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How Sleep Loss Disrupts Glucose Regulation

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“In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick distinguishes several sleep exposures. Mild restriction means losing roughly one to three hours for several nights; severe laboratory restriction can mean four hours in bed; chronic cohort studies compare habitual short and long sleep.”

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“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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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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Dr. Terry Wahls Discusses Her Multiple Sclerosis Protocol

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“In this video, Dr. Rhonda Patrick interviews Dr. Terry Wahls about how she reversed her secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis with a micronutrient-dense diet and Paleo principles.”

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The Best Exercise Time Is the One You Can Sustain

Feb 12, 2026

“A systematic review and meta-analysis found no evidence that one time of day produces universally better improvements in health or performance, although gains can be larger when the time of training matches the time of testing.”

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How Protein Intake Shapes Muscle Growth

Feb 2, 2024

“Older adults can have anabolic resistance and may need more protein per meal to reach a leucine threshold; Dr. Schoenfeld discusses roughly 2–3 grams of leucine as a flexible estimate, not a hard cutoff or a reason everyone needs isolated leucine.”

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How Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Overeating and Weight Gain

Jul 2, 2025

“The menus were matched for presented calories, energy density, total sugar, sodium, and fiber, but not added sugar: much more of the ultra-processed diet's sugar was added rather than contained in fruit. Protein was also only approximately matched, at about 14% versus 15.6% of calories.”

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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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How Vitamin D Status Relates to Dementia Risk

Jun 30, 2025

“A national survey analysis estimated 2.6% severe deficiency, 22% moderate deficiency, and 40.9% insufficiency among US adults, although prevalence changes with the threshold used. These categories should remain distinct because insufficiency is not the same as clinical deficiency.”

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What COSMOS Found About Multivitamins and Cognition

Mar 29, 2026

“A standard multivitamin may support selected older adults by filling dietary gaps, and population surveys show that many people consume less than estimated requirements for nutrients such as magnesium, calcium, and vitamins A and C.”

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