Related Episodes for A Practical Framework for Supporting Gut Health

“A large series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses found dose-response associations between dietary fiber and lower cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, and mortality, with randomized trials also supporting favorable effects on weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure.”

“Longer-term nutrient status offers another perspective: in a randomized trial of adults with overweight or obesity, 15 grams of psyllium daily for three months did not significantly alter serum micronutrient concentrations relative to control.”

“If you have used a consumer genetic testing service like 23andMe or AncestryDNA and want to learn more about whether or not the data indicates your specific genotype on these SNPs, check out our free viral report here.”

“A small exploratory study detected some phthalates and metabolites in sweat, but it did not test sauna or exercise, show a fall in body burden, or establish clinical benefit. Reducing exposure remains the clearest practical strategy.”

“A large observational study associated five healthy lifestyle factors, including a healthy dietary pattern, with an estimated 14 additional years of life expectancy for women and 12 years for men at age 50 compared with following none of the factors.”

“00:29:20 - Organs shrink during fasting and then regrow after refeeding. Study. 00:29:45 - Fasting stresses healthy cells so they increase their stress-response pathways, including heat shock proteins, antioxidant production, and anti-inflammatory.”

“01:52:55 - Environmental enrichment creates epigenetic changes that benefit learning and memory in rodents and these benefits transfer to offspring. Study. 02:05:00 - NASA study showed that gravity influenced expression of genes involved in metastasis.”

“00:34:40 - Repeated traumatic brain injury has cumulative neuroinflammatory effects in the brain over years, including amyloid-beta plaque and tau tangle formation. Study. 00:44:00 - A variant of the APOE gene increases risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as much as 15-fold.”

“While consuming a ketogenic diet, he observed that his cognitive function returned to where it was before his diagnosis. In this clip, Tim Ferriss describes his experience with Lyme disease, and how he used the ketogenic diet in conjunction with antibiotics to support his recovery.”

Dr. Michael Snyder discusses personalized medicine and the use of technologies that monitor metabolism and other health markers.