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“Dietary fat also matters to steroid-hormone physiology: a meta-analysis found modestly lower testosterone on low-fat diets than higher-fat diets, without establishing that saturated fat or any one food should be used as a testosterone treatment.”

“The gut-brain axis, the bidirectional signaling pathway between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system, modulates the body's stress response. A key player in this pathway is the gut microbiome, the collection of genomes of the microorganisms that exist in the gastrointestinal tract.”

“Although the vast majority of supplement manufacturers do not take steps to preserve the integrity of their products and some have made misleading claims about their products' efficacy, a few reputable manufacturers produce quality supplements that demonstrate beneficial effects against prostate cancer.”

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

“When produced during exercise (especially high intensity workouts like cycling, which shifts metabolism toward glycolysis to more quickly meet the high energetic demands), lactate switches on more than 600 genes involved in muscle adaptation, stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis – the process of making new mitochondria – and promotes protein synthesis, which is essential for muscle growth.”

“Caloric restriction mimetics – compounds that “trick” cells into inducing autophagy even in the setting of sufficient nutrient levels – include resveratrol, which is found in red wine, and spermidine, which is found in cheese.”

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

“Some studies suggest cheese may lower the risk of dementia and heart disease, despite its saturated fat content—raising questions about the effects of food structure, fermentation, and individual differences in metabolism.”

“Brief vigorous activity can add another training signal. In more than 25,000 adults who reported no leisure-time exercise, several one- to two-minute vigorous lifestyle bouts per day were associated with lower all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality during follow-up.”

“In this clip, Drs. Patrick and Levine discuss the reliability of epigenetic age tests available to consumers. Do these tests provide accurate results, and how should we interpret them? Dr. Levine discusses the shortcomings of current epigenetic age testing for consumers and what measuring epigenetic age at one timepoint really means about true biological age.”