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Which Diet is Best for Cognitive Power and Preventing Alzheimers?
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Viva Longevity's mission is to part the clouds of misinformation.
VIDEOS:
The Doctor That Got Banned For Speaking Out:“We've Been Lied To About Medication!” Dr Aseem Malhotra youtu.be/R87QLweXl1A
Dr Aseem Malhotra - Speaking At The Reform Party Conference - Full Video youtu.be/eZhyU0beH9g
Uncomfortable Questions About Vaccines | Dr. Paul Offit youtu.be/A27ameSqcQs
Serious adverse events from mRNA vaccines | Dr. Susan Oliver
youtu.be/drSAsfuMkuw
PAPERS:
Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22010283
Peter Doshi vs. COVID-19 vaccines, the latest round, by Dr. David Gorski
respectfulinsolence.com/2022/06/29/peter-doshi-vs-covid-19-vaccines-the-latest-round
Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom | Nature
nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging | Nature
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Cardiovascular events following covid 2019 vaccination in adults: a nationwide Swedish study
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/2/147/7795309?login=false
Frequency of Adverse Events in the Placebo Arms of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788172
Association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters and mortality in Japan: The VENUS study
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2024.2350091
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00901-2
BOOKS:
Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World by Paul Offit
amazon.com/Tell-When-Its-Over-Post-Pandemic/dp/1426223668/ref=sr_1_2
Vaccinated: From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines
amazon.com/Vaccinated-Cowpox-Remarkable-Story-Vaccines/dp/B09K4J1XGN/ref=sr_1_3
The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics
amazon.com/Big-One-Prepare-World-Altering-Pandemics/dp/B0C1TDT1QW/ref=sr_1_1
0:00 Emotion is the driver
1:14 Aseem on Cholesterol
3:41 Red meat
6:21 Heart disease & mRNA
8:55 Vaccines & its causes
11:22 Vaccine misperceptions
12:13 Serious adverse events from mRNA
18:44 mRNA vaccines and cancer
20:19 The diff between doctors, epidemiologists, and social media stars
21:53 Was it a lab leak?
24:20 My takeaways
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
DONATE to Ashley's research: https://giving.ucsf.edu/fund/ashley-mason-thermal-therapy-science
Ashley Mason Lab website: https://sealab.ucsf.edu
PAPERS
Elevated body temperature is associated with depressive symptoms: results from the TemPredict Study
nature.com/articles/s41598-024-51567-w
Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated mind-body intervention for depression: whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38743265
Feasibility and acceptability of a Whole-Body hyperthermia (WBH) protocol
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34674592
Full list of papers here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Julz6Nr8zxFqvkRT8lx8dPUXfcnRCDk69LRj9cXg5zM/edit
00:00 Ashley Mason’s surprising findings
1:32 Link between core body temperature & mental health
6:52 Whole body hyperthermia (WBH) definition
9:58 Ashley’s studies - WBH to treat depression
12:25 How does WBH’s effects compare to antidepressants?
16:43 Sauna vs. exercise
17:24 Traditional vs. infrared (IR) sauna
20:13 Sauna vs. cold plunge to treat depression
22:39 Does sweating help us detox chemicals?
26:52 How often should we use the sauna?
31:01 How can heat & IR therapy treat insomnia?
34:24 How to stop waking up in the middle of night
37:32 Should we sauna close to bedtime?
38:10 Can hot yoga also improve mood?
39:07 What do look for in home saunas
41:01 Ashley’s upcoming studies: Gen Z loneliness & firefighters
44:33 How the body adapts to heat training
46:34 Does sauna increase health span?
47:26 There is no 1 protocol for everyone
48:06 We’re editing meaningful thermal stress out of our lives
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
Dr. Gardner's amino acid graph:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3mnTB4BihJsxrA9Kv1Uw9U2X_aBVYAH/view
VIDEOS
The Protein Boom: How America Became Obsessed | The New York Times
youtube.com/watch?v=59uxFA5lyO0
Japan's School Lunches Are The Envy of the World
youtu.be/WIsWhmMmHQs?si=o6f_-L3MGG9CuYDQ
We Analyzed 114 Country Food Guides. 1 Diet Ruled Them All.
youtu.be/l5MmpdWZ-94?si=Fi84FZcaookmWtub
PAPERS
Maximizing the intersection of human health and the health of the environment with regard to the amount and type of protein produced and consumed in the United States
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30726996
A randomized crossover trial on the effect of plant-based compared with animal-based meat on trimethylamine-N-oxide and cardiovascular disease risk factors in generally healthy adults: Study With Appetizing Plantfood-Meat Eating Alternative Trial (SWAP-MEAT)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32780794
Dietary protein intake in midlife in relation to healthy aging - results from the prospective Nurses' Health Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38309825
Evaluation of dietary protein and amino acid requirements: a systematic review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40610129
Scientific Report of the 2025 American Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee-report
0:00 Factors causing the obesity crisis
4:20 Social media influencers are fueling the obesity crisis
10:20 Trust in science in the US has gone down
11:30 Christopher Gardner’s protein flip
15:20 Myth: plant foods are incomplete proteins
19:25 How almost 100% of Americans meet the protein RDA
23:40 Humans don’t store excess protein
25:39 SWAP-MEAT Study: plant vs. animal protein
26:50 Nurses’ Healthy Study: plant vs. animal protein
29:19 Debunking Peter Attia’s protein claim
32:09 It’s hard to get people to eat less than the RDA
33:59 Stu Phillips vs. Christopher Gardner: muscle building
37:05 Reviewing products with added protein
40:45 David Bar’s EPG ingredient: safe?
44:12 Peter Attia and Andrew Huberman are scammers
44:50 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - why more beans, peas, lentils
52:00 Debunking Nina Teicholz
53:48 Protein powders?
55:15 Paul Saladino’s collagen with trachea - a scam?
56:47 How countries successfully reduce obesity
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38692410
Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on the Consumption of Different Food Groups and the Risk of Overweight and Obesity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40004990
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39138340
Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37758268
Successful aging
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9279031
BOOKS
Nutritional Epidemiology by Dr. Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Walter-Willett/dp/0195122976
HEALTHY FOOD CALCULATOR:
http://158.39.74.196:3838/Food4HealthyLife/
0:00 Why this study is SO important
11:19 Dr. Fenglei Wang’s background
13:50 Definition of healthy aging
15:16 The study's unique cohorts
15:50 Linking food to inflammation: the EDIP score
16:50 Type 2 diabetes is linked to inflammation
17:45 Empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) score
19:00 Associations between dietary patterns & aging
21:10 Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ's) - accurate?
23:24 Differences between the compared diets
26:25 Is 100% plant-based the healthiest diet?
28:26 Are seed oils healthy?
32:01 Are starchy vegetables healthy?
33:42 Is dairy healthy?
36:51 Why is red meat WORSE than ultra-processed food?
29:35 Is fish healthy?
41:30 The contamination of fish
44:00 Spearman correlations
49:29 Are pescatarian and low-carb diets healthy?
51:20 Chris' takeaways
PAPERS
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39138340
VIDEOS
Our first interview with Dr. Scharffenberg: youtu.be/iddFlIcxQi4
Dr. Scharffenberg's TEDx Talk: youtu.be/RGy3jhiPqD0
Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED
youtu.be/8KkKuTCFvzI
Health Matters 2023: How 21st Century Science Is Improving How We Age - Dr. Deborah Kado
youtu.be/2lWau-ORLZM
Healthy Longevity: A Scientist's Perspective - Dr. Anthony J.A. Molina
youtu.be/p2rMV4hTRto
Dr. Terry Butler: Adventist Health Study 2 Overview
youtu.be/OfNvnKip7ac
Michelle Cen's website
michellecen.com
00:00 Meet Dr. Scharffenberg
4:59 Dr. Scharffenberg’s epic life
19:42 Sugar’s health effects
22:23 Ozempic and Wegovy - safe?
27:49 Should we take supplements?
28:57 Should we supplement protein?
31:46 Thoughts on epidemiology
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists & doctors, and help them tell their stories.
The AFib Cure, Updated Edition: Get Off Your Medications, Take Control of Your Health, and Add Years to Your Life
amazon.com/AFib-Cure-Updated-Medications-Control/dp/1637747209/ref=sr_1_2_sspa
The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China
amazon.com/Longevity-Plan-Life-Transforming-Lessons-Ancient-ebook/dp/B01MECO99C/ref=sr_1_1
Dr. Day's TEDx talk:
youtu.be/1xXHntrJnPk
Freeze the clock: earlier catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation delivers better outcomes
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11795656
Can the Keto Diet Trigger Atrial Fibrillation? Exploring the Science Behind This Diet-Heart Connection
afiponline.org/articles/the-keto-diet-and-atrial-fibrillation
Ketogenic diets inhibit mitochondrial biogenesis and induce cardiac fibrosis
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7870678
Low‐Carbohydrate Diets and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.011955
0:00 Restoring heart rhythm
1:30 AFib is an epidemic
2:45 Dr. John Day is the most interesting AFib man in the world
4:39 What is AFib
6:02 Who gets AFib?
7:51 Extreme exercise
11:59 Wearables for AFib
12:42 Ablations
17:41 Dr. Day's research on longevity
20:00 Diet and AFib
29:40 The book
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS:
Nature: Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Fasting mimicking diet cycles versus a Mediterranean diet and cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese hypertensive subjects: a randomized clinical trial by Valter Longo
nature.com/articles/s44324-023-00002-1
Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population
cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(14)00062-X
Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis
thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30135-X/fulltext
Dietary Amino Acids and Risk of Stroke Subtypes: Results from 3 Large Prospective Cohort Studies
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316625001786
Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2540540
Dietary protein intake in midlife in relation to healthy aging – results from the prospective Nurses’ Health Study cohort
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523662823
FILM:
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution with Valter Longo (awesome):
fastingandthelongevityrevolution.com
WEBSITES:
All things Dr. Longo — books, a documentary, information
valterlongo.com
Fasting Mimicking Diet kits (Prolon):
prolonlife.com
The Create Cures Foundation (A Longo foundation):
createcures.org
Fondazione Valter Longo
fondazionevalterlongo.org/en
0:00 Excess protein is dangerous
2:18 Valter Longo's mission & discoveries
8:24 IGF-1's profound role
17:35 Excess animal protein increases cancer risk by 400%
21:15 Foods that increase longevity
32:22 Why is red meat so bad?
37:11 Protein vs carbs
40:36 Plant vs animal protein
46:43 Low carb diets
49:00 Fasting mimicking diets
1:04:22 Cancer and autoimmunity
1:22:17 GLP-1 Ozempic
1:32:52 Protein powder
1:35:30 Chris' takeaways
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS:
The Stanford Plant-based Educational Study: Providers Learning About Nutrition Together (PLANT)
stanfordhealthcare.org/trials/t/NCT05678075.html
A multidisciplinary lifestyle program for rheumatoid arthritis: the 'Plants for Joints' randomized controlled trial
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36617162
Gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals
nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01870-z
Effects of intensive lifestyle changes on the progression of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, controlled clinical trial
alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13195-024-01482-z
Impact of climate change on rheumatic diseases: A scoping review
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000415
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging | Nature medicine
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
WEBSITES:
PlasticList
plasticlist.org
Environmental Working Group
ewg.com
Evidence-Based Nutrition
evidencebasednutrition.com
VIDEOS:
Health Matters 2024: Food’s Protective Power Against Disease
youtu.be/C7M9WNXGBcQ
Food Has a Big Climate Problem. Here’s How to Fix It. Jonathan Foley
https://biox.stanford.edu/video/re-thinking-food-symposium-food-has-big-climate-problem-heres-how-fix-it
0:00 Dr. Tamiko Katsumoto
4:25 Plants for Joints study
6:19 Effects of carnivore diet on health
9:52 Can food intolerances change with diet?
13:59 Stanford PLANT Study - educating physicians
21:05 Effects of EDC’s, microplastics, and other chemicals
33:03 Impact of climate change on human health
35:09 Learnings from drug development
48:27 Who do Americans trust for nutrition advice?
