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“Prospective human cohorts have reported associations between prenatal BPA measurements and later child behavior, sometimes with sex-specific patterns, but results are inconsistent and residual confounding remains possible.”

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

“Anxiety has dramatic effects on sleep patterns and often manifests as insomnia, especially in people who are genetically predisposed to anxious behaviors. Two principal forms of insomnia have been identified – difficulty falling asleep versus difficulty staying asleep – and both are related to derangements in the timing of cortisol release via input from the sympathetic nervous system.”

“The data gathered from the app is shared with researchers who are investigating how the daily timing of these behaviors influences health and wellbeing. Users of the app gain personalized insights into their bodies' daily rhythms.”

“Dietary components and behaviors modulate intestinal permeability Dietary fiber Fiber undergoes microbial fermentation in the gut to produce butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that, under normal physiological circumstances, provides more than 70 percent of the energy consumed by to colonocytes, the cells that line the colon.”

“This finding does not establish that HIIT harms the brain: the MRI substudy was small, only 73 participants had MRI data at year nine, exercise behavior was partly self-reported, and all three groups remained active.”

“It showed that injected FGF21 alters alcohol consumption behaviors in both mice and monkeys – implying that FGF21 is involved in telling our brains when we should stop drinking alcohol. It also implies that giving FGF21 as a drug may decrease alcohol consumption.”

“01:34:30 - Variants of serotonin-related genes modulate behaviors are associated with personality disorders, impulsivity, and childhood ADHD. Study. 01:38:25 - After a single dose of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), people become more averse to harming others.”

“Longer telomeres are associated with several measures of good health. However, scientific evidence suggests that behaviors such as worry, rumination, and anticipatory stress switch on cardiovascular, hormonal, and immunological responses that shorten telomeres.”

“Whether the quantity of heavy metals found in a serving of dark chocolate is cause for concern, especially for vulnerable groups like children and pregnant women, is unclear. Eliminating certain heavy metals from the body can be enhanced by lifestyle behaviors such as sauna use, which improves excretion through sweat.”