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“Heating plastic is particularly dangerous: one study found that heating polycarbonate bottles to just 100°C can increase BPA release by up to 55 times. And it’s not just bottles—microwaving food in plastic containers can release over 4 million microplastic particles in just three minutes.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses protein needs, choline in pregnancy, urolithin A, melatonin's benefits and risks, and creatine's effects on liver health.

“Time-restricted eating involves consuming meals within a specific daily time window. However, choosing the optimal time frame for that window is influenced by many factors, the most important of which is circadian rhythmicity, which alters our body's metabolic responses to food.”

“But with their rise in popularity come important questions about long-term effects and safe use. In this Aliquot, I discuss how these drugs work, their pros and cons, the latest research, and lifestyle strategies to optimize their effects for long-term health.”

“The fascinating way Dr. Panda is using human anecdote from his trial to ask new scientific questions he wouldn't think to ask and then going back to animal data to figure it out and how this unique approach forms a sort of closed loop pattern: animal → human feedback → back to animal for mechanism.”

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

“2003 According to Luc van Loon, 0.8 g/kg/day represents the minimum protein requirement to stay in nitrogen balance for a diet that is provided for 1–2 weeks, but this is not the protein requirement for optimal health, nor does it account for individual variations in protein needs due to age, physical activity levels, and health status.”