#252 ‒ Latest insights on Alzheimer's disease, cancer, exercise, nutrition, and fasting | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D., is a scientist with expertise in the areas of aging, cancer, and nutrition who translates complex scientific topics into actionable insights on her podcast, Found My Fitness. In this episode, Rhonda provides her latest thinking as it relates to Alzheimer's disease including the possibility of a vascular hypothesis as well as the factors that can impact disease risk such as type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, omega supplementation, exercise, sauna, and more. She also touches on cancer risk including the relationship between cancer and exercise as well as the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. Additionally, Rhonda explains her new focus on exercise and protein consumption as well as how her perspective has shifted as it pertains to fasting and time-restricted feeding. We discuss: Alzheimer's disease: Rhonda's evolved thinking on neurodegenerative diseases [2:30]; The breakdown of the blood-brain barrier in neurodegenerative disease [8:45]; An explanation for the observation that type 2 diabetes increases risk of Alzheimer's disease [15:45]; The role of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) in brain health and prevention of neurodegeneration [19:45]; Comparing the preventable nature of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, and dementia [32:15]; Blood pressure: an important modifiable lifestyle factor that can affect Alzheimer's disease risk [35:15]; Rhonda's outlook on "precision medicine" as it pertains to one's genetic predispositions [38:45]; Possible mechanisms by which exercise reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease [45:45]; Building your aerobic pyramid: neurobiological effects of exercise, benefits of lactate peaks, and more [53:45]; Maximizing mitochondrial biogenesis: alternative training approaches and strategies [58:45]; Possible brain benefits of sauna, and Rhonda's personal protocol [1:09:30];