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“Natural killer cells are critical components of the body's immune response, serving as the first line of defense against cancer cells, microbes, and other potential threats. A single night of poor sleep can impair natural killer cells' activity by as much as 70 percent.”

“A May 2025 Nature paper showed taurine uptake may fuel aggressive myeloid leukemias in laboratory and mouse models, illustrating how nutrients beneficial to healthy tissues may also feed certain cancers.”

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

“The seeds of cruciferous vegetables are particularly good sources of isothiocyanates, but care must be taken to preserve the myrosinase, which is heat sensitive. In this clip, Dr. Jed Fahey describes the chemical reaction that produces isothiocyanates and cautions against preparation techniques that might inhibit their production.”

“How the use of formula can be deleterious by depriving the infant of special carbohydrates in breast milk known as human milk oligosaccharides, which are specialized for encouraging the right kind of commensal gut flora while discouraging the pathogenic variety.”

“Dr. Candow and Dr. Patrick also review common questions about blood pressure, sleep, cancer, and urination. At recommended doses, creatine is not a diuretic, and drinking it in extra fluid can explain more frequent urination.”

“Time-restricted eating, which involves taking in food within a small window of time during the day and fasting for the remainder, can improve certain biomarkers of health – even without weight loss – to improve overall health. In Part I of this two-part segment, Drs.”

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick spent many months researching and learning about the myriad factors that would influence her child's development, and she has continued to do so as her son has grown – and as new research has become available.”

Dan Pardi: Ph.D. candidate studying sleep neurobiology at Stanford and University of Leiden, co-founder of Dan’s Plan online wellness company.

“Investigating the ways in which shift work affects the human body and how it increases cancer risk presents many challenges due to shift work's inherent heterogeneity. Essentially, not all shift work is created equal, with some people working long shifts, others working short ones, and some alternating between day and night shifts.”