56:26 Patient success stories
1:03:15 Evidence-Based Nutrition program results
1:14:27 Chris's takeaways
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS:
Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)31108-5
Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaz7015
VIDEO:
Feeding Your Microbiome: Dietary Strategies for Wellness and Disease Prevention
youtu.be/zib0MmDrHPg
0:00 Dr. Sean Spencer MD, PhD
2:11 Probiotic pills are risky
4:39 Probiotic pills and cancer
15:36 Freezing your poop for a rainy day
23:58 Why fermented food is healthy
28:01 Fiber
32:28 Industrialization of the microbiome
39:12 Soluble vs insoluble fiber
48:09 GLP-1, fiber, and weight
59:54 Fecal transplants for IBD
1:02:28 What your poop reveals
1:14:58 Healthy gut for athletics
NEW GUIDELINES:
Switzerland: Swiss Dietary Recommendations
https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/en/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/empfehlungen-informationen/schweizer-ernaehrungsempfehlungen.html
Japan: Food and Nutrition Education
maff.go.jp/e/policies/tech_res/attach/pdf/shokuiku-22.pdf
Norway: Nordic Nutrition Recommendations
norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recommendations-2023
USA: Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for Americans
dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee-report
Canada: Canada’s Dietary Guidelines
food-guide.canada.ca/en/guidelines
114 country nutrition guidelines:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n7aImvY9nLckZzhXyCBKXeD9-0ap-4ipFI7eHfwEaW8/edit?usp=sharing
Evidence-Based Nutrition:
evidencebasednutrition.com
0:00 RFK jr. and dietary guidelines
2:14 Dietary guidelines are wildly controversial
3:45 Norway's guidelines
7:16 Carbs & diabetes?
9:44 Japanese guidelines
12:35 Swiss guidelines
14:29 Canadian guidelines
16:09 American guidelines
19:08 Guidelines vs paleo
22:51 My conclusions
Meat is the most controversial topic in the overheated battle of nutrition and dietary guidelines in America. So which is it: good for us, bad, or no one knows?
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists in the world and help them tell their story.
Dr. Hashmi's viral talk about Treating and Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease:
youtu.be/Q8cqS4CyCxc?si=zt48qhoQZWLmrljH
0:00 Hong Kong lives longest
1:40 Epidemiologists
3:00 Meat consumption numbers
5:17 The urban advantage
8:08 Diet
12:30 Influencers own America
17:14 Two competing books
23:17 How TED slid down the misinformation highway
Donate to support CHAMACOS: https://cerch.berkeley.edu
CHAMACOS study info: https://cerch.berkeley.edu/research-programs/chamacos-study
PAPERS:
Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides and IQ in 7-Year-Old Children
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3237357
Organic diet intervention significantly reduces urinary pesticide levels in U.S. children and adults
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935119300246
Prenatal Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Traits Related to Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Population Living in Proximity to Agriculture
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6071837
Childhood Overweight and Obesity and Pubertal Onset Among Mexican-American Boys and Girls in the CHAMACOS Longitudinal Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33831178
Elemental Sulfur Use and Associations with Pediatric Lung Function and Respiratory Symptoms in an Agricultural Community (California, USA)
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp528
Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0909519107
County-Level Atrazine Use and Gastroschisis
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2818361
Estimated dietary exposure to pesticide residues based on organic and conventional data in omnivores, pesco-vegetarians, vegetarians and vegans
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027869152100212X
VIDEOS:
Guest Lecture: Brenda Eskenazi | University of California Berkeley, USA
youtu.be/ZmgED5zJq_8?si=1nzIUpawoawJTF1N
A Watchful Eye on Farm Families' Health
youtu.be/TZlZlluOyho?si=g97QGGFQRPYiqOhC
The Dangers of Pesticides: Protecting Yourself and the Environment
youtu.be/lH_8N9HRsys?si=-Lgft0uHf6NDqfQ7
Long-term Health Effects of Childhood Glyphosate Exposure
youtu.be/x1DL1bNNxSY?si=RJTMqUGaKlxtUnhX
Children's exposures to chemicals in farming communities and child care
youtu.be/e6efl-zTDE0?si=UCi-9f81XjF5PBpA
ARTICLES:
Roundup, the World’s Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids
insideclimatenews.org/news/17032023/roundup-glyphosate-health-kids
How did the US EPA and IARC reach diametrically opposed conclusions on the genotoxicity of glyphosate-based herbicides?
enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-018-0184-7
Residents in San Joaquin Valley breathe chemical pesticides, according to new study
https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/residents-in-san-joaquin-valley-breathe-chemical-pesticides-according-to-new-study/2024/09
California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children
npr.org/2019/10/09/768795666/california-bans-popular-pesticide-linked-to-brain-damage-in-children
Weed Killer Makes Male Frogs Lay Eggs
nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100301-atrazine-frogs-female-chemical
Bayer to pay up to $10.9 billion to settle bulk of Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits
reuters.com/article/business/bayer-to-pay-up-to-109-billion-to-settle-bulk-of-roundup-weedkiller-cancer-law-idUSKBN23V2NO
How a team of researchers and high school students in California are working together to reduce pesticide exposure in children
ensia.com/features/pesticide-exposure-california-children-farmworkers-agriculture-chamacos
Care for some glyphosate in your cereal?
voicesofmontereybay.org/2023/04/06/care-for-some-glyphosate-with-your-cereal
Childhood exposure to common herbicide may increase the risk of disease in young adulthood
https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/childhood-exposure-to-common-herbicide-may-increase-the-risk-of-disease-in-young-adulthood
Timestamps
0:00 What’s the CHAMACOS study?
2:40 Why should people who aren’t farmworkers, care?
6:00 Importance of funding CHAMACOS
11:16 How farmworker health affects us all
12:43 Future of CHAMACOS
15:21 Glyphosate’s effects: liver disease, respiratory disease, and more
20:28 Epigenetic aging
22:00 Causality vs. association
26:27 Are the Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 accurate?
27:33 Can I wash off pesticides?
29:00 Does organic actually have fewer pesticides?
30:37 Unfortunate substitutes
31:39 Diet & geography influences on pesticide exposure
33:24 Policy changes caused by CHAMACOS
34:15 How scientists over-dramatize findings
36:32 Why Dr. Eskenazi’s not retired
40:08 CHAMACOS key findings: lower IQ’s, autism, respiratory problems, more
44:46 Glyphosate & cancer risk
46:19 Increased colon cancer in US
47:20 How pesticides harm the environment
47:50 Atrazine’s effects & Syngenta’s cover-up
51:05 How to reduce your pesticide exposure: does eating vegan help?
51:47 Do people eating organic eat fewer pesticides?
52:36 Why the US's pesticide problem is especially bad
54:09 Positive change is possible
Physionic channel: youtube.com/channel/UCj3p_1jOCJXB_L_we-DjLbA
Physionic Insider Community: bit.ly/PhysionicInsiders
Physionic website: physionic.org
VIDEOS
Vitamin D: Bone Healer or Bone Breaker? Both, in fact.
youtu.be/hacvlAxTgvs?si=oMBiesCl-8f8_6hr
Cardiac Preconditioning: How to Use Mini Heart Attacks to protect against Heart Attacks
youtu.be/de4s4AjlsqU?si=htM3ILHS8pss6WrJ
Michelle Cen's website: michellecen.com
Timestamps
0:00 Dr. Nic's background
0:58 Why is mitochondrial health important?
2:18 How to measure mitochondrial health
3:43 Mitochondria protect us from cancer
6:19 How to slow aging
9:45 What supplements to take?
15:13 What info sources to refer to?
16:44 Goals for Physionic
Viva Longevity finds the most credible scientists and helps them tell their stories.
FILM:
The Low Fat Diet Is Genocide | Fat Fiction | Full Documentary
youtu.be/xyNHvogMFDI?si=DlpMlmD6rrvq5Moi
PAPERS:
Fat in the Diet and Mortality from Heart Disease by Jacob Yerushalmy
drive.google.com/file/d/1X1mTYR8szctFFu5J2pbfNQRgk51RCi76/view?usp=sharing
Public, searchable PDF article about Ancel Keys on the cover of TIME:
drive.google.com/file/d/1PD1b_PQeFFq3GNpa6pbCHsQiyxIH3X_f/view?usp=sharing
Comparative ecologic relationships of saturated fat, sucrose, food groups, and a Mediterranean food pattern score to 50-year coronary heart disease mortality rates among 16 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0183-1
Mediterranean alpha-linolenic acid-rich diet in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (Lyon Diet Heart Study by Serge Renaud)
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(94)92580-1/fulltext
The Framingham Heart Study's Impact on Global Risk Assessment
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003306201000085X?via%3Dihub
BOOKS:
Seven Countries: A Multivariate Analysis of Death and Coronary Heart Disease by Ancel Keys
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.4159/harvard.9780674497887/html
Carlton Fredericks' Low-Carbohydrate Diet
Environmental Epidemiology by Dean Baker
Toxic Truth: A Scientist, A Doctor, and the Battle Over Lead
The Devil's Playbook
The Triumph of Doubt
Good Calories Bad Calories
The Big Fat Surprise
Lies My Doctor Told Me
The Science of Science
Strong Medicine by Blake Donaldson
Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution
Celebrating 90+ Years of Healthy Living by Jack LaLanne
The Book of Why
Causality in the Sciences
Causal Inference for Statistics, Social, and Biomedical Sciences
Livestock's Long Shadow
Principles of Medical Statistics
Philosophy of the Stomach; An Exclusively Animal Diet Is the Most Wholesome and Fit for Man, by Bernard Mincriff, 1856
google.com/books/edition/The_Philosophy_of_the_Stomach_Or_An_Excl/fJ9kAAAAcAAJ
0:00 I spoke at CoSci
2:43 How big data will revolutionize nutrition
3:30 Working for Steve Jobs
5:10 Caddying for Jack LaLanne
5:56 Growing up low carb & eating lead
7:15 Environmental epidemiology
9:59 Living long
11:21 Big data
12:41 The famous 22-country paper
19:10 Saturated fat
20:37 So many centenarians
21:18 Gary Taubes article on epidemiology
23:30 Diet confusion in America
26:45 The pushback
29:32 What I'd do instead
PAPERS:
Women’s Health Study
https://prevmed.bwh.harvard.edu/womens-health-study/
Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22818936
Association of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31141585
Various Leisure-Time Physical Activities Associated With Widely Divergent Life Expectancies: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(18)30538-X/abstract
ARTICLES:
Do We Really Need to Take 10000 Steps a Day for Our Health? - New York Times
nytimes.com/2021/07/06/well/move/10000-steps-health.html
BOOKS:
Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies by I-Min Lee
amazon.com/Epidemiologic-Methods-Physical-Activity-Studies/dp/0195183002
VIDEOS:
10,000 steps: Fact, fiction, or fad? | Dr. I-Min Lee | TEDxBoston
youtu.be/hWoe7biQpYQ?si=mmk-l2JoZk8bBSN2
Old Man Strength At Muscle Beach
youtu.be/uyM6Wyg0xPg?si=QWYTWu6j0r2wP8Lc
Michelle Cen's website:
michellecen.com
0:00 I-Min Lee’s background
1:53 What physical activity epidemiologists do
5:34 Effect of physical activity vs. smoking on health
8:06 No pain, no gain?
9:50 10,000 steps per day?
10:48 Epidemiology explained
13:29 Limits of fitness trackers
15:20 Which sports are best for longevity?
17:02 How observational studies minimize errors
21:47 Drugs vs. exercise’s effect on health
23:34 How to get more physical activity in
25:00 Aerobic vs. strength training
27:00 How to know what studies to trust
29:40 People who do physical activity for work vs. leisure
30:52 Creating the US Physical Activity Guidelines
31:59 How to minimize confounding variables
33:52 How physical activity recommendations change over life
35:42 How much physical activity should one do?
36:55 How much physical activity is too much?
Viva Longevity finds great scientists who are too busy doing science to be social media stars, and we help them tell their stories.
