Q&A #14 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (8/1/2020)

Posted on August 1st 2020 (over 4 years)
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Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

  • Why absorption of vital nutrients decreases with age. 1

  • Vitamin B12 absorption decreases due to aging and problems with the stomach and intestines. 1 2 3

  • Vitamin D production decreases with age and many conditions that affect fat absorption may affect vitamin D3 supplement bioavailability. 1

  • The health benefits and risks associated with eating dark chocolate during pregnancy. 1 2 3 4

  • Hormonal birth control and associations with ovarian cancer and healthspan. 1 2

  • Hormonal birth control increases risk of clots, high blood pressure, and gallstones. 1 2

  • There is a small, yet significant, decrease in lifespan associated with taking oral birth control. 1 2

  • Modifiable risk factors for reducing risk of cancer.

  • Risks of using NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include stomach ulcers, clots and stroke, decreased muscle gains, and kidney injury. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • What the scientific literature say about alternatives to NSAIDS include acetaminophen (Tylenol) and phytosomal curcumin. 1

  • Healthy levels of iron and ferritin.

  • Vitamin C improves bioavailability of iron but coffee, antacids, phytic acid, tannins, and oxalate can decrease bioavailability. 1 2 3

  • Whether or not to combine aerobic exercise with resistance training in the same workout. 1 2

  • Running in a hot environment vs. sauna

  • Pycnogenol is a phenolic compound that has been shown in very early clinical trials to improve diabetes 1 2 , asthma 3 4 , osteoarthritis 5 6 , erectile dysfunction 7 8 9 , and venous insufficiency 10 11 .

  • Tips for heat acclimation.

  • Supplementing with melatonin likely does not inhibit natural production of melatonin in the pineal gland. 1

  • Thoughts on eating right before using the sauna.

  • Erythritol, a non-caloric sweetener, does not seem to affect the microbiome like other non-caloric sweeteners. 1 2 3 4

  • Could donating blood plasma result in reverse aging? 1 2

  • Plasma exchange between older and younger mice resulted in rejuvenation of the older mouse. 1

  • Berberine has been shown in early clinical studies to improve diabetes 1 2 , irritable bowel syndrome 3 , and dyslipidemia 4 5 .

  • Although berberine and metformin have similar mechanisms of action, early preliminary evidence suggests berberine likely does not impair exercise-induced adaptations like metformin does. 1 2

  • Safety of berberine and interaction with drugs.

  • Quercetin as a senolytic. 1 2

  • Quercetin with dasatinib have been shown in animal studies to treat Alzheimer's disease. A human clinical trial is currently ongoing. 1 2 3

  • Quercetin and dasatinib have been shown to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in an open label study. 1 2

  • Quercetin and dasatinib are currently being researched for their potential to improve kidney function in those with kidney disease. 1 2 3

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