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#089 - The Role of Acid-Base Balance in Health - Dr. Lynda Frassetto from 2020-06-10T19:50:13
On this episode of humanOS Radio, I speak with Lynda Frassetto. Lynda is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at UCSF. During her research career, she and her colleagues i...
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#088 - Avocatin B and Obesity - Paul Spagnuolo from 2020-05-28T01:50:27
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Paul Spagnuolo. Dr. Spagnuolo has a PhD in Applied Health Sciences from the University of Waterloo, and is currently a Professor at the Department ...
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#087 - Carnosine and LactiGo - Dr. Brad Dieter from 2020-05-20T22:32:20
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Brad Dieter. Brad has a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Idaho, and did further training in biomedical research examining how meta...
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#086 - Gut Microbiome and Immunity - Dr. Lucy Mailing from 2020-05-13T20:29
Within our gut resides a vast ecosystem that guides countless facets of health and performance. Emerging research shows that your gut microbiota may impact many different and seemingly unrelated as...
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#085 - The Complicated Relationship Between Sleep and Mood - Dr. Jennifer Goldschmied from 2020-05-07T03:07:17
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Jennifer Goldschmied. Jennifer has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, and is currently faculty at the University of Pe...
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#084 - Ergogenic Aids to Enhance Sports Performance - Jeff Rothschild from 2020-04-22T22:47:03
The market for dietary supplements to enhance sports performance has exploded in recent years. In fact, you may have tried some of these supplements yourself to improve your workouts.
Man...
#083 - Mushrooms And Immunity - Jeff Chilton from 2020-04-09T02:00:20
When you hear the word superfood, what do you think of? Probably kale. Goji berries. Green tea. Turmeric. Countless others.
But what about mushrooms?
Mushrooms have historically ...
#082 - Novel Light Intervention to Fight Social Jet Lag in Teens - Dr. Jamie Zeitzer from 2020-03-12T02:10:56
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Dr. Jamie Zeitzer back to the show. Jamie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, as...
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#081 - Urolithin A from Pomegranate for Brain Health - Dr. Julie Andersen from 2020-02-27T02:50:14
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Julie Andersen. Julie has a Ph.D in neurobiological chemistry from UCLA, and subsequently did her post-doctoral fellowship in the department of neu...
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#080 - How Sleep Loss Impairs Entrepreneurship - Dr. Jeff Gish from 2020-02-05T02:58:44
On the surface, sleep looks like a colossal waste of time. Think about it. We spend about a third of our lives lying down with our eyes closed...basically doing nothing!
It’s easy to see w...
#079 - Is Fruit Fattening? - Dr. Stephan Guyenet from 2020-01-22T01:13:17
For much of our history as a species, the threat of chronic food shortage and malnutrition has loomed over us.
Fortunately, due to global economies and remarkable advances in technology a...
#078 - The Align Method - Aaron Alexander from 2020-01-09T00:55:23
Have you ever wondered what your great-great-grandparents would think of the world today - and how we live - if they were transported here via a time machine?
Our lives have changed drasti...
#077 - How DEXA Can Help You Achieve Your Goals - Jason Belvill from 2019-12-11T02:30:25
Why do so many people struggle to stick to a healthy lifestyle?
Health-related goals are largely the product of long term modifications to how we live. And we generally don’t see an immedi...
#076 - The Meat Controversy and Why Nutrition Research Is Hard - Michael Hull from 2019-12-04T01:39:20
All of us have heard the aphorism, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” This maxim, of course, is usually attributed to ancient Greek physician Hippocrates.
However, if y...
#075 - Tonal - A Revolutionary Home Fitness System - Aly Orady from 2019-11-27T02:38:26
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Aly Orady - founder and CEO of Tonal - to the show.
Aly’s story is an all too common example of the price of success in the modern world. Al...
#074 - Is Red Light a Missing Nutrient for Our Health? - Dr. Michael Hamblin from 2019-11-20T01:07:36
Light is essential to life as we know it. Plants rely upon sunlight to generate chemical energy, which is stored in their tissues and fuels various life processes. In turn, animals like us convert ...