VIDEOS:
Andrew Huberman is Lying to You
youtu.be/0thkoCYhJnc
Follow the Money: Peter Attia
youtu.be/rWY4vvvVNUo
Nina Teicholz - 'Why Nutrition Advice is So Wrong'
youtu.be/tMGYZvaatSQ
Causal Inference Seminar: Peter Tennant
youtu.be/SbrX3YEMj_0
Peter Attia's Longevity Book Outlive: The BEST or WORST longevity book?
youtu.be/VWeg3l3RBIM
BOOKS:
Modern Epidemiology Fourth Edition by Tim Lash
amazon.com/Modern-Epidemiology-Kenneth-Rothman/dp/1451193289
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl
amazon.com/The-Book-of-Why-audiobook/dp/B07CYJ4G2L/ref=sr_1_1
Nutritional Epidemiology 3rd Edition by Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Monographs-Biostatistics/dp/0199754039/ref=sr_1_1
Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction by Rodolfo Saracci
amazon.com/Epidemiology-A-Very-Short-Introduction/dp/B096HD4Y8M/ref=sr_1_1
Mendelian Randomization: Methods for Causal Inference Using Genetic Variants
amazon.com/Mendelian-Randomization-Inference-Interdisciplinary-Statistics-ebook/dp/B0933LJKRR/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
Epidemiology Faces Its Limits: The search for subtle links between diet, lifestyle, or environmental factors and disease is an unending source of fear—but often yields little certainty, by Gary Taubes
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.7618077
Epidemiology beyond its limits by Tim Lash
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn3328
Dietary protein intake in midlife in relation to healthy aging – results from the prospective Nurses’ Health Study cohort
ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)66282-3/fulltext
Comparative ecologic relationships of saturated fat, sucrose, food groups, and a Mediterranean food pattern score to 50-year coronary heart disease mortality rates among 16 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0183-1
The challenges of control groups, placebos and blinding in clinical trials of dietary interventions
cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/challenges-of-control-groups-placebos-and-blinding-in-clinical-trials-of-dietary-interventions/CD0D06FBF583C0E1DE908002A4133335
Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020320808
Perfluorooctanoic acid and chronic kidney disease: Longitudinal analysis of a Mid-Ohio Valley community
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935115301468?via%3Dihub
DIETARY GUIDELINES SPREADSHEET
Open for comments:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n7aImvY9nLckZzhXyCBKXeD9-0ap-4ipFI7eHfwEaW8/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 Modern epidemiology
2:27 Environmental vs nutritional epidemiology
9:04 The power of big data
11:36 Gary Taubes' Science article
16:16 Dr. Tobias on Nina Teicholz
18:08 Correlation is not causation?
21:42 Hierarchy of evidence
26:23 Got a big effect size? Trans fats.
29:43 The right way to infer cause
32:54 How to spot misinformation
33:57 Food frequency questionnaires
37:26 The food pyramid
38:52 Rich influencers
Viva Longevity finds great scientists who are too busy doing science to be social media stars, and we help them tell their stories.
VIDEOS:
Beyond the surface: Skin care a key piece in longevity | Anna Mandinova, MD, PhD | TEDxBoston
youtu.be/ThaFiKyHKRQ
Anti-Aging Laser Treatments That Change the GAME | Dr. Sam Ellis
youtube.com/watch
Breaking Down the Science of Anti-Aging and Skin Health | The Proof Podcast EP #3383
youtube.com/watch
Laser Treatment for Fine Lines, Pigmentation, & Redness | Dr. Shereene Idriss
youtu.be/ylFQF-Ktba0
How to Protect Your Skin Against UVA | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
youtu.be/qQO9pOYapnM
Dr. Sugai Explains: UVA & UVB Sunscreen Testing
youtu.be/Bm47pqvOHXA?si=F24p8YihVA-u_1Fl
BASE TANNING & VITAMIN D MYTHS DEBUNKED 🤔 DERMATOLOGIST | Dr. Dray
youtu.be/2h5zk-QyBv4?si=P_Cw0bRV_UR6B9xE
Is MICRONEEDLING Worth the Hype? Doctorly Explains
youtu.be/JPWycy8cwN8
The AMAZING Healing Power Of Red Light Therapy | Dr. Roger Seheult
youtu.be/Eg0Uh-WhsR8
PAPERS:
Tanning Themselves to Death: A New Teen Fad
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6179687
Novel approaches for managing aged skin and non-melanoma skin cancer
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169409X20300508
Carotenoid and melanin pigment coloration affect perceived human health
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513810001169
Daily Consumption of a Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie Alters Facial Skin Color
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0133445
Variability of UV Irradiance in Europe
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00216.x
The basal layer in human squamous tumors harbors more UVA than UVB fingerprint mutations: A role for UVA in human skin carcinogenesis
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.0401141101
Not Your Daddy’s Sunblock – Why Thick, White Sunblock is a Thing of the Past
sustainable-nano.com/2014/09/30/not-your-daddys-sunblock-why-thick-white-sunblock-is-a-thing-of-the-past
Fruit over sunbed: carotenoid skin colouration is found more attractive than melanin colouration
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25014019
Skin β-Endorphin Mediates Addiction to UV Light
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(14)00611-4
0:00 Skincare
2:00 Sunscreen
3:48 Tanning is harm
8:32 UVA and windows
13:13 Diet and skin
17:53 Microneedling
19:10 Lasers
22:31 Too much UVA
Viva Longevity finds the best doctors and scientists in the world and helps them tell their stories.
0:00 Walking encyclopedia
0:34 Fix your sleep
1:56 Circadian rhythm
5:59 Sleep apnea
10:12 Dental appliances
15:40 Do masks work?
21:06 The future of MedCram
26:46 The perils of meat
PAPERS:
Jet lag: current and potential therapies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21572778
Alleviation of jet lag by melatonin: preliminary results of controlled double blind trial (BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1340179/pdf/bmjcred00232-0020a.pdf
Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag (Cochrane database of systematic reviews)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12076414
Mechanism of uptake and incorporation of the non-human sialic acid N-glycolylneuraminic acid into human cells (Journal of Biological Chemistry) | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15557321
From “Serum Sickness” to “Xenosialitis”: Past, Present, and Future Significance of the Non-human Sialic Acid Neu5Gc (Frontiers in Immunology) | frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00807/full
Association between Neu5Gc carbohydrate and serum antibodies against it provides the molecular link to cancer: French NutriNet-Santé study (BMC) | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7510162
Adventist Health Study-2 (Loma Linda University Health) | adventisthealthstudy.org/studies/AHS-2
Association of Biologic Therapy With Coronary Inflammation in Patients With Psoriasis as Assessed by Perivascular Fat Attenuation Index (JAMA) | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31365032
A plant-based diet and coronary artery disease: a mandate for effective therapy (Journal of Geriatric Cardiology) | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5466936
Meat consumption and risk of 25 common conditions: outcome-wide analyses in 475,000 men and women in the UK Biobank study (BMC) |
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-01922-9
The COVIDENCE UK Research Study has been developed in response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (Queen Mary University of London) | qmul.ac.uk/covidence/about-the-covidence-uk-study
VIDEOS:
Conquer Jet Lag with Light and Melatonin
youtu.be/OIwHYaDyswA
The Truth Behind Masks on Planes
youtu.be/7reTqobet2o
Vegan and Low Carb Diet Effects on the Immune System
youtu.be/e_wTDynIscQ
Low Carb Diets: Mortality and Diabetes Long Term Data
youtu.be/GeL7_0FgsfQ
New Research: Sialic Acids May Contribute to Inflammation & Disease
youtu.be/xRkRilP1OTU
The Low-Carb Fruit Fallacy
youtu.be/3Prb6hG-TXw
Roger Seheult is a doctor behind Medcram (1.6 million subscribers) and his signature topic is infrared light therapy.
Viva Longevity finds the best doctors and scientists in the world and helps them tell their stories.
REFERENCES:
Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body by Scott Zimmerman and Russel Reiter
melatonin-research.net/index.php/MR/article/view/19
Latitudinal variation in light levels drives human visual system size
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3259958
Northern humans had bigger brains, to cope with the low light levels, study finds
sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110804214410.htm
Autumn COVID-19 surge dates in Europe correlated to latitudes, not to temperature-humidity, pointing to vitamin D as contributing factor
nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81419-w
Bone disease imaging through the near-infrared-II window
nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42001-2
What veterinarians know that physicians don't
youtu.be/tSa7foyM2nA?si=TzuqoDpufi-TkCyY
0:00 Intro: Dr. Roger Seheult, Medcram
9:11 Hyponatremia
13:48 Infrared light
31:41 The problems with meat
40:46 Covid 19 and vaccines
50:38 microbiome
53:52 Toni and infrared light
BOOKS:
Health's Improvement Or, Rules Comprizing and Discovering the Nature, Method and Manner of Preparing All Sorts of Foods Used in this Nation, by Thomas Moffett
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/Health_s_Improvement_Or_Rules_Comprizing/mN0jC2X_ZGYC
A Discourse concerning the causes and effects of Corpulency, etc by Thomas Short
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/A_Discourse_concerning_the_causes_and_ef/nL9bAAAAcAAJ
Discourses on Tea, Sugar, Milk, Made-wines, Spirits, Punch, Tobacco, &c
With Plain and Useful Rules for Gouty People by Thomas Short
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/Discourses_on_Tea_Sugar_Milk_Made_wines/51NQAQAAIAAJ
Cursory remarks on corpulence; or Obesity considered as a disease, by William Wadd
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/Cursory_remarks_on_corpulence_or_Obesity/CyVhAAAAcAAJ
Eating Right in the Renaissance by Ken Albala
amazon.com/Eating-Right-Renaissance-Ken-Albala/dp/0520229479/ref=sr_1_1
The Cookbook of Julian of Norwich
From Hazelnuts to Pottages (A Collection of Medieval Recipes)
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/The_Cookbook_of_Julian_of_Norwich/12gazgEACAAJ
War on Disease: A History of the Lister Institute by Harriette Chick
https://www.google.com.pe/books/edition/War_on_Disease/iWZrAAAAMAAJ
The Medieval Cookbook
amazon.com/Medieval-Cookbook-Maggie-Black/dp/0714128295/ref=sr_1_4
0:00 Healthy diets came from previous centuries
0:39 Important lessons lost in history
2:03 Great nutrition scientists
2:33 Beri beri
4:06 Harriette Chick's awards
4:38 Past obsession with diet
5:40 Famous old books
6:32 Two foundational beliefs
8:56 The problem of marbling
10:38 Food became addictive
LINKS:
Dr. Batiste blog:
drbatiste.com/blog
Dr. Batiste on Instagram:
instagram.com/healthyheartdoc
BOOKS:
Selfish: A Cardiologist's Guide to Healing a Broken Heart by Dr. Columbus Batiste
amazon.com/Selfish-Cardiologists-Guide-Healing-Broken/dp/B0DJ9W2X7H/ref=sr_1_1
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure by Caldwell Esselstyn
amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Nutrition-Based/dp/B0BR8K4V65/ref=sr_1_1
VIDEO:
Heart 2 Heart with Dr. Columbus Batiste - Building a Resilient Heart with Guest Dr. Kim Williams
youtu.be/w9Du5e8dP24?si=vZzFWymGOkrQNeKh
0:00 Dr. Columbus as TEDx speaker
2:20 Dr. Columbus' career
3:33 Stents are like a hoarder's closet
5:18 Dr. Columbus' new book
9:05 Kim Williams
10:25 Making a healthy choice, when you have no choice
10:49 Tennis is the king of sports in promoting longevity
13:12 Jaylen Brown plant based
14:02 Why do athletes care about nutrition?
15:12 Mental Clarity
16:14 Andrew Huberman
17:20 AFib (Atrial Fibrillation)
BOOKS:
Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel Lieberman
amazon.com/Exercised-Something-Evolved-Healthy-Rewarding/dp/B087NFK9HC/ref=sr_1_2
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel Lieberman
amazon.com/The-Story-of-Human-Body-audiobook/dp/B00EZ4CTGK/ref=sr_1_3
The Evolution of the Human Head by Daniel Lieberman
amazon.com/Evolution-Human-Head-Daniel-Lieberman/dp/0674046366/ref=sr_1_5
PAPERS:
Exercise Intensity and Longevity in Men: The Harvard Alumni Health Study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/387973
Is Exercise Really Medicine? An Evolutionary Perspective by Daniel Lieberman
journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2015/07000/is_exercise_really_medicine__an_evolutionary.13.aspx
The active grandparent hypothesis: Physical activity and the evolution of extended human healthspans and lifespans by Daniel Lieberman
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2107621118
Exercise as medicine–evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases by Bente Petersen
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sms.12581
The diseasome of physical inactivity – and the role of myokines in muscle–fat cross talk by Bente Petersen
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2805368
Energetics and reproductive effort by Peter T. Ellison
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajhb.10152
The evolution of marathon running: capabilities in humans by Daniel Lieberman
link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-200737040-00004
VIDEO:
Paleo Anthropologist Daniel Lieberman On Sitting, Meat & Exercise — Interview by Chris MacAskill
youtu.be/U0E-a5wdQSs
0:00 Filming a TEDx talk
0:29 Defining exercise
2:45 Why humans live long
5:25 Why humans evolved to be active
6:59 More important to stay active with age
10:16 Structural stress from activity
12:12 Exercise is not medicine
ARTICLES:
Lifelong learning: Stanford GSE student collects her master’s degree after 80 years in education
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/lifelong-learning-stanford-gse-student-collects-her-master-s-degree-after-80-years-education
Her master’s degree was on hold during WWII. She just received it at age 105.
