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

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick speaks with Ray Cronise, a former NASA material scientist and co-founder of zero gravity, a company that offers weightless parabolic flights to consumers and researchers.”

“In a pooled analysis of 14 trials, supplementation averaging about two grams per day raised the mean Omega-3 Index from 4.9% to 8.1%, although individual responses varied with baseline status, dose, and formulation.”

“A meta-analysis in older adults found greater gains in lean mass and strength when creatine accompanied training, while a systematic review found the most consistent benefits after at least 12 weeks of combined use. Dr. Phillips also highlights emerging cognitive evidence.”

“Candidates include vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, and TA-65, a product that purportedly contains extracts of astragalus membranaceus, a plant-based compound that demonstrates immunomodulatory, anti-oxidative stress, and anti-aging effects, the latter of which are associated with longer telomeres.”

“Normalizing the timing of food intake via time-restricted eating may help restore microbiome composition, potentially offsetting the increased disease risk. In this clip, Dr. Eran Elinav describes how the circadian rhythmicity of the microbiome is regulated and how this affects human health.”

“In conjunction with a restricted eating window, meal frequency can also play a role. Two meals a day may be optimal for individuals who are predisposed to gaining weight while people not prone to weight gain may prefer to eat three times a day.”

“A national survey analysis estimated 2.6% severe deficiency, 22% moderate deficiency, and 40.9% insufficiency among US adults, although prevalence changes with the threshold used. These categories should remain distinct because insufficiency is not the same as clinical deficiency.”