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#073 - Can We Beat Insomnia by Cooling the Racing Mind? - Dr. Eric Nofzinger from 2019-11-13T02:56:58
Insomnia is a uniquely vexing medical problem. It is the most common sleep-related issue, thought to affect around 10-40% of the population in the US. So it is a challenge that affects a whole lot ...
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#072 - Flavonoids in Edible Plants and Heart Health - Dr. Nicola Bondonno from 2019-11-05T01:07:55
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Nicola Bondonno to the show. Her research has been examining the effects of bioactive compounds occurring naturally in plant-based foods and beverages...
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#071 - Sleep Tracking and Sleep Enhancement - Dr. Daniel Gartenberg from 2019-10-28T21:13:33
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Daniel Gartenberg to the show. Dan has dedicated his life to helping people sleep better (a calling that we here at humanOS can certainly relate to). ...
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#070 - Seasonal Changes, Sunlight, and Metabolic Health - Dr. Sander Kooijman from 2019-10-24T01:10:44
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Sander Kooijman. Sander is a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University Medical Center, where he is investigating brown adipose tissue activatio...
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#069 - Flavonoids and Brain Health - Dr. Pam Maher from 2019-10-16T18:04:08
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Pamela Maher. Dr. Maher has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. She was formerly an associate professor at The Scripps...
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#068 - Carbohydrate Availability, Energy Balance, and Exercise - Dr. Javier Gonzalez. from 2019-10-09T21:31:24
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Javier Gonzalez. Dr. Gonzalez is a professor at the Department for Health at the University of Bath in the UK. He and his colleagues recently publi...
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#067 - Are Short Attention Spans Caused by Modern Work? - Professor Gloria Mark from 2019-10-03T14:38:51
We live in an era of unprecedented access to information. Technology has endowed us with the ability to immediately retrieve whatever we want to see or whatever we want to read, just by tapping on ...
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#066 - Sunlight for Weight Control? - Professor Scott Byrne from 2019-09-25T22:16:12
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Scott Byrne. Scott is a professor at the University of Sydney School of Medicine. He is a cellular immunologist who is studying how the ultraviolet...
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#065 - The Role of AGEs in Aging and Disease - Professor Pankaj Kapahi from 2019-09-18T00:36:33
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Pankaj Kapahi to the show. Pankaj is a professor at the Buck Institute, an independent biomedical research institute that is devoted solely to researc...
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#064 - Interpersonal Neurobiology and the Power of Mindsight - Dan Siegel, MD from 2019-09-10T17:49:58
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Dan Siegel. Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, and is the founding co-director of the Mindful Awarene...
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#063 - Sleep and DNA Repair - Lior Appelbaum from 2019-08-28T00:39:32
Why do we sleep? This is a question that has bedeviled researchers for decades. But we think one major reason may be to facilitate DNA repair.
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks...
#062 - Does Metformin Block the Health Benefits of Exercise? - Ben Miller, PhD from 2019-08-01T01:11:02
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan welcomes Ben Miller to the show. Ben is a principal investigator in the aging and metabolism research program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
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#061 - Optimizing Your Gut Microbiome with Personalized Probiotics - Richard Lin from 2019-07-23T19:27:37
On this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Richard Lin. Like all too many of us, Richard became personally invested in his health when he developed a problem that failed to respond to conven...
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#060 - Increasing Mitochondrial Autophagy for Better Aging - Davide D'Amico, PhD from 2019-07-18T00:33:52
We associate getting older with a loss of energy. On the molecular level, this is quite literally true, because one of the hallmarks of aging is mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are often re...
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#059 - Are You Biologically Older or Younger Than Your Chronological Age? - Ken Raj, PhD from 2019-05-28T19:36:49
We tend to think of age in terms of the number of years we have been alive - meaning our chronological age. But the year that you were born is not necessarily an accurate measure of your health or ...
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#058 - Is the Ketone BHB (beta-Hydroxybutyrate) Good for Memory? - John Newman, MD, PhD from 2019-05-07T21:56:42
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with John Newman. Dr. Newman is a geriatrician (a physician who specializes in the care of older people) at UCSF, as well as a professor at the Buck Ins...
