Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson

Yeah, so what we've learned is that our bodies require a certain amount of C15 in our bodies, including in our cell membrane. It's a sturdy saturated fat. That is because it's an odd chain saturated fatty acid, has an odd number of carbons, it has anti-inflammatory properties. We'll talk about all the different mechanisms that C15 has.

Yeah, so what we've learned is that our bodies require a certain amount of C15 in our bodies, including in our cell membrane. It's a sturdy saturated fat. That is because it's an odd chain saturated fatty acid, has an odd number of carbons, it has anti-inflammatory properties. We'll talk about all the different mechanisms that C15 has.

So it's really this Goldilocks healthy fatty acid that is essential to maintaining the stability of our cells. If we don't have enough C15 specifically, at least 0.2% of fatty acids are C15 in our cell membrane, our cells become fragile and we develop a nutritional deficiency syndrome, which we published last year in Metabolites called cellular fragility syndrome.

So it's really this Goldilocks healthy fatty acid that is essential to maintaining the stability of our cells. If we don't have enough C15 specifically, at least 0.2% of fatty acids are C15 in our cell membrane, our cells become fragile and we develop a nutritional deficiency syndrome, which we published last year in Metabolites called cellular fragility syndrome.

So it's really this Goldilocks healthy fatty acid that is essential to maintaining the stability of our cells. If we don't have enough C15 specifically, at least 0.2% of fatty acids are C15 in our cell membrane, our cells become fragile and we develop a nutritional deficiency syndrome, which we published last year in Metabolites called cellular fragility syndrome.

the first deficiency syndrome to be discovered in 75 years, which leads to, you know, we can talk about this whole new form of cell death called phoroptosis. So it's been, you know, and accelerates everything.

the first deficiency syndrome to be discovered in 75 years, which leads to, you know, we can talk about this whole new form of cell death called phoroptosis. So it's been, you know, and accelerates everything.

the first deficiency syndrome to be discovered in 75 years, which leads to, you know, we can talk about this whole new form of cell death called phoroptosis. So it's been, you know, and accelerates everything.

Right. So if you have fragile cells, your cells basically start falling apart, which is what happens when we age. So a lot of aging-related breakdown that we feel, our aching knees, our foggy brains, our slower metabolism, increased inflammation, all of those things come with more fragile cells, which leads to, if we nerd out a little bit, leads to lipid peroxidation.

Right. So if you have fragile cells, your cells basically start falling apart, which is what happens when we age. So a lot of aging-related breakdown that we feel, our aching knees, our foggy brains, our slower metabolism, increased inflammation, all of those things come with more fragile cells, which leads to, if we nerd out a little bit, leads to lipid peroxidation.

Right. So if you have fragile cells, your cells basically start falling apart, which is what happens when we age. So a lot of aging-related breakdown that we feel, our aching knees, our foggy brains, our slower metabolism, increased inflammation, all of those things come with more fragile cells, which leads to, if we nerd out a little bit, leads to lipid peroxidation.

There's this abnormal iron sitting inside the cell. They combine, and they cause this increase, like explosion of reactive oxygen species that take out the cell. So when that happens, our whole bodies get affected from our immunity to our metabolism. So it ends up that while this process, C15 deficiencies, can accelerate our aging and

There's this abnormal iron sitting inside the cell. They combine, and they cause this increase, like explosion of reactive oxygen species that take out the cell. So when that happens, our whole bodies get affected from our immunity to our metabolism. So it ends up that while this process, C15 deficiencies, can accelerate our aging and

There's this abnormal iron sitting inside the cell. They combine, and they cause this increase, like explosion of reactive oxygen species that take out the cell. So when that happens, our whole bodies get affected from our immunity to our metabolism. So it ends up that while this process, C15 deficiencies, can accelerate our aging and

everything that we feel with aging, we've now been able to work with the Navy and look at how can we optimize C15 to flip the story and how can we actually optimize our longevity through C15.

everything that we feel with aging, we've now been able to work with the Navy and look at how can we optimize C15 to flip the story and how can we actually optimize our longevity through C15.

everything that we feel with aging, we've now been able to work with the Navy and look at how can we optimize C15 to flip the story and how can we actually optimize our longevity through C15.

That's right. That's right. And so now we're seeing that as many as one in three people are C15 deficient. And then there are some that are extremely C15 deficient, right, which you'll see on your test. And it's exactly for that reason. We have taken C15 out of our diets globally. So our primary source, Mark, like you just shared, is dairy fat by far.

That's right. That's right. And so now we're seeing that as many as one in three people are C15 deficient. And then there are some that are extremely C15 deficient, right, which you'll see on your test. And it's exactly for that reason. We have taken C15 out of our diets globally. So our primary source, Mark, like you just shared, is dairy fat by far.

That's right. That's right. And so now we're seeing that as many as one in three people are C15 deficient. And then there are some that are extremely C15 deficient, right, which you'll see on your test. And it's exactly for that reason. We have taken C15 out of our diets globally. So our primary source, Mark, like you just shared, is dairy fat by far.