These 11 Longevity Scientists Convinced me to Change my Mind on These Topics
Summary
TLDRThe video transcript highlights 12 key insights gained from industry experts on a health and wellness channel. These insights range from the importance of increasing protein intake with age for muscle health and longevity, to the impact of Omega-3s on cardiovascular health, and the role of GABA in relaxation. Other topics include the benefits of creatine for recovery, the significance of muscle mass, the influence of diet quality over calorie count, and the effects of alcohol on brain health. The discussion also touches on the potential of peptides for injury recovery and the concept of energy flux for overall health and fitness.
Takeaways
- 📈 Increasing protein intake with age is crucial for muscle protein synthesis and combating anabolic resistance.
- 🏃♂️ The importance of V2 Max and aerobic fitness for longevity, emphasizing the benefits of vigorous exercise.
- 💪 Muscle mass is vital for longevity and countering frailty, affecting metabolic health even more than strength.
- 🥩 Creatine's role beyond muscle building includes reducing inflammation and promoting recovery.
- 🐟 Omega-3s are essential, with a deficiency potentially being as harmful as smoking in terms of cardiovascular risk.
- 🇲🇨 Monaco and its high life expectancy may be attributed to a diet rich in polyphenols and optimal sun exposure for vitamin D.
- 🥗 Nutrient quality may be more important than calorie count for longevity, challenging the focus on caloric deficit.
- 🍌 Bananas contain an enzyme that degrades polyphenols, potentially reducing the health benefits of fruit smoothies.
- 🍕 The high consumption of ultra-processed foods in the U.S. compared to Europe contributes to appetite and health issues.
- 🧠 GABA supplements may not work for everyone due to their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier unless there's a 'leaky brain'.
- 🍺 Alcohol's negative impact on the brain includes disrupting white matter, leading to slower communication between brain cells.
- 🥜 Peptides like bpc157 show promise in injury repair and recovery, increasing blood flow and stimulating healing.
Q & A
What did the host learn about protein intake from Dr. Peter AA?
-The host learned that as we age, we need to increase our protein intake contrary to the common belief that we should decrease it. Dr. Peter AA suggests that the ideal protein intake is about 8 to 1 gram per pound of body weight, which is higher than the recommended dietary allowance.
What is the significance of V2 Max according to Dr. Peter AA?
-V2 Max is crucial for longevity and aerobic fitness. Dr. Peter AA emphasized the importance of occasional vigorous exercise, as people with higher V2 Max levels have significantly lower all-cause mortality rates compared to those with lower V2 Max levels.
How does Dr. Gabrielle Lion view muscle mass in relation to longevity?
-Dr. Gabrielle Lion believes that muscle mass is essential for longevity, especially in preventing frailty and maintaining a high quality of life. She argues that muscle mass is equally important as strength and that maintaining skeletal muscle mass is critical for overall health and longevity.
What new insight did Dr. Darren Cand have about creatine?
-Dr. Darren Cand shared that creatine is not just a muscle-building supplement but also has anti-inflammatory properties and can encourage recovery. Creatine does not directly increase protein synthesis rates but has anti-catabolic effects, which can help reduce muscle protein breakdown, especially in males.
What did Dr. Ronda Patrick reveal about Omega-3s and cardiovascular disease risk?
-Dr. Ronda Patrick explained that having a low amount of Omega-3s in one's diet can be as detrimental to cardiovascular health as smoking. She highlighted that individuals with high Omega-3 levels, even if they are smokers, can have the same life expectancy as non-smokers with low Omega-3 levels.
What unique perspective did Dr. Steven Gundry offer on longevity?
-Dr. Steven Gundry challenged the Blue Zone theories and pointed out that Monaco and Monte Carlo, known for high life expectancy, follow an Italian diet. He suggested that the polyphenol content in olive oil, rather than just the olive oil itself, is a significant factor in health and longevity, along with optimal sun exposure and vitamin D levels.
What did Dr. Paul Saladino teach the host about nutrient quality versus calorie counting?