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#057 - Is the Paleo Diet Good or Bad for Aging? - Professor Michael Rose from 2019-04-25T01:14:11
Why do we age? The fundamental causes of aging at the molecular level are relatively well established. But the question of why aging happens in the first place is a more challenging one, one which ...
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#056 - Studying Preindustrial Societies Informs us About How to Be Healthy - Herman Pontzer from 2019-04-16T17:01:16
For the vast majority of human history, our species lived hunter-gatherer lifestyles. We can therefore learn much about how humans probably once lived by studying preindustrial societies.
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#055 - Research on Smartphones and Sleep - Professor Jeanne Duffy from 2019-04-09T18:39:47
Do smartphones really affect the timing and quality of your sleep? In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Professor Jeanne Duffy from Harvard Medical School on her most recent research i...
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#055 - Research on Smartphones and Sleep - Doctor Jeanne Duffy from 2019-04-09T18:39:47
Do smartphones really affect the timing and quality of your sleep? In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks with Dr. Jeanne Duffy from Harvard Medical School on her most recent research investi...
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#054 - An Introduction to Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - Professor Phyllis Stein from 2019-04-04T06:51:36
Stress is something we all experience all too frequently. The effects of different stressors accumulate, and when the resultant load is excessive, we are at increased risk of a range of diseases. S...
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#053 - Stephan Guyenet, PhD vs. Gary Taubes on the Joe Rogan Experience - Post Discussion from 2019-03-22T03:04:30
Nutrition is perhaps the most emotionally charged of all of the applied sciences. It’s not hard to see why. For one thing, all of us eat, meaning that every single one of us is personally invested ...
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#052 - How to Perform Better at Work - James Hewitt from 2019-01-08T21:57:16
In this podcast, Greg Potter speaks with James Hewitt, who has a particular interest in how people can achieve sustainable high performance. In addition to his role as Chief Innovation Officer at H...
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#051 - Ketones for Brain Injury? - Tommy Wood, MD, PhD from 2018-11-20T00:04:34
Brain injury is more pervasive and problematic than many people think. Every day, about 150 people die from traumatic brain injury-related deaths in the US alone, and whether you participate in a c...
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#050 - Protein and Muscle Mass - Professor Stu Phillips from 2018-11-15T02:02:17
Whether you want to look great at the beach, perform better at sports, or ward off disease, it’s important to optimize your protein intake. This brings us to the latest episode of humanOS Radio, in...
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#049 - Clearing Zombie-Like Senescent Cells Reserves Signs of Aging - Professor Paul Robbins from 2018-10-29T21:15:29
Aging is arguably the leading risk factor for chronic diseases in the modern world. We have historically thought of aging as an inexorable decline of function, driven by the passage of time - somet...
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#048 - Atomic Habits for Achieving Your Goals - James Clear from 2018-10-16T00:19:25
Why is it so hard for us to make healthy lifestyle changes - even when we have the knowledge to do better?
Most of us have a list of things we would like to change. Maybe you’d like to lo...
#047 - Good Sleep Helps Reduce Oxidative Stress - Professor Mimi Shirasu-Hiza from 2018-10-10T01:48:05
Why do we need to sleep? Part of what makes sleep so fascinating, as a field of research, is that it is such an enigma. Sleep is a profoundly vulnerable state, leaving us at the mercy of predators ...
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#046 - Can Enhancing Slow Wave Sleep Boost Your Brain Function? - Professor Kristine Wilckens from 2018-09-25T00:00:58
All of us know that lack of sleep impairs cognitive performance. But we are now realizing that sleep quality, and how long that you spend in deeper restorative sleep, also plays an important role i...
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#045 - What Are Natural Wines? - Todd White of Dry Farm Wines from 2018-09-05T20:19:27
The subject of alcohol and health is complex. There is evidence that alcohol can be health-promoting, but more recent evidence has suggested it isn't healthy for humans in any amount. The ancient G...
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#044 - The Science on How to Avoid or Improve Back Pain - Stuart McGill, PhD from 2018-08-14T03:28:03
About 40% of people worldwide will get lower back pain at some point in life, and on any given day roughly 12% of adults are experiencing lower back pain. This crippling condition strongly influenc...
