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“The result was a near-perfect revival of the original immune response to bowel inflammation, including a surge of white blood cells to the colon, heightened activation of a range of T-cells specialized for sensing and attacking pathogens, and a spike in pro-inflammatory molecules such as interleukins and tumor necrosis factor-alpha.”

“When they accounted for other risks associated with MS, such as smoking or being female, they found that those who spent 30 to 60 minutes outside per day were 52 percent less likely to develop MS, compared to those who spent fewer than 30 minutes outside per day.”

“FoundMyFitness has a wealth of information about the various components used in this intensive protocol, which included: Diet: A whole-food, minimally processed, plant-based diet, high in complex carbohydrates and low in harmful fats and refined sugars.”

“Reduced pathogenic immunity and increased chronic inflammation are common in old age, but they begin in middle-adulthood and progress over time in parallel, with decreasing zinc absorption and retention.”

“Moreover, the fact that positive health outcomes can be observed despite an absence of marked micronutrient deficiencies raises the possibility that current medical guidelines on adequate ranges of plasma levels and RDAs for vitamin D and magnesium, respectively, may be insufficiently high for optimal health outcomes.”

“Fecal microbiota transplantation improves health partially by increasing microbiota alpha diversity, meaning the number of species in an individual’s microbiota, also called “richess.” A microbiota with high richness is more likely to contain key beneficial species, such as those that produce neuroprotective short chain fatty acids.”

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

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

“In this podcast, Valter and I discuss his research in mice and humans looking at how prolonged fasting and a fasting mimicking diet on improves biomarkers of longevity, increases stem cells, improves cancer prevention, enhances cancer treatment and diminishes toxic side effects of chemotherapy, and mitigates autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by changing immune cells phenotypes.”

“Air pollution leaves a biological fingerprint on our lungs, our blood vessels, and even our brains, eroding the body's defenses, triggering inflammation, weakening the blood-brain barrier, and accelerating cognitive decline.”