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

“In Dr. Raison’s randomized, double-blind study published in JAMA in 2016, it was shown that a single session of whole-body hyperthermia (core body temperature was elevated to 38.5 C) produced a significant antidepressant effect in people with major depressive disorder compared to those who received a sham control.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses child nutrition, osteoporosis, cholesterol-lowering supplements, her skincare routine, and fasting versus prioritizing protein.

“Roughly 50 million people have Alzheimer's disease worldwide. Researchers have developed a blood test that measures phospho-tau217 (p-tau217), a type of tau protein, and may be useful in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease as early as 20 years before symptoms manifest.”

“Insufficient production of either the alpha or beta proteins due to genetic defect impairs oxygen transport via the red blood cells, inducing anemia and often necessitating blood transfusions. The study involved 22 people (ages 4 to 34 years) with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.”

“The current study clarified the mechanisms that drove these improvements by analyzing cerebrospinal microRNAs, small, non-coding RNA molecules that play important roles in regulating gene expression.”

“00:34:40 - Repeated traumatic brain injury has cumulative neuroinflammatory effects in the brain over years, including amyloid-beta plaque and tau tangle formation. Study. 00:44:00 - A variant of the APOE gene increases risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as much as 15-fold.”

“Study. 01:43:00 - High animal protein intake was only positively associated with cardiovascular mortality among individuals with at least one unhealthy lifestyle risk factor, such as obesity or sedentary lifestyle. Study.”

“New Scientist article. 02:06:10 - Some people, like Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves, seem to defy aging. 02:08:15 - One 12-ounce can of sugar-sweetened soft drink per day shortened telomere length, corresponding to 4.6 years of biological aging.”

“BFR training protocols include a frequency of 2-3 times per week, occlusion pressure of 40-80% depending on the limb, using 2 exercises per muscle group, repetition schemes, wear times of 10-20 minutes, loads of 20-50% of 1 rep max, and a tempo of 1-2 seconds for both concentric and eccentric.”