Q&A Episode 

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News Flashes...

• You do NOT need to train to failure to maximize muscle hypertrophy.
• How a ketogenic diet can potentially enhance muscle hypertrophy, or at least, stave off muscle loss.
• Coffee induces autophagy in vivo.
• Dr. Mercola’s “autophagy tea” to take before nightly fast to also limit mTor activation and increase autophagy:
  • 1 tsp Pau d’ Arco powdered tea
  • ½ tsp hydroxycitrate and garcinia (HCA/Garcinia powder)
  • ½ tsp quercetin powder
  • ½ tsp glycine powder
  • ½ teaspoon chamomile powder
  • Lakanto monk fruit sweetener to taste
• Sure, plants can be poisonous, but our ancestors knew what to do about that (more than silly cowboys).

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Listener Q&A: How To Protect Yourself From Pesticides

Noah asks: I'm 17 years old and I'm really interested in earthing and grounding. I love to walk barefoot on the grass, but a lot of my neighbors use pesticides for their lawns. I was wondering if I should be concerned about these pesticides getting into my skin or other negative effects on my health. (audio quality is very poor on this q if you're looking to cut one)

In my response, I recommend:

• Earthrunners
• Erthe grounding strap
• My podcast with Clint Ober on grounding/earthing
• Dermal Exposure Associated with Occupational End Use of Pesticides and the Role of Protective Measures

Why HRV Results Are Different Between Devices

Marcy asks: I take my HRV every morning, and I use two different apps to do so: Elite HRV, and SweetBeat HRV. Oftentimes, one of the apps will say that I should take a recovery day, while the other app will say that everything is fine and I can workout as normal. Either way, they're not at all synced with their results. Is there something I should be doing, like new baselines with both of the apps? Any insight would be appreciated.

In my response, I recommend:

• NatureBeat HRV
• My latest article on HRV
• Oura Ring

The Best Sirtuin Activators

Jay asks: I have a bit of a misunderstanding I was hoping you could clear up for me. In your recent podcast with Angelo Keely, you discussed sirtuin-activating compounds. In the same podcast, you also mentioned the Plant Paradox diet and mentioned that sometimes you will put clients on this depending on what they have going on. It was my understanding that sirtuin-activating compounds actually come from natural plant mechanisms that you might be avoiding in the Plant Paradox diet. I was wondering what you might think about this conflict of ideas or perhaps I'm just misunderstanding something?

In my response, I recommend:

• My new book Boundless

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