Q&A #2 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (12/10/2017)
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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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Discussing veganism.
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Meat consumption requires an unhealthy lifestyle-factor for all-cause mortality and cancer association (comparison to vegetarianism). 1
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Increased protein intake is positively associated with longevity over the age 65. 1
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Relationship of protein intake with IGF-1.
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Saturated fat and cardiovascular risk.
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Impact of sugar consumption on LDL cholesterol.
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Personalized nature of glycemic response to diet. 1
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Genetic polymorphisms that affect fat and cholesterol metabolism, particularly in response to a high-fat diet.
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Arachidonic acid and inflammation.
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Water filtration.
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Fish intake during pregnancy and fetal neurodevelopment. 1
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Effect of dietary phospholipid DHA on brain DHA accretion in neonatal piglets. 1
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Human trials showing NR in combination with pterostilbene increased NAD+ levels in human white blood cells. 1
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Mention: Discussion of NAD+ and ketogenic diet with Dr. Eric Verdin. 1
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Does omega-3 in fish oil supplements come in phospholipid form?
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Comparison of other heat modalities with sauna (shown to associate with reductions of all-cause mortality).
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Whole-body hyperthermia as a treatment for depression. 1
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How to actionize off the data from 23andme.
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Do oats and whole grains cause inflammation?
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Are microbiome tests actionable?
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Getting into ketosis via fasting vs. supplementation.
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Effect of fasting on the microbiome.
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Fasting mimicking diet vs water fast.
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Mention: Discussion of autophagy and cell death from fasting with Dr. Guido Kroemer. 1
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How does coffee affect a fast and circadian rhythm. 1
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