-Dr. Paul Saladino opened the host's eyes to the idea that nutrient quality may be more important than calorie counting for longevity. He referenced a study on monkeys that showed nutrient quality trumped low calories in terms of lifespan extension, suggesting that eating a nutrient-dense diet could be more beneficial than focusing solely on caloric restriction.
What was the surprising fact about bananas in smoothies from Dr. Ronda Patrick's discussion?
-Dr. Ronda Patrick shared that bananas contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, which degrades polyphenols. Therefore, adding bananas to berry smoothies can actually reduce the beneficial polyphenol content, making the combination counterproductive.
What did Sean Stevenson reveal about processed food consumption in the United States?
-Sean Stevenson highlighted that the United States has a high consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods compared to Europe. He cited a study showing that the average child's diet in the U.S. was made up of almost 70% ultra-processed food by 2018, contributing to issues with appetite control and overall health.
What does Dr. Scott Seiver explain about GABA supplements?
-Dr. Scott Seiver clarified that GABA supplements typically do not work because GABA itself cannot cross the blood-brain barrier due to its large molecular size. However, GABA supplements might have an effect if an individual has a leaky gut, which can indicate a leaky blood-brain barrier.
How does Dr. Daniel Amen describe the effects of alcohol on the brain?
-Dr. Daniel Amen explained that alcohol consumption is associated with decreased white matter in the brain, which are the nerve cell tracts responsible for communication. Alcohol causes disruptions in these 'highways' in the brain, leading to slower communication and overall negative effects on brain function.
What benefits did the host experience from using the peptide BPC 157?
-The host found that BPC 157 helped with injury repair by increasing angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood vessels in a specific area. This stimulated recovery and was particularly beneficial for the host's shoulder injury.
What is Allan Aragon's perspective on energy flux and its role in fat loss?
-Allan Aragon emphasized the importance of a high energy flux, which involves consuming more calories and expending more energy through movement. This approach is more beneficial for fat loss than eating less and moving less, as it generates a spectrum of physiological adaptations that include increased bone density, muscle mass, mitochondrial activity, and improved muscular skeletal integration.
Outlines
📚 Learning from Industry Experts
The speaker reflects on the insights gained from various industry experts who have appeared on their channel. They discuss how these interactions have changed their perspective on certain topics, opened their eyes to new ideas, and taught them interesting facts they were previously unaware of. The speaker also mentions a promotional link for a free variety pack of Element Electrolytes, a drink designed for those who want to stay hydrated and energized without consuming many calories.
💪 The Importance of Protein and Muscle Health
The speaker discusses the significance of protein intake, especially as one ages, as explained by Dr. Peter AA. Contrary to popular belief, it's important to increase protein consumption with age to support muscle protein synthesis. The speaker also highlights the importance of V2 Max for aerobic fitness and the benefits of vigorous exercise. Dr. Gabrielle Lion's views on muscle health and longevity are also shared, emphasizing the role of muscle mass in preventing frailty and maintaining a high quality of life.
🥦 Nutritional Insights and the Impact of Omega-3s
The speaker explores the role of creatine in reducing inflammation and aiding recovery, as explained by Dr. Darren Cand. They also discuss the critical importance of Omega-3s in the diet, with Dr. Ronda Patrick revealing that a deficiency in Omega-3s can be as detrimental to cardiovascular health as smoking. The speaker also touches on the longevity benefits of the Mediterranean diet, as discussed with Dr. Steven Gundry, and challenges conventional Blue Zone theories.
🍌 The Role of Nutrient Quality and the Dangers of Processed Foods
The speaker talks about the importance of nutrient quality over calorie count, as explained by Dr. Paul Saladino. They discuss a study involving monkeys that suggests nutrient-rich diets can extend lifespan, even without calorie restriction. The speaker also addresses the prevalence of processed food consumption in the United States, as highlighted by Sean Stevenson, and its impact on health and appetite control.
