Q&A #15 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (9/5/2020)

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Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
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Is it worth it to eat organic?
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Health risks associated with a non-organic diet. 1
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Certain pesticides have been associated with increased Parkinson’s disease risk. 1
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Vitamin D and disease: chicken or the egg?
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A genetic predisposition for vitamin D deficiency makes someone more likely to die from respiratory infections and cancer, and live shorter. 1
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Is there an optimal time of the day to take vitamin D and vitamin K2?
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How vitamin D, vitamin K2, and calcium affect bone and cardiovascular health.
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Bioavailability of vitamin D supplements.
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There are multiple formulations of magnesium with different bioavailability.
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Dairy consumption
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Discussion surrounding dairy’s association with cancer risk including colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.
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The plant paradox diet: Are the lectins found in vegetables harmful to humans?
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Rhonda’s thoughts on popular comercial health tests.
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Rapid-fire questions
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Which antioxidant supplements suppress the benefits of exercise and when should they be taken.
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Is the CHORI bar commercially available?
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Commercial tests for LDL particle sizes.
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Rhonda’s thoughts on spacing out supplemental omega-3 from dietary omega-3.
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Differentiating when high growth hormone and IGF-1 is good and when it is bad.
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Lead contamination in turmeric.
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Q&A #66 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (1/4/25)
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