#111 – AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity
“Metabolic health really matters. It is the common thread that links all of these chronic diseases.” — Peter Attia
#94 – Mark Hyman, M.D.: The impact of the food system on our health and the environment
“If we were eating what the government actually funded in agricultural supports, we’d be having a giant corn fritter, deep fried in soybean oil. And it’s like, that’s not exactly what we should be eating.” —Mark Hyman
Metformin and exercise – déjà vu all over again?
Metformin blunts muscle hypertrophy in response to progressive resistance training
#67 – AMA #8: DNA tests, longevity genes, metformin, fasting markers, salt, inflammation, and more
“If you are genetically blessed to become a centenarian, the gift you got is that you have genes that delay your receipt of chronic disease by what appears to be about 20 years.” — Peter Attia
Ketones, fasting, and muscle loss
I read an interesting article authored by my friend Dom D’Agostino and his colleagues on the anti-catabolic effects of ketone bodies in skeletal muscle.
Easter Island, inflammation, and ask me anything
The implications of the story are frightening, but kudos to the correspondent and photographer that put this story together.