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“She highlights its roles in brain health and homocysteine metabolism. Product quality matters for omega-3 supplements because these fats oxidize readily; she favors products with third-party testing for oxidation and labeled EPA and DHA content, with algal oil as a vegan option.”

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Aliquot #100: Optimizing for a Healthy Pregnancy & Early Childhood

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“Dr. Rhonda Patrick spent many months researching and learning about the myriad factors that would influence her child's development, and she has continued to do so as her son has grown – and as new research has become available.”

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“Rebuilding muscle relies on proper nutrition and exercise, but aging reduces the body's response to both. Extended periods of inactivity, such as post-surgery or during illness, can rapidly deplete muscle mass, especially in older people, potentially pushing them into a "catabolic crisis."”

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Apr 16, 2024

“A May 2025 Nature paper showed taurine uptake may fuel aggressive myeloid leukemias in laboratory and mouse models, illustrating how nutrients beneficial to healthy tissues may also feed certain cancers.”

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Aliquot #109: Reducing ApoB with diet, drugs, and supplements

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“However, dietary strategies, pharmaceuticals, and some supplements may reduce ApoB levels. In this Aliquot – a follow-up to Aliquot #81 – Dr. Peter Attia and I talk about some of the nutritional, pharmaceutical, and supplemental approaches to reduce ApoB.”

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Aliquot #11: Unconventional effects of sulforaphane on human health: Part II

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“For example, sulforaphane promotes the urinary excretion of benzene and acrolein, toxic compounds present in air pollution. But sulforaphane also demonstrates remarkable antibacterial activity: It reduces populations of Helicobacter pylori, or H.”

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