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[Podcast] Why Saturated Fats Differ in Their Effects on LDL

Dr. Rhonda Patrick compares saturated fats, food structure, and dietary substitutions that influence LDL and cardiovascular risk. ... diet cholesterol rhonda polyunsaturated fat saturated fat monounsaturated fat dairy cardiovascular

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[Podcast] What Microplastics Are Doing to the Brain, Body, and Reproductive Systems

Microplastics are ubiquitous in everyday life. This episode details how they impact our health and ways that we can limit our exposure. ... pollution Microplastics brain pregnancy bisphenol a environment neurodegeneration reproductive health PFAS

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[Topic] Microplastics

[toc position='left'] Introduction Microplastics are everywhere: in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. Imagine consuming the equivalent of a credit card’s worth of plastic every week—just by going about your daily routine. As startling as it may seem, this is the reality we face, exposing our bodies to a hidden threat that’s growing by the day. What are microplastics? They're tiny pieces of plastic or other polymer-based materials, ranging from 5 millimeters (~0.2 inches) to as small as 100 nanometers, often called nanoplastics. These tiny particles contain a var... environment brain diet cardiovascular Microplastics pollution PFAS

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[Topic] Magnesium

[toc position='left'] Introduction Magnesium is an essential dietary mineral. It plays critical roles in myriad physiological processes, serving as a cofactor to more than 300 enzymes in the human body and maintaining the integrity of cellular structures and DNA. Magnesium deficiency is widespread, affecting more than half of people in the U.S. and increasing the risk of many chronic conditions, including cancer, metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. At a glance, magnesium participates in: Enzymatic reactions, serving as a cofactor for more than 300 enzymes involved in variou... magnesium brain nutrition supplements micronutrients

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[Topic] Vitamin D

[toc position='left'] Introduction Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is stored in the liver and fatty tissues of the body. Perhaps best known for its role in maintaining calcium balance and bone health, vitamin D is critical in many physiological processes, such as blood pressure regulation, immune function, and cell growth. Poor vitamin D status is implicated in the pathogenesis of many acute and chronic diseases, including rickets, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. Vitamin D is a controversial topic in the scientific community and has contributed to much debate regarding t... gut blood pressure vitamin d aging vitamin k calcium

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[Podcast] Q&A #18: How to Test Blood Lipids—and Which Magnesium Form Is Best?

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session. ... rhonda exercise aging sleep telomeres vitamin c cholesterol omega-3 dna damage fasting coffee magnesium eyes calcium time-restricted eating breast milk moringa lactate

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[Story] Vitamin D supplementation reduces risk of developing vertigo.

... canalith repositioning maneuvers. Approximately half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive 400 IU of vitamin D and 500 milligrams of calcium carbonate twice a day for a year if their serum vitamin D level was lower than 20 ng/ml – a level considered deficient (https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni... vitamin d supplements

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[Podcast] Q&A #7: How Long Should You Breastfeed?—Infant Nutrition & Vitamin D

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

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[Topic] Sauna

[toc position='left'] Bathing oneself in heat for the purposes of purification, cleansing, and healing is an ancient practice, dating back thousands of years and observed across many cultures. Variations of its use are seen today in the banyas of Russia, the sweat lodges of the American Indians, and, most famously, the saunas of Finland. Sauna use, sometimes referred to as "sauna bathing," is characterized by short-term passive exposure to extreme heat. This exposure elicits mild hyperthermia – an increase in the body's core temperature – that induces a thermoregulatory response involving neu... exercise inflammation sauna aging performance depression bisphenol a heat stress interesting alzheimer's

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[Podcast] Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients

Dr. Bruce Ames discusses his triage theory. ... nutrition diet aging mortality

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