On: COVID-19—Lessons learned, challenges ahead, and reasons for optimism and concern Episode: 102 Date: 31 March 2020 Background: Infectious disease epidemiologist. Key Subjects: Infection. Until there is a vaccine, 50-70% of the population may end up getting infected. Math does
By: David Krakauer, Nils Bertschinger, Eckehard Olbrich, Jessica C. Flack, Nihat Ay In: Theory in Biosciences Date: 24 March, 2020 Introduction There is little agreement (in biology) about what individuals are. Few rigorous quantitative methods for their identification. Information theory
By: Alex Zhavoronkov In: Aging Date: 31 March, 2020 Summary COVID-19 disproportionately harms the elderly. Infection rates, severity, and lethality all increase with age. Mostly because of higher levels of comorbidity among elderly. May also be due to decreased immune
On: Mitochondria, exercise, and metabolic health Episode: 85 Date: December 2019 Background: Researcher in sports medicine and performance, diabetes, cancer and critical care medicine. Key Subjects: Breakdown into six different metabolic training zones based on: Type of muscle fiber recruited:
Jose Lorenco, Robert Paton, Mahan Ghafari, Moritz Kraemer, Craig Thompson, Peter Simmonds, Paul Klenerman, Sunetra Gupta In: not yet published Date: 25 March, 2020 Summary Three phases of the spread of a novel pathogenic infectious agent: Slow accumulation of new
By: Neil M Ferguson, Daniel Laydon, Gemma Nedjati-Gilani, Natsuko Imai, Kylie Ainslie, Marc Baguelin, Sangeeta Bhatia, Adhiratha Boonyasiri, Zulma Cucunubá, Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg, Amy Dighe, Ilaria Dorigatti, Han Fu, Katy Gaythorpe, Will Green, Arran Hamlet, Wes Hinsley, Lucy C Okell, Sabine
On: COVID-19 FAQ Episode: 98 Date: March 2020 Background: Internal medicine physician and co-author of Genius Foods. Key Subjects: Impact of limited healthcare capacity. Lack of ICU beds drives higher morbidity rate of COVID-19. Inability to provide appropriate care for
Breathing: (“The Oxygen Advantage“) Exercise lowers oxygen (hypoxia) and increases CO2 (hypercapnia). Oxygen needs to supplied (by breathing in). CO2 needs to be removed (by breathing out). The level of CO2 in your body drives both the intake and uptake
Three forms of nutrition restriction. Time restriction (when you eat). Caloric restriction (how much you eat). Diet restriction (what you eat). Figure out what type of foods to avoid or do less of. Fructose – moderate (dose control). (“Nutrition —
Intensity, Strength, Freedom, and Health Pre-publication Introduction By: Mark Baker Published: 2020 Read: 2020 Summary: Anaerobics proposes that most of the problems of human health come from being too domesticated. We are no longer exposed to the challenges that kept