Slow aging with a pill? | Nir Barzilai, MD
In a new YouTube-exclusive bonus episode, I’m joined by Professor Nir Barzilai to examine the possibility of a drug that could slow aging. “If you target the biology of aging, which is the risk factor for each one of those diseases, then you don’t prevent one disease – you prevent all the diseases.” In this […]
Psychedelics for depression and PTSD | Professor and cognitive neuropsychiatrist Susan Rossell, PhD
From July this year, MDMA and psilocybin will be considered Schedule 8 drugs in Australia – meaning that psychiatrists will be able to prescribe these drugs in certain cases. As the first country to recognise psychedelics as medicine, recent media has been buzzing around this topic. In Episode #255, I’m joined by professor and cognitive […]
Understanding Cancer: Causes, Treatment & Prevention | Drs. Urvi Shah & Neil Iyengar
Different dietary camps often make bold claims regarding the impact of lifestyle on cancer prevention and treatment. Many people diagnosed with cancer will ask themselves whether it is their “fault”, too. We’ve touched on cancer many times on The Proof, but in Episode #254, I sit down with Dr Urvi Shah and Dr Neil Iyengar for […]
Preventing and treating cardiovascular disease (Lipid Series – Part 3) | Dr Thomas Dayspring
In Episode #253, Dr Thomas Dayspring joins me to round out our three-part masterclass on blood lipids and atherosclerotic heart disease. In Episode #251, we covered what blood lipids are and what happens when things go wrong within the lipid transportation system, and in Episode #252 we looked towards how to test and understand your blood lipids as […]
Assessing your risk of cardiovascular disease (Lipid Series – Part 2) | Dr Thomas Dayspring
Last week, I sat down with Dr Thomas Dayspring to begin a three-part masterclass in atherosclerosis and blood lipids. In Episode #252, Dr Dayspring returns to continue this journey, this time shifting the focus from the causes of cardiovascular disease to more individualised applications. This episode is all about understanding where you lipids are now […]
What causes cardiovascular disease (Lipid Series – Part 1) | Dr Thomas Dayspring
If you’re a long-time listener of The Proof, you’ll know that I have a deep passion for better understanding heart disease and communicating this knowledge alongside the world’s leading scientists. This personal interest is one that I’m sure many listeners will share; almost everyone has either personally struggled with cardiovascular health or knows someone who has. […]
The science of ice baths, brown fat and metabolism | Susanna Soeberg, PhD
In Episode #250, I’m joined by Susanna Søberg, PhD to examine the science of cold water exposure. “Cold water immersion has a lot of potential as a preventative tool to lower stress and lifestyle diseases.” Ice baths and other forms of cold water exposure have gained a huge amount of traction in the past few […]
Is pink salt worth the cost?
Does pink salt live up to the hype? I really hate to do this to my pink salt lovers, but I’m sorry; it seems Pink Salt is a little overrated! Before you get upset, please know if you like the taste and can justify the cost go for it. Pink salt is still salt, and […]
Biology of aging and tips to slow it down | Matt Kaeberlein, PhD
In Episode #249, I’m joined by biologist Dr Matt Kaeberlein for a deep dive into biological aging. “If we can understand and eventually modify biological aging, we can have an impact on all of these different functional declines and diseases that go along with old age.” Humans have long been interested in the phenomenon of […]
Fact-Check: Paul Saladino on seed oils
Welcome back to another round of fact-checking social media influencers. I’ve been creating these fact-checks to combat misinformation and provide perspective on what I see are some of the most common claims gaining traction. Recently psychiatrist Dr. Paul Saladino posted a video defending his claims about seed oils after Instagram fact-checked his video and flagged […]
