In human clinical studies, pure Resveratrol 🍷 improves blood sugar levels, good cholesterol, blood pressure, kidney filtration & fatty liver, as we showed in mice. I’m gonna keep mixing it with yogurt/olive oil. Refs👇 lifespanbook.com, p.304
Resveratrol is a grey powder, not brown and it’s fat- not water-soluble. If it’s brown and you take it with water, not ideal
20 year study of 13,466 people finds meat-inclusive ‘western’ diet is associated with more chronic diseases & cancer, compared to a vegetable & fruit-based diet 🥩🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
“Westernized diets are known to be deficient in Mg, zinc, folate, and vitamins C, E, & K. Deficiencies in the micronutrients above [are] related to metabolic syndrome, CVD, and coronary heart disease, which are principal causes of mortality in the U.S.”
Dietary patterns were categorized into ‘prudent’ (fruits and vegetables), ‘western’ (red meat, sweets, pastries, oils), ‘traditional’ (red meat, legumes, potatoes, bread), and ‘fish and alcohol’
Syringaresinol from Japanese Plums, like Resveratrol, activates the longevity enzyme SIRT1. New study confirms its benefits are due to a mimicry of fasting 🥗 tinyurl.com/3vnh36wz
This molecule is interesting. It prevents cellular senescence (formation of zombie cells 🧟♀️), boosts antioxidant defenses, suppresses enzymes that promote skin aging, and in 🐁 with excess oxidative damage, reverses skin aging 8 weeks #beautytinyurl.com/rwh4rf2z
One third of homes have a cat. There are 600M globally. A study @NEJM confirms cats spread #coronavirus to each other & may spread it between family members. I’m concerned it could mix with a fatal cat coronavirus... 1/n
Some say “Well, the virus has not been proven to spread from cat to human.” As @StevenAustad has pointed out, this hasn’t been tested or disproven either. It is like saying in December 2019 that a virus in China hasn’t been proven to spread to the US. 2/n
Is no one but me concerned about viral genetic mixing & a new strain emerging from cats? Cats have their own #coronaviruses. They can cause one of the most fatal cat diseases known by destroying white blood cells (HIV-like). 3/n
1/ Let me start by saying that this was a fantastic piece on vaccine development by @stuartathompson at @NYTimes.
2/ Having started a now public company that makes vaccines (thanks to my cofounder Darren Higgins and to @gatesfoundation), I can tell you many people don't appreciate just how long it takes to develop a drug.
3/ Vaccines often take longer. Of every drug that is picked to go into humans, less than 5% will ultimately be approved. Luckily, the outbreaks of SARS and MERS in 2004 and 2012 have given us a head start (SARS and SARS-CoV-2 are ~80 percent identical).
Outlook for this decade: POOR 1. 85% of economic impact is caused by fear of the virus not by stay-at-home. 2. WHO says the virus may never leave, like HIV. If true, we are in serious trouble. 1/n
Let’s not ignore the likelihood that survivors “will be left with chronic kidney & heart problems”, something the pro-herd immunity folks don’t consider. If you think spending 17% of US GDP on healthcare is bad now...2/n
We have also seen that leadership matters. NZ & Australia stopped movement, enforced it & tested and traced asymptomatics. They couldn’t even buy a coffee & are now essentially covid-free. US & Britain waited, let people travel & didn’t test & trace. We see the consequences. 3/n
Finally had time to carefully read the new preprint that claims to reverse the age of rats by 54%. I spoke to the first author & in this thread ask whether the results are believable and what if it is true? tinyurl.com/yapwdy87 1/n
The result is so literally incredible that even the first author, Prof. Steve Horvath, didn't believe it at first. I suggested he check if the rats were mixed up, but he assured me he checked their genomes. The rats weren't mixed up and the data is the data. 2/n
Being from a commercial operation called Nugenics (sounds like eugenics?) and calling the blood plasma fraction "Elixir" doesn't inspire confidence. But let's dig in...3/n