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/06/26/virginia-hislop-masters-degree-stanford
83 years after finishing her master’s coursework, this Stanford graduate finally received her education degree
cnn.com/2024/06/23/us/virginia-hislop-stanford-university-graduate-trnd/index.html
105-year-old Washington woman gets master's 8 decades after WWII interrupted degree
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/21/stanford-virginia-hislop-graduation-masters-degree/74173475007
Meet Virginia Hislop, 105YO Woman Earns Stanford Master's Degree
shethepeople.tv/us/90-year-old-woman-completes-masters-degree-as-oldest-graduate-2049242
‘I’ve waited a long time for this’: woman earns Stanford master’s degree at 105
theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/ive-waited-a-long-time-for-this-woman-earns-stanford-masters-degree-at-105
105-Year-Old Great-Grandma Receives Master's 83 Years After Leaving Stanford
kqed.org/arts/13959927/105-year-old-virginia-hislop-stanford-masters-degree-world-war-ii
0:00 Making headlines
2:07 Sense of purpose
2:39 Never stop learning
3:05 Gratitude
3:23 Sense of humor
3:53 Strong relationships
4:20 Resilience
4:55 Genes
5:50 Stress
6:24 Diet
8:04 Exercise
8:49 Sleep
9:13 Social
9:22 Positivity
Longevity summit photos:
johnwernerphotography.com/Longevity
VIDEOS:
We Crashed Bryan Johnson's Don't Die Summit & Here's What We Learned, by Plant Chompers
youtu.be/Gz7FmNsnVYw
Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED
youtu.be/8KkKuTCFvzI?si=It7jTzxHijO8LyrN
Health Matters 2023: How 21st Century Science Is Improving How We Age, by Stanford Medicine
youtu.be/2lWau-ORLZM?si=QnF5j1DWIykwgdKh
Terry Butler - Adventist Health Study 2 Report
youtu.be/OfNvnKip7ac?si=O3zxxLLaUwrO6Dyz
REFERENCES:
Various Leisure-Time Physical Activities Associated With Widely Divergent Life Expectancies: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(18)30538-X/abstract
Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk? by Bruce Ames and Patricia Wakimoto
nature.com/articles/nrc886
Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682904
Her master’s degree was on hold during WWII. She just received it at age 105.
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/06/26/virginia-hislop-masters-degree-stanford
Good genes are nice, but joy is better, The Harvard Gazette
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/
Don't Die Summit San Franciso:
dontdiesummit.com/san-francisco
Blueprint: Science-driven to improve and extend your life
blueprint.bryanjohnson.com
Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1710093
TEDx Boston Unlocking Longevity:
tedxboston.com/portfolio/unlocking-longevity-october-2024
0:00 Lets get skeptical
0:54 Ultra processed food
2:11 100 supplements!
3:45 Is olive oil all that?
4:12 Microbiome and fiber
5:40 Type of exercise for longevity
6:07 Bryan's doctors
VIDEOS:
My Complete Anti-Aging Workout
youtu.be/sYyVi-H-ozI
Piers Morgan Meets Man Who Claims To Be REVERSE Ageing | Full Interview
youtu.be/6RiERG_4tig?si=KxGKXNnJflQZ4r66&t=414
Founders' Stories: Braintree's Bryan Johnson
youtu.be/z-5vnoyU2u0?si=HYMfZvVHstlEYfRB
My ANTI-AGING Evening & Morning Routine To Look 18 Again (Living To 120+) | Bryan Johnson
youtu.be/KlBaHlZR16Q?si=ZUhZq4bUg-Z4zTr7
I Injected My Joints With 300 Million Stem Cells
youtu.be/MsVIT_54rMU?si=WzKKf4eOUqufBs2Z
Anti-Aging Millionaire Reacts to Mean Tweets
youtu.be/0U2LGg3eaBA?si=AEXkahZEBc004u5p
Bryan Johnson: The Five Science-Backed Habits For Longer Living
youtu.be/xpvOhgoKrg4?si=jVXzIhsJDpxmmMnm
The Man Thats Ageing Backwards: “I Was 45, I’m Now 18!” - Bryan Johnson
youtu.be/1yfoonW1InE?si=QBPSZTxNEGb-Mgao
ARTICLES:
Blueprint Protocol Starter Guide
protocol.bryanjohnson.com/Blueprint-Starter-Guide
Epidemiologists Develop State-of-the-Art Tool for Measuring Pace of Aging:
DunedinPACE
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/epidemiologists-develop-state-art-tool-measuring-pace-agin
Pros and Cons of Bryan Johnson’s Project novoslabs.co/pros-and-cons-of-bryan-johnsons-project-blueprint
California tech founder's vampiric SF event is a shameless cash grab
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/tech-founder-dont-die-summit-san-francisco-19753445.php
The Meme King of Longevity Now Wants to Sell You Olive Oil
nytimes.com/2024/01/12/business/bryan-johnson-longevity-blueprint.html
This California millionaire is peddling eternal life. Why do so many people believe him?
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-05/california-bryan-johnson-longevity-wellness-anti-aging
Don’t Die Summit:
dontdiesummit.com
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
time.com/6315607/bryan-johnsons-quest-for-immortality
TEDx Boston: Unlocking Longevity
tedxboston.com/portfolio/unlocking-longevity-october-2024
Michelle Cen’s website
michellecen.com
0:00 Who is Bryan Johnson?
5:03 The Blueprint Protocol for Longevity
8:48 Don't Die summit attendee interviews & morning rave
11:24 Richard Johnson interview
14:15 Blueprint lunch & fitness testing
16:32 Talmage Johnson interview
19:47 Don't Die summit workshops & Bryan's thoughts on hype
20:52 Attendee interviews
23:53 Naval Ravikant speaking on health
25:51 Bryan's advice for sleep
27:43 The shocking contamination of food
29:27 Blueprint microplastic testing
31:37 Bryan Johnson interview
34:08 How are the Johnsons in real life?
35:00 The Woman Who Beat Bryan's Pace of Aging
35:53 Is Bryan misunderstood?
37:41 Tech, AI & Longevity
Dr. Daniel Lieberman is the Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard. He is the author of two best-selling books about human evolution and exercise.
PALEO ANTHROPOLOGY BOOKS I LOVE:
Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel Lieberman
amazon.com/Exercised-Something-Evolved-Healthy-Rewarding/dp/B087NFK9HC/ref=sr_1_1
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel Lieberman
amazon.com/The-Story-of-Human-Body-audiobook/dp/B00EZ4CTGK/ref=sr_1_3
Evolution: The Human Story, 2nd Edition by Dr. Alice Roberts
amazon.com/Evolution-Human-Dr-Alice-Roberts/dp/1465474013/ref=sr_1_1
Evolution's Bite: A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins by Peter Ungar
amazon.com/Evolutions-Bite-Story-Teeth-Origins-ebook/dp/B01M3YSEGT/ref=sr_1_1
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham
amazon.com/Catching-Fire-Richard-Wrangham-audiobook/dp/B002VGERIC/ref=sr_1_2
Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy by Herman Pontzer
amazon.com/Burn-Research-Really-Calories-Healthy/dp/B08FL6Y69D/ref=sr_1_1
BOOKS WITH MISINFORMATION:
Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health by Ken Berry
amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-Told-Me-audiobook/dp/B07Y2VRMY8/ref=sr_1_1
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
amazon.com/Audible-Outlive-Science-Art-Longevity/dp/B0B64WL9PK/ref=sr_1_1
VIDEO:
Shocking Health Debate: Carnivore vs. Plant-Based Diets– What Your Doctor Won't Tell You!
youtu.be/rd1v1S19_AE?si=cdB1lpZX-XSUBLGX
PAPERS:
Inuit metabolism revisited: what drove the selective sweep of CPT1a L479?
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1096719220300329
Atherosclerosis in 16th-Century Greenlandic Inuit Mummies
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2757994
Genetic study of the Arctic CPT1A variant suggests that its effect on fatty acid levels is modulated by traditional Inuit diet
nature.com/articles/s41431-020-0674-0
500-Year-Old Greenland Mummies Had Heart Disease, Scans Show
livescience.com/64594-greenland-mummies-heart-disease.html
0:00 Favorite paleo anthropology books
2:07 Is sitting harmful?
5:56 Healthiest exercise
8:10 Carnivore diet
11:17 Inuit adaptations
12:20 Right amount of exercise
14:11 Exercise and life span
16:02 Exercise intensity
18:37 Women's fertility and exercise
0:00 The Virta Health approach
1:30 The Salud en tu Plato approach
3:58 Patient results
8:11 Salud's medical director
9:16 Salud's diet
12:17 A truck driver story
15:35 The Hispanic diabetes epidemic
18:12 The practical side
21:03 Funding the program
23:14 Virta Health & ketosis don't work
BOOKS:
Como decirle adiós a la diabetes: Como controlar la glucosa en la sangre, y reducir o eliminar medicinas para la diabetes por medio de la nutrición y el estilo de vida adecuados by Maria Jose Hummel
amazon.com/Como-decirle-adi%C3%B3s-diabetes-controlar/dp/0978668995/ref=sr_1_2
Health, Healing and Longevity Cookbook: Healthy, Delicious and Easy-to-make Plant-based Recipes by Maria Jose Hummel
amazon.com/Health-Healing-Longevity-Cookbook-Easy/dp/0978668901/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS & ARTICLES:
Digital Diabetes Management Solutions
phti.org/assessment/digital-diabetes-management-tools
Food groups and the likelihood of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7512147
Axios: Diabetes care vendors say damning study doesn't tell full story
axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/newsletters/2024/03/25/health-tech-diabetes-tech-reckoning
As VA Tests Keto Diet for Diabetic Patients, Skeptics Raise Red Flags
usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-01-27/as-veterans-affairs-tests-keto-diet-for-diabetic-patients-skeptics-raise-red-flags
Long-Term Effects of a Novel Continuous Remote Care Intervention Including Nutritional Ketosis for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A 2-Year Non-randomized Clinical Trial
frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2019.00348/full
High red and processed meat consumption is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168827818300588
Red meat consumption and risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a population with low meat consumption: the Golestan Cohort Study
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460710
Long term nutritional intake and the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A population based study
https://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-8278(07)00427-8/abstract
Understanding the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the Hispanic population living in the United States
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953173
Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523661192
Diabetes Gene Common In Latinos Has Ancient Roots
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/12/25/256832685/diabetes-gene-common-in-latinos-has-ancient-roots
Virta Poster session: 5-year weight and glycemic outcomes following a very low carbohydrate intervention including nutritional ketosis in patients with type 2 diabetes
drive.google.com/file/d/1UKZ0m6bW2eV9rdM1qIZsUtxpyVSu1ZL2/view?usp=sharing
Salud en tu Plato
English page: eatfortheearth.org/nutrition-programs
Spanish page: eatfortheearth.org/saludentuplato
VIDEO:
HARVARD: Red Meat Raises Diabetes Risk 62%. INTERNET: Nope.
youtu.be/NgfTit87RYU?si=ShWad3hnpCmZtctY
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Who is Maria Jose Hummel, PhD, MPH, MS:
healthfortoday.net/about-us
Community Rx (Salud en tu Plato) program for diabetes reversal:
eatfortheearth.org/community-rx
BOOK: Como decirle adiós a la diabetes: Como controlar la glucosa en la sangre, y reducir o eliminar medicinas para la diabetes por medio de la nutrición y el estilo de vida adecuados (Spanish Edition) by Dr. Maria Jose Hummel
amazon.com/Como-decirle-adi%C3%B3s-diabetes-controlar/dp/0978668995/ref=sr_1_1
REFERENCES:
The Stanford Twin Registry
https://iti.stanford.edu/ITI-TRR.html
The Mark M. Davis Lab
https://med.stanford.edu/davislab.html
Stanford Center for Human Systems Immunology
https://iti.stanford.edu/chsi.html
How T cells 'see' antigen Nature article by Mark Davis
nature.com/articles/ni1173
The Project Baseline Study
https://medicine.stanford.edu/annual-report-2018/the-project-baseline-study.html
A prescription for human immunology
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19100694
Variation in the human immune system is largely driven by non-heritable influences
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302727
When one twin goes vegan and the other doesn’t: what a plant-based diet can and cannot do for you, explained by Netflix’s You Are What You Eat, by Vox
0:00 So MANY twins!
