Category: Science

Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.

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Restoring phosphatidylcholine levels through supplementation reverses (mitochondrial) aging

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a vital lipid for proper cellular “membrane” integrity/structure and it has been known for…

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Ray’s ideas are now being adopted by academia without a single quote/reference to his work

I mean no disrespect to Mr. Picard below, as driving Ray’s ideas mainstream is a big net…

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Intranasal niacinamide may reverse lost sense of smell (anosmia) by raising NAD+ levels

A few years ago I posted on the old RPF about a study showing niacinamide eeye drops…

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Almost 80% of US adults (and ~60% of youth) have at least one chronic condition

This is as per CDC’s own study/data. Not only is the 75% truly shocking, but even more…

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More than 90% of the aging process is driven by environment, can be reversed; hair graying is a good biomarker of aging

Perfect corroboration of the other post I just did – i.e. low calcium and vitamin D being…

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Low calcium and vitamin D levels linked to premature hair graying

Give the role of both of these nutrients in cellular energy production, this finding is not at…

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High-fat diet causes depression by increasing inflammation; low-dose aspirin reverses both

The evidence for depression as an inflammatory disease is pretty strong at this point, and several pharma…

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An inflammatory PUFA metabolite drives liver fibrosis (cirrhosis) by poisoning mitochondria

Ray wrote extensively about the toxicity of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) , particularly their propensity to undergo lipid peroxidation…

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Cysteine/methionine restriction may treat obesity, without any increase in physical activity

For decades, mainstream medicine has promoted two primary strategies for weight loss: caloric restriction and endurance exercise. Ray has always…

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Strenuous “endurance” activities, such as marathons, damage red blood cells and accelerate aging

Mainstream medicine has spent decades promoting the idea that “more exercise is always better.” Endurance events like…