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“Many people may find the prolonged fast too onerous, but the fasting-mimicking diet, an approach that recapitulates many of the same effects of prolonged fasting with a hyper-low calorie, low protein, higher fat diet stretched out over a longer interval of five days, may offer a more palatable strategy for activating autophagy.”

“In this member Q&A clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick shares four practices she uses or finds compelling for healthy aging: sauna, sulforaphane-rich foods or supplements, time-restricted eating, and high-intensity interval training.”

“Earlier long-term research in older male physicians found no cognitive benefit, and the main COSMOS trial did not significantly reduce invasive cancer, cardiovascular events, or mortality over a median of 3.6 years.”

“In another randomized trial, advice to drink an additional 1.5 liters of water daily improved migraine-specific quality of life, even though headache-day counts did not clearly change. Selected nutrients may help some people as part of a broader prevention plan.”

“A systematic review in older adults linked Mediterranean dietary patterns with lower inflammatory markers, while a meta-analysis of randomized trials found that vitamin D supplementation reduced acute respiratory infection risk overall, with the strongest protection among people who were very deficient and received regular doses.”

“Research on warm baths and showers suggests that passive heating one to two hours before bedtime can shorten sleep-onset latency and improve self-rated sleep quality, although the evidence does not establish that every sauna routine has the same effect.”

“When starting a ketogenic diet, it is important to track macronutrients, calories, and relevant biomarkers. Dr. D'Agostino notes that breath acetone is a suitable way to measure ketones if you are interested in fat loss since all the carbons in breath acetone derive from fat molecules.”

“Mouse studies of feeding during infection also found different responses across bacterial and viral models, so a minimally processed dietary pattern, regular exercise, and normal hydration and nutrition during illness provide a more useful foundation than one universal food or fasting rule.”

“Together, these findings support attention to sleep, fiber-rich foods, meal order, physical activity, and overall diet quality while recognizing that a single CGM response is personal data rather than a universal ranking of a food.”

“A meta-analysis of 19 randomized trials involving 1,683 participants found modest average improvements, including about seven minutes less time to fall asleep and eight minutes more total sleep. Product quality can make dose selection difficult.”