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#043 - Muscle Mass on Health - Professor Keith Baar from 2018-08-06T18:16:43
Perhaps you want to feel great about how you look at the beach. Maybe you play a sport in which it’s important to be powerful and strong relative to your weight. Or you might simply be interested i...
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#042 - Stem Cells Will Soon Change the Potential of Human Healthspan - Dr. Mike West of AgeX from 2018-07-25T02:01:05
In this episode, Dan speaks with Dr. Mike West, CEO of AgeX Therapeutics. Here, we discuss a variety of important questions related to the science and potential of stem cells to positively influen...
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#041 - Probiotics and Triphala Extend Lifespan - Susan Westfall, PhD from 2018-07-16T20:13:34
We now know that the gut microbiome is intimately connected to our own health. You can even think of these gut bugs as though they are another organ. But while we know of the great importance of th...
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#040 - Neurofeedback as a Way to Improve Your Mental Fitness - Dr. Andrew Hill from 2018-06-26T17:01:40
If you value how you look and feel, you probably dedicate considerable time and effort to your physical fitness. But how often do you pause to ponder the state of your mental fitness? If you’re men...
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#039 - Why Antioxidants Are Unhealthy and Compounds That Mimic Exercise - Professor Michael Ristow from 2018-06-18T16:06:49
Most of us know that the majority of our cellular energy is manufactured within mitochondria which are organelles that dwell inside our cells. The problem is when we produce energy, a byproduct of ...
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#038 - Does Dim Light During the Day Impair Our Memory? - Guest Professor Antonio Nunez from 2018-06-05T03:44:28
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan hosts a discussion with Professor Antonio Nunez exploring the work and he and his colleagues are doing looking into how environmental light can lead to structu...
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#037 - Using Known Biological Mechanisms to Keep Our Tissues Youthful - Ira Pastor, CEO Bioquark from 2018-05-15T04:37:31
Many other organisms have superhuman abilities, such as the capacity to ward off cancer, periodically reverse aging, regenerate limbs, and even regrow brains. Yet these non-human species share many...
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#036 - The Impact of Sleep on Heart Health - Professor Kristen Knutson from 2018-05-03T18:18:31
The number of people with cardiovascular diseases is increasing at an alarming rate, and such disorders are now the leading cause of death worldwide. Because these diseases tend to cluster with pat...
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#035 - Optimizing Mitochondrial Energy Production - Professor Bruce Hay, Cal Tech from 2018-04-26T00:52:20
In this episode, Dan speaks with Bruce Hay, Professor of Biology at Caltech. Much of Professor Hay’s work focuses on the genetic and molecular mechanisms that regulate cell death, cancer, and neuro...
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#034 - The Mysterious World of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep - Professor John Peever from 2018-04-18T01:52:47
As the stage in which people dream each night, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep can bring euphoria, terror, and even genuine harm in some instances. On transition into REM sleep, your body enters a f...
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#033 - Antibiotics Are Losing Efficacy, CRISPR May Save Us - Paul Garofolo, CEO Locus Bio from 2018-04-09T23:13:09
If you are alive today, you've benefited greatly from humankind's ability to deftly handle infectious agents via antibiotic medications. In fact, probably the single greatest achievement of modern ...
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#032 - Fat Tissue Has Receptors for Sunlight and They Affect Fat Metabolism - Professor Peter Light from 2018-04-03T01:15:22
You probably already know that ambient light regulates circadian rhythms by interacting with light-sensitive neurons in the eye. What hasn’t been clear is whether visible light has physiological ef...
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#031 - The Ketogenic Diet and Diabetes - a New Study by Virta Health - Dr. Stephan Guyenet from 2018-03-22T20:49:20
Does a ketogenic diet cure diabetes? A new study set out to explore the efficacy of this diet in a diabetic population and it's been getting a lot of attention. The results, in fact, are impressive...
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#030 - Can Beetroot Juice Help Keep Your Brain Youthful? - Jonathan Burdette, Md from 2018-03-07T01:30:49
Aging has long been characterized as a loss of complexity. The body loses the ability to adapt to various forms of stress, which gradually results in disease and loss of function.
This is ...
