Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson
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What I'm trying to say today is you're really pro-vaccine. You want to ask questions. You have started a group called the Children's Health Defense Group. You're the original. Right now, as I understand it, on their website, they are selling what's called onesies. These are little things clothing for babies. One of them is titled Unfaxed Unafraid.
What I'm trying to say today is you're really pro-vaccine. You want to ask questions. You have started a group called the Children's Health Defense Group. You're the original. Right now, as I understand it, on their website, they are selling what's called onesies. These are little things clothing for babies. One of them is titled Unfaxed Unafraid.
That was just a few months ago. You founded that. You certainly have power. You can make that call. Are you supportive of this?
That was just a few months ago. You founded that. You certainly have power. You can make that call. Are you supportive of this?
Are you supportive of these onesies?
Are you supportive of these onesies?
Are you supportive of this clothing, which is militantly anti-vaccine?
Are you supportive of this clothing, which is militantly anti-vaccine?
Dr. Drew called me unfixable.
Dr. Drew called me unfixable.
Great, Dr. Drew, wonderful to be here.
Great, Dr. Drew, wonderful to be here.
Yeah, absolutely, because how could you not start with the dolphin story, right? Exactly, exactly. As we've shared, I'm a veterinary epidemiologist and was working for the U.S. Navy, helping with the care of the aging Navy dolphins. That's why I was brought on. And I was really studying, Dr. Drew, about understanding why some Navy dolphins were aging healthier than others.
Yeah, absolutely, because how could you not start with the dolphin story, right? Exactly, exactly. As we've shared, I'm a veterinary epidemiologist and was working for the U.S. Navy, helping with the care of the aging Navy dolphins. That's why I was brought on. And I was really studying, Dr. Drew, about understanding why some Navy dolphins were aging healthier than others.
surprisingly as mammals or maybe not surprisingly as long-lived large brain mammals navy dolphins age a lot like us they can develop as you had shared earlier alzheimer's disease high cholesterol chronic inflammation all these things we see with aging and humans where we saw in dolphins which is really fascinating and importantly we were seeing that some of the dolphins at the navy
surprisingly as mammals or maybe not surprisingly as long-lived large brain mammals navy dolphins age a lot like us they can develop as you had shared earlier alzheimer's disease high cholesterol chronic inflammation all these things we see with aging and humans where we saw in dolphins which is really fascinating and importantly we were seeing that some of the dolphins at the navy
were aging healthier than others. Specifically, some dolphins were aging slower at a slower rate than other dolphins. So we were able to use this advanced technology called metabolomics. We looked at hundreds of small molecules to figure out which small molecule predicted the healthiest aging dolphins.
were aging healthier than others. Specifically, some dolphins were aging slower at a slower rate than other dolphins. So we were able to use this advanced technology called metabolomics. We looked at hundreds of small molecules to figure out which small molecule predicted the healthiest aging dolphins.
And long story short, there at the top was C15, a molecule I had never heard of, which ends up being a surprising saturated fat. And we didn't know it at the time. This was back in 2012, 2015. We didn't know it at the time, but the dolphins had just unlocked the secret to longevity.
And long story short, there at the top was C15, a molecule I had never heard of, which ends up being a surprising saturated fat. And we didn't know it at the time. This was back in 2012, 2015. We didn't know it at the time, but the dolphins had just unlocked the secret to longevity.