Bredesen Protocol Book Summary – Including Diet, Supplements, Exercise & Sleep Optimizations
Dale Bredesen’s book The End of Alzheimer’s gives us a novel approach to first understanding, and then treating Alzheimer’s. It differs from the approach typically taken by doctors and pharmaceutical companies, whereby they prescribe one or two drugs to help....
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Updated January 8, 2021
ProLon Soup Tips – How to add some flavor and spice to the soups
Whilst the ProLon diet may be great for our health, it’s somewhat limited in its scope of taste and ingredients. But it doesn’t always have to be – in this article I will share with you some ways to ‘spice...
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Updated May 28, 2020
Peter Attia’s Nutrition Framework Summarized – 3 Levers We Can Pull
Peter Attia recently summarized his nutrition framework into a 1 page diagram: Breaking dietary modifications into 3 “levers” we can pull. These are: CR – Calorie Restriction TR – Time Restricted Eating (often referred to as intermittent fasting) DR –...
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Updated January 8, 2021
ProLon Cleanse – Will I Lose Weight? What to Expect?
Maybe you’ve heard of the ProLon diet, and you’re thinking of trying it, but would like to know a little more. Below we’ll look answering some of the questions you might have. Will I Lose Weight? ProLon has been shown...
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Updated April 9, 2021
Peter Attia Supplements List – What He Takes & Why
Peter Attia is a medical doctor who focuses on the science behind living a longer, healthier life. In this post we’ll look at what Peter supplements, noting that’s what optimal for him isn’t necessarily optimal for you. Note: I’ve written...
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Updated November 23, 2021
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
David Sinclair Supplements List Deep Dive – Updated 2021
Despite being 50 years of age, David looks much younger. Given that his focus is on tackling aging and he appears to exemplify this work – it’s natural to ask – what’s his secret? David doesn’t give health recommendations or...
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Updated December 4, 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