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“Your skin is a crucial barrier to the outside world – the first line of defense against environmental exposures, and the primary means by which the body retains fluids necessary for survival. Consequently, maintaining a healthy skin barrier is important for your overall health. In this Aliquot, Dr. Patrick describes some things you can do to protect your skin.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

“In one hospital study, insulin resistance was more common in people with acanthosis nigricans or skin tags than in controls. Separate studies also found higher insulin measures among people with biopsy-confirmed acanthosis nigricans and among patients with multiple skin tags.”

“These small, population-specific studies do not establish broad disease prevention or cognitive benefit for everyone. A 24-week trial in women with photo-aged skin found improvements in wrinkle roughness and elasticity with 320 milligrams of cocoa flavanols per day.”

“Dr. Patrick also explores possible effects on skin and brain aging. Much of this evidence comes from cells or animals, including research on oxidative damage in the aged rat brain, so these areas are best viewed as mechanistic leads rather than established oral-supplement benefits in people.”

“Dr. van Loon sees useful research questions in skin, joints, and recovery after orthopedic surgery, but he keeps those possibilities separate from established muscle-building effects.”

“Continuous glucose monitors – CGMs, for short – are wearable devices that measure blood glucose levels through a tiny sensor placed under the skin. The CGM communicates with your smartphone and provides nearly real-time information about your blood glucose levels.”

“Large cohorts associate more leisure-time activity with lower mortality. Resistance training supports lean mass and function in older adults. Dr. Patrick also cites a skin-aging study and describes a lower likelihood of collagen breakdown among physically active people.”

“Continuous glucose monitors are wearable devices that allow users to monitor their blood glucose levels through a tiny sensor placed under the skin. While they are a medical product, some consumer-oriented companies are making them available as a subscription, accessible through a physician network, such as: January.ai\ NutriSense.io.”