1:46 Intro to Dr. Mark Davis
3:17 Dr. Mark Davis speech
5:30 T cell attacks cancer cell
8:02 Why don't we have a cholesterol test for immunity?
10:28 A prescription for human immunology
17:30 Flu vaccination
VIDEOS:
Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'Plants are trying to kill you!' — Low Carb Down Under
youtu.be/j1cqNDDG4aA
DEBATE: Dr. Matthew Nagra vs. Dr. Anthony Chaffee on Whether "Plants Are Trying To Kill You"
youtu.be/3FFV0w55k2I
SHOCKING cause of Deadly Meat Allergy: Medical Mystery Solved!
youtu.be/4o7EOBCbwHA
New Harvard Study: What Are The Best Sources of Protein for Longevity?
youtu.be/qC3Euh8Ghbs
Dr. Idz called out by a carnivore on Instagram.
instagram.com/reel/C74nN19iYud/?igsh=MW56NXM4cHFrdXNrNg==
PAPERS:
Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk? by Bruce Ames
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12209158
PDF of that 👆 Bruce Ames paper in nature:
drive.google.com/file/d/144JmUETvvl2u5pJ6Dz1P7uswjbIlUDUW/view?usp=sharing
Israeli: Humans were hyper-carnivorous apex predators for 2 million years by Miki Ben Dor
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-study-humans-were-hyper-carnivorous-apex-predators-for-2-million-years
REPLY TO BEN-DOR ET AL.: Oral bacteria of Neanderthals and modern humans exhibit evidence of starch adaptation by Christina Warinner
pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2112526118
Ancient human microbiomes
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25559298
Dietary protein intake in midlife in relation to healthy aging – results from the prospective Nurses’ Health Study cohort
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523662823
The Scientist magazine: Man-Made and Natural Carcinogens: Putting The Risks In Perspective
the-scientist.com/man-made-and-natural-carcinogens-putting-the-risks-in-perspective-61946
Total and cause-specific mortality by moderately and markedly increased ferritin concentrations: general population study and metaanalysis
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25156997
HALL: a comprehensive database for human aging and longevity studies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37870433
Living Past 100: The Secrets Behind Japan's Growing Number of Centenarians
keio.ac.jp/en/keio-times/features/2019/4
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency in elderly patients
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC490077
Probability of Middle-Aged Men Developing Coronary Heart Disease in Five Years by Ancel Keys
ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/01.CIR.45.4.815
BOOKS:
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
amazon.com/Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle-Dark-ebook/dp/B004W0I00Q/ref=sr_1_1
Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things by Dan Ariely
amazon.com/Misbelief-Rational-People-Believe-Irrational-ebook/dp/B0BQMZXC3T/ref=sr_1_1
Seven Countries: A Multivariate Analysis of Death and Coronary Heart Disease by Ancel Keys
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.4159/harvard.9780674497887/html?lang=en
Evolution: The Human Story by Alice Roberts
amazon.com/dp/1465474013?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Living Paleo Style: Overcome The Ancestral-Modern Mismatch to Regain Your Natural Wellbeing by Miki Ben-Dor
amazon.com/dp/B0BVCT3FQD?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Health's Improvement Or, Rules Comprizing and Discovering the Nature, Method and Manner of Preparing All Sorts of Foods Used in this Nation by Thomas Moffett, 1746
google.com/books/edition/Health_s_Improvement_Or_Rules_Comprizing/mN0jC2X_ZGYC?hl=en&gbpv=0
0:00 Plants try to kill you
2:53 Debate Caffee vs Nagra
4:07 Chaffee principle 1: we're carnivores
9:20 Chaffee principle 2: plants kill us
14:50 Chaffee principle 3: plants are nutrient deficient
17:26 Red meat allergy
19:12 Heme iron toxicity
20:05 Beef lacks corotenoids
20:40 Fiber
23:34 Wild animals are healthier than tame
24:24 Science as a candle in the dark
26:59 Misbelief
30:37 How do we pick who to trust?
34:37 Anthony's background
Dr. Scharffenberg's interview: youtu.be/iddFlIcxQi4?si=5Pl7PsegdiqwS0m3
NUTRITION PROFESSOR DR. JOHN SCHARFFENBERG BIO:
- Born in Shanghai, China Dec. 15, 1923. His first 16 years of life were in China.
- Graduated from high school in Michigan in 1940 (president of his class)
- The U.S. Army put him through medical school at Loma Linda University, CA. Graduated with his MD in 1947.
- Master's in public health from Harvard University 1956 (elected by the faculty to the Delta Omega Society).
- Served two more years in the army to pay for medical school: first year at Fort Ord, CA; 2nd as American Military Advisor to the Chinese military in Taiwan.
- Taught at Loma Linda University as a professor of nutrition for 62 years.
- Worked in San Bernardino County Health Dept. where he became department head.
- Director of the International Nutrition Research Foundation in Riverside, CA.
-Was on the secretariat of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense located at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
- Assistant Director of the Department of Health of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
- Started the Public Health Education Center in Bakersfield, CA from funds due to the selling of the San Joaquin Hospital for 30 million dollars.
Michelle Cen's Website:
michellecen.com
PAPERS CITED:
1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking & health
pbs.org/newshour/health/first-surgeon-general-report-on-smokings-health-effects-marks-50-year-anniversary
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Scientific-Report-of-the-2015-Dietary-Guidelines-Advisory-Committee.pdf
Distribution of lifespan gain from primary prevention intervention
openheart.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000343
Beyond confusion and controversy, can we evaluate the real efficacy and safety of cholesterol-lowering with statins?
jcbmr.com/index.php/jcbmr/article/view/11
Statin Drugs Given for 5 Years for Heart Disease Prevention (Without Known Heart Disease)
thennt.com/nnt/statins-for-heart-disease-prevention-without-prior-heart-disease-2
American Heart Association Saturated Fat Recommendation
heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia/the-skinny-on-fats
DR. SCHARFFENBERG'S 1st INTERVIEW:
youtu.be/iddFlIcxQi4?si=XhnUUrIV41HWaUSf
0:00 Dr. Scharffenberg's world lecturing tour
2:41 Dr. Scharffenberg's TEDx talk
4:12 First risk factor
4:40 How much alcohol is safe to drink?
5:42 Third risk factor
7:39 When it's most important to exercise
8:09 Fourth risk factor
8:50 Fifth risk factor
10:50 How much saturated fat to eat?
12:40 Do statins work?
13:47 The best diet
16:18 The power of lifestyle
0:00 Carnivore diet fiction
1:50 Plants are trying to kill us
4:28 The story of John Scharffenberg
5:57 Dr. Daniel Levy interview
7:26 The story of Ed Freis
12:12 Roosevelt’s death
15:26 Epidemiology and patience
17:51 Social media vs science
20:09 Statins
21:12 Mendelian randomization
22:32 HDL cholesterol
25:57 Triglycerides to HDL ratio
27:23 Framingham fight for survival
34:54 The volunteers
37:00 Salt
40:25 Saturated fat
42:30 William Castelli
43:52 Healthiest diet
47:49 PFAS forever chemicals
48:45 Red meat
50:58 Framingham data for sale
52:25 Genetic studies
53.32 Anthony Chaffee Harvard approved
VIDEOS
Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'Plants are trying to kill you!'
youtu.be/j1cqNDDG4aA?si=jWqFhve1F7OjguAJ
The Human Health Study That's Changing the World
youtu.be/q11o3FZv4Ac
Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients
youtu.be/wrfxdtXjXHs?si=r_-b5jotbD_uLWaX
Exposing FRAUD Cholesterol Studies! Anthony Chaffee MD
youtu.be/WECp8VcjNzo?si=ujikpxW53Q5oVySb
Cholesterol DOES NOT Cause HEART DISEASE! | Dr. Anthony Chaffee
youtu.be/fpiRxen9gNk?si=MQ91QY7HAdl_T7oH
BOOKS
Change of Heart: Unraveling the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease
amazon.com/Change-Heart-Unraveling-Mysteries-Cardiovascular-ebook/dp/B000XU8EB4/ref=sr_1_2
The Carnivore Diet by Shawn Baker
amazon.com/Audible-Carnivore-Diet/dp/B0D4B2NVW7/ref=sr_1_1
The New Good Fat Bad Fat: Lower Your Cholesterol and Reduce Your Odds of a Heart Attack by William Castelli
amazon.com/New-Good-Fat-Bad-Cholesterol/dp/1555611176/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS
The Scientist magazine: Man-Made and Natural Carcinogens: Putting The Risks In Perspective
the-scientist.com/man-made-and-natural-carcinogens-putting-the-risks-in-perspective-61946
Ames Agrees With Mom's Advice: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/387805
Endogenous oxidative DNA damage, aging, and cancer by Bruce Ames
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2684796
Bruce Ames testimony to congress: Misconceptions About Environmental
Pollution, Pesticides and the Causes of Cancer
ncpathinktank.org/pdfs/st214.pdf
Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk? Bruce Ames in Nature
nature.com/articles/nrc886
Dietary pesticides (99.99% all natural) by Bruce Ames
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.87.19.7777
Dietary Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens: Oxygen radicals and degenerative diseases by Bruce Ames
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.6351251
What are the major carcinogens in the etiology of human cancer? Environmental pollution, natural carcinogens, and the causes of human cancer: six errors
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2651291
Harvard University: the carnivore diet is a terrible idea
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/carnivore-diet-terrible-idea/
Woman's World: Carnivore Cure for Weight Loss at 50, 60, 70...Anthony Chaffee
magazineshop.us/products/womans-world-02-26-24-carnivore-cure-for-weight-loss-at-50-60-70
How one health study, inspired by FDR's
death, changed life in America forever
framinghamheartstudy.org/files/2023/10/USA-Today-Article-Inspired-by-FDR-the-Framingham-Heart-Study-changed-America-forever.pdf
Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Hypertensive Agents: effects of age on treatment results by Ed Freis
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2006655
Serum cholesterol, lipoproteins, and the risk of coronary heart disease. The Framingham study by Willam Kannel
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5539274
Factors of risk in the development of coronary heart disease--six year follow-up experience. The Framingham Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13751193
Framingham Heart Study Cardiovascular Disease (10-year risk calculator)
framinghamheartstudy.org/fhs-risk-functions/cardiovascular-disease-10-year-risk
Framingham Heart Study Hard Coronary Heart Disease (10-year risk)
framinghamheartstudy.org/fhs-risk-functions/hard-coronary-heart-disease-10-year-risk
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800389
Comparative ecologic relationships of saturated fat, sucrose, food groups, and a Mediterranean food pattern score to 50-year coronary heart disease mortality rates among 16 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29769748
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800389
Residential proximity to major roads, exposure to fine particulate matter and aortic calcium: the Framingham Heart Study, a cohort study
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013455.long
PAPERS:
Cover Story | The Heart Study Heard Around the World
acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2014/08/19/09/23/the-heart-study-heard-around-the-world-origins-of-framingham-and-its-continued-legacy
The Framingham Heart Study, on its way to becoming the gold standard for Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17916250
A Century of Medical Milestones:
Editors of the Merck Manual Assess the Most Important Advances of the Last 100 Years
washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1999/12/21/a-century-of-medical-milestones/aa35fd9f-b5cc-4586-9282-de7cd2f5723a
Factors of risk in the development of coronary heart disease--six year follow-up experience. The Framingham Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13751193
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network (Framingham Study) over 32 Years by Nicholas Christakis
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401
Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38548371
VIDEOS:
Should You Worry About High LDL Cholesterol?
youtu.be/OiraffPZyGQ
Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks TED
youtu.be/wadBvDPeE4E?si=0V86nUdedXoukBX0
BOOK:
A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease
amazon.com/Change-Heart-Framingham-Massachusetts-Cardiovascular/dp/0375412751/ref=sr_1_5
0:00 When we were slender
0:41 A 75-year study
1:22 Anthony Chaffee fraudster
2:11 Aseem Malhotra misinformer
4:04 Tour de Framingham Study campus
14:35 Dr. Daniel Levy interview
17:37 Obesity
19:48 Nutritional beliefs
20:55 Good science vs bad
22:22 The study that is changing the world
VIDEOS:
End LDL-Cholesterol Fear Mongering: Life Insurance Companies Don't Even Care! (FACTS) By Mike Mutzel, High Intensity Health
youtu.be/cUkAjIl5JrE?si=X1J3kyzwGD3xLJbW
Lipids Series: HDL Can It Be Too High? Is Treatment Available? By Iftikhar Kullo, Mayo Clinic
youtu.be/Ri4EYymjQqk?si=1eh-g8OqEjs45M0X
Addressing Abnormal HDL Levels
youtu.be/KzqLbXSPQe0?si=aygPBwUGU6iICU1M
Unraveling the Controversy: Stanford Twin Study Explained
youtu.be/t24BCuXIlZI?si=u-iVOmmQ2t4-n4SW
LIFE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS
Life Insurance Field Underwriting Guide MAY 15, 2023
pinneyinsurance.com/underwriting-docs/AIG-UW-Guide.pdf
MetLife Condensed Underwriting Guide May 2013
cassaniinsurance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Met-Life-condensed_uw_guide.pdf
PAPERS:
Framingham Heart Study Hard Coronary Heart Disease (10-year risk)
framinghamheartstudy.org/fhs-risk-functions/hard-coronary-heart-disease-10-year-risk
Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60312-2/fulltext
Extreme high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is paradoxically associated with high mortality in men and women: two prospective cohort studies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28419274
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27292972
0:00 Life insurance companies and LDL
2:48 The research behind LDL
5:45 Is high HDL harmful?
