Steven Bartlett just had world's leading anti-ageing expert on his podcast.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick revealed:
• A workout that makes your heart 20 years younger
• A habit that cuts mortality risk by 50%
• A diet habit as deadly as smoking
Her 10 most shocking revelations:
1. Not getting enough vitamin D raises dementia risk by 80%.
70% of Americans are deficient from staying indoors, missing UVB to make D3.
4,000 IU/day gets most from deficient to optimal for just $0.10/day.
2. Having low omega-3 levels is as bad for mortality as smoking.
A Harvard study lists "not eating seafood" as a top preventable cause of death.
The resulting low omega-3 levels carry a mortality risk as high as being a smoker.
Fix this easily with 1-2 grams of fish oil daily.
3. Three weeks in bed wrecks your body more than 30 years of ageing.
Dallas Bed Rest Study tracked 5 college students on complete bed rest.
They couldn't even get up for the bathroom - had catheters.
Their fitness after 3 weeks was worse than 30 years later.
4. Your genes only control 30% of how you age.
Lifestyle dictates "70% or more" of how you age, while genetics "plays a small role."
This lifestyle gap is why one 70-year-old can be sharp and active, while another is frail and forgetful. It's not your DNA.
5. Creatine at high doses beats sleep deprivation.
Studies show 25-30g after 21 hours awake made people perform BETTER than if well-rested.
Patrick takes 10g daily with no afternoon crash.
Goes up to 20g before demanding presentations or podcasts.
6. 50% Americans are Mg deficient and it's killing them.
People with highest levels have 40% lower all-cause mortality and 50% lower cancer death.
Every 100mg deficit = 24% higher pancreatic cancer risk.
Your body needs it for 300+ enzymes.
7. The Norwegian 4x4 reverses heart aging by 20 years!
50-year-olds who did this protocol for 2 years had hearts that looked like 30-year-olds.
The workout: 4 minutes hard, 4 minutes recovery, repeat 4x.
2x weekly on bike or rower.
8. A basic multivitamin makes your brain 5 years younger.
3 randomised controlled trials with Centrum Silver proved this.
Improved episodic memory equivalent to reversing 5 years of brain ageing.
Not some expensive supplement. Just a regular multivitamin.
9. A weekly vigorous workout (10x 1min on/off) produces lactate, which:
• Activates BDNF (brain fertilizer) - grows new neurons
• Increases norepinephrine and serotonin
Result: Better memory, focus & mood.
10. Sauna use can slash death risk by up to 50%.
4–7 traditional sauna sessions/week lead to:
• 40% lower all-cause mortality
• 50% lower heart mortality
Traditional saunas raise core temp fast, infrared needs much longer for the same gains.
Bonus: Your coffee cup is poisoning you with plastic.
Paper cups have plastic lining.
And heat accelerates BPA leaching by 55-fold.
That's 5,500% more toxins.
Even tea bags release thousands of microplastics.
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