🧠 Neurotransmitters, Alcohol's Effects, and the Potential of Peptides
The speaker delves into the world of neurotransmitters, with a focus on GABA and its role in relaxation, as explained by Dr. Scott Seiver. They also discuss the negative effects of alcohol on brain health, as detailed by Dr. Daniel Aarón, and the potential benefits of peptides for injury recovery, particularly bpc157, as shared by Dr. Kyle Gillette. The speaker concludes with Allan Aragon's insights on energy flux and its impact on fat loss and overall health.
🚀 Embracing Change and Continuous Learning
The speaker emphasizes the importance of being open to new ideas and perspectives, as this is crucial for personal growth. They reflect on the significant shifts in their understanding over the past couple of years, thanks to the knowledge shared by the experts they've interviewed. The speaker encourages viewers to stay tuned for more insights and to be willing to experiment and adapt in order to evolve.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Protein intake
💡V2 Max
💡Muscle mass
💡Creatine
💡Omega-3
💡Processed foods
💡Gaba
💡Alcohol impact
💡Peptides
💡Energy flux
Highlights
The importance of increasing protein intake with age was emphasized, contrary to the common belief of decreasing it for longevity.
The significance of V2 Max and aerobic fitness for longevity and the benefits of vigorous exercise were discussed.
Muscle mass was highlighted as crucial for longevity, especially in preventing frailty and maintaining a high quality of life.
Creatine's role in reducing inflammation and encouraging recovery, beyond its known benefits for muscle building and strength, was revealed.
The potential negative impact of a low Omega-3 index on life expectancy, comparable to the risks of smoking, was discussed.
The unique longevity factors of Monaco and the importance of a nutrient-dense diet were explored, challenging traditional Blue Zone theories.
The quality of nutrients was presented as more important than calorie count for longevity, based on a study involving monkeys.
The negative effects of processed food consumption, particularly in the United States, on appetite control and health were discussed.
The presence of an enzyme in bananas that degrades polyphenols, potentially reducing the health benefits of fruit smoothies, was revealed.
The limitations of GABA supplements due to their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier, except in cases of a leaky brain, were explained.
The detrimental effects of alcohol on brain white matter and overall health systems were detailed.
The use of peptides, specifically bpc157, for injury repair and its role in angiogenesis was discussed.
The concept of energy flux and its positive impact on physiological adaptations for better health and performance was introduced.
The channel's host shared personal experiences of shifting perspectives and the importance of continuous learning and self-experimentation.
A variety pack of Element Electrolytes was offered for free with any purchase through a provided link, highlighting the benefits of electrolyte consumption.
Dr. Peter AA's recommendation of protein intake based on body weight for optimal muscle protein synthesis was mentioned.
Dr. Gabrielle Lion's emphasis on the importance of muscle mass, especially in the aging population, was discussed.
Dr. Darren Cand's expertise on creatine and its multifaceted benefits beyond muscle building were shared.
Dr. Ronda Patrick's insights on the critical role of Omega-3s in cardiovascular health and life expectancy were presented.
Dr. Steven Gundry's controversial but thought-provoking views on longevity and diet were explored.
Dr. Paul Saladino's perspective on the importance of nutrient quality over calorie counting for health and longevity was discussed.
Sean Stevenson's revelations on the high consumption of processed foods in the United States and its health implications were shared.
Dr. Scott Secher's explanation on the role of GABA in the brain and the limitations of GABA supplements was provided.
Dr. Daniel Aamos's research on how alcohol affects the brain and the associated health risks were detailed.
The potential benefits of peptides for performance enhancement and recovery, as discussed by Dr. Kyle Gillette, were highlighted.
Allan Aragon's emphasis on the importance of energy flux for fat loss and overall health was presented.
