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“In today’s video, I show you guys how to get more biologically active sulforaphane out of your broccoli or broccoli sprouts. This is important since sulforaphane is a powerful compound functioning both as a cancer preventative and all around super molecule.”

“The goal here is to be able to make brain stem cells by taking a person's skin cells and reprogramming them back into neural stem cells. They would be much less likely to induce an immune response since they would be the patient's own cells.”

“Adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus was significantly increased by aerobic exercise while resistance training had no effect on neurogenesis but did improve strength in rats. Since both cognitive decline and frailty (decrease in strength) occur with age it may be good to engage in both aerobic and strength training.”

“People with high or moderate aerobic capacity had a 44-48% lower risk of a cardiac death event compared to people with low aerobic capacity. Aerobic capacity was even more important for people that were obese since moderate or high aerobic capacity lowered risk of a cardiac death event by 58-72%.”

“The increase in leg power is especially relevant since another study recently showed that having more leg strength in old age was associated with increased brain volume, whereas being strong in other muscle groups were not. Muscle mass, strength, and power all decrease with age and this can have adverse effects quality of life as well as lifespan.”

“Numerous studies have shown that exercise increases the production of a neurotrophic factor in the brain called BDNF and serotonin. There are variations in both the genes that encode for BDNF and the serotonin transporter that predispose individuals to depression due to lower production. Exercise may help correct for some of the deficit in either of these since in boosts the production of both.”

“> "An important aspect of this study is that while others have shown that BDNF is important for establishing the state of addiction, we find that can also be used to reverse addiction," says Peter Kalivas, Ph.D., professor and chair in the Department of Neuroscience.”

“A paper I published in 2014 explains a mechanism by which vitamin D affects serotonin and makes a case for how this might be able to affect autism since normal fetal brain development requires serotonin.”

“Individuals who drank green tea, oolong tea, or black tea 4x/week for 25 yrs had more efficient brain connections in certain brain regions compared to non-tea drinkers. The same research group previously found that tea consumption was linked to a 50% reduction in cognitive decline.”

“"We also found that these 10 minute intervals may be easier to fit into busy schedules, since people randomized to that regimen were more consistent with exercise and ended up doing more exercise per week."”