#029 - A Genetic Test to Help You Decide Whether to Eat Paleo or Vegetarian? - Professor Alon Keinan from 2018-02-24T16:27:49
In this episode of humanOS, Dan interviews Dr. Alon Keinan, Professor at the Department of Biological Statistics & Computational Biology at Cornell University. His lab investigates the evolutionary...
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#028 - Can a Scale That Leverages Behavioral Psychology Help You Lose Weight? - Professor Dan Ariely from 2018-01-09T20:27:59
We are in control of our decisions, right? Well, at least we all feel that way but the social science of behavioral economics demonstrates that we are really products of our environmental triggers ...
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#027 - We Need an Unconventional Approach to Care for Your Health Better - Chris Kresser from 2017-11-08T20:19:27
We need a better approach to healthcare and we just might have the solution in our hands now. In this episode, Dan interviews Chris Kresser about his new book, Unconventional Medicine. Who is the b...
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#026 - The Health Impact of Breakfast Skipping and Food Timing - Greg Potter & Jeff Rothschild from 2017-08-10T20:26:47
So much of the discussion on nutrition is about the food itself. What's discussed far less regularly is the impact of food timing, fasting periods, and meal skipping on the same outcomes we're inte...
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#025 - How to Clear Senescent Cells to Stay Healthier as we Age - Judith Campisi, PhD from 2017-08-01T02:49:37
Why is that we tend to see many diseases of aging occur around the same time in life? One reason is that we accumulate senescent cells with age, and these cells promote the aging process. There is,...
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#024 - The Longevity Properties of the Ketone Beta Hydroxybutyrate - Neil Copes, PhD from 2017-07-06T02:25:50
Ketones are getting a lot of press these days. They are produced in the liver under the conditions of low carbohydrate intake and also low-calorie intake. They are of interests for many reasons, in...
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#023 - The State of the Art in Sleep and Aging - Bryce Mander, PhD from 2017-05-04T01:00:29
We know that as people age, they tend to get less sleep. But older people also seem to suffer less when subjected to sleep deprivation, compared to younger adults. This has led some to conclude tha...
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#022 - Does Dim Light at Night Make You Fat? - Laura Fonkin, PhD from 2017-04-28T01:22:17
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan talks to Dr. Laura Fonken who is a post-doctoral fellow in Steven Maier’s lab in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado.
#021 - The New World of Cognitive Enhancement - Daniel Schmachtenberger of Neurohacker Collective from 2017-04-20T20:40:41
“Man is not going to wait passively for millions of years before evolution offers him a better brain.” - Corneliu Giurgea
In this episode of humanOS Radio, Dan speaks to Daniel Schmachtenb...
#020 - Sauna Usage for Brain and Heart Health - Jari Laukkanen, MD, PhD from 2017-04-05T21:03:49
"The main thing is that sauna frequency is inversely associated with the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which means that the more you sauna, the lower your risk."
In this interv...
#019 - Deeper Sleep and Faster Sleep Onset with Virtual Reality and Neurostimulation? - Kelly Roman from 2017-03-24T03:31:01
Modern technology is messing with our sleep. But what if someone could develop a device that actually helped us fall asleep faster? In this episode, Dan speaks with Kelly Roman who is the co-owner ...
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#018 - Which Parts of a Meal Can Make You Sleepy? - Keith Murphy, PhD from 2017-02-27T00:00
Everyone knows what it's like to feel sleepy after a big meal. Think of what happens after Thanksgiving dinner, or after getting a huge lunch at an Indian buffet. If you're like me, you're ready to...
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#017 - Social Norms - Mysterious Forces That Shape Eating - Emma Templeton and Mike Stanton, PhD from 2017-02-14T00:00
You are fully in control over your food choices, right? Well, we know that a wide range of rules govern how we act, and even our beliefs, when we are with different groups of people. Social psycho...
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#016 - Why Are We Fatter Than Our Ancestors? - Stephan Guyenet, PhD from 2017-02-09T21:10:58
Why are we fatter than our ancestors? In this interview, the second with Dr. Stephan Guyenet, we discuss his new book entitled, 'The Hungry Brain - Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat.'<...
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#015 - Can Young Blood Transfusions Halt or Reverse the Aging Process? - Irina & Mike Conboy, from 2017-01-20T16:37:48
Can we stave off the aging process by transfusing young blood into old people? The idea that youthful blood might have rejuvenating properties has lingered in popular imagination for centuries.