Transcripts
I've had the pleasure of having some
very interesting experts on my channel
over the last year and with this I've
learned amazing things and these are the
top 12 things that I have learned from
industry experts that have come on my
channel they've changed my mind on
particular things they've opened my eyes
to different perspectives or they've
just taught me very interesting things
that I never ever knew so in this video
we'll break them down and we'll actually
cut to little clips of them so you can
hear them from the experts themselves
let's go ahead and jump right into the
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first guest I want to talk about was Dr
Peter AA and what I learned from him was
something really interesting we knew
that protein was important for longevity
but what we didn't realize was how
important protein was as we get older Dr
Peter AA enlightened me and shared that
as we get older we actually need to
increase our protein intake and a lot of
times people say we should decrease it
because protein could be quote unquote
bad for longevity but Dr Peter AA really
seems to disagree with that he feels
that as we get older we need to start
increasing incrementally our protein
intake every time we get older we
increase that protein intake so I want
to cut to that clip where he shares that
and I also want to cut to another clip
where he mentions how important V2 Max
is for longevity and our aerobic fitness
and actually pushing some occasional
vigorous exercise so take a look so the
older you get the more anabolically
resistant you get um and therefore the
more protein you need for muscle protein
synthesis so I tell people that a really
good rule of thumb is somewhere between
about 8 and 1 gram of protein per pound
of body weight um which sounds like a
lot and it is a lot if you're comparing
it to the recommended dietary allowance
which is you know woefully low that's
something to the tune of uh8 gram per
kilogram of body weight so it's about
half uh what I would suggest is is ideal
um everything else I think you know
there's there's a lot more detail to
that if we want to get into it for
example the timing with which you
consume that protein matters greatly you
can't just eat it all in one meal so for
people who are into intermittent fasting
and want to eat one meal a day that
strategy is not going to work you're
going to have to you know eat protein
outside of that fasting window to make
sure you get it because we we have a
really hard time using all the protein
for muscle protein synthesis so it kind
of has to be in smaller doses I assume
people listening to us know what a V2
Max test is if you've talked about it
okay so imagine you take 100 people the
same age uh and we'll do it the same sex
um and you do a V2 Max test then you
rank them you'll you you can cut them
into percentiles so you could say sort
of the bottom you know 25% the next 25%
the next 25% the next 25% if you just
start to do comparisons from top to
bottom and if you do a really extreme
comparison which is the bottom 25% to
the top 2% that difference has a hazard
ratio of five that's a 400% difference
in all cause mortality if you just look
at the bottom group The Bottom 25% and
compare it to the third 25% so people
somewhere between 0 and the 25th
percentile to 50 versus 75th percentile
that's a hazard ratio of about 2.75
that's
175% difference in all cause mortality
the next one is one of my favorite
people Dr Gabrielle Lion now she has
made a huge name for herself talking
about muscle as far as longevity is
concerned and it coincides really nicely
with what Dr Peter AA was talking about
however Dr petera was coming at it more
from like a Zone 2 and also a V2 Max
perspective she tends to come at it from
a resistance training and a muscle
perspective so I want to cut to a clip
of her talking about how muscle is so
important for longevity especially when
it comes down to Frailty that's one
thing that we Overlook is if we want to
remain active if we want to remain
having a high quality of life we can't
be falling down and breaking our hip and
one of the best ways that we can support
that is by having muscle mass and
hearing it straight from the horse's
mouth coming from Dr Gabrielle lion it's
so eloquently said because in the
literature and what a lot of the experts
are saying is that muscle mass doesn't
matter the amount of mass doesn't matter
but that's not true and especially in
the Aging population we see that when
they lose skeletal muscle mass we see
increase in blood glucose we see a
change in insulin resistance so they
become much more insulin resistant we
see an increase in triglycerides often
an increase in fatty acids there's all
these other metabolic changes so while
strength is important arguably muscle
mass is equally as important and again I
believe that we're going to start to see
changes in the literature when we
incorporate directly looking at skeletal
muscle that's probably the the most
critical so I really do believe that
skeletal muscle is the organ of
