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The Brain and Social Impacts of Screen Time and Early Device Exposure

Sep 7, 2023

“Ultimately, we all have to weigh the merits and the trade-offs of portable devices for ourselves and our children individually, but it might mean holding out on the tablet until they're a little older, setting rules around it, and certainly demonstrating our own self-discipline in their use.”

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How to Solve Aging in America

Feb 19, 2025

“A staggering 60% of all calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods that fail to induce proper satiety, remain cheaper than whole foods, and hijack our dopamine reward pathways, pushing us to overeat, incentivizing unhealthy food choices, and reinforcing addictive eating behaviors.”

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Sleep loss impairs glucose regulation (but exercise helps)

Mar 13, 2019

“When most people think about certain lifestyle factors that affect insulin sensitivity and blood glucose levels, they think about macronutrient composition, or calories, or fasting, or exercise (and lack of), but they don’t often think about sleep.”

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How Stress Can Change Magnesium Balance

Mar 29, 2024

“In a placebo-controlled study of eight healthy adults, adrenaline infusion lowered plasma magnesium, and levels had not recovered one hour later. Investigators proposed a shift into cells after beta-adrenergic stimulation; the study did not measure cortisol, urinary loss, total-body depletion, or clinical deficiency.”

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Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease, & More

Dec 14, 2016

“There is so much to say when we talk about the NRF2 pathway and isothiocyanates like sulforaphane that we had to pack it into 47 minutes and break it into a few key sections. Key sections: For a more in-depth breakdown click the timeline link at the top of this page!”

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The Two-Year Exercise Program That Reduced Heart Stiffness

May 27, 2026

“During the peak phase, participants sometimes completed two interval sessions per week, while the longer maintenance phase generally used one interval session alongside continuous endurance work and strength training.”

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Turmeric: an example of plant hormesis and the benefit of mild stressors | Dr. Darya & Kevin Rose

Apr 2, 2022

Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Dr. Darya Rose, and Kevin Rose discuss turmeric's ability to increase detoxification enzymes through hormesis.

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Vitamin C: Oral vs. Intravenous, Immune Effects, Cancer, Exercise Adaptation & More

May 12, 2020

“Since then, countless studies have tested Pauling's theories about vitamin C, colds, and cancer (and many others), and a substantial body of evidence has emerged, identifying critical roles for vitamin C in immune function, cardiovascular and respiratory health, cognitive development and preservation, and many other aspects of human health.”

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What a 3-Year Omega-3 Trial Found About Epigenetic Aging

Apr 1, 2026

“DNA-methylation clocks use patterns in blood or other tissues to estimate aspects of biological aging. In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's presentation at Natural Products Expo West, she discusses how omega-3 fatty acids may influence these research biomarkers.”

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What a New Creatine Trial Really Measured

Mar 31, 2025

“A meta-analysis restricted to direct regional measures from MRI, CT, or ultrasound found a very small average hypertrophy benefit when creatine was combined with resistance training, with uncertainty around the pooled estimate and variation across sites and populations.”

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