Dr. Melissa Ilardo

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Huberman Lab · Behaviors That Alter Your Genes to Improve Your Health & Performance | Dr. Melissa Ilardo · 26 May 2025 podcast

That's a really good question.

That's a really good question. We haven't looked at that, but it would be really interesting to see because, I mean, you know, the oceans are an incredible resource in terms of food availability, especially to early humans. So you would imagine that anyone living near a coast anywhere would take advantage of this resource.

We haven't looked at that, but it would be really interesting to see because, I mean, you know, the oceans are an incredible resource in terms of food availability, especially to early humans.

So you would imagine that anyone living near a coast anywhere would take advantage of this resource.

So it would be interesting to see if maybe coastal populations are more likely to carry the genetic variation that enables this behavior.

So it would be interesting to see if maybe coastal populations are more likely to carry the genetic variation that enables this behavior. Although there are actually skeletons that have been found in various parts of the world near river systems that also suggest that those people have been diving. So maybe it's just being near water anywhere in the world.

Although there are actually skeletons that have been found in various parts of the world near river systems that also suggest that those people have been diving.

So maybe it's just being near water anywhere in the world.

It seems to be that way, yeah, all over the world.

Yeah. So, you know, speaking of older divers, there's a group in Korea on an island called Jeju. These are all female divers. They're called the henyo, which just means sea women. And the average age of the henyo currently is around 70 years old. So that's when I think of robustness with age, I think of the henyo.

Yeah.

So, you know, speaking of older divers, there's a group in Korea on an island called Jeju.

These are all female divers.

They're called the henyo, which just means sea women.

And the average age of the henyo currently is around 70 years old.

So that's when I think of robustness with age, I think of the henyo.

But this all-female diving population has likely been diving in that region for thousands of years. And what's really extraordinary about the Henyo, there's a few things. First of all, they're diving in extremely cold water, especially compared to the Bajo in Indonesia.

But this all-female diving population has likely been diving in that region for thousands of years.

And what's really extraordinary about the Henyo, there's a few things.

First of all, they're diving in extremely cold water, especially compared to the Bajo in Indonesia.

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