7:08 The Internet and HDL
8:21 The LDL is good for you bandwagon
BOOKS:
Get a signed copy of Chef AJ's Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally with Fruit
aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/ZoZQdz5_9KnlUqAhQqoR3A
The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry by Chef AJ
amazon.com/Secrets-Ultimate-Weight-Loss-revolutionary/dp/1979414254/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/142-9653956-0060503
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness by Dr. Doug Lisle and Dr. Alan Goldhamer — read by Chef AJ
amazon.com/Pleasure-Trap-Mastering-Undermines-Happiness/dp/1570671974
WEBSITES:
Chef AJ’s Website:
chefaj.com
Michelle Cen's Website:
michellecen.com
VIDEOS:
Chef AJ on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!
youtube.com/watch?v=doGVSuGhnt0
Chef AJ: From Fat Vegan to Skinny Bitch
youtu.be/jyR1OcQynfQ?si=QYGs9AzDvUb-Wezb
Ultimate Weight Loss Secrets With Chef AJ
youtu.be/SOEedti3ynU?si=MyLFe1ubeXPh3A-j
RELATED PLANT CHOMPERS VIDEOS:
youtu.be/D9CoU8m5wyg?si=x5sM9aBuQNCNTmPk
Can Water-Only Fasting Heal SERIOUS Diseases? | Dr. Alan Goldhamer
0:00 Who is Chef AJ?
2:28 Chef AJ Kitchen tour & Studio tour
7:38 Chef AJ's Weight loss story
20:17 What Chef AJ cooks & eats
34:56 Responding to criticism
39:37 Chef AJ’s comedy career & motivation
42:47 Future goals
REFERENCES:
[1] Our World in Data: Global Land use for food production:
ourworldindata.org/land-use
[2] Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaq0216
[3] Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions
nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00225-9
[4] Global food system emissions could preclude achieving the 1.5° and 2°C climate change targets
science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aba7357
[5] FAO: The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2023
fao.org/3/CC3017EN/online/state-food-security-and-nutrition-2023/food-security-nutrition-indicators.html
[6] World Health Organization Fact Sheet: Obesity and Overweight
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight
[7] Yield gap analysis—Rationale, methods and applications—Introduction to the Special Issue
researchgate.net/publication/257214175_Yield_gap_analysis-Rationale_methods_and_applications-Introduction_to_the_Special_Issue
[8] FAO: Crops and livestock products
fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
[9] Our World in Data: Land use per kilogram of food product
ourworldindata.org/grapher/land-use-per-kg-poore
[10] Our World in Data: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita, 2021
ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-cereals-food-gdp
[11] Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts
nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w
[12] WORLD RESOURCES REPORT: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FOOD FUTURE
A Menu of Solutions to Feed Nearly 10 Billion People by 2050
research.wri.org/wrr-food
PAPERS:
Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets in Identical Twins
A Randomized Clinical Trial (Stanford)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392
Unveiling the Epigenetic Impact of Vegan vs. Omnivorous Diets on Aging: Insights from the Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS)
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.26.23300543v1.full
Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status
cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0092-8674%2821%2900754-6
A word of caution against excessive protein intake
nature.com/articles/s41574-019-0274-7
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review by Uffe Ravnskov & David Diamond
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401.long
Association of lipoprotein levels with mortality in subjects aged 50 + without previous diabetes or cardiovascular disease: A population-based register study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23941088
BLOGS:
A study comparing the effects of vegan and omnivorous diets fails Science 101 by Peter Attia
British Heart Foundation: Flawed cholesterol study makes headlines
bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/cholesterol-and-statins
Stanford’s Vegan Twin Study: Science or PR Stunt? by Nina Teicholz
unsettledscience.substack.com/p/stanfords-vegan-twin-study-science
REPORTS:
Grazed and Confused, by Oxford University
oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/reports/fcrn_gnc_report.pdf
CARBON FOOTPRINT EVALUATION OF REGENERATIVE GRAZING AT WHITE OAK PASTURES by General Mills
blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hubfs/WOP-LCA-Quantis-2019.pdf
Truth, Lies and Culture Wars. Social listening analysis of meat and dairy
persuasion narratives
changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Truth-lies-and-culture-wars-final.pdf
VIDEOS:
Food Sustainability – American Heart Association 2022 Keynote Presentation by Christopher Gardner
youtu.be/V36nzfPUcnk?si=mHLQVqvCzq9bs1Bs
Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet | NYT Opinion
youtu.be/kOcLyyVyb6o?si=1KVMXXTv-LK6nz3D
Why scientists believe meat has dire consequences for the planet
youtu.be/qpolaxjhxJw
BOOKS:
The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception by David Michaels
amazon.com/Triumph-Doubt-Money-Science-Deception-ebook/dp/B082VD4GHK/ref=sr_1_1
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes
amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/B0BY3CSP22/ref=sr_1_1
Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health by David Michaels
amazon.com/Doubt-Their-Product-Industrys-Threatens/dp/0197760856/ref=sr_1_1
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating by Walter Willett
amazon.com/Eat-Drink-and-Be-Healthy-audiobook/dp/B076HSFZTZ/ref=sr_1_1
Nutritional Epidemiology (Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics) 3rd Edition by Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Monographs-Biostatistics/dp/0199754039/ref=sr_1_1
Life Without Diabetes: The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Reversing Type 2 Diabetes by Roy Taylor
amazon.com/Life-Without-Diabetes-Definitive-Understanding/dp/B07YN1SZZH/ref=sr_1_9
0:00 Head explosions from the Netflix Twins Documentary
1:04 The first Stanford paper
2:18 Are Stanford scientists biased towards veganism?
3:42 The Internet lost its mind over Netflix
4:59 The fascinating backstory
9:12 The difference between Netflix and Stanford
12:25 The negative reviews
13:20 Nina Teicholz
15:15 The Triumph of Doubt
16:02 the supplement salesmen: Paul Saladino
21:23 Popular health book misinformation: Peter Attia
25:45 Low carb misinformation
28:10 Why LDL?
31:36 What Walter Willett thought
33:25 Funding
34:21 Louie Psihoyos: telomeres
VIDEOS:
Stefan Rahmstorf: The public climate debate — climate skepticism and denial.
youtu.be/J2gkWsaQ-7A
Richard Doll: The man who stopped smoking
youtu.be/VBWGM630zG0
The ACTUAL Cause of Type 2 Diabetes. Carbs?
youtu.be/X5GIExMa4rM
HARVARD: Red Meat Raises Diabetes Risk 62%. INTERNET: Nope.
youtu.be/NgfTit87RYU
Results and Challenges Studying the Health Experience of U.S. Vegetarians - Prof. Dr. Gary E. Fraser
youtu.be/9ya7gB-AF3o
Who's really using up the water in the American West?
youtu.be/f0gN1x6sVTc
Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet | NYT Opinion
youtu.be/kOcLyyVyb6o
Why scientists believe meat has dire consequences for the planet
youtu.be/qpolaxjhxJw
Sir David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III - "We must now look at the world through a new lens"
bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/planet-earth-3-sir-david-attenborough
WRITTEN:
Dhruv's excellent fact checking of me and Dr. Yeo:
docs.google.com/document/d/1YdA0FVfGO2Q8TePxUqpRKPs3u3msAM0cvBfbwc7Ubjs/edit?usp=sharing
Ancel Keys TIME Magazine cover story:
drive.google.com/file/d/1PD1b_PQeFFq3GNpa6pbCHsQiyxIH3X_f/view?usp=sharing
Ancel Keys: The legacy of a giant in physiology, nutrition, and public health
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33496369
FACTORS OF RISK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE – SIX YEAR FOLLOW-UP EXPERIENCE, THE FRAMINGHAM STUDY
http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/document/factors-of-risk-in-the-development-of-coronary-heart-disease-six-year-follow-up-experience-the-framingham-study/
Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years' observations on male British doctors
bmj.com/content/328/7455/1519
The Seven Countries Study: The first study to relate diet with cardiovascular disease
sevencountriesstudy.com
ON THE TRAIL OF HEART ATTACKS IN SEVEN COUNTRIES
By Henry Blackburn
https://sph.umn.edu/site/docs/epi/SPH%20Seven%20Countries%20Study.pdf
Adventist Health Study-2 Publication Database
adventisthealthstudy.org/researchers/scientific-publications/adventist-health-study-2-publication-database
CAMBRIDGE ZERO
cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridgezero
Plant-Based Cambridge
cambridgesu.co.uk/organisation/22072
The North-East-South gradient of coronary heart disease mortality and case fatality rates in France is consistent with a similar gradient in risk factor clusters
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10959938
Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay
theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/03/beef-industry-public-relations-messaging-machine
BOOKS:
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
amazon.com/Not-End-World-Generation-Sustainable/dp/B0C5JSZ6H9/ref=sr_1_1
Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health
amazon.com/Doubt-Their-Product-Industrys-Threatens/dp/019530067X
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1608193942/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/131-3404613-1075803
The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception
amazon.com/Triumph-Doubt-Money-Science-Deception/dp/0190922664/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/131-3404613-1075803
0:00 Plant-Based Cambridge & Chris MacAskill intro
2:27 How scientists figured out climate change was human-caused & industry response
10:06 Worst offenders in current food production
15:15 How epidemiologists figured out smoking was bad & industry response
22:03 How we figured out which dietary patterns are healthy
37:40 Q&A - Best meat alternatives?
39:20 Is a 100% vegan diet best?
41:37 Is plant-based eating globally accessible?
