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“Controlled human studies support acute brain-related responses to high-intensity exercise. Six short all-out cycling intervals improved selected learning and executive measures while increasing circulating BDNF, IGF-1, and VEGF; lactate tracked several of these changes.”

“Mounting evidence suggests that exploiting this property may be useful towards reducing the toxicity of chemotherapeutics while also maximizing their impact in the treatment of cancer.”

“A large meta-analysis found that protein supplementation improved resistance-training gains in muscle size and strength, with little additional lean-mass benefit above an estimated total intake of about 1.6 grams per kilogram per day for most participants.”

“Dr. Patrick also cautions that glutamine can serve as fuel for rapidly dividing cells; people with cancer, a history of polyps, or active gastrointestinal disease should not treat supplementation as routine and should discuss it with a clinician.”

“An emerging strategy in the prevention and (possibly) treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is starving cells as a means to induce general autophagy to help rid the cell of protein aggregates.”

“When produced during exercise (especially high intensity workouts like cycling, which shifts metabolism toward glycolysis to more quickly meet the high energetic demands), lactate switches on more than 600 genes involved in muscle adaptation, stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis – the process of making new mitochondria – and promotes protein synthesis, which is essential for muscle growth.”

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks at SF Nerd Nite about transgenerational effects of caloric restriction on longevity, B-vitamins silencing bad genes, cognitive stimulation reversing neurodegenerative disease, exercise increases neurogenesis, and ways in which vitamin D might influence aging.”

“Earlier long-term research in older male physicians found no cognitive benefit, and the main COSMOS trial did not significantly reduce invasive cancer, cardiovascular events, or mortality over a median of 3.6 years.”

“In a secondary analysis of 72 men, the combined concentration of six PFAS declined by about 8 percent within the oat beta-glucan group over four weeks, while the study did not distinguish the magnitude of change from the control group.”

“A dose-response meta-analysis of 30 prospective studies, including more than 1.18 million participants, associated each additional daily cup with about a 6 percent lower incidence of type 2 diabetes, with similar patterns for caffeinated and decaf coffee.”