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Exercise & Physical Health

#218 – AMA #38: Can you exercise too much?

We tend to be far more confident than we turn out to be justified in being.” —Peter Attia

Science of Aging

#244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

“I liken the human genome to a score of music, but a score is lifeless. There’s no music in a score, it’s just a code. You need a musician to bring it to life, and the cell is that musician.” —Sid Mukherjee

Family Medical History & Genetics

Twenty Years of the Human Genome: Growing Older and Wiser

In the 20 years since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, we’ve dramatically expanded our understanding of the impact of genetics on human health, but the work is far from finished.

Cognitive Health & Neurodegenerative Disease

Can treating hearing loss improve cognitive trajectories and reduce dementia risk?

Age-related hearing loss is very common and has long been known to correlate strongly with cognitive decline. A just-published randomized trial sought to evaluate causality in this association. What do we know now?

Nutritional Biochemistry

Sugar substitutes: deep dive into the pros, cons, available options, and impact on metabolic health

Sugar substitutes offer sweet taste with minimal calories, yet they remain controversial. How well do they solve the problems associated with traditional sugar, and where do they fall short?

Understanding science

#269 – Good vs. bad science: how to read and understand scientific studies

I think epidemiology has a place, but I think the pendulum has swung a little too far, and it has been asserted as being more valuable than I think it probably is.” —Peter Attia

Cancer

#273 ‒ Prostate health: common problems, cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and more | Ted Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D.

The faster that your PSA density rises, it is a canary in the coal mine. . .you need to do some additional evaluation.” —Ted Schaeffer

Medications, Supplements & Other Treatments

#198 – Eye health—everything you need to know | Steven Dell, M.D.

“Do eye surgeons need to go to medical school? Yes, because we diagnose brain tumors. We find things that are systemic diseases that have ocular manifestations.”  —Steven Dell

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