Related Episodes for Exercise for Depression

“In a placebo-controlled study of eight healthy adults, adrenaline infusion lowered plasma magnesium, and levels had not recovered one hour later. Investigators proposed a shift into cells after beta-adrenergic stimulation; the study did not measure cortisol, urinary loss, total-body depletion, or clinical deficiency.”

“Dr. Patrick's practical answer is to use black coffee, a small amount of cream or MCT, or an unsweetened plant milk when frequent additions worsen the lipid tradeoff, and to assess ApoB rather than assume an additive is harmless.”

“During the peak phase, participants sometimes completed two interval sessions per week, while the longer maintenance phase generally used one interval session alongside continuous endurance work and strength training.”

“DNA-methylation clocks use patterns in blood or other tissues to estimate aspects of biological aging. In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's presentation at Natural Products Expo West, she discusses how omega-3 fatty acids may influence these research biomarkers.”

“A meta-analysis restricted to direct regional measures from MRI, CT, or ultrasound found a very small average hypertrophy benefit when creatine was combined with resistance training, with uncertainty around the pooled estimate and variation across sites and populations.”

“Longer endurance aerobic exercise seems to be most effective at producing higher levels of FGF21, coinciding with anecdotes you might have heard from runners who have successfully used exercise in this sort of way. Relevant publications Flippo, Kyle H., et al.”

“In a randomized trial of 120 older adults, a walking program that progressed to about 40 minutes three times per week increased anterior hippocampal volume by approximately 2 percent and improved spatial memory over one year.”