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Q&A #28: Lowering Heart Disease Risk—Functional Foods, Statins, & Cholesterol
Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
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Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
Q&A
Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
Q&A
Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
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“Practical steps include avoiding tobacco, minimizing alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, eating varied plant foods, exercising, using recommended vaccines and sun protection, knowing family history, and following age- and risk-based screening guidance.”
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“Controlled studies have found higher overnight glucose after an identical dinner eaten at 10 PM instead of 6 PM and a larger glucose response when food intake occurs close to habitual bedtime during elevated endogenous melatonin.”
“Shift work creates a chronic disruption of circadian rhythms that affects sleep, metabolism, decision-making, and long-term health, often in ways people don't recognize until years later. In this Aliquot, joined by Drs.”
“In this Aliquot, I explain why visceral fat behaves so differently from other fat, how it drives insulin resistance and chronic disease, and what research shows about the most effective ways to reduce it.”
“Modulating autophagy – through fasting and exercise (which both increase acetyl CoA) or intake of nutrients like spermidine – represents a promising therapeutic approach for extending human lifespan and healthspan.”
“Time-restricted eating, which involves taking in food within a small window of time during the day and fasting for the remainder, can improve certain biomarkers of health – even without weight loss – to improve overall health. In Part I of this two-part segment, Drs.”
“Coordination of meal timing with the circadian rhythm can reduce markers of inflammation and affect aspects of metabolic health, including glucose regulation and insulin sensitivity. Animal studies suggest that overnight fasting induces autophagy.”