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Morley Robbins on Thyroid Health, Retinol, Magnesium, and the Real Story of Aging

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The Free Radical Theory of Aging

The most accepted theory of aging is the free radical theory of aging. You gotta make sure your iron doesn't get dysregulated, and make sure you got bioavailable copper to keep oxygen and iron from playing with each other. The tragedy is this isn't taught this way in doctor school. I really think it needs to be to simplify it. So the patients understand it. Because it's not that complicated. We recognize a rusty nail and rusty pipe and rusty car. Well guess what's happening inside our body. It's rusting. And when we're under stress, we lose minerals, especially magnesium and copper. That sets the stage for what's called oxidative stress. When it looks like

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