longevity yeah and that we have spent
decades focusing on Obesity and all
these diseases that ride along with it
when really we should be focusing on
skeleton muscle mass not from a bro
perspective not from looking jacked and
tan but really from a muscle Centric
medicine perspective what is critical
the next one was when I had Dr Darren
kand on the channel he is one of the
world's if not the world's leading
creatine expert what I learned from him
was that creatine is much more than just
a energy building muscle building
supplement it has the impact to reduce
inflammation and to actually encourage
recovery that's what I didn't realize I
didn't realize there was such an effect
on Creatine in improving how quickly we
recovered in between our workouts I knew
creatine was good for building muscle
and for strength but as far as
modulating inflammation and improving
recovery he really opened my eyes to
this one and it's something that has
changed the game with my creatine
supplementation what creatine doesn't do
is increase the rates of protein
synthesis directly so unlike way protein
or casine which does creatine sort of
has a do it uh sort of in a
multifactorial perspective but there's
really good evidence on the flip side it
has anti-catabolic effects so when we
think of anti-catabolic think of people
at home Advil Ty and also these are
anti-inflammatory creatine has huge
anti-inflammatory properties so it
definitely will increase recovery post
exercise that could allow the athlete to
exercise more frequently in a program
get back on the playing field more
optimally after some of your long runs
that might allow you to recover and get
back in the gym the next day so it
decreases things called cyto kindes
which are markers of inflammation it
also has antic catabolic effects to
muscle protein so this is something a
lot of people are are not really
familiar with but when you take creatine
it decreases the breakdown of your
muscle and it's primarily in males we're
not sure why we don't see the evidence
in females it might have to do with
estrogen but we're not sure but males
seem to have a reduction in muscle
protein breakdown more than females in
the presence of creatine the next one
was when I had Dr Ronda Patrick on the
channel to talk about
Omega-3s this was why wild because for
so long I knew Omega-3s were important
but I had no idea that they were so
important that not having a high amount
of Omega-3s in your diet could literally
be worse than smoking as far as
cardiovascular disease risk I'll let her
explain it because she's the true expert
here but it would absolutely had me
floored everybody knows smoking is bad
for you right I mean that's like common
knowledge everybody knows that however
when you look at life expectancy and you
sort of satisfy stratify the data
according to smokers and
non-smokers smokers with a high omega-3
index in other words they have high
levels of Omega-3 have the same life
expectancy as nonsmokers with low
omega-3 and if you look at the data
there's this beautiful graph the curve
the life expectancy curves overlay where
those two are the same and it's just
kind of mind-blowing because not getting
enough omega3 not having a High omega-3
index was as bad as
smoking with respect to life expectancy
this next one comes from someone that's
a little more controversial good old Dr
Steven gundry now I like a lot of gundry
stuff sure there's some things that some
people will say are a little bit
outlandish sure he makes some claims but
there's one thing that he opened my eyes
to that really sent me down a different
path of investigating things and that
was how Monaco Monte Carlo is actually
the region that has the highest life
expectancy and he shared with me some of
the reasons why he thinks so and what
makes it so unique he also challenges
some of the Blue Zone theories which is
quite interesting because I think that
we all need to be willing to challenge
and challenge a hypothesis that's how we
grow so even though Dr Steven gundry
isn't someone that everyone agrees with
he was still able to open my eyes to
looking at stuff beyond the blue zones
and what is beyond what is just on the
surface when it comes go down to
longevity and life expectancy uh but
then you said actually the number one
city was what yeah actually mon Carlo
nice yeah Monaco first of all I mean
they're they're
basically all of that area was once part
of Italy all the way over to nce and
they follow really an Italian diet many
people argue well then it's the olive
oil that these people use and while that
may be true the minister of nutrition in
Italy says look leic acid and olive oil
isn't that particularly interesting
substance it's what's the polyphenol
content of the olive oil that makes the
difference and that we now know has
dramatic health benefits the other thing
that the French Minister pointed out to
me he says if you track where olive
trees can grow it actually correlates to
the amount of sunlight that's available
and that sun exposure and vitamin D
levels may be one of the best
