Decreased consumption of chlorophyll containing vegetables, decreased absorption, and increased excretion is largely the primary reasons why apprximately 45% of US population is deficient in magnesium.
Eric M. Verdin, M.D. is the fifth president and chief executive officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and is a professor of Medicine at UCSF.
Ronald Krauss, M.D., is the director of atherosclerosis research at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and an adjunct professor at UCSF and UC Berkeley.
In this video Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses all things vitamin C, covering oral and intravenous vitamin C bioavailability; immune cell function; protection against the common cold and other viral infections; lung function; sepsis; pneumonia; inflammation; in...
Broccoli sprouts contain more glucoraphanin, the precursor to sulforaphane, than mature broccoli. Glucoraphanin activates the Nrf2 pathway to protect cells from oxidative stress and damage. In this episode, we describe the basics of sprouting broccoli seeds.
This episode features Dr. Ruth Patterson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine and Public Health as well as Associate Director of Population Sciences and leader of the Cancer Prevention program at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Dieg...
Dr. Patrick discusses some of the compelling evidence that suggests exercise is a tool for preventing or managing the symptoms of depression.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick speaks with Dr. Bruce Ames, about a micronutrient- and fiber-dense nutrition bar (referred to as the CHORI bar) that was developed in the Ames laboratory.
Dr. Bruce Ames discusses his triage theory, which he proposes that the body has developed a rationing response to shortages of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) throughout evolution.
Dr. Charles Raison’s research focuses on inflammation and the development of depression in response to illness and stress. He also examines the physical and behavioral effects of compassion training on the brain, inflammatory processes, and behavior as well...
Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist and the founder of the SENS research foundation which aims to find technologies that can repair the various types of damage that occur during the aging process.
The first in a multi-part series of COVID-19 related Q&As addressed by Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. as a result of questions submitted by newsletter subscribers.
Dr. Roland Griffiths is a clinical pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins and one of the world's foremost researchers on the psychedelic compound psilocybin.
Our genes influence the way we absorb and metabolize micronutrients. Nutrigenomics looks at the influence genetic variation has over micronutrient absorption/metabolism and the biological consequences of this dynamic relationship.
This episode is a presentation Dr. Rhonda Patrick delivered at the Biohacker Summit in Helsinki, Finland in 2016.