Calculating VO2max—the gold standard for measuring cardiorespiratory fitness—has been popular amongst endurance athletes seeking to improve their athletic performance. But growing research shows VO2max is important for everyone to monitor—marathon runners and weekend warriors alike. VO2max is a strong predictor of many health outcomes and healthspan—the duration of life spent in good health without chronic…
Month: January 2024
Eat Less, Live Longer: Dietary Restrictions Increase Lifespan and Improve Brain Health
Summary: Recent research reveals a significant discovery about dietary restriction and its impact on brain health and aging. They identified the OXR1 gene as crucial for extending lifespan and ensuring healthy brain aging, particularly in response to dietary restriction. This breakthrough was achieved through extensive studies involving fruit flies and human cells, highlighting OXR1’s role…
Fake Supplements Exposed: Avoid Amazon, GNC, Target, Walgreens, Walmart?
Supplements play a major role in health optimization and biohacking. Since they don’t require FDA approval, companies can quickly release innovative new formulas. At the same time, the wrong ones can lead to undesirable outcomes, ruin your day, and even poison your body. As if that weren’t enough, the supplement market has another glaring issue……
Is Saturated Fat Bad for You?
Consuming saturated fat and the effects it can have on your overall health — specifically heart disease — has become a controversial subject. It was once labeled the worst kind of fat, but trans fat has since inherited that role. So what’s the deal with saturated fat? Here’s what we know: Replacing saturated fat with unsaturated…
Restless Leg and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: Genes and Solutions
Key takeaways:~ Restless leg syndrome (RLS) and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) can disrupt sleep and have significant long-term effects on your health.~ Genetic variants play a role in susceptibility to RLS and PLMD.~ Animal studies shed even more light on the root causes, pointing to a couple of pathways in the brain. I’m diving…
Do NAD Analogs and Resveratrol Boost Cellular Health and Longevity With Dr. Joe Baur
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How to Cook Chicken Breast: 9 Easy Cooking Methods
When you cook chicken breast, is it bursting with flavor? Does it make you excited to sit down to a nutritious, protein-packed meal? If your answers to those questions were “not really” and “meh,” it might be time to learn how to cook chicken breast the right way. If you’re a meat-eater, chicken breast is…
7 Emerging Topics on the Science of Healthspan in 2023
2023 proved to be another inspiring season of the Longevity by Design podcast, produced by InsideTracker. In 2021, InsideTracker launched the podcast to connect listeners with the leading longevity scientists to answer the key question: how can we live a healthier, longer life? As season three comes to a close, we recap the incredible conversations…
15 Dangerous Biohacks (That Are Strangely Common)
Since the early days, biohackers split into two ideologies. The “soft” and “hard”. Soft biohacking consists of risk-averse health optimizers augmenting the body’s natural abilities. Hard biohackers love risk, outfitting their bodies (and even brains) with the latest technologies. There’s some overlap. Mainstream news sources have long criticized biohacking as “dangerous” and “harmful to society”….
Familial Mediterranean Fever: Mimics fibromyalgia, arthritis, inflammation
Key Takeaways:~ Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic autoinflammatory condition, causing episodes of painful joints, pain in the abdomen, or pain in the chest, often accompanied by a fever.~ Mutations in the MEFV gene can cause familial Mediterranean fever, but not everyone with the mutation will have FMF.~ FMF is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia, gouty…