determinant for longevity here's another
controversial one but it happened to be
one of my favorite interviews it was
with Dr Paul saladino now I don't agree
with everything that Paul says he
doesn't agree with everything that I say
but one thing that I respect about Dr
Paul saladino is he truly does embody
his practice I cannot Reign on the
parade of someone who truly eats sleeps
and breathes what he preaches he really
does live the life style he talks about
but what he opened my eyes to and I'm
going to cut to the clip in just a
second is he opened my eyes to nutrient
quality compared to calories he actually
explained to me a study that looked at
monkeys that explained that nutrient
quality trumped low calories when it
came down to longevity granted it was in
monkeys but what it did is it opened my
eyes it made me realize well wait a
minute we've been looking at calories
and caloric deficit as like the B like
the the biggest thing the end all be all
when it comes down to longevity when in
reality maybe we could get away with
eating more if our nutrient quality is
high and we don't have to count calories
because we would self-govern we would
regulate better and he opens my eyes to
this a little bit and he's opened my
eyes to how I look at research in this
world a little bit more but if you look
at the animal studies around caloric
restriction when I dove into this what I
found it was really interesting it kind
of Loops back to this ancestral
framework is that especially in primates
which are perhaps rees's monkeys are the
uh the closest to us as humans there is
one study from the University of
Minnesota that showed or the University
of Wisconsin excuse me that showed that
uh caloric restriction did expend extend
lifespan but there's another study from
the National Institutes of Aging which
showed that caloric restriction did not
extend lifespan in the same type of
monkey rees's monkeys and so what was
the difference between them this is
really interesting the National
Institutes of aging study where there
was no lifespan extension with caloric
restriction were feeding monkeys and
evolution
evolutionarily appropriate diet they
were feeding them what they were
supposed to be eating in the study with
reesus monkeys at the University of
Wisconsin they were fed monkey Chow
which is probably the equivalent which
is basically the equivalent of row right
so some mixture of processed
carbohydrates gluten seed oils and
garbage carbohydrates in connection with
the other processed carbohydrates right
so if you're feeding you can look across
animals basically from rodents mice rats
to I don't know what other animals you
want to look in the longevity space to
to monkeys of certain types and say yeah
caloric restriction May improve outcomes
but you're feeding them less of garbage
so doesn't make any sense but the study
at the National Institutes of Aging was
so clarifying because if you are
actually feeding a Reese's monkey what
it's supposed to eat and you give them
less of it they have negative outcomes
in some space I mean we know this from
the fasting literature from the weight
loss literature from the bodybuilding
literature that if you restrict calories
and you're restricting nutrients and a
human being that's and you're giving
them what they're supposed to be eating
that's going to have problems in terms
of hormones you're going to see your
hormones tank you're going to see your
hormones go down the next one is another
Dr Ronda Patrick one and I have to put
this one here because it is so
fascinating and it's right in my
wheelhouse now I tend to sometimes get
hung up in mechanistic stuff sometimes
in the world of scientific literature
you've got epidemiological data you've
got observational research you've got
randomized control trials and you've got
mechanistic research but this particular
study that she talked about was actually
a human single blind crossover style
study it was pretty legit and she
explained to me that bananas contain
something in them that inhibits or
breaks down the polyphenols in other
fruits so mixing a banana in your berry
smoothie might be completely
counterproductive so here from her it's
quite interesting and so I love doing
this my smoothies and so it used to be I
would add a banana it kind of like I'd
also get some potassium from that but
also um just kind of make it a little
creamier and stuff well it turns out
banana have an enzyme in it um called
polyphenol
oxidase as the name implies it actually
degrades polyphenols so it's counter and
this was a human St that came out
recently adding bananas to the to the
berry smoothies blueberries and stuff
metabolites of polyphenols were
significantly lower in in um plasma from
people that had the smoothie with the
banana added versus not with the banana
I know it was kind of like oh my going
to so this is like the one thing I'm
trying to get the polyphenols like
that's the whole goal of why I'm I'm you
know partly part partly the goal of why
I'm drinking the Smoothie the next one