45:14 Why are fish bad? PFAS
Cover photo credit: Umpqua Community Veg Education Group (UC-VEG) via ucveg.org
BOOKS:
How Not To Age by Michael Greger
amazon.com/How-Not-Age-Scientific-Healthier/dp/B09Q7FR4ZF/ref=sr_1_1
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
amazon.com/Audible-Outlive-Science-Art-Longevity/dp/B0B64WL9PK/ref=sr_1_1
Health, Healing and Longevity Cookbook: Healthy, Delicious and Easy-to-make Plant-based Recipes by Maria Jose Hummel
amazon.com/Health-Healing-Longevity-Cookbook-Easy-ebook/dp/B071K8BY6G/ref=sr_1_2
Como decirle adiós a la diabetes: Como controlar la glucosa en la sangre, y reducir o eliminar medicinas para la diabetes por medio de la nutrición y el estilo de vida adecuados by Maria Jose Hummel
amazon.com/Como-decirle-adi%C3%B3s-diabetes-controlar/dp/0978668995/ref=sr_1_1
VIDEOS:
Rare Michael Greger talk - Mad Cow Disease - from 2001
youtube.com/watch?v=-gq802l5VQ0
Pandemics: History & Prevention by Michael Greger
youtu.be/7_ppXSABYLY
HARVARD: Red Meat Raises Diabetes Risk 62%. INTERNET: Nope.
youtu.be/NgfTit87RYU
Peter Attia's Longevity Book Outlive: The BEST or WORST longevity book?
youtu.be/VWeg3l3RBIM
Dr. Michael Greger gets fact-checked by MD PhD doctor (debate) by Gil Carvalho
youtu.be/3XjmvBFt63k
Cardiovascular disease & why we should change the way we assess risk with Peter Attia
youtu.be/W1geXgNEG_0
PAPERS:
Effect of potassium-enriched salt on cardiovascular mortality and medical expenses of elderly men
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523294599
The State of US Health, 1990-2016
Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2678018
The metabolomic signature of extreme longevity: naked mole rats versus mice
aging-us.com/article/102116/text
Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay
theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/03/beef-industry-public-relations-messaging-machine
0:00 Dr. Greger past
0:58 Unlikely best seller
2:42 Greger is John Oliver
4:11 Hot date
4:33 Experience on the diet
9:32 Fact checking Dr. Greger
17:58 Food intolerances
19:38 Dr. Hummel, food, a choir
21:36 Book signing
PAPERS:
Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males
ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)66119-2/fulltext
Substitution of animal-based with plant-based foods on cardiometabolic health and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-03093-1
Red meat consumption and risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
nature.com/articles/s41430-022-01150-1
Meat Cooking Methods and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Prospective Cohort Studies
diabetesjournals.org/care/article/41/5/1049/36533/Meat-Cooking-Methods-and-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes
NEWS:
Red meat consumption associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/red-meat-consumption-associated-with-increased-type-2-diabetes-risk/
What to Know About the Link Between Red Meat and Type 2 Diabetes
nytimes.com/2023/10/20/well/eat/red-meat-diabetes.html
Eating red meat twice a week may increase type 2 diabetes risk, study finds
theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/19/eating-red-meat-twice-a-week-may-increase-type-2-diabetes-risk-study-finds
Eating red meat linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
cnn.com/2023/10/19/health/red-meat-type-2-diabetes-risk-study-wellness/index.html
Eating Red Meat Is Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk, New Study Finds
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eating-red-meat-is-linked-to-type-2-diabetes-risk-new-study-finds-180983121
For Health, More Nuts, Beans and Whole Grains
nytimes.com/2023/11/15/well/eat/plant-based-diet-nuts-beans-grains.html
Study links red meat to increased risk of Type 2 diabetes
deseret.com/2023/10/20/23925341/type-2-diabetes-red-meat-increase-risk-harvard-study
TIME magazine cover story: physiologist Ancel Keys (public PDF)
drive.google.com/file/d/1at-yiv3vKZWFLwLkngVr8B16DSvd3ewc/view?usp=sharing
VIDEOS:
Red Meat Causes Diabetes? New Study should Concern Carnivores by Ken Berry
youtu.be/bdYrTW8Kikk?si=X5t02xLKuRE8JWXu
Red Meat causes Diabetes? Ben Bikman, PhD Explains the Hidden Truth
youtube.com/live/JSHAmK-0duM?si=90v0zTznRy_Y861_
'Red Meat Causes Diabetes' Harvard Scientists Claim (Study Breakdown) by Mike Mutzel
youtube.com/watch?v=K6av1YxaTW0
'Red Meat Causes Diabetes’ Experts Claim: Study Flaws Are Concerning by Mike Mutzel
youtube.com/watch?v=jiJJTpKjrBA
Red meat gives you diabetes!! New study!! By Shawn Baker
youtube.com/watch?v=cKPD9UvGcQ0
HARVARD SAYS RED MEAT CAUSES DIABETES! - Dr. Westman Reacts
youtube.com/watch?v=mecRlVXMo7U
Red Meat Does Not Cause Diabetes by Bret Scher
youtube.com/watch?v=cia9GXVoTM4
Harvard - RED MEAT CAUSES #DIABETES? Hmm…: Health Journey Vlog 33
youtube.com/watch?v=jbGv1GHjTNs
BLOGS:
Harvard Has Been Anti-Meat for 30+ Years—Why? by Nina Teicholz
unsettledscience.substack.com/p/harvard-has-been-anti-meat-for-30
Red meat & Type 2 Diabetes by Zoe Harcombe
zoeharcombe.com/2023/10/red-meat-type-2-diabetes
Red meat and diabetes—a tenuous connection by Ronald Hoffman
drhoffman.com/article/red-meat-and-diabetes-a-tenuous-connection
Does red meat cause diabetes? Maybe only at Harvard
https://www.carnisostenibili.it/en/does-red-meat-cause-diabetes-maybe-only-at-harvard/
BOOKS:
Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes by Roy Taylor
amazon.com/Your-Simple-Guide-Reversing-Diabetes/dp/1780724993
Nutritional Epidemiology by Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Monographs-Biostatistics/dp/0199754039
A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease by Daniel Levy
amazon.com/Change-Heart-Unraveling-Mysteries-Cardiovascular/dp/0375727043
0:00 Coverage of the Harvard Study
2:10 Xiao Gu: Epidemiology vs Biostatistics
3:01 News vs YouTubers
3:43 Epidemiology & Framingham
6:07 How Beef Has Changed
6:56 Food Frequency Questionnaires
10:50 The Study Participants
13:55 Ideological Vegetarianism?
16:42 Zoe Harcombe's Blog
20:33 Losing Our Minds with Anecdotes
22:07 Harvard Epidemiology
23:28 Short Term Trials Fail
27:16 Advances in Epidemiology
32:10 Meat Eaters Have Less Healthy Habits?
33:31 Mediators and Confounders
34:52. Causal Inference
36:34 The Bradford Hill Criteria
38:53 Red Meat A Bigger Factor for Exercisers?
40:02 Fish is Surprisingly Hazardous
42:35 Why Harvard Shows a Stronger Association
Oreo Cookie Treatment Lowers LDL Cholesterol More Than High-Intensity Statin therapy in a Lean Mass Hyper-Responder on a Ketogenic Diet: A Curious Crossover Experiment
mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/73
Oreos vs Statin for Cholesterol Lowering!
youtu.be/L1mMnnyJrgk?si=tcdj4ZnF2GaoACbN
Harvard Scientist Stunned: Oreos Surpass Statins in Lowering His Cholesterol
theepochtimes.com/health/harvard-scientist-stunned-oreos-surpass-statins-in-lowering-his-cholesterol-5565335
Harvard: Red meat consumption associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/red-meat-consumption-associated-with-increased-type-2-diabetes-risk/
Elevated LDL Cholesterol with a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet: Evidence for a “Lean Mass Hyper-Responder” Phenotype
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796252
Increased LDL-cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet in adults with normal but not high body weight: a meta-analysis
ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(24)00009-1/fulltext
BOOKS:
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study
The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo
The Path to Longevity: The Secrets to Living a Long, Happy, Healthy Life by Luigi Fontana
How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
by Elizabeth Blackburn & Elissa Epel.
Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair
Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity by Nir Barzilai
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner
Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life by Rose Ann Kenny
Unaging: The four factors that impact how you age by Robert Friedland
How We Age: The Science of Longevity by Coleen Murphy
Healthy at 100 by John Robbins
VIDEOS:
Do Older Adults Really Need More Protein by Miche, PhD
youtu.be/calC-qn5rt0?si=BtbsSGEYLrpxUpw-
CLIP: Minnesota Coronary Experiment
youtu.be/pQLRfxdl3wI
PAPERS:
Survival of the fittest: VO2max, a key predictor of longevity?
imrpress.com/journal/FBL/23/8/10.2741/4657
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality Risk Across the Spectra of Age, Race, and Sex
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109722052603?via%3Dihub
Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2707428
The association of resistance training with mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/26/15/1647/5925845
Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults
journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2018/03000/associations_of_muscle_mass_and_strength_with.8.aspx
Low muscle mass and mortality risk later in life: A 10-year follow-up study
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9333286
Grip Strength: An Indispensable Biomarker For Older Adults
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778477
Handgrip strength and all-cause dementia incidence and mortality: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcsm.12857
The impact of dietary protein intake on longevity and metabolic health
thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(19)30239-7/fulltext
A word of caution against excessive protein intake
nature.com/articles/s41574-019-0274-7
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of protein intake to support muscle mass and function in healthy adults
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8978023
Effects of protein supplementation on lean body mass, muscle strength, and physical performance in nonfrail community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522030234
Effects of protein supplementation on lean body mass, muscle strength, and physical performance in nonfrail community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522030234
Comparative ecologic relationships of saturated fat, sucrose, food groups, and a Mediterranean food pattern score to 50-year coronary heart disease mortality rates among 16 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0183-1
Unhappy Meals by Michael Pollan
nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html
Evidence of regression of atherosclerosis in primates and man
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2496395/pdf/postmedj00283-0044.pdf
Swine in atherosclerosis research
atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(79)80008-8/pdf
Familial and diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in swine. Lipid, ApoB, and ApoA-I concentrations and distributions in plasma and lipoprotein subfractions.
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.ATV.14.6.923
Test of effect of lipid lowering by diet on cardiovascular risk. The Minnesota Coronary Survey.
ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/01.atv.9.1.129
Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246
0:00 My book problem
2:26 Muscle loss
3:19 Why this review
4:32 Exercise
7:09 Strength
9:24 Centenarian decathlon
11:08 Diet
17:26 Epidemiology
23:37 Ketogenic diet
24:47 High protein diet
27:22 Salt and blood pressure
31:02 Excess protein
32:46 My opinion of Outlive
0:00 The best longevity books
1:49 The worst longevity books
3:43 How Not To Age
6:21 Fact checking Dr. Greger
8:24 Why a book on aging
15:12 The main pathways of aging
25:28 Hormesis
29:44 Is Dr. Greger biased?
34:47 Alzheimer's
41:49 Protein
49:50 Browning/cooking food
56:55 Plant based America
1:01:17 Beef & chicken
1:17:00 How good is How Not to Age?
1:19:30 Cuteness overload
How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger
amazon.com/How-Not-Age-Scientific-Healthier/dp/1250796334/ref=sr_1_1
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/ref=sr_1_1
The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight by Valter Longo
amazon.com/The-Longevity-Diet-audiobook/dp/B07B79F6WV/ref=sr_1_2
Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life The No 1 International Bestseller by Rose Anne Kenny
amazon.com/gp/product/B09SQ5B81C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_image_o01
Unaging: The Four Factors that Impact How You Age by Robert Friedland
amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4F3D9KS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00
The Path to Longevity: How to reach 100 with the health and stamina of a 40-year-old by Luigi Fontana
amazon.com/Path-Longevity-Secrets-Living-Healthy-ebook/dp/B088MDNTH3/ref=sr_1_1
Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity by Nir Barzilai
amazon.com/Age-Later-Health-Science-Longevity-ebook/dp/B0818MYCRR/ref=sr_1_1
Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis | Lancet
thelancet.com/article/S2468-2667(18)30135-X/fulltext
Toxicology and Epidemiology: Improving the Science with a Framework for Combining Toxicological and Epidemiological Evidence to Establish Causal Inference
semanticscholar.org/paper/Toxicology-and-Epidemiology%3A-Improving-the-Science-Adami-Berry/5b7bebf7c647a12b0df90a05242618e5fd37ace6
Supplement-based nutritional strategies to tackle frailty: A multifactorial, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial by Hamilton Roschel
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34358827
Intensive lifestyle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease by Dean Ornish
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9863851
Mediterranean diet scoring systems: understanding the evolution and applications for Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries
cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/mediterranean-diet-scoring-systems-understanding-the-evolution-and-applications-for-mediterranean-and-nonmediterranean-countries/1DF68AC4EE077C6E06459326AE212B17
The Associations of Dietary Copper With Cognitive Outcomes: The ARIC Study
academic.oup.com/aje/article/191/7/1202/6541564
Red Pen Reviews: Expert nutrition book reviews that sort fact from fiction
redpenreviews.org
THE BIG FAT SURPRISE: A CRITICAL REVIEW; PART 1 by Seth Yoder
thedietwars.com/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1-by-seth-yoder
MOVIES:
Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
youtu.be/RvAOuhyunhY?si=mUZfHIym0u0Hx8EV
The Devil We Know
youtu.be/NJFbsWX4MJM?si=1pfk7MdWwJEozimg
No Defense
youtu.be/RHe_95y87WY?si=OOgEmsftytB6gws6
BOOK:
Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont by Rob Bilott
amazon.com/Exposure-Robert-Bilott-audiobook/dp/B07TWJ7MPZ/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesisof Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding
setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/etc.4935
Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160412010001170
Contribution of diet and other factors to the observed levels of selected perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS forever chemicals) ) in serum among US children aged 3-11 years
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935117316845
Foodstuff analyses show that seafood and water are major perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs forever chemicals) sources to humans in Korea
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389414005585
Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119304141
The sources and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS forever chemicals) in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723059405?via%3Dihub
Occurrence of perfluorinated alkylated substances in cereals, salt, sweets and fruit items collected in four European countries
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653514011825
The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollution
chemsec.org/reports/the-top-12-pfas-producers-in-the-world-and-the-staggering-societal-costs-of-pfas-pollution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in grocery store foods: method optimization, occurrence, and exposure assessment
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/EM/D3EM00268C
Questions and Answers: Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA, PFOS, GenX Chemicals and PFBS
epa.gov/sdwa/questions-and-answers-drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-pfos-genx-chemicals-and-pfbs
Differences in the internal PFAS patterns of herbivores, omnivores and carnivores - lessons learned from target screening and the total oxidizable precursor assay
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723009774
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653523028230
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in livestock and game species: A review
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720383285
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463921001231
The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322479
Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' In Kale, Countering FDA Research Data
healthnews.com/news/study-finds-forever-chemicals-in-kale-countering-fda-research-data
Current Review of Increasing Animal Health Threat of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Harms, Limitations, and Alternatives to Manage Their Toxicity
mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/14/11707
Perfluoroalkylated substances in edible livers of farm animals, including depuration behaviour in young sheep fed with contaminated grass
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653516306294
Speed vs. sustainability: The race to ban ‘forever chemicals’ on ski slopes
https://www.politico.eu/article/speed-sustainability-race-ban-forever-chemicals-fluorinated-ski-wax-alps/
States are leading the way to safer chemicals
saferstates.org
FDA Update on PFAS Activities
fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-update-pfas-activities
0:00 The Most toxic compounds: PFAS
2:34 DuPont's dark secret
4:13 Wrecking our immune system
5:26 How we know PFAS are toxic
10:42 Toxicology and epidemiology
13:27 Pathway to exposure: food
15:40 How food gets contaminated
18:57 Parts per trillion
21:05 PFAS in produce
22:48 Contaminated fish
24:12 PFAS whack-a-mole
28:02 Forever chemicals in plants
32:15 Give blood
33:06 Regulators
How Nutrition Misinformation Spreads 1: Fact Checking Dr David Diamond
youtu.be/nnyzuY-Xwe4?si=H88iJsOfa0TErfcL
Dr. David Diamond: Should Low Carbohydrate Diet Guidelines Include Concerns Over LDL Cholesterol?
