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

“In another study, women who were at high risk for breast cancer lost more belly fat and had increased insulin sensitivity practicing 5:2 intermittent fasting compared to women consuming a normal eating pattern with 25 percent reduced calories.”

“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.”

“Specific topics include autophagy, the process of recycling dysfunctional cells that is induced by fasting and fasting-mimicking drugs such as resveratrol and spermidine. Rhonda discusses the effects of fasting on Parkinson's disease and which groups of people should not fast.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses xylitol safety, strategies to reduce hemoglobin A1C, klotho and dementia risk, and the timing of hormone replacement therapy.

“Building muscle mass in one's early years is essential for staving off the age-related loss of muscle mass and may promote longevity. In this Aliquot, Dr. Stuart Phillips discusses the importance of building muscle through resistance training and why starting early is important.”

“Another randomized study found better long-term picture-location memory when exercise occurred four hours after learning, showing that timing can shape the result. Dr. Patrick also discusses serotonin and hippocampal neurogenesis as a possible biological link.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses microdosing nicotine, GlyNac benefits, intermittent fasting and hair loss, and cold & flu relief.

“Although exercising animals are less likely to have cardiovascular disease or diabetes, they still experience cancer and kidney disease, it's difficult to extrapolate (or discount) the effects of exercise.”

“Omega-3 status may also reflect longer-term health. In 2,240 Framingham Offspring participants followed for 11 years, the omega-3 index was one of four red-blood-cell fatty-acid measures that helped predict all-cause mortality.”