Longevity, Statins, Blood Flow Restriction Training - THRR018

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Show Notes:

News topic du jour: Obesity: More Than an Inflammatory, an Infectious Disease?

 

1. Can We Really Increase Our Longevity? [11:42] Christopher says: Do you think that as we deepen our understanding of the biochemistry of nutrition that we will reach a point where we can indefinitely prolong life?

 

2. How Salty Are You? [15:44] Jason says: Robb,

I was wondering what your sodium numbers are daily, does it change when you train?  Now imagine being 230lbs, what should my sodium numbers be, on BJJ days and non-workout days?

thanks,

Jason

 

3. Cholesterol and Statins? [22:12] Tom says: Hi Robb and Nicki,

Thanks to your work, along with Kresser and Sisson, I've lost about 50 lbs since discovering Paleo/Keto in 2013.  Before that I was on Lipitor, but after getting down to about 200 lbs (and all but completely solving my IBS) I decided on my own to go off of it and visit a functional doctor/nutritionist.  My numbers looked worse initially (Total Cholesterol from 204 to 290, Triglycerides 138 to 285, HDL 40 to 34) but she put me on a variety of temporary supplements and therapies, such as saunas and detox foot baths, and also recommended I replace cow dairy with goat dairy. I was encouraged 6 months later when my total cholesterol looked similar, but my Triglycerides went from 285 all the way down to 131 and my HDL ticked up to 38.  But then I became discouraged again when she had my LDL-Particle number tested and it was off the charts at over 2500.  So my question is, while I know you can't dispense medical advice on a podcast, should I at least consider going back onto a statin?  I'm 38 years old and 5'7, so I could certainly try to lose another 30 lbs or so and have my blood tested again, but I feel really good in every other way.  My sleep is good and I don't feel stressed, although I could stand to exercise more.  I'm willing to put in the work of losing more weight if it means better health, and perhaps it will anyway, but after losing so much already, I feel like I'm in a really good place in my life where I can maintain the weight I'm at and still feel like I'm living my life.  I've come this far largely thanks to you, so any advice you can give me now would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

4. Blood Flow Restriction Training? [34:28] Sara says: How do you feel about BFR training to help with muscle gain?

 

5. What Affects HRV? [37:40] Susie says: Dear Robb

I’m trying hard to find anything you’ve done on CrossFit/keto/women/PMS/HRV ... managing all of these things. I feel like I am constantly googling to sense check things - like does HRV drop when we PMS? Does keto impact on HRV?

Perhaps you’ve done a podcast and I haven’t found it yet?

Best wishes, what you do is brilliant ...