Super Human Radio

SHR # 2518 :: The Pep Talk: GHK-cu - Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, MD - GHK-cu is a naturally occurring peptide first isolated from human blood plasma. It has since been identified in urine and saliva as well. Research into GHK-cu has found the sport peptide to have substantial benefits in wound healing and immune function. It has anti-aging properties and has been found to suppress free-radical damage, increase protein synthesis, fight bacteria, and increase the health of skin and skin fibroblasts. It's also under the 400 Dalton molecular weight threshold which makes it suitable for topical and transdermal delivery.

SHR # 2517 :: RLRx: DHEA for Menopause. Melatonin for Type-2 Diabetes. What You Need To Know About COVID-19 Anti-body Testing PLUS Science-Grab - Adam Lamb - Two OTC supplements can help women and men. We will discuss two recent studies that should provide valuable information for listeners who are, or know someone who is, dealing with menopause or type-2 diabetes. PLUS Anti-body tests are being hawked by many different companies today. Are they all legit? Are some more reliable than others? PLUS In times of distress and distractions science tries to leverage the fact that perhaps no one is really paying attention. A recent study attempts to make the case that the barbaric and ineffective androgen-deprivation-therapy may protect men from contracting and dying from COVID-19.

SHR # 2516 :: How does sugar drive consumption? Scientists discover gut-brain sugar sensor in mice PLUS More Problems With The Lock-down - Dr. Alexander Sisti, MD/PhD Candidate - People love to say sugar-is-addictive, and while it is not addictive in there clinical sense of the word, it definitely has an effect on desire and consumption. Artificial sweeteners have never fully succeeded in impersonating sugar. Now, a Columbia University study in mice has identified a brain mechanism that may explain why. In a scientific first, researchers have shown that the brain responds not only when sugar touches the tongue but also when it enters the gut. Their discovery of this specialized gut-brain circuit offers new insight into the way the brain and body evolved to seek out sugar. And because artificial sweeteners do not activate this circuit, the study also offers compelling evidence as to why these sweeteners are never quite as satisfying as the real thing. PLUS Some of the signs the lock-down is causing more problems.

SHR # 2515 :: Hangover Drug Shows Wider Benefits in USC Research PLUS Does The CDC Make Money on Vaccine Patents - Dr. Daryl Davies, PhD and Joshua Silva - During this pandemic shut-down liquor stores have been deemed essential and remain open. What is not essential are hangovers! A well-known hangover drug not only helps soothe pounding headaches but also triggers profound changes that protect the liver, USC scientists report in new findings that could help prevent alcohol-related harm. Alcohol use disorders constitute the most common form of substance abuse. About 88,000 people die of alcohol-related deaths annually -- the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PLUS The CDC owns some 28 vaccine patents. Why? And does it make our government any money? Simple questions I think need to be answered.

SHR # 2514 :: Diet Modulates Brain Network Stability, a Biomarker for Brain Aging, in Young Adults PLUS Virology 101 - We Can not Wait This Virus Out - Dr. Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, PhD - Epidemiological studies suggest that insulin resistance accelerates progression of age-based cognitive impairment, which neuroimaging has linked to brain glucose hypometabolism. As cellular inputs, ketones increase Gibbs free energy change for ATP by 27 percent compared to glucose. Here we test whether dietary changes are capable of modulating sustained functional communication between brain regions (network stability) by changing their predominant dietary fuel from glucose to ketones. PLUS Even if we stayed quarantined in place for a year, this virus will make its way through the population. And a vaccine will not change that. In fact, if the CV19 is anything like the seasonal flu vaccine, it is going to be less than 55 percent effective for a broad population. We only beat it if we start to come out of hiding.

SHR # 2513 :: COVID-19: Plague of Corruption - Dr. Judy Mikovitz, PhD - Most of us feel something is wrong with how our Government is handling this COVID-19 pandemic. We were told we must flatten the curve to avoid overrunning our hospital capacities and that mutated to a complete nationwide shutdown. We were told wearing masks would not help yet heavy-handed Governors are mandating by law that people were masks out in public. The WHO warned countries not to follow Swedens approach to this pandemic as they were making a huge mistake with the lack of draconian shut-down. That it would cost them tens of thousands of lives. Now just yesterday the WHO praised Sweden for their model and effective response to this pandemic. Many will think this is just a level of ineptitude combined with learning-as-we-go. My guest today suspects corruption. And she has a good reason to know.

SHR # 2512 :: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art PLUS Is Carls Theory Right? - James Nestor - Mark David John Evans - It is estimated that we do this mindlessly 17,000 to 30,000 times a day. And that is just when we are at rest! Breathing. One of the functions of the autonomic nervous system, happens without much or our attention. Is it time we start paying more attention to our breathe? Stresses of modernity have a direct effect on our breathing. Disease states effect our breathing. Emotions effect out breathing. Some evidence even shows our breathing may effect certain diseases. Come along with me as we learn why and how to improve our relationship with our breathe and how that will elevate and change our lives for the better. Sometimes it is the simplest things that have the biggest impacts. PLUS Carls suggestion that he sees a way to control future pandemics by focusing on cities that have both busy international travel hubs plus a population dependence on mass transit is put to the test by a skilled statistician. If Carl right? PLUS The winner of the 429 dollars BFR system is named. Was it you?

SHR # 2511 :: Glute Lab: The Art and Science of Strength and Physique Training - Dr. Bret Contreas, PhD CSCS - There has been a fascination with butts in the past couple decades. I say it all started with J Lo who made big round proud asses popular around 1991. She was born with that anti-gravity-ass, but most women don't have those genetics. It wasn't till my guest arrived on the scene that women with pancake butts could rejoice. Hard work and focused exercises delivered an award-winning anti-gravity-ass to any women who wanted it, and was willing to put in the effort. But its not just about women or aesthetics. His techniques helped many of us build stronger squats and deadlifts! And from an anti-aging perspective, your glutes go first. And that leads to all sorts of changes in gait and stride that cause hips, knees and ankles to get wonky. One might contend that the butt is the most important muscle group of all of them! Listen and learn how you can regain strength, size, and while you're at it, and anti-gravity-ass of your own.

SHR # 2510 :: The BluePrint Power Hour PLUS The Real Heroes Of The CV19 Pandemic - Listener/viewer questions are answered about training, nutrition, supplements, drugs and more. Come join the fun.

SHR # 2509 :: COVID-19: Exercise May Protect Against Deadly Complication - Dr. Zhen Yan, PhD MD - Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus. New research "strongly supports" the possibility that exercise can prevent or at least reduce the severity of ARDS, which affects between 3% and 17% of all patients with COVID-19. Based on available information, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 20% to 42% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 will develop ARDS. Based upon prior to the pandemic suggested that approximately 45 percent of patients who develop severe ARDS will die. As a result of this new research a potential treatment plan is suggested.