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Cancer and other bad genes
A question I have heard from thoughtful patients for years. If natural selection is supposed to weed out bad genes, why do we still have so many of…
Score another one for chocolate
Chocolate has been climbing the wellness-food ladder for two decades. Most of the early hype was thin. Most of the more recent data is real. A study published…
A giant step for mankind that started with a mouse!
This past week dropped several major releases in the anti aging research field, and one of them, a study from Maria Blasco’s group, is large enough that I…
Telomerase Activator Supplement: How to Judge TA-65 vs the Others
How to judge any telomerase activator supplement. The five questions I ask before I believe a claim, and the activator I formulate and take myself today.
Your control over cancer
I have spent a lot of time arguing that diet, sleep, training, meditation, and targeted supplementation are the main levers for healthspan. The mechanism that pulls all of…
Does flax or soy increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer?
I said, a long time ago, that I would tell you when I changed my mind. Here is one of those times. Back in 2005, I wrote that…
The best diet ever
Dr. Dave's take on the diet most likely to extend your healthspan. The research, the practical principles, and the version you can actually follow.
Vitamin D and weight loss – not what you think!
Vitamin D has had a great decade in the press. Some of the enthusiasm is earned. Some of it has tipped into the kind of religious devotion that…
I want to be liked
Facebook has redefined the word “like”, so let me start out with a simple request. If you haven’t already done so, please “like” me on Facebook. Do it…
The Matrix
We have a real matrix in our bodies. It is called the extracellular matrix, the ECM, and it falls under the broader heading of fascia. Most people who…
My current take on calorie restriction
Calorie restriction is one of the most studied longevity interventions in the lab. It is also, in my opinion, the most overrated when you try to translate it…
The return of the Big Bad Wolf – lessons learned from Vitamin A studies
A patient asked me, last week, whether she should still be worried about vitamin A. She had read somewhere that high-dose vitamin A causes lung cancer and that…