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The Vampire Approach to Longevity - Young Blood Revives Muscle, Brain & More | Plus: 6+ Less 'Horrific' Alternatives

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Download the podcast this article relates to at superhumanradio.net You will probably remember from the SuppVersity  Facebook news (@SuppVersity |  March 15, 2018 ) that scientists believe that they've found the molecule that's responsible for the rejuvenating effects of "young blood". In their study, which expanded on rodent data indicating that the injection of "young blood", i.e. blood from young mice, into the circulation of old(er) mice has multi-dimensional rejuvenating effects, the researchers grew  human  muscle cells (C2C12 myoblasts) in a petri dish and stimulated them w/ media conditioned with 5% plasma from healthy male participants that were either younger (n = 6, 18–35) or older (n = 6, >57 years). What Kalampouka et al. ( 2018 ) observed was that the muscle cells reacted differently to a stimulus in form of a scratch (intended to simulate muscular injury and recovery) depending on whether the cultured in media conditioned plasma from ...
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Science Round-Up Seconds - GABA & Exercise: Both Can Improve and Mess With Your Sleep. Plus: Natural GABA Alternatives and Sleep As An Overtraining-Gauge

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Don't forget that and prioritize proper sleep hygiene over pills and powders. Let me make get this straight, yesterday's episode (please note that at the minute I post this article, the download is not yet working, should go up within the next hour, though) of the Science Round-Up on Super Human Radio was not only ultra-long (120min+), it was also largely speculative. If you already listened to the show, you will know that Carl and I took up on a discussion Dan Rollins triggered on his, Carl's and my Facebook page(s). Contrary to what you would expects Dan felt that gamma-Aminobutyric acid aka GABA would not help him calm down and let him sleep. For him GABA turned out to have stimulative rather than sedative effects. I am not going to repeat all the potential explanations I went through in the first ~40min of the show here. Instead, I'd suggest you simply download the podcast and listen to the various hypothesis which range from (a) the general issue of wh...
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Science Round Up Seconds: Are Statins Good for Your Brain? Have the Scientists Just Forgotten About the Risks?

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Brainy question of the day: Will statins revive or criple your brain? Those of you who made it in time for yesterday's live-show, will already know that I have "postponed" publishing the (by then) commented list of dietary supplements to improve and maintain insulin sensitivity to Sunday. It was my original plan to publish this list along with three suggested supplement stacks on Sunday and sticking to it has the advantage of a "true" ending to the "Maintain and Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity" series ( read previous posts ) - there is already enough chaos among the 1351 published SuppVersity posts ;-). Furthermore, it will unquestionable be good for your brain, if I do not flood it with an informational overload by trying to cram all the information about the insulin sensitizers, as well ;-) Download! Don't forget to download the podcast: If you have not already done so, I suggest you download and listen to the show. With Carl ...
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SuppVersity Science Round-Up Seconds: All About DHEA. Plus: In Practice - Supplementation Benefits & Dosages?

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A lack of libido appears - if at all - treatable w/ DHEA only in peri-menopausal women (Maggi. 2013; Pucchino. 2013); there are however a lot of other things DHEA can do for you. The power of electricity made it possible. Yesterday's show went really smoothly, but despite the fact that I really tried hard to cover all the most interesting topics, there was simply too much for a 1h show. That being said, I still suggest you first download and listen to the podcast before you go ahead and read the Seconds with further basic information about dehydroepiandrosterone aka DHEA, its specific effects, its clinically investigated areas of application, a handful of surprising studies, its (non-excessive) conversion to estrogen, other things you may consider interesting and - as promised - a short-list of "candidates for DHEA supplementation" that may help you to find out whether you can benefit or not. On a related note: Downloading the podcast is also well worth it, beca...
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