Q&A #64 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (11/2/24)

        *   00:00:00 - Beginning of Q&A
*   00:01:14 - Q: Is silicone a safe alternative to plastic? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691522003283),[2](https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/pdf/10.5664/jcsm.6462)
*   00:05:05 - Q: What are affordable coffee systems without plastic?
*   00:07:15 - Q: What are your thoughts on the practice of grounding or earthing? [1](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4378297/)
*   00:11:32 - Q: Which sulforaphane supplement does Rhonda take? [1](https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/19/3593)
*   00:12:48 - Q: What are Rhonda's thoughts on supplementing with olive leaf extract? [1](https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article-abstract/82/12/1710/7591544),[2](https://dmsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13098-022-00920-y),[3](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/1/130)
*   00:16:56 - Q: Does using a plastic remineralization filter in a reverse osmosis system defeat the purpose of avoiding plastic?
*   00:18:21 - Q: Can olive leaf extract impact LDL particle size? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622088113)
*   00:18:53 - Q: Does buying salmon vacuum-sealed in plastic pose a chemical risk? [1](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c01942),[2](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378427407010090)
*   00:22:56 - Q: Is using a plastic filter like Brita worse than decent quality tap water?
*   00:24:08 - Q: What omega-3 supplements does Rhonda take?
*   00:24:43 - Q: Does pentadecanoic acid offer any health benefits? [1](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.07.030),[2](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.013),[3](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268778)
*   00:33:51 - Q: What's your opinion on the use of peptides for different conditions? [1](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-019-03016-8), [2](https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/19497)
*   00:42:21 - Q: What makes the bacteria Akkermansia unique or beneficial? [1](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41575-022-00631-9)
*   00:44:04 - Q: Does a fat-rich diet increase gut inflammation? [1](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01431-x),[2](https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/20/4391),[3](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26706026/)
*   00:53:40 - Q: Why is it beneficial for healthy people to keep hemoglobin A1C below 5? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043276019301729),[2](https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000440)
*   00:58:16 - Q: Do collagen peptides have effects beyond skin and hair health? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522010528),[2](https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14164),[3](https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.15518)
*   00:59:28 - Q: Why did you choose to get the TDAP vaccine postpartum instead of during pregnancy? [1](https://doi.org/10.47363/PMS/2022(6)171),[2](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00464-4),[3](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0099-0)
*   01:04:47 - Q: Is testing for BPA worthwhile given its short half-life? [1](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.059),[2](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36670177/)