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Aging is often accompanied by a decline in organ function, and the urinary tract is no exception. This video explores how cellular aging within the bladder contributes to increased vulnerability to urinary tract infections (UTIs). By understanding these age-related changes, we aim to identify potential anti-aging strategies that can improve bladder health and reduce the risk of UTIs. Our research offers insights into preserving urinary tract function as we age and highlights the potential of natural compounds like D-mannose in supporting overall well-being.

#aging #mannose #urinarytractinfection #UTI #bladderhealth #autophagy #oxidativestress #Dmannose #cellularaging #antiaging #urothelialcells

Joshi CS, Salazar AM, Wang C, Ligon MM, Chappidi RR, Fashemi BE, Felder PA, Mora A, Grimm SL, Coarfa C, Mysorekar IU. D-Mannose reduces cellular senescence and NLRP3/GasderminD/IL-1β-driven pyroptotic uroepithelial cell shedding in the murine bladder. Dev Cell. 2024 Jan 8;59(1):33-47.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.11.017. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38101412; PMCID: PMC10872954.

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This video explores the "sleep-low method," a dietary strategy involving short-term nighttime carbohydrate restriction. A recent study published in Nutrients investigated its impact on exercise performance and fat metabolism in young adults. Participants followed a two-week protocol with daily exercise and either unrestricted or nighttime carbohydrate restriction after 4 pm. The sleep-low group displayed significant improvements in peak oxygen consumption, workload capacity, and respiratory exchange ratio, indicating enhanced fat utilization. These findings suggest the sleep-low method may be a promising strategy for individuals seeking to optimize exercise efficiency and potentially manage weight through increased fat metabolism.
#vo2max #fatmetabolism #carbohydrates

Sakamoto T, Ueda S-y, Nakahara H. Effects of Short-Term Nighttime Carbohydrate Restriction Method on Exercise Performance and Fat Metabolism. Nutrients. 2024; 16(13):2138. doi.org/10.3390/nu16132138

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Multiple studies explored the potential of dietary components to influence women's health. In endometriosis, pilot studies on quercetin, resveratrol, and curcumin-containing polyphenols suggest pain reduction. Similarly, a pilot trial investigating dihydroartemisinin, an antimalarial drug, in PCOS patients yielded promising results for regulating menstrual cycles. For postmenopausal women, another pilot study demonstrated improved endothelial function, a marker of heart health, following beetroot juice supplementation. These findings highlight the need for further investigation through larger trials to confirm the efficacy and understand the mechanisms by which these dietary interventions may impact various aspects of women's health.

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This study investigated a novel strategy to improve deadlift performance: carbohydrate mouth rinsing (CMR). Participants performed Romanian deadlifts after either CMR with a maltodextrin solution or a placebo rinse. Researchers observed significant improvements in eccentric peak power, average force, peak speed, and total work during CMR trials. This suggests CMR might enhance motor performance through brain stimulation triggered by carbohydrate receptors in the mouth. The video will delve deeper into the study's design, explore potential mechanisms, and discuss the implications for resistance training routines.
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The study, by researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Southeast University in China, found that compared with never tea drinkers, daily consumers (never, occasionally, often and every day) ) of dark tea had 53% lower risk for prediabetes and 47% reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, even after taking into account established risk factors known to drive the risk for diabetes, including age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), average arterial blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol, alcohol intake, smoking status, family history of diabetes and regular exercise.

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Poster presentation 329 at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Tea consumption is associated with increased urinary glucose excretion, improved insulin resistance and reduced risk of dysglycaemia, in Chinese community-dwelling adults T. Li, M. Sang, J. Wang, Z. Sun, C. Xie, C. Rayner, M. Horowitz, S. Qiu, T. Wu, Australia, China

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The manipulation of the timing and dose of kiwifruit may have applications in terms of sleep and recovery (e.g., antioxidant consumption in relation to training) in athletes that warrant further investigation. The results presented suggest a potential role for kiwifruit consumption in sleep promotion and recovery protocols for elite athletes. Consuming 2 kiwifruit 1 h before bed is a practical wholefood-based intervention that can easily be implemented in real-world settings. Kiwifruit is available in wholefood form, but it is also consumed in various processed forms, e.g., drinks, sweets, lyophilised products (i.e., freeze dried), dehydrated products and juices [64]. Further research is warranted to develop protocols and/or products designed specifically to promote sleep and/or recovery in elite athletes.

#kiwi #exercise #sleep

Doherty, R., Madigan, S., Nevill, A., Warrington, G., & Ellis, J. G. (2023). The Impact of Kiwifruit Consumption on the Sleep and Recovery of Elite Athletes. Nutrients, 15(10), 2274. doi.org/10.3390/nu15102274

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The scientists think that the ethanol vapor must increase ethanol concentrations in the fluid to 20% to successfully treat the infection. This concentration is not toxic to lung cells the scientists created in the lab to mimic human cells. At body temperature, 20% ethanol can not only inactivate the influenza A virus outside of the cells in one minute, but also stop the virus from replicating inside these cells.



#influenza #ethanol #virus



Tamai, M., Taba, S., Mise, T., Yamashita, M., Ishikawa, H., & Shintake, T. Effect of Ethanol Vapor Inhalation Treatment on Lethal Respiratory Viral Infection With Influenza A. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad089

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PBM therapy has demonstrated efficacy in a broad range of neurocognitive and musculoskeletal diseases such as Parkinson's disease, depression, age-related dry macular degeneration, chronic wounds, arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, and oral mucositis among many others



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Syed, SB, Ahmet, I, Chakir, K, Morrell, CH, Arany, PR, Lakatta, EG. Photobiomodulation therapy mitigates cardiovascular aging and improves survival. Lasers Surg Med. 2023; 55: 278– 293. doi.org/10.1002/lsm.23644

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In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that BA supplementation enhanced cognitive performance in older adults whose baseline cognitive levels were borderline to below normal. In addition, taking BA supplementation was able to reduce symptoms of depression.

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Ostfeld I, Ben-Zeev T, Zamir A, Levi C, Gepner Y, Springer S, Hoffman JR. Role of β-Alanine Supplementation on Cognitive Function, Mood, and Physical Function in Older Adults; Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study. Nutrients. 2023; 15(4):923. doi.org/10.3390/nu15040923

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Olive Fruit Water and Exercise Performance Episode 1127 MAR2023
“We found that reduced oxygen cost and improved running economy, as well as improvements in acute recovery, indicate it could potentially benefit those who are undertaking regular aerobic exercise training.”
#olivefruitwater #hydroxytyrosol #exercise
Roberts JD, Lillis JB, Pinto JM, Chichger H, López-Samanes Á, Coso JD, Zacca R, Willmott AGB. The Effect of a Hydroxytyrosol-Rich, Olive-Derived Phytocomplex on Aerobic Exercise and Acute Recovery. Nutrients. 2023; 15(2):421. doi.org/10.3390/nu1502042

Olive fruit water, hydroxytyrosol, aerobic capacity, exercise, running, polyphenols, exercise recovery, endurance, lactate threshold, running economy

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