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Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.
#086 How Micronutrients & Exercise Ameliorate Aging | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
56 minutes Posted Mar 6, 2024 at 3:00 am.
Download the 9-Page "Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint" Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Join over 300,000 people and sign up for my newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more In today's episode, I'm bringing you along to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's Longevityfest Conference, where I had the honor of presenting a keynote last December. We'll explore some foundational yet effective tactics to enhance longevity and prevent diseases. Additionally, we'll delve into more intensive lifestyle modifications that, despite their demands, offer significant longevity benefits.   In this episode, I discuss:
Vitamin D
How vitamin D deficiency affects all-cause mortality risk
Optimal vitamin D levels & supplementation
Why magnesium deficiency impairs DNA damage repair
Dangers of inadequate omega-3 intake
The correct omega-3 index level
How to correct vitamin D, omega-3, & magnesium inadequacies
Vigorous exercise is the best longevity drug
How increasing VO2 max affects life expectancy
Protocols for increasing VO2 max
How to measure VO2 max
What it takes to reverse 20 years of heart aging
Blood pressure benefits of vigorous exercise
The BDNF brain benefits of vigorous exercise
How vigorous intensity exercise improves focus & attention
Exercise protocols for maximizing BDNF
Anti-cancer effects of vigorous exercise
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Download the 9-Page "Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint" Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Join over 300,000 people and sign up for my newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more In today's episode, I'm bringing you along to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's Longevityfest Conference, where I had the honor of presenting a keynote last December. We'll explore some foundational yet effective tactics to enhance longevity and prevent diseases. Additionally, we'll delve into more intensive lifestyle modifications that, despite their demands, offer significant longevity benefits.   In this episode, I discuss: (04:48) Vitamin D (09:08) How vitamin D deficiency affects all-cause mortality risk (12:34) Optimal vitamin D levels & supplementation (14:20) Why magnesium deficiency impairs DNA damage repair (18:00) Dangers of inadequate omega-3 intake (20:17) The correct omega-3 index level (24:42) How to correct vitamin D, omega-3, & magnesium inadequacies (26:27) Vigorous exercise is the best longevity drug (28:00) How increasing VO2 max affects life expectancy (32:46) Protocols for increasing VO2 max (35:37) How to measure VO2 max (36:44) What it takes to reverse 20 years of heart aging (39:41) Blood pressure benefits of vigorous exercise (40:58) The BDNF brain benefits of vigorous exercise (44:08) How vigorous intensity exercise improves focus & attention (45:21) Exercise protocols for maximizing BDNF (46:23) Anti-cancer effects of vigorous exercise (48:40) Exercise snacks ​ Watch this episode on YouTube Show notes are available by clicking here