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This is a tool for studying aging biology, not evidence to use LSD for longevity.
Full breakdown coming on the Health Longevity Secrets podcast youtube.com/@RobertLufkinMD
Biogerontology: doi.org/10.1007/s10522-026-1… (5/6)
Does changing the microbiome prove that a supplement protects the heart?
A 12-week pilot trial randomized 23 adults with stable coronary disease after a coronary procedure to berberine plus standard care or standard care alone. (1/5)
Provisional GRADE-informed (artery dilation): Very low - bias, incomplete comparisons and imprecision.
Gut biology is a research lead, not a reason to replace prescribed heart treatment. (4/5)
Full breakdown coming on the Health Longevity Secrets podcast youtube.com/@RobertLufkinMD
Frontiers in Nutrition: doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.19…
#MetabolicHealth #Microbiome #HealthLongevitySecrets (5/5)
Five more hours a day in the target glucose range.
That was the approximate advantage in CONNECT, a randomized trial of 283 adults with type 2 diabetes who were not using insulin, across 22 US primary care practices. (1/5)
GRADE certainty (HbA1c): Not assessable from available evidence - full appraisal details inaccessible.
Better feedback may help diabetes care; it is not evidence that everyone needs a sensor. (4/5)
Full breakdown coming on the Health Longevity Secrets podcast youtube.com/@RobertLufkinMD
NEJM: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa260857…
#MetabolicHealth #DiabetesResearch #HealthLongevitySecrets (5/5)
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One drop of finger blood is not a tiny copy of the blood in your arm. In a Rice University study, back-to-back drops from one prick varied up to 5.7 times more than arm blood for white cell counts. Biology doesn't care about your pitch deck.
Full video: youtu.be/CjpbudYdV1I
The findings support monitoring, not blame. They do not show that mothers' dietary restrictions caused poor growth; feeding decisions need individualized clinical guidance. (5/6)
Full breakdown coming on the Health Longevity Secrets podcast youtube.com/@RobertLufkinMD
Frontiers in Nutrition: doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.19…
#MetabolicHealth #NutritionResearch #HealthLongevitySecrets (6/6)
73 infants show why nutrition research needs more than a single growth snapshot.
A prospective cohort followed 30 infants with clinically diagnosed food allergy and 43 without, all exclusively breastfed at enrollment. (1/6)
