Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Mini strokes, but also neurons don't get the nutrients and the oxygen they need. And so then you start to lose neurons, right? And you get brain atrophy. And so there's this connection between hypertension and dementia. And I'm talking about potassium here because potassium does play an important role in-

Mini strokes, but also neurons don't get the nutrients and the oxygen they need. And so then you start to lose neurons, right? And you get brain atrophy. And so there's this connection between hypertension and dementia. And I'm talking about potassium here because potassium does play an important role in-

I think there's some evidence also I've seen that vitamin D plays a role in preventing that as well. And it's funny, like when I was pregnant, I asked my OBGYN for a vitamin D test. Do you want to know what his answer was?

I think there's some evidence also I've seen that vitamin D plays a role in preventing that as well. And it's funny, like when I was pregnant, I asked my OBGYN for a vitamin D test. Do you want to know what his answer was?

I think there's some evidence also I've seen that vitamin D plays a role in preventing that as well. And it's funny, like when I was pregnant, I asked my OBGYN for a vitamin D test. Do you want to know what his answer was?

Why? It's going to be low. Why is it going to be low? Why? It's going to be low. Just take it anyway. Are you kidding me? You're telling me why do I need to test? It's just going to be low? And I'm like, well, I want to test. And yes, I'm going to be supplementing, but I want to know how much I'm going to be supplementing with. But it was just really astonishing to me, that mentality.

Why? It's going to be low. Why is it going to be low? Why? It's going to be low. Just take it anyway. Are you kidding me? You're telling me why do I need to test? It's just going to be low? And I'm like, well, I want to test. And yes, I'm going to be supplementing, but I want to know how much I'm going to be supplementing with. But it was just really astonishing to me, that mentality.

Why? It's going to be low. Why is it going to be low? Why? It's going to be low. Just take it anyway. Are you kidding me? You're telling me why do I need to test? It's just going to be low? And I'm like, well, I want to test. And yes, I'm going to be supplementing, but I want to know how much I'm going to be supplementing with. But it was just really astonishing to me, that mentality.

And actually just recently I went in for – I didn't go to my normal doc. I went into – it was like a sort of ER kind of – or urgent care doc. And I wanted to get my vitamin D levels measured. And he goes, you know that's falling out of vogue now. And I just gave him this long lecture. I mean, I was like, I went in deep. I looked at him and he goes, is this your area of expertise?

And actually just recently I went in for – I didn't go to my normal doc. I went into – it was like a sort of ER kind of – or urgent care doc. And I wanted to get my vitamin D levels measured. And he goes, you know that's falling out of vogue now. And I just gave him this long lecture. I mean, I was like, I went in deep. I looked at him and he goes, is this your area of expertise?

And actually just recently I went in for – I didn't go to my normal doc. I went into – it was like a sort of ER kind of – or urgent care doc. And I wanted to get my vitamin D levels measured. And he goes, you know that's falling out of vogue now. And I just gave him this long lecture. I mean, I was like, I went in deep. I looked at him and he goes, is this your area of expertise?

And I was like, yes, it is. I've done research on it. I've published studies on it. And he kind of was like, okay, all right.

And I was like, yes, it is. I've done research on it. I've published studies on it. And he kind of was like, okay, all right.

And I was like, yes, it is. I've done research on it. I've published studies on it. And he kind of was like, okay, all right.

It is. It is.

It is. It is.

It is. It is.

Yeah. So, you know, one of the last papers that Bruce published, his second to last paper, was called Longevity Vitamins. Yeah. And, you know, it was about these vitamins like vitamin D and magnesium and omega-3, taurine or some other like essential amino acids. Amino acids. play a role in the way we age and slowing age-related decline.

Yeah. So, you know, one of the last papers that Bruce published, his second to last paper, was called Longevity Vitamins. Yeah. And, you know, it was about these vitamins like vitamin D and magnesium and omega-3, taurine or some other like essential amino acids. Amino acids. play a role in the way we age and slowing age-related decline.

Yeah. So, you know, one of the last papers that Bruce published, his second to last paper, was called Longevity Vitamins. Yeah. And, you know, it was about these vitamins like vitamin D and magnesium and omega-3, taurine or some other like essential amino acids. Amino acids. play a role in the way we age and slowing age-related decline.