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Posted on January 26th 2024 (11 months)

Muscle disuse atrophy, or muscle wasting, poses serious risks, particularly for older adults, promoting irreversible muscle loss, frailty, and disease. Rebui...

Posted on January 8th 2024 (11 months)

From preconception to toddlerhood and early childhood, there's a lot to consider when deciding to have a baby. Dr. Rhonda Patrick spent many months researchi...

Posted on December 4th 2023 (about 1 year)

Time-restricted eating involves consuming meals within a specific daily time window. However, choosing the optimal time frame for that window is influenced b...

Posted on November 22nd 2023 (about 1 year)

Time-restricted eating involves consuming meals within a specific daily time window but is distinct from true fasting, which involves extended food abstinenc...

Posted on November 8th 2023 (about 1 year)

Hormesis is a compensatory defense response to a stressor that conditions the body against future stressors. Cold exposure, a powerful hormetic stressor, act...

Posted on October 22nd 2023 (about 1 year)

Hormesis is a compensatory defense response to a stressor that conditions the body against future stressors. Heat exposure – from sauna use, hot tubs, or eve...

Posted on October 3rd 2023 (about 1 year)

As research progresses, my dietary and supplement habits adapt. At times, it's the ineffable quality of consciousness, submerged in a mental calculus of cost...

Posted on August 27th 2023 (over 1 year)

Sulforaphane, a bioactive compound derived from broccoli, broccoli sprouts, and red kale, exerts potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can...

Posted on August 11th 2023 (over 1 year)

Berberine is a plant-derived compound that may be beneficial for treating a wide range of chronic health conditions associated with obesity, such as hyperten...

Posted on July 28th 2023 (over 1 year)

Having a healthy body composition, with plenty of lean mass – in the form of muscle and bones – is essential for health throughout the lifespan. Achieving a ...

Posted on June 29th 2023 (over 1 year)

The blood-brain barrier is a collection of membranes that separate the central nervous system from the circulatory system. It permits the passage of nutrient...

Posted on June 4th 2023 (over 1 year)

It's tempting to think of dementia as something in the long-distant future – a condition that only affects older people. But the factors that drive dementia ...

Posted on May 24th 2023 (over 1 year)

Vascular dysfunction, the loss of normal endothelial tone and permeability of blood vessels, is a common feature of most forms of dementia, including Alzheim...

Posted on May 5th 2023 (over 1 year)

A ketogenic diet is high in fat, moderate in protein, and low in carbohydrates. Research shows that it mimics fasting by inducing metabolic switching – the c...

Posted on April 29th 2023 (over 1 year)

Advanced glycation end-products, or AGEs for short, are created when the sugars, amino acids, and fats in food encounter heat. AGEs also form in the body dur...

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