Essentials: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Rhonda Patrick, PhD, a biomedical scientist and a leading health educator focused on nutrition, aging and general health.
We discuss four key micronutrients that influence cellular stress responses, inflammation, detoxification and longevity, and how to increase your intake of each through diet or supplementation. We also cover deliberate cold and heat exposure, along with exercise, and how these tools support metabolic, cardiovascular and cognitive health as we age.
Articles
- Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism (The FASEB Journal)
- Genetically low vitamin D concentrations and increased mortality: mendelian randomisation analysis in three large cohorts (BMJ)
- Association Between Sauna Bathing and Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Events (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Other Resources
People Mentioned
- William Harris: President, CEO of OmegaQuant
- James McGaugh: professor of neurobiology and behavior, UC Irvine
- Jari Laukkanen: professor of medicine, University of Eastern Finland
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Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity
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