#147 | Solving Inflammaging | Dwayne Jackson PhD
There are 1000’s of ways to reduce chronic inflammation…inflammaging. I cannot do a 1000 things….I need to know the best way to know where I stand and how to make it better.
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#145 | Food for Thought | William Li, MD
Each of the 5 body defense systems are influenced by diet. When you know what to eat, to support each system, you can then use your diet to maintain health and beat disease. The five defense systems are angiogenesis (blood vessels), regeneration (via stem cells), microbiome (gut health), DNA protection, and immunity.
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#144 | Muscle for Athletics & Healthspan | Mark Tarnopolsky MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell….yes, but what does that mean? What can we do, as Wise Athletes, to have enough healthy mitochondria in our muscles and everywhere else powering our bodily functions for optimal brain power, energy levels, we well as muscle power and endurance?
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#143 | Heart, Lung & Brain Injury from Chronic Over-Breathing | George Dallam, PhD
“The Nasal Breathing Paradox During Exercise.” The research examines, and questions, the existing and generally accepted theory that oral breathing during heavy exercise is essential and improves oxygenation and performance. Additionally, the book addresses the negative effects on our health which result from breathing orally during exercise and how breathing nasally can improve overall health and performance.
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#142 | Fasting Mimicking to Balance Muscle & Longevity | Joseph Antoun, MD PhD
The prevailng wisdom says that when you fast or when you cut calories, you lose fat and muscle. So the challenge remains….how to thread the needle on losing the visceral fat while keeping my muscle. And what about the battle between the high protein for maximum muscle growth vs low protein for low IGF-1 and life extension? Is there any way to get the best of both worlds?
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#141 | Your Blood Test Results May Vary | Austin Baraki MD
Dr Austin Baraki argues that blood testing is an important but challenging area of medicine. He argues that people should not put too much faith in imprecise technology measuring indirect markers of biological function. False precision can lead to over confidence, and distract people from the lifestyle improvements that would really make a difference.
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#140 | Solving Low Vitamin D | Grant E. Fraser MD
Vitamin D isn’t a vitamin but a hormone, and it plays an important role in our bodies including the building and repair of muscle. How to get enough?
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#139 | Finding your Iron Sweetspot for Performance and Health | Grant Fraser MD
Finding your iron sweetspot for athletic performance and long health:
How to know if you are low or high? Or on the verge of being low or high? How to know if donating whole blood every 8 weeks is a good idea or a bad idea? How can you make donating blood less unpleasant? And what else can you do to stay in your iron sweetspot and to avoid both of these terrible outcomes for athletic performance, quality of life, and overall health?
#138 | Internal Arts: More than Stress Management | Jeff Patterson, author of The Yielding Warrior
Jeff Patterson shares his wisdom on how to gain mastery over ourselves, and to strengthen our power to focus by minimizing the impact of an environment filled with distraction
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#137 | The #1 Secret to Healthy Fat Loss | Vyvyane Loh MD
As a followup to my chat with Dr Vyvyane Loh, Glen and I sat down with Dr Loh to get into the how of losing excess body fat without losing muscle. Dr Loh does not disappoint as she shares her tips on how she has helped so many people successfully navigate the changes needed to get to a healthy body fat level AND a healthy body muscle level…both are necessary for health and athletic performance.
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