Dr. Rhonda Patrick

And there was just a recent study that came out on vitamin D, sufficient levels of vitamin D. People that supplemented with vitamin D were 40% less likely to have dementia. So the reality is is that

And there was just a recent study that came out on vitamin D, sufficient levels of vitamin D. People that supplemented with vitamin D were 40% less likely to have dementia. So the reality is is that

And there was just a recent study that came out on vitamin D, sufficient levels of vitamin D. People that supplemented with vitamin D were 40% less likely to have dementia. So the reality is is that

They don't. They don't. These micronutrients are running everything in our body. And when you have insufficient levels of them, you're not going to necessarily see it, although you probably feel it.

They don't. They don't. These micronutrients are running everything in our body. And when you have insufficient levels of them, you're not going to necessarily see it, although you probably feel it.

They don't. They don't. These micronutrients are running everything in our body. And when you have insufficient levels of them, you're not going to necessarily see it, although you probably feel it.

Right. You don't attach it to that. But it's causing this insidious damage, right? This insidious DNA damage, a little bit of oxidative stress, a little bit of inflammation.

Right. You don't attach it to that. But it's causing this insidious damage, right? This insidious DNA damage, a little bit of oxidative stress, a little bit of inflammation.

Right. You don't attach it to that. But it's causing this insidious damage, right? This insidious DNA damage, a little bit of oxidative stress, a little bit of inflammation.

Right. Or you're getting sick all the time.

Right. Or you're getting sick all the time.

Right. Or you're getting sick all the time.

Depression is interesting. There's a pretty classic study that no one ever talks about where healthy individuals were injected with lipopolysaccharide. So for those listening, this is a component of your bacterial outer cell membranes. It's present in our colon because we have about I don't know how many trillions of bacteria, like so many bacteria in there, right?

Depression is interesting. There's a pretty classic study that no one ever talks about where healthy individuals were injected with lipopolysaccharide. So for those listening, this is a component of your bacterial outer cell membranes. It's present in our colon because we have about I don't know how many trillions of bacteria, like so many bacteria in there, right?

Depression is interesting. There's a pretty classic study that no one ever talks about where healthy individuals were injected with lipopolysaccharide. So for those listening, this is a component of your bacterial outer cell membranes. It's present in our colon because we have about I don't know how many trillions of bacteria, like so many bacteria in there, right?

Okay. 40 or 50 trillion. There's about a gram of lipopolysaccharide in our gut because those bacteria do die off.

Okay. 40 or 50 trillion. There's about a gram of lipopolysaccharide in our gut because those bacteria do die off.

Okay. 40 or 50 trillion. There's about a gram of lipopolysaccharide in our gut because those bacteria do die off.

It does. And when we have gut permeability, lots of things that cause that, it releases it. Right. Also known as leaky gut. It leaches the LPS into our bloodstream. Well, this study took healthy individuals and injected them with an amount of LPS that would be equivalent to something that you could get from intestinal permeability. And it caused depressive symptoms in these individuals.

It does. And when we have gut permeability, lots of things that cause that, it releases it. Right. Also known as leaky gut. It leaches the LPS into our bloodstream. Well, this study took healthy individuals and injected them with an amount of LPS that would be equivalent to something that you could get from intestinal permeability. And it caused depressive symptoms in these individuals.