Q&A #69 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (4/5/25)

        *   00:00:00 - Beginning of Q&A
*   00:01:08 - Q: Is sauna a workout or a recovery tool? [1] (https://www.jsams.org/article/S1440-2440(06)00139-3/abstract)
*   00:01:28 - Q: What are the benefits and risks of low-dose lithium supplementation? [1](https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/121255),[2](https://karger.com/ene/article-abstract/87/2/93/906648/Lithium-Therapy-s-Potential-to-Lower-Dementia-Risk),[3](https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/48585)
*   00:14:00 - Q: What wearables does Rhonda use and why? [1](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02077-2)
*   00:16:31 - Q: Are there reliable biomarkers to track lithium's brain effects?
*   00:17:22 - Q: What is the best source of high-quality sulforaphane?
*   00:18:00 - Q: How reliable is sleep tracker data? [1](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02077-2)
*   00:20:44 - Q: Does high homocysteine damage the heart and brain? [1](https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12986-017-0233-z),[2](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05205-3),[3](https://www.europeanreview.org/article/33784)
*   00:31:38 - Q: What are the best ways to lower high homocysteine? [1](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.13279),[2](https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article-abstract/82/6/726/7231716),[3](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468784719300583)
*   00:36:41 - Q: Can creatine help with high homocysteine? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352385915300220),[2](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25853877/)
*   00:38:58 - Q: What is the safest way to get DNA analysis done?
*   00:39:59 - Q: Does high folic acid intake increase cancer risk? [1](https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2022/08000/the_relationship_between_folic_acid_and_colorectal.73.aspx)
*   00:42:08 - Q: Is homocysteine included in routine blood work?
*   00:42:58 - Q: Does aluminum exposure raise cancer or neurodegeneration risk? [1](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0946672X23001232),[2](https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article-abstract/94/20/1578/1802711),[3](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(17)30233-5/fulltext)
*   00:53:46 - Q: Do you have a deodorant recommendation?
*   00:55:25 - Q: What are the benefits and risks of beta-alanine supplementation? [1](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1186/s12970-015-0090-y),[2](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00726-006-0299-9),[3](https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/8/658)
*   01:06:12 - Q: How does folic acid compare to folate in relation to cancer risk? [1](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03000605231223064),[2](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-018-0237-y),[3](https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.94.7.3290)
*   01:08:56 - Q: What lifestyle factors can reduce APOE4-related disease risk?[1](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract),[2](https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1096/fj.201801412R),[3](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00295)
*   01:12:11 - Q: Do antioxidants blunt the benefits of exercise? [1](https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8452),[2](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891584915010813),[3](https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2012/07000/effect_of_vitamin_c_supplements_on_physical.8.aspx)
*   01:16:04 - Q: What are the benefits and risks of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation? [1](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/10/1228),[2] (https://www.imrpress.com/journal/IJVNR/83/2/10.1024/0300-9831/a000147)
*   01:16:48 - Q: Should you avoid combining alpha-lipoic acid with berberine? [1](https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/1/18)
*   01:18:08 - Q: Why does dairy consumption impede polyphenol absorption? [1](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87559129.2017.1377225)
*   01:19:06 - Q: Do tocotrienols blunt exercise gains like tocopherols do?
*   01:20:04 - Q: Can pre-workout caffeine lower blood pressure?
*   01:21:12 - Q: Does glutathione supplementation reduce your own production? [1] (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5981770/)
*   01:23:28 - Q: How can macular degeneration be prevented? [1](https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/81/6/670/6696221),[2](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1403987/full),[3](https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(17)30218-0/abstract)
*   01:24:40 - Q: Do CBS SNPs impair tolerance to sulfur-based supplements?