The HealthTrekker Podcast
HealthTrekker is centered around the idea of doing just a little bit better every day. It came from observing the outcomes for some friends & family that didn’t always go well. So the question that kept coming up was, “What if just 1 small thing went a little bit better, starting a long time ago?” And that’s where the research started. Using an interesting, geeky collection of innovations + hacks from studies, perhaps we can all improve our long-term trajectory. What powers this is that I’m a huge research-geek & detail-nerd who finds the next few innovations in technology & research endlessly fascinating. That’s what HT is dedicated-to. Interesting stuff that is innovative, overlooked, or even a bit like a "Freakonomics"-style take on health. [are Steve & Steve going to sue me for using their word?]
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
The quest for The Fountain Of Youth is one of our best, most-aspirational ideas.And a Columbia team might be onto another simple patch that almost anyone could do as time marches on.
Article: https://healthtrekker.net/taurine-aging-longevity
Studies cited:Columbia article - https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/taurine-may-be-key-longer-and-healthier-life
Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn9257
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Alcohol’s Surprising Heart-Protective Effect Against Stress: One recent narrative in health is how interconnected our body's systems are. For example, we're learning more about the Gut-Brain Axis and how your GI tract acts like a second brain. And a team of Mass General researchers is finding out there is not just a cardio-to-brain health-axis, but it also seems to run the other way, too...