Strength training for 90-120 minutes per week is associated with up to a 30% lower risk of death from all causes, CVD, cancer, and neurologic disease.
That seems to be the upper limit - no additional benefit was observed above 120 minutes of strength training per week.
These benefits were independent of total aerobic activity, but combining strength training with ~5-15 hours of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic activity reduced all-cause mortality risk by 45%!
Clear message here is: "do both."
This is the wrong takeaway from a very limited study.
The study doesn’t show that omega-3s cause cognitive decline.
It looked at older adults, including people with memory concerns, MCI, and Alzheimer’s dementia (i.e., not a healthy prevention cohort).
“Supplement use” was self-reported, with unknown dose, adherence, quality, formulation, and duration.
And a 2023 analysis from the same cohort found long-term omega-3 use was associated with lower Alzheimer’s risk.
I wrote about this new analysis and broader (better) evidence linking omega-3s to protection against cognitive decline in my newsletter last week.
You can read it here - https://t.co/MkUy8XGky4
I switched my personal AI subscription from ChatGPT to Claude today.
Anthropic (Claude parent company) has repeatedly shown that it cares more about responsible, ethical, and safe use of AI than the other leading AI companies.
@bryan_johnson Bryan, have you read the AI 2027 paper? Seems like there is a good chance of AI killing us all, so maybe we don’t need to worry so much about health.
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Fiber IS THE LONGEVITY HACK
Nothing drives me crazier than people worrying about cold plunges, grounding mats, fasting windows, red light therapy, & blue light blockers for longevity but they don’t even eat enough fiber. You are stepping over $100 bills to pick up pennies
A new ENORMOUS review of the effect of dietary fiber on longevity & disease just came out & it is IMPRESSIVE (PMID: 40651334). This umbrella review contained data from over 17 MILLION SUBJECTS
You read that right… 17 million. This study found that people who consumed more fiber lived longer, had lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diverticulitis, coronary heart disease, and a shitload of different cancers
Fiber exerts it’s effects by improving gut microbiota diversity & health, enhancing insulin sensitivity, & improving blood lipids. It also improves gut motility & stool elimination which may reduce risk of colon cancer due to carcinogenic compounds produced during digestion having less time to interact with intestinal cells.
Don’t listen to carnivore idiots. If you don’t want to die earlier than you have to, eat your damned fiber. Try to shoot for 25g+ per day from a diverse array of source
@WSJ@realDonaldTrump@SecKennedy@howardlutnick Why is @CVSHealth Caremark PBM kicking the American 🇺🇸 drug Zepbound off its formulary and pushing its members on to the Danish drug Wegovy??? That is not putting America 🇺🇸 first! Sad!
@realDonaldTrump@SecKennedy@howardlutnick Why is @CVSHealth Caremark PBM kicking the American 🇺🇸 drug Zepbound off its formulary and pushing its members on to the Danish drug Wegovy??? That is not putting America 🇺🇸 first! Sad!
@realDonaldTrump@SecKennedy@howardlutnick Why is @CVSHealth Caremark PBM kicking the American 🇺🇸 drug Zepbound off its formulary and pushing its members on to the Danish drug Wegovy??? That is not putting America 🇺🇸 first! Sad!
@realDonaldTrump@SecKennedy@howardlutnick Why is @CVSHealth Caremark PBM kicking the American 🇺🇸 drug Zepbound off its formulary and pushing its members on to the Danish drug Wegovy??? That is not putting America 🇺🇸 first! Sad!