Exercise & Physical Health

#294 ‒ Peak athletic performance: How to measure it and how to train for it from the coach of the most elite athletes on earth | Olav Aleksander Bu

Olav Aleksander Bu is an internationally renowned sports scientist acclaimed for his coaching prowess with elite athletes spanning a diverse…

Nutritional Biochemistry

“DNA diets” are still a long way off from offering an easier route to weight loss

A recent study reports that leveraging genetics to inform diet choice is ineffective in promoting weight loss beyond the effects of calorie restriction alone

Preventing Chronic Disease

Removing race as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

The AHA has announced a new “race-free” assessment tool, but eliminating this variable carries the potential to increase – rather than decrease – racial disparities in healthcare

Nutritional Biochemistry

Optimizing protein quantity, distribution, and quality

Maximizing muscle protein synthesis is more than a matter of daily protein intake. How we distribute protein throughout the day matters, as does protein quality.

Exercise & Physical Health

#292 ‒ Rucking: benefits, gear, FAQs, and the journey from Special Forces to founding GORUCK | Jason McCarthy

There’s so much benefit that comes from your ability to move yourself and to carry weight, and you are built and born and have evolved in order to do this.” —Jason McCarthy

Exercise & Physical Health

Aerobic exercise for Parkinson’s disease

The neuroprotective nature of aerobic exercise influences a variety of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, on top of its role in impacting disease risk and progression

Medications, Supplements & Other Treatments

#291 ‒ The role of testosterone in males and females, performance-enhancing drugs, sustainable fat loss, supplements, and more | Derek, More Plates More Dates Pt.2

These things can all move the needle [on testosterone] like 100+ ng/dL potentially, depending on how deficient you are. So some of these are low hanging fruits with the sleep, micronutrients, minerals, actual macro intake.” —Derek, More Plates More Dates

Nutritional Biochemistry

A study comparing the effects of vegan and omnivorous diets fails Science 101

A direct-to-docuseries twin study should not be mistaken for valid, knowledge-generating research

Cancer

#290 ‒ Liquid biopsies for early cancer detection, the role of epigenetics in aging, and the future of aging research | Alex Aravanis, M.D., Ph.D.

Age is your single biggest risk factor for cancer. The population over 50 is about a 10x increased risk relative to the population under 50.” —Alex Aravanis

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