Peter Attia – Sleep Supplements & Hacks
Whilst a young Peter Attia used to stay awake for heroically long shifts during medical residency, he has since wizened up to the value of sleep. Making 8 hours of sleep per night a non-negotiable. Peter Attia’s Sleep Cocktail To...
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Updated April 9, 2021
Current State of Longevity Science in 2019
Since reading Aubrey de Grey’s book Ending Aging, and realizing that aging itself is a problem to be tackled. I’ve been thinking more about what one can do about aging. As a result I ended up going to Aubrey’s Undoing...
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Updated January 8, 2021
ProLon Review – My 5-Day Fasting Experience – Pros & Cons
I first came across the man behind the ProLon 5-day fast; Valter Longo – via one of Rhonda Patrick’s podcasts. He talked about many of the potential health benefits their fast can bring, including: Supporting the body’s natural processes of...
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Updated April 21, 2021
Dr Rhonda Patrick’s ApoE4 Paper Summarized – How Omega-3 DHA Phospholipids May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s in ApoE4 Carriers
When I first heard about Rhonda’s paper on ApoE4, Alzheimer’s & Omega-3 Phospholipids – it sounded important, but I had no idea what it was about. For a start, I didn’t know my ApoE4 allele’s from my MSFD2A transporters –...
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Updated April 22, 2020
Dr Rhonda Patrick Exercise – Routine & Recommendations
Previously we looked at Rhonda’s diet and the supplements she takes. In this post we’ll look at her exercise routine + scientific reasoning behind it. We all know that exercise is good (no-one but Donald Trump seems to argue with...
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Updated August 30, 2020
Obesity Code Meal Plan – Printable PDF
In Jason Fung’s book “The Obesity Code”, he outines two example methods of fasting; 24 hour & 36 hour fasts. Below are printable sample meal plans for those time periods. Each version has pre-progammed example meals + empty versions that...
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Updated January 8, 2021
Taotronics BH22 vs BH040 vs BH060 – Differences Reviewed
In my previous review of sub $70 bluetooth noise cancelling headphones, the Taotronics BH22s came out on top. Since that review, Taotronics have released two more similarly prices headphones, the BH040s & BH060s. Below lets look at their differences… Feature...
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Updated January 8, 2021
Dr Rhonda Patrick Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Baby Info & Experience (2021 Update)
For all of us keenly interested in what Dr Rhonda Patrick has to say about health, it’s also fascinating to hear her scientific take on pregnancy and raising an infant. In this post we’re going to look at a number...
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Updated June 13, 2021
Dr Rhonda Patrick Curcumin Brand Choice (Turmeric Extract)
Dr Rhonda Patrick has recently been discussing the benefits of curcumin. In this article we will look at the products she uses + the scientific studies and information behind curcumin’s benefits. Let’s begin with the curcumin/turmeric product that Rhonda has...
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Updated August 30, 2020
Matthew Walker – 12 Tips for Good Sleep – Author of Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker’s book; Why We Sleep was a game changer for me. Whilst I’d known for a long time that sleep was important; the extent to which was unclear. Matthew puts it succinctly when he says “There is not one...
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Updated January 8, 2021