Related Episodes for Dr. Guido Kroemer on Autophagy, Caloric Restriction Mimetics, Fasting & Protein Acetylation

“Because red blood cells turn over slowly, the test provides a longer-term view of marine omega-3 status than a recent meal and gives people a measurable way to evaluate diet or supplementation.”

“If your magnesium levels are inadequate, then your ability to boost mitochondrial number during HIT will be dampened, thus, compromising performance and the mitochondrial mass you would have otherwise gained as a consequence of your hard work and effort.”

“In this brief episode, we learn how restoring our dietary and sleep pattern to one that more closely syncs with those imposed by nature, especially by avoiding eating within 2-3 hours before bed and onset of melatonin production, may improve our health and potentially prolong our healthspan.”

“The good news is that extending sleep by ~1 hour per night has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity, normalize levels of appetite-regulating hormones, reduce cravings for sweet and salty foods, decrease sugar consumption, lower caloric intake, and aid in weight loss.”

“Two recent clinical studies underscore that microbial responses to individual components of a person's diet may influence host health. Dr. Elinav's work with The Personalized Nutrition Program revealed that individualized dietary recommendations improve postprandial blood glucose levels.”

“Most infant formulas don't contain MFGMs, but evidence suggests that the bovine form of the MFGM exerts similar beneficial effects on human infants when included in infant formula. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes the structure and function of milk fat globule membranes in breast milk.”

“Although there may be differences in how men and women respond to time-restricted eating, Dr. Panda feels that most people can include time-restricted eating of 12 hours, with the exception of pregnant or breastfeeding women, and people with type 1 diabetes.”

“In a controlled crossover study of eight healthy men, a high-PPO banana smoothie produced an 84% lower peak concentration of circulating flavan-3-ol metabolites than a flavan-3-ol capsule.”

“Specific topics include autophagy, the process of recycling dysfunctional cells that is induced by fasting and fasting-mimicking drugs such as resveratrol and spermidine. Rhonda discusses the effects of fasting on Parkinson's disease and which groups of people should not fast.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.