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• Magnesium is an essential mineral required for more than 300 metabolic reactions in the body but almost half the U.S. does not have sufficient levels (partly because of poor diet)
• One theory of aging: when we have suboptimal dietary intake, our body sacrifices the long term for the short term, producing insidious damage overtime that accelerates aging
• Stress will lower magnesium levels, even for days after stress passes
• Flaws of supplement and nutritional study design: randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for pharmaceutical interventions, but, nutritional studies need to consider individual nutrition and improve study design at the outset with consideration for baseline levels of participants if we want real answers

• Most studies are also observational so you can’t infer causality
• Micronutrients also often work in conjunction with one another – for example, magnesium is necessary for the conversion of vitamin D into its most stable form

• Confounding: magnesium is found in leafy greens, legumes, nuts, fish – and healthier foods; it may not be solely the magnesium that’s improving health

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In this solo episode, I'm taking an in-depth look at magnesium – a critical yet frequently underestimated mineral in our health. Magnesium stands tall among vital nutrients for its significant role in multiple aspects of human physiology. During this podcast, we'll delve into the widespread negative health effects caused by a lack of magnesium and discuss why increasing your magnesium intake might be key to achieving optimal health.

In this episode, I discuss:

• (00:04:27) Why the effects of magnesium are far-reaching
• (00:06:47) Why athletes need at least 10-20% more magnesium than the RDA
• (00:10:54) Why magnesium deficiency & insufficiency are common
• (00:12:19) How to determine if you're getting enough magnesium
• (00:12:23) The problem with magnesium blood tests
• (00:15:14) Magnesium supplements
• (00:18:17) Is magnesium threonate better at crossing the blood-brain barrier?
• (00:25:08) Why magnesium threonate shouldn't count toward your RDA goal
• (00:17:50) The effectiveness of epsom salt baths (see also 01:12:41)
• (00:26:04) What magnesium supplement do I take?
• (00:26:31) The effect of stress on magnesium balance
• (00:30:15) Why the energy demands of workouts affect magnesium balance
• (00:32:56) Does magnesium supplementation improve sleep?
• (00:34:04) Why trials in the field of nutrition are often misleading
• (00:37:26) Does higher magnesium intake improve cognition?
• (00:39:07) Does magnesium have a role in preventing Alzheimer's disease?
• (00:42:09) The effect of creatine on the brain (and its relationship to magnesium)
• (00:42:42) Why magnesium may prevent excitotoxicity in the brain
• (00:43:32) Magnesium's potential for managing migraines
• (00:46:41) The role of magnesium in aging
• (00:47:39) Why magnesium deficiency impairs DNA repair
• (00:49:13) Magnesium's role in cancer prevention
• (00:51:14) Why magnesium is intertwined in genomic stability
• (00:54:04) Why we shouldn't disregard observational data in nutrition
• (00:54:52) How magnesium intake affects mortality risk and cancer
• (00:57:49) Magnesium in osteoporosis prevention
• (00:59:21) Why magnesium intake in early life affects bone accretion
• (01:01:06) The effect of magnesium on vitamin D metabolism
• (01:06:36) Does magnesium treat high blood pressure?
• (01:10:12) Does magnesium help manage muscle cramps?
• (01:12:41) Is transdermal absorption of magnesium effective?
  

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We finally sit down with the man himself: Nvidia Cofounder & CEO Jensen Huang. After three parts and seven+ hours of covering the company, we thought we knew everything but — unsurprisingly — Jensen knows more. A couple teasers: we learned that the company’s initial motivation to enter the datacenter business came from perhaps not where you’d think, and the roots of Nvidia’s platform strategy stretch back beyond CUDA all the way to the origin of the company.

We also got a peek into Jensen’s mindset and calculus behind “betting the company” multiple times, and his surprising feelings about whether he’d go on the founder journey again if he could rewind time. We can’t think of any better way to tie a bow on our Nvidia series (for now). Tune in!

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One of the most common strategies for achieving a powerful ideal lifestyle vision is to leverage entrepreneurial activities to find a stable source of income that allows autonomy and flexibility. To help understand how to succeed in such ventures, Cal interviews the entrepreneur and author Noah Kagan about his new book, "The Million Dollar Weekend." Recording on the road as part of his book tour for "Slow Productivity," Cal also shares some lessons about what he's been observing.

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Devon Eriksen always wanted to be a writer. As a child, he was persuaded to abandon his aspirations in favor of a career in software engineering. Two decades later, he retired to finally fulfil his ambition to write imaginative hard-science fiction in the vein of authors like Asimov, Heinlein and Niven. He self-published his first novel, Theft of Fire, last year to an excellent reception.

Devon joins the show to discuss why his book incorporates alien technology, the role of patronage in the digital era, his unusual approach to obtaining feedback, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

• Theft of Fire; by Devon Eriksen
• Devon’s Website
• Devon’s Twitter
• Introducing: The Life of David Rhoiney

Show Notes:

• Centralization & Institutional Corruption
• The Evolving Nature of Resource Constraints
• Why Theft of Fire Features Alien Technology
• The Musk Dynasty
• Architects vs Gardeners
• Editing, Feedback & Beta-Readers
• Audience Capture & Disagreeableness
• “Money is a measure of fu*ks given”
• Patronage & Intellectual Property in the Digital Era
• Permissionless Writing
• How to Become a High-Agency Character
• Devon as Emperor of the World
• MORE!

Books and Articles Mentioned:

• Theft of Fire; by Devon Eriksen
• The Ultimate Resource; by Julian Simon
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress; by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Population Bomb; by Paul R. Ehrlich
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; by Robert M. Pirsig
• The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr