Bret speaks with Dr. Lon Jones, a physician specializing in common sense medicine, who critiques the disconnect between modern lifestyles and our evolutionary needs. They discuss how profit motives in healthcare affect patient outcomes and explore the benefits of five-carbon sugars like xylitol for respiratory health. Dr. Jones emphasizes the significance of glycans in immune function and highlights the use of xylitol in preventing ear infections. The conversation also touches on ancient social relationships and their connection to modern theories of cooperation.
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Lab Mice Mislead Drug Safety
Laboratory mice used for drug testing have artificially elongated telomeres, making them prone to cancer.
This flaw makes them poor models for safety testing since toxic drugs appear safer due to delayed cancer effects.
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Xylitol Stops Chronic Ear Infections
Dr. Lon Jones shares how xylitol nasal spray drastically reduced recurrent ear infections in his granddaughter and his patients' kids.
This simple home remedy prevented 95% of ear infections and improved children's language learning capabilities.
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Use Xylitol to Boost Nasal Immunity
Use xylitol nasal spray as an osmotic agent to increase moisture in nasal airways and reduce infection risk.
Spend time outside or increase indoor humidity to maintain airway surface fluid for proper immune defense.
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This book, written by evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, addresses the disconnect between human evolutionary history and the challenges of modern life. It explains how the rapid rate of change in the modern world has outpaced the ability of our brains and bodies to adapt, leading to issues such as widespread sleep deprivation, dangerous diets, damaging parenting styles, and backward education practices. The authors draw on decades of research and experiences from biodiverse ecosystems to provide a science-based perspective that aims to empower readers to live better, wiser lives.
Bret speaks with Dr. Lon Jones, DO on the subject of the mismatch between modern humans and the environment they live in.
Find Dr. Lon Jones, DO at https://commonsensemedicine.org
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Mentioned in this episode: - Common Sense Medicine: Making America Healthy Again by Dr. Lon Jones, DO https://amzn.to/4kd4mka (commission earned) - No More Allergies, Asthma or Sinus Infections: The Revolutionary Approach by Dr. Lon Jones, DO https://amzn.to/4dKaa2o (commission earned) - George Williams Paper: Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1957.tb02911.x - Patient education: Ear infections (otitis media) in children (Beyond the Basics) https://www.uptodate.com/contents/ear-infections-otitis-media-in-children-beyond-the-basics/print - Indirect health effects of relative humidity in indoor environments https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1474709/ - Turku sugar studies V: Final report on the effect of sucrose, fructose and xylitol diets on the caries incidence in man https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00016357608997711 - Paul W. Ewald: Evolution of Disease https://amzn.to/4dzIzRj (commission earned) - Commonsense Medicine: Healing from the Inside Out and Stopping the Next Pandemic https://amzn.to/4kE9kX7 (commission earned) - How Bacteria Stick https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-bacteria-stick
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