is someone that was a good friend and
someone that I used to listen to their
podcast 10 years ago when I was first
getting into this industry and it was
coming from Sean Stevenson and what he
opened my eyes to was the rate of or
should I say the amount of processed
food consumption in the United States I
had no idea it was this High I knew it
was high but the amount of processed
food and ultr processed food that we
consume as a country in the United
States compared to Europe is out of this
world and we wonder why we have issues
with being able to control our appetite
because we're constantly being hijacked
as far as our taste signals are
concerned anyway hear the literature
from him he's got this stuff down and
one of the studies that I cited in my
new book The East Mar family cookbook
was published in the LD and this was a
this was going outside the US as well
incorporating data from the US but also
over 100 other countries and the
researchers affirmed that poor diet is
the number one risk to human health by
far about 11 million people die each
year due to poor diet and we're living
during this strange Paradox where more
people are dying from the overc
consumption of fake food than from not
enough food this is just published in
Jamma and I'm grateful that I could
share this study in the new book this
was just published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association looking at
us children's diet consumption of ultra
product processed foods they tracked
children's food intake for 20 years they
found that in 1999 the average child in
the United States diet was made of 61%
ultr processed food by 2018 it was
almost 70% of our children's diet is
ultr processed food now that's the
average next up was one of my all-time
favorite interviews because the guy
talks fast and moves fast at warp speed
like I tend to sometimes I actually have
to turn YouTube videos on to 2x speed
just to be able to get through them
because it's going too slow doct Scott
Sher this guy is smart and he was
talking to me about how Gaba as a
supplement doesn't actually work I never
realized this I didn't understand that
it couldn't cross the blood brain
barrier it's not to say that Gaba
supplements are a scam but he has some
reason about how if you have a leaky
brain it works but he also talked about
the importance of Gaba and he opened my
eyes to well maybe focusing Less on
serotonin and dopamine and focusing more
on Gaba influence and being relaxed and
recovered more so Gaba is a
neurotransmitter and most people have
heard of the Superstar neurotransmitters
I like to call them I've heard of
dopamine and epinephrine and serotonin
if you're across the pond it's neur
adrenaline and an adrenaline but same
thing as epinephrine and
norepinephrine those are extremely
important but 80% of your
neurotransmission has nothing to do with
those neurotransmitters at all it's a
balance between two it's a balance
between one called glutamate and one
called Gaba and glutamate actually turns
into Gaba in the brain so Gaba is not
made really anywhere else except for a
very small amount in the pancreas that's
a side note but mostly all of your Gaba
is made in the brain and Gaba is
responsible for 20% of your brain's
neurotransmission 60% is glutamate so
that's a total of 80% so glutamate is
your excited to our neurotransmitter
this is the one that makes you feel up
it makes you feel awake and ready and
nephrine of course plays a role in here
but General day-to-day glutamate is more
important Gaba is your neurotransmitter
that's responsible for relaxation what I
didn't mention is that Gaba supplements
don't work
if you take a Gaba supplement over the
counter Gaba itself is too big of a
molecule to get across the blood brain
barrier on its own so Gaba supplements
don't typically work unless you have a
leaky gut and that means you have a
leaky brain people get scared when I say
leaky brain but all I mean there is that
you have a leaky gut and so if people
take Gaba supplements and they're
feeling much more calm and relaxed on
them it could mean that their gut is
leaky and that their brain their blood
brain barrier is not working as well and
so just to be aware of that you if
you're taking Gaba supplements they
don't typically work and that's why it's
really important to find other things
like the ones we've been talking about
your Cava your agarin your um your your
valan acid and then the something called
nicotin o Gaba that I was just
mentioning that's attached to a vitamin
B3 this next one is someone that a lot
of people know he's been around the
block for a long time it was when I had
Dr Daniel aan on the channel Dr Daniel
aan is a double board certified
psychiatrist and he is a world-renowned
expert when it comes down to how alcohol
affects the brain he opened my eyes to
alcohol even more I haven't had a drink
in well over a decade but he really was
able to show me and he is looked at over
250,000 brains in his lab he does MRIs
of the brains and studies what happens
to the brain under different
circumstances so he knows so he shared
