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Q&A #69: Should You Take Low-Dose Lithium—and How Can You Lower Homocysteine?
Dr. Rhonda Patrick covers lithium microdosing, reducing homocysteine, aluminum's link to cancer, and beta-alanine and alpha-lipoic acid supplements.
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Breast milk and breastfeeding
“Drugs that should not be taken during breastfeeding include anticancer drugs, lithium, oral retinoids, iodine, amiodarone, and gold salts. Evidence indicates that some drugs, such as "social drugs," including alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and cannabis, carry some risk to the infant.”
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Lithium may halt progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
“A new study in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease demonstrates that low-dose lithium may halt the progression of the disease by decreasing amyloid-beta plaque accumulation. Lithium is a drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and drug-resistant depression.”
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Meta-analysis finds no reliable cognitive benefit from conventional lithium salts in mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease.
“The main outcome was change in cognition, and the tested lithium salts were: lithium carbonate, lithium sulfate, and lithium gluconate. When results from all six trials were combined, lithium was similar to placebo for cognitive outcomes.”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
“Yet, the consistent increase in BDNF levels caused by entirely different classes of antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, tricyclics, lithium, and others) seen in this and other studies indicates that blood BDNF levels must link to activity in the brain.”
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Q&A #56: Ozempic for Weight Loss—Muscle Loss, Side Effects, & Weight Regain
Dr. Rhonda Patrick explores creatine, dairy's effect on polyphenols, eggs' health impact, and new weight loss drugs like Ozempic in her latest Q&A.
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Q&A #3: Cancer, Fasting, & Probiotics—Plus PQQ, CoQ10, & Brain Energy
Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
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