youtu.be/dOzgrhG0xKI?si=w3fT5qzPA3HHAdUA
David Diamond- Demonization and Deception in Cholesterol Research
youtu.be/yX1vBA9bLNk?si=B9kItfWabiqNinGw
Statin use and risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease : a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/29/5/804/6454065
Adventures of a Medical Scientist: Sixty Years of Research in Thirteen Countries
by Ancel Keys
archive.org/details/adventuresofmedi0000ance
Statin therapy is not warranted for a person with high LDL-cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet
journals.lww.com/co-endocrinology/fulltext/2022/10000/statin_therapy_is_not_warranted_for_a_person_with.14.aspx
The Plagues of Prosperity | Benjamin Bikman | BYU Speeches
youtu.be/xefdEXfG9j0?si=wqAL4LbT0z5bHdCa
Lifestyle and reduced mortality among active California Mormons, 1980-2004
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091743507003258?via%3Dihub
Gary Fraser, MBChB, PhD - New Results from Adventist Health Study 2
youtu.be/JQxFENhH5VA?si=FlK9XE4kChjAfAjh
Ancel Keys: The legacy of a giant in physiology, nutrition, and public health
by Jean-Pierre Montani
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13196
Genius and Partnership: Ancel and Margaret Keys and the Discovery of the Mediterranean Diet by Joseph L Dixon
amazon.com/Genius-Partnership-Margaret-Discovery-Mediterranean-ebook/dp/B00VD9G48O
The Jupiter Trial: Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0807646
Absolute Risk: Methods and Applications in Clinical Management and Public Health
amazon.com/Absolute-Risk-Applications-Management-Probability-ebook/dp/B074PTYV6L/ref=sr_1_1
LDL cholesterol still a problem in old age? A Mendelian randomization study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25855712
Think You're Too Young for a Heart Attack? Think Again.
pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/heart-and-vascular-blog/2019/january/not-too-young-for-heart-attack
Birds Aren’t Real? How a Conspiracy Takes Flight | Peter McIndoe | TED
youtu.be/3VEkzweBJPM?si=a_oeXJ36agkWB4x6
The deadly propaganda of the statin deniers: The drugs DO protect you from heart attacks but as this devastating investigation reveals thousands are refusing them by Barney Calman
dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6764117/Devastating-investigation-reveals-impact-deadly-statin-denier-propaganda.html
There is a special place in hell for the doctors who claim statins don't work, says BARNEY CALMAN
dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6764363/There-special-place-hell-doctors-claim-statins-dont-work-says-BARNEY-CALMAN.html
Does diet play a role in cardiovascular disease? - Dr Malcolm Kendrick
youtu.be/mKQNON1INLg?si=GIaQGPQ2aPbJZtam
Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet by Iris Shai
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa0708681
Four-Year Follow-up after Two-Year Dietary Interventions by Iris Shai
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc1204792
0:00 Misinformation reigns
1:18 Dr. Diamond pushes back
3:45 Banting's Letter on Corpulence
7:27 Mormon longevity
14:43 Ancel Keys
18:05 Statins & the Jupiter Study
28:46 How misinformation spreads
31:14 Criticism of Dr. Diamond?
BOOKS
Letter on Corpulence
Addressed to the Public — third edition
google.com/books/edition/Letter_on_Corpulence/bjS0AAAAIAAJ
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
amazon.com/Dr-Atkins-New-Diet-Revolution-audiobook/dp/B000782EUO/ref=sr_1_1
The Great Starvation Experiment: The Heroic Men Who Starved so That Millions Could Live
amazon.com/Great-Starvation-Experiment-Starved-Millions-ebook/dp/B000GCFXO0/ref=sr_1_1
How to eat well and stay well the Mediterranean way by Ancel and Margaret Keys
amazon.com/How-eat-well-stay-Mediterranean/dp/0385009062/ref=sr_1_1
War on Disease: History of the Lister Institute
amazon.com/War-Disease-History-Lister-Institute/dp/0233962204/ref=sr_1_1
Nutritional Epidemiology by Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Monographs-Biostatistics/dp/0199754039/ref=sr_1_1
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, by Marion Nestle
amazon.com/Food-Politics-Influences-Nutrition-California/dp/0520275969/ref=sr_1_1
VIDEOS
David Diamond- Demonization and Deception in Cholesterol Research
youtu.be/yX1vBA9bLNk?si=ysQ6nbegJ2vWYRL2
Steve Jobs, Climate Change, and Beef: Insights from Chris MacAskill | The Proof Podcast
youtu.be/NIbBr3BBUCg?si=BgABmfDzhtidb0Kl
Mastering the Art of Healthy Eating: Diet Tips and Nutrition Research | Dr Willett | The Proof
youtu.be/Dx2JUtngxkw?si=LoKLkxt2rUxoTQx3
The Minnesota Semistarvation Experiment
youtube.com/watch?v=hcjdPE1nDQg
Italy and Crete Pilot Study 1957
youtu.be/qGU_NX8Ao5E?si=C_E7VRrj0JwMLMwz
PAPERS
Statin therapy is not warranted for a person with high LDL-cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet by David Diamond
journals.lww.com/co-endocrinology/fulltext/2022/10000/statin_therapy_is_not_warranted_for_a_person_with.14.aspx
Ancel Keys: The legacy of a giant in physiology, nutrition, and public health
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.13196
Ten Years of Life: Is It a Matter of Choice?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/648593
Red Meat Consumption and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1134845
Cross-cultural associations:
Cross-cultural correlations after 25 and 50 years follow-up
sevencountriesstudy.com/study-findings/cross-cultural-25-year-findings
So Is It Okay to Eat More Red and Processed Meat? A study last October said so, but the journal’s decision to publish wasn’t necessarily okay.
scientificamerican.com/article/so-is-it-okay-to-eat-more-red-and-processed-meat
10 patients, 10 years – Long term follow-up of cardiovascular risk factors in Glut1 deficiency treated with ketogenic diet therapies: A prospective, multicenter case series
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261561417313997
Review of Big Fat Surprise should have questioned author's claims by Henry Blackburn
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31886-5/fulltext
Long term effects of ketogenic diet in obese subjects with high cholesterol level
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16652223
They Starved So That Others Be Better Fed: Remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota Experiment
jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-3166(22)10249-X/fulltext
LESSONS FROM SERUM CHOLESTEROL STUDIES IN JAPAN, HAWAII AND LOS ANGELES by Ancel Keys
drive.google.com/file/d/1rzdJ4mSi15y6JXOmfSIGJu0e3jHVpVZB/view?usp=sharing
Time magazine cover story of Ancel Keys
drive.google.com/file/d/1at-yiv3vKZWFLwLkngVr8B16DSvd3ewc/view?usp=drive_link
Atherosclerosis: A Problem in Newer Public Health by Ancel Keys 1953
http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Keys-Atherosclerosis-A-Problem-in-Newer-Public-Health.pdf
Fat in the Diet and Mortality from Heart Disease
drive.google.com/file/d/1X1mTYR8szctFFu5J2pbfNQRgk51RCi76/view?usp=sharing
Comparative ecologic relationships of saturated fat, sucrose, food groups, and a Mediterranean food pattern score to 50-year coronary heart disease mortality rates among 16 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0183-1
Further response from Hoenselaar
cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/further-response-from-hoenselaar/F122D4C4F6BEC958EE171146A62EDB9B
0:00 Truth goggles?
2:10 Dr. Diamond claim about LDL
2:49 Banting: low carb?
6:31 Densmore: no carbs?
8:07 Kellogg: vegetarian?
8:38 Pennington & Atkins: fat?
9:53 Is low carb healthy?
10:53 Ancel Keys
12:19 The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
13:41 Ancel Keys Time magazine cover
14:34 Ancel Keys famous 1953 graph
23:03 The Seven Countries Study
25:33 Epidemiology
29:18 Dr. Diamond paper on statins
30:47 France
34:32 How misinformation spreads
High LDL Cholesterol Increases on a Low Carb Diet - The Lipid Energy Model
youtu.be/AkzxESsTJyM
Are you a Lean Mass Hyper-responder?
cholesterolcode.com/are-you-a-lean-mass-hyper-responder
Effect of low carbohydrate high fat diet on LDL cholesterol and gene
expression in normal-weight, young adults: A randomized controlled study
drive.google.com/file/d/1udKRs-GzApxbggJFJcsuKRPRc2HaGjF2/view?usp=sharing
Elevated LDL Cholesterol with a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet: Evidence for a "Lean Mass Hyper-Responder" Phenotype
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35106434
Case Report: Hypercholesterolemia “Lean Mass Hyper-Responder” Phenotype Presents in the Context of a Low Saturated Fat Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9048595
Elevated LDL-cholesterol levels among lean mass hyper-responders on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets deserve urgent clinical attention and further research
lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-2874(22)00295-1/fulltext
Ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate ameliorates colitis by promoting M2 macrophage polarization through the STAT6-dependent signaling pathway
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02352-x
An Ester of β-Hydroxybutyrate Regulates Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Rats and a Cholesterol Biomarker in Humans
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26498829
Effect of carbohydrate-restricted dietary interventions on LDL particle size and number in adults in the context of weight loss or weight maintenance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34159352
Effect of low carbohydrate high fat diet on LDL cholesterol and gene
expression in normal-weight, young adults: A randomized controlled study
drive.google.com/file/d/1udKRs-GzApxbggJFJcsuKRPRc2HaGjF2/view?usp=drive_link
Statins decrease leptin expression in human white adipocytes
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29372612
Dr. John Scharffenberg on statins
drive.google.com/file/d/1xYijBDPvEl6jQswP0kkzAbmiYzgMUJKD/view?usp=drive_link
Role of nonexercise activity thermogenesis in resistance to fat gain in humans
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9880251
0:00 Nick Norwitz
2:06 Dave Feldman
4:22 Lean Mass Hyper Responders
16:59 Heart attacks in children
20:01 Studies of plaque buildup
29:19 LDL in older adults
45:10 HDL
49:06 The LMHR model
59:38 How Dave Feldman discovered LMHR
1:09:18 Nick's Oreo cookie experiment
1:21:50 keto diets and the LDL receptor