with me a little bit about what alcohol
does to the brain check this out every
system in your body gets worse with
alcohol whether it's your kidneys or
your liver your microbiome and your
intestines your brain your thyroid IT
suppresses normal healthy function while
adding poisons any
alcohol is associated with decreased
white matter in the brain was a study
from Spain any alcohol so light drinkers
had more disruption in white matter
so gray matter brain cell bodies it's
where processing happens white matter
are nerve cell tracts so think of white
matter like the highways in your brain
and when you drink potholes begin to
show up in the highways which means
communication becomes slower now we're
getting a little bit in the weeds with
some of this interesting stuff I had my
own personal doctor Dr Kyle Gillette on
the channel and we talked about peptides
peptides are interesting because they're
somewhat controversial they're somewhat
Fringe but there's something that I'm
open to experimenting with as far as a
performance enhancement goes but more so
as a recovery agent goes so I learned
all about bpc157 bpc 157 personally
helped me with a ton of injuries that I
was dealing with but one particular
shoulder injury to really name one that
was important and it was with Dr Kyle
gillette's help that I was able to
utilize that so I invited him on the
channel to explain how bpc157 this
interesting peptide encourages injury
repair by increasing what's called
angiogenesis more blood flow to a
specific area stimulating recovery check
it out yeah bpc is essentially a
bioidentical peptide and it is a
medication there is clinical trials on
it there's not great ones um if people
are more interested in the specifics of
the clinical trials that have been done
they can check out my new podcast
Gillette Health podcast on our YouTube
channel but uh it is exactly what it
sounds like it is a compound that
protects the body a body protective
compound and the um initial uh theory
behind use is that there's a lot of
research on PRP just for well for
aesthetic reasons and also for
musculoskeletal
injury certain areas that have high
amounts of collagen like ligaments and
tendons are not well vascularized for
example even in your meniscus which is
not a ligament or a tendon
there are some areas that are
vascularized well and some areas that
are not well vascularized and veg F
which is an um it's an angiogenic cyto
VF is technically a cyto but VF is how
bpc 157 Works in PRP you have VF and a
lot of growth factors and you can
replicate this with bpc157 with
theogenic potential of VF and also
various growth factors like ghk copper
peptide or
ghrps or um tb500 which is part of
thymus and beta 4 which we can get into
and the last one goes to someone that I
used to butt heads with and that is
Allan Aragon Allan is known for being
someone that sort of writes the
summaries of these clinical research
papers so he knows studies inside and
out he's also a tremendous fat loss
expert and one of the things that he
really opened my eyes to was the
importance of g-lux something I've
talked about on this channel before and
it basically tells us that eating more
calories and moving more is much better
than eating less and moving less when it
comes down to Fat Loss I'll let him
explain it because he does a very
eloquent job of sharing it when we had
our conversation earlier in 2023 energy
flux so somebody at a low energy flux
would be this hypothetical person who is
on bed rest and consuming enough
calories is to just maintain their body
weight and body composition on Straight
Ahead bed rest that is a low energy flux
person a high energy flux person it
maybe a archetypical example would be an
Olympic Athlete so they're consuming
double the calories of the bed rest
person and they're expending double the
calories of the of the bed rest person
and so yeah they're both at a net energy
equilibri ium but one of them is
generating a spectrum of physiological
adaptations to be able to deal with that
level of uh Dynamic energy flux and
these things would
include increased bone density increased
muscle mass and then at the kind of more
micro level increase mitochondrial
activity and just you know at the
neurological level better propri
reception more functionality in terms of
the whole muscular skeletal uh
integration now I talked with a lot of
people and I learned a lot of amazing
things but these 12 just sum up what
came top of mind when I think about how
I've had to shift my perspective over
the last one to two years shifting your
perspective is one of the most important
things that you can do to grow if you're
stuck in your ways you may as well live
in the Stone Age you may as well still
be doing frontal labotomy because at the
end of the day we have to learn we have
to grow and we have to experiment on
ourselves if we're willing to do that in
the first place as always keep it locked
in here on my channel and I'll see you
throughout the rest of the year
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