On: Dignity. Episode: N/A Date: July 2019 Background: photographer, author, and former Wall St. trader. Traveled across America photographing and getting to know the addicted and homeless who struggle to find work and struggle to survive. Key Subjects: Human need for community
On: Slowing aging – sirtuins, NAD, and the epigenetics of aging Episode: 27 Date: November 2018 Key Subjects: Genetics professor at Harvard Medical School and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging. Sirtuins. Play a
On: Navigating the many pathways to health and disease Episode: 46 Date: March 2019 Key Subjects: Entrepreneur, independent researcher and doctorate in nutrition. Methylation. See Methylation write-up for more details. Methylation cycle: From methionine to homocysteine. Homocysteine either gets broken
On: How to thrive with type 1 diabetes and how everyone can benefit from the valuable insights. Episode: 41 Date: February 2019 Key Subjects: See type 1 diabetes write-up for details. Insulin is the master regulator: Many of the major
On: Part V of V: Lp(a), inflammation, oxLDL, remnants, and more. Episode: 24 Date: October 2018 Key Subjects: Lp(a) is a particularly high risk lipoprotein. Genetic. Important to know your Lp(a) mass or particle count. Three factors contributing to increased
On: Part IV of V: statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, niacin, cholesterol and the brain. Episode: 23 Date: October 2018 Key Subjects: Only drugs proven to reduce both cholesterol and CVD events are the ones that target increasing the clearance of
On: Part III of V: HDL, reverse cholesterol transport, CETP inhibitors, and apolipoproteins. Episode: 22 Date: October 2018 Key Subjects: Old school view of cholesterol transport overly simplified: Forward cholesterol transport (FCT). Delivery of cholesterol by VLDL, LDL and chylomicrons
On: Part II of V: Lipid metrics, lipid measurements, and cholesterol regulation. Episode: 21 Date: July 2018 Key Subjects: Lipid basics. Lipoproteins are needed to carry lipids around the bloodstream. The lipids carried primarily include triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids. Various types
On: Part I of V: An introduction to lipidology. Episode: 20 Date: October 2018 Key Subjects: Mostly personal introduction to Tom Dayspring. Discussion on benefits of fasting: Most powerful way to deplete glycogen and insulin. Turn nutrient sensing organelles and
On: Stress testing the lipid energy model. Episode: 19 Date: October 2018 Key Subjects: Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR): Athletic, lean, low carb (and high fat). High levels of LDL-C and LDL-P. High levels of HDL-C. Low levels of TG. Feldman