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PremiumInteresting material here spans mechanisms, associations, and emerging interventions rather than a single theme. Nutrition findings include an association between lower vitamin D status and higher SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, while higher magnesium intake was linked to…
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How Wim Hof became interested in experimenting with cold | Wim Hof
“His soul search for deeper meaning drew him into texts on psychology, philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and various other religions. After years of study and dedication to martial arts and spiritual discipline, he still longed for something more.”
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How changes in cellular identity and stem cell differentiation affect epigenetic age
“Methyl patterns are crucial for a cell's maintenance of identity. As techniques are developed to differentiate and transdifferentiate cells from one cell type, such as a fibroblast, into another, such as a neuron, interesting patterns of effects on epigenetic age are revealed.”
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Challenges in funding human nutrition research | Ronald Krauss
“The National Institute of Health (NIH) has been cutting funding on nutrition research leaving many questions in nutrition research unanswered. In the absence of NIH funding, industry has funded more research. Dr. Krauss believes that the future of research funding should come from philanthropic sources that eliminates any risk of conflicts of interest.”
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Are low vitamin D levels linked to COVID-19? | Roger Seheult
“In a study of over 190,000 people tested for SARS-CoV-2, lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were strongly associated with higher SARS-CoV-2 test positivity rates, despite race/ethnicity, age, sex, and latitude. In this clip, Dr. Roger Seheult describes the interesting similarity between COVID-19 risk factors and vitamin D deficiency risk factors.”
Interesting review of the therapeutic potential of psilocybin and other psychedelics including recent randomized placebo-controlled trials.
“Interesting review of the therapeutic potential of psilocybin and other psychedelics, including recent randomized placebo-controlled trials demonstrating decreases in depression and anxiety, and potential long-lasting reductions in neuroinflammation.”
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The Underlying Mechanisms of Depression
Systemic inflammation is an important mechanism that research shows may have a very interesting relationship with depression.
Depressed or blocked BDNF activity has an interesting side-effect in rodents: increased aggression and social dominance seeking
“> The researchers found that due to the loss of BDNF-TrkB, GABA-ergic interneurons in these transgenic mice supplied weaker inhibition to surrounding excitatory cells, which became overactive.”
Interesting! A virus that infects bacteria (known to infect spiders) contains a gene related to black widow spider toxin.
“This is the first time that animal-like DNA has been found in a bacteriophage ( a virus that infects bacteria).”
Magnesium
“However, a study involving more than 2,500 mentally healthy older adults found that a higher daily dietary magnesium intake (at least 407 milligrams) was linked to better overall brain function, primarily among non-Hispanic white females with adequate vitamin D status, underscoring the interdependence of the two nutrients.”
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