Episodes

Exercise as a Treatment for Depression

Posted on August 5th 2019 (almost 4 years)
Views: 162397

Dr. Patrick discusses some of the compelling evidence that suggests exercise is a tool for preventing or managing the symptoms of depression.

Can Psilocybin Treat Depression?

Posted on December 28th 2021 (over 1 year)
Views: 154574

Research suggests psilocybin may have effects therapeutic for depression. In this episode, we discuss some of the qualities of the psychedelic experience that most lend psilocybin to be potentially therapeutically beneficial for depression.

Dr. Charles Raison on Depression, the Immune-Brain Interface & Whole-Body Hyperthermia

Posted on March 19th 2018 (about 5 years)
Views: 153445

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. Jari Laukkanen on Sauna Use for the Prevention of Cardiovascular & Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on June 15th 2017 (almost 6 years)
Views: 150321

Dr. Laukkanen has been conducting long-term trials looking at the health effects of sauna use in a population of over 2,000 middle-aged men in Finland. The results? Massive reductions in mortality and memory disease in a dose-dependent fashion at 20-year fo...

Dr. Michael Snyder on Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Deep Profiling for Personalized Medicine

Posted on May 24th 2021 (about 2 years)
Views: 150079

Dr. Michael Snyder discusses the future of personalized medicine through the use of technology like continuous glucose monitor "big data" smart analytical techniques.

Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients

Posted on February 12th 2015 (over 8 years)
Views: 147987

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.

Ruth Patterson, PhD, on Time-Restricted Eating in Humans & Breast Cancer Prevention

Posted on July 8th 2016 (almost 7 years)
Views: 146880

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...

Omega-3 may reduce risk of premature death

Posted on August 18th 2021 (almost 2 years)
Views: 127787

Compared to people with the lowest blood concentrations of EPA and DHA (combined), those with the highest blood concentrations were as much as 17 percent less likely to die from all causes of premature death.

Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. on Psilocybin, Psychedelic Therapies & Mystical Experiences

Posted on January 19th 2017 (over 6 years)
Views: 125500

Dr. Roland Griffiths is a clinical pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins and one of the world's foremost researchers on the psychedelic compound psilocybin.

Dr. Aubrey de Grey and Dr. Rhonda Patrick Talk Aging

Posted on August 13th 2015 (almost 8 years)
Views: 124528

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.

Sauna Use and Building Resilience to Stress with Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Posted on January 3rd 2016 (over 7 years)
Views: 122823

This episode is a presentation Dr. Rhonda Patrick delivered at the Biohacker Summit in Helsinki, Finland in 2016.

The Hidden Connection Between Sleep and Dementia

Posted on April 14th 2021 (about 2 years)
Views: 117501

In this short video, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes one of the mechanisms that drives the beneficial effects of sleep on the brain.

Dr. Satchin Panda on Circadian Insights into Exercise Timing, Melatonin Biology, and Peak Cognition

Posted on June 15th 2021 (almost 2 years)
Views: 115358

The work of Dr. Satchidananda Panda and his lab focuses on chronobiology, the study of the day-night cycles that drive the multifaceted activities of the human body, using genetic, genomic, and biochemical approaches.

Nutrigenomics, Epigenetics, and Stress Tolerance (IHMC Talk #1)

Posted on November 8th 2017 (over 5 years)
Views: 114715

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.

Dr. Steve Horvath on epigenetic aging to predict healthspan: the DNA PhenoAge and GrimAge clocks

Posted on December 18th 2020 (over 2 years)
Views: 113785

Consistent patterns of age-based alterations in DNA methylation can be harnessed to estimate age, serving as a sort of "clock," the premise of which is truly remarkable: Predict a person's age (or even lifespan), based on chemical modifications to their DNA...

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