Related Episodes for Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients

“- Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D. Highlighting a certain hypocrisy, Dr. Schoenfeld points out that while most parents won't blanch at their children participating in sports that are characterized by real risks of injury, they will often worry themselves unnecessarily about resistance training, which has fewer risks.”

“Many harmful behaviors, such as overeating or smoking, are rooted in reward-based processes. Consequently, people often engage in these behaviors in response to triggers, such as emotional or mental stressors, or external prompts, such as advertising and social pressures.”

“For people concerned about LDL cholesterol, paper-filtered or instant coffee offers a practical way to retain many coffee polyphenols while reducing diterpene exposure. The machine and container also matter.”

“In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's appearance on The Dan Bongino Show, she explains that the amount of EPA and DHA needed to change the Omega-3 Index varies with baseline status, body size, formulation, diet, and adherence.”

“Brady Holmer turns the protocol into a weekly framework: one interval session, one longer easy session, additional base-pace activity, active recovery, and at least two resistance sessions. Dr. Patrick emphasizes the progressive build.”

“In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s appearance on MedCram, she describes sauna as an exercise mimetic because heat raises heart rate, blood flow, plasma volume, and sweating and can lower blood pressure afterward. It does not reproduce every adaptation or replace exercise.”

“Even though the primary endpoints failed (NR did not improve insulin sensitivity or weight loss), he notes a meaningful signal in reduced liver fat—a 2% decrease in the NR group compared to a 0.2% reduction in the placebo group, a difference that didn't reach statistical significance, likely because subjects weren't randomized by liver fat and variability was high.”

“Preliminary findings from a study analyzing UK Biobank data with over 25,000 participants suggest that even 3-4 minutes of VILPA daily could reduce all-cause mortality risk by 25-30%.”

“However, the term "fasting" can comprise a variety of subtypes. Intermittent fasting, a term lacking specificity, usually refers to interventions such as alternate-day fasting, fasting one day per week, or a five:two eating pattern (fasting for two days per week).”

“The most compelling human signal appears when the brain is under acute strain. In a randomized crossover study, a single dose of 0.35 grams per kilogram during 21 hours of sleep deprivation changed cerebral energy metabolites and preserved selected measures of cognitive performance.”