involves exploitation of messenger RNA, or mRNA, to facilitate rap...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Coffee consumption is associated with protection from several chronic diseases. Coffee's beneficial effects may stem from its ability to induce autophagy; ho...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Keeping our brains sharp throughout the lifespan is essential for optimal performance. Lifestyle behaviors such as exercise, dietary modification, and sauna ...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Recent discoveries in the field of epigenetics suggest we might be able to slow aging, based on the realization that not everyone ages at the same rate. Evid...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

This is a special mashup episode, featuring a collection of clips on a range of topics related to supplements — including Rhonda’s evolving supplement routin...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with no cure. It typically manifests later in life and is caused by the destruction of neuron...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Although many beneficial effects of time- or calorie-restricted eating in humans have been identified, many questions still remain regarding fitness and perf...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Circadian rhythms modulate a wide array of the body's physiological processes, ultimately influencing body weight, performance, and susceptibility to disease...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Autophagy, a type of cellular recycling program, influences many aspects of health and disease, including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and aging. Nutri...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Chronic stress impacts our mental and physical health. Stress increases levels of hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, which in turn, can increase a person...

Posted on October 20th 2021 (over 2 years)

Sulforaphane exerts beneficial – and somewhat unconventional – effects in humans to promote health. For example, sulforaphane promotes the urinary excretion ...

Posted on October 19th 2021 (over 2 years)

“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.” - William Thompson Getting regular checkups and undergoing blood tests are fundamental to maintaining...

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