#014 - Standing for Mental Clarity and Physical Health - Kelly and Juliet Starrett from 2017-01-06T02:24:57
I have to admit, I love this story. Two parents saw a problem effecting their children and did something about it. But not only did they try to help their children and their children's friends, the...
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#013 - New Discovery Could Mean Better, Next-Generation Sleep Drugs - Professor Luis de Lecea from 2016-12-17T02:12:06
Why is it that when you’re binge watching your favorite new series on Netflix, you can stay up for hours past your normal bedtime - even if you were tired before you started watching? On the other ...
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#012 - Is High Protein Actually Bad During Weight Loss? - Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D. from 2016-12-03T21:11:37
Protein is really important for dieting success, right? Anyone who has interested in the science of dieting knows this, but recent research from Bettina Mittendorfer, Research Associate Professor a...
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#011 - A New Product to Significantly Reduce Jet Lag - Professor, Jamie Zeitzer from 2016-11-17T22:03:10
In this show, Dan speaks with Dr. Jamie Zeitzer who is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Science at Stanford and at the VA Aging Clinical Research Center of Stanford University. In ...
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#010 - Saturated Fat - What's the Real Story? - Dr. David Katz of Yale from 2016-10-06T18:04:07
Dietary fat is a class of nutrients of which there are many different types. Some types appear to have clear beneficial effects on human physiology in certain contexts, like for example olive oil, ...
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#009 - Living to 150 or Beyond Using Biotechnology - Aubrey de Grey from 2016-09-16T22:07:59
Can we really stay young forever? This has been a goal of humans since the dawn of time. I know I would like to keep my peak abilities and not see those diminish over the decades. Aging is a subjec...
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#008 - Our Most Advanced Understanding of How to Optimize Motivation - Dustin DiTommaso from 2016-09-09T06:21:01
Where to you get the energy to do something hard or inconvenient? It matters because so much of what's important in life comes from finding that strength. The topic of the discussion in this podcas...
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#007 - Professor Stephen Hinshaw, World Expert on ADHD (UC Berkeley) from 2016-07-11T23:03:02
Dan Pardi interviews Professor Stephen Hinshaw from UC Berkeley. Dr. Hinshaw is a world authority on the condition of attention deficit. He described ADHD as an 'equifinal' condition, meaning that ...
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#006 - How to Balance Daily Sitting and Standing - Professor Travis Saunders from 2016-06-23T23:24:03
Sitting has been called the new smoking. Is this true? Dan Pardi interviews Professor Travis Saunders of The University of Prince Edward Island and the founder of the Sedentary Behavior Research Ne...
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#005 - Bedding, Sleep Depth, and Cognition - Professor David Samson from 2016-05-19T19:23
In this interview, Dan Pardi interviews evolutionary biologist, Professor David Samson of Duke University. Dr. Samson talks about his work research the sleep platforms (i.e., beds) or great apes in...
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#004 - How Sleep Helps You Learn and Remember - Professor Marcos Frank from 2016-03-30T01:17:22
Have you ever woken up and felt that you solved a problem during sleep? Maybe it's because during sleep our brains go through a process where neurons strengthen their connections with other neurons...
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#002 - Exercise, Mental Performance, and Health - Matt Buman, PhD from 2016-03-03T07:09:22
Dr. Matt Buman, Professor at Arizona State University, joins us to discuss his work on exercise, work performance, and quantified self technologies.
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#001 - Research on Hunter-Gatherer Sleep - Professor Jerry Siegel, UCLA from 2015-12-05T22:06:39
In a ground-breaking study published in Current Biology, Professor Jerry Siegel at UCLA evaluated three societies living in natural conditions (e.g., modern day hunter-gatherers) to examine their s...
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#003 - Paleo Nutrition Pattern Meta Analysis - Professor Pijl and Dr. van Zuuren from 2015-08-12T00:00
Dan Pardi interviews Hanno Pijl, M.D., Ph.D. and Esther Van Zuuren, M.D., both of Leiden Univeristy in the Netherlands, and both authors of a systematic review and meta-analysis of the paleolithic ...
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