Q&A #4 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (8/26/2018)

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Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.
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Blood tests, tracking devices, and their utility in the fight against aging.
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How do you measure IGF-1 and is there an optimal "sweet spot" or threshold for benefits without detrimental effects?
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Discussing: podcast on cholesterol with Dr. Ronald Krauss. 1
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Thoughts on the Oura ring: wearable tech.
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Discussing: podcast on sleep with Matthew Walker. 1
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Whether telomere length measured in white blood cells is a good biomarker of aging in other tissues.
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Important protocols or practices for prolonging healthspan.
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Discussing: podcast on fasting with Dr. Valter Longo. 1
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How supplements/coffee/herbs may affect a fast.
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Should someone restrict protein to inhibit mTOR and IGF-1?
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What are the best foods during the re-feeding phase of a fast?
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How fasting affects HGH vs IGF-1 and implications for lean body mass.
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Hypothetical: weighting the difference between two 48-hour fasts vs. one 72-hour fast in provoking cellular clean-up.
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The best ways to activate autophagy and mitophagy. 1
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How fasting affects the gut microbiome.
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Broccoli sprouting and maximizing sulforaphane.
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Dr. Dale Bredesen's protocol for Alzheimer's Disease. 1
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Some of the best ways to activate the glymphatic system for brain health.
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Lifestyle thoughts related to Alzheimer's Disease risk in ApoE4 carriers.
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Parkinson’s and fasting
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Brain fog and probiotics. 1
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Tips for finding quality supplements, including fish oil.
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Potential benefits/drawbacks of mushroom supplements.
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Some of my thoughts on polyphenol supplements.
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Whether or not fish oil supplements benefit the heart?
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Ways to get sauna benefits for people who don’t have access to one.
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Mood in women with premenstrual syndrome.
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Rhonda’s publication on Vitamin D and omega-3. 1
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Air and water filters.
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My thoughts on maximizing fat loss and comparing some popular diets.
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My thoughts on the carnivore diet.
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My thoughts on a vegan diet.
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Do fasting blood glucose levels go up in a ketogenic diet?
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Antinutrients. Are lectins a source of inflammation?
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Some brief thoughts on food combining.
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