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Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses if smoked salmon is carcinogenic, high-dose melatonin, creatine on workout vs. non-workout days, and the Neurocode brain scan.

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

Dr. Rhonda Patrick explores growth hormone secretagogues, spermidine's longevity role, methylene blue, whey protein, and solutions for scar tissue in a Q&A.

“Heike Bischoff-Ferrari - Swiss professor and DO-HEALTH lead investigator behind the vitamin D, omega-3, and exercise trial. Ben Levine - sports cardiologist and FMF guest. *See my episode featuring Dr. Benjamin Levine.”

“In a randomized Australian trial, regular sunscreen use reduced invasive melanoma incidence during long-term follow-up. Dr. Patrick also discusses vitamin D in relation to cancer risk, particularly when correcting low vitamin D status.”

“In the setting of COVID-19, vitamin D deficiency drives poor outcomes. Treating patients with calcifediol, a prescription vitamin D analog, might be more effective at increasing vitamin D to therapeutic levels.”

“Dr. Patrick also discusses vitamin D and potassium as nutrients that are commonly worth assessing. Vitamin D status varies with sun exposure, diet, skin pigmentation, age, and body composition, while potassium-rich foods help support blood-pressure regulation.”

“00:41:26 How vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are important to prevent brain dysfunction, particularly in individuals that have gene polymorphisms in the serotonin pathway that predispose them to low serotonin.”

“A national survey analysis estimated severe vitamin D deficiency in 2.6% of US adults, moderate deficiency in 22%, and insufficiency in 40.9%, with prevalence changing according to the threshold used. Testing can help match intake to an individual's starting status.”

“Vitamin D status is commonly assessed with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, but the same supplement dose can produce very different blood levels. In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show, she describes how baseline status, body size, genetics, sun exposure, and supplement content can contribute to that variation.”