Q&A 466: A Guide To Essential Amino Acids, The Best Fat Loss Supplements, Can You Gain Muscle If You're Old, Pelvic Tilt Fixes & Much More!

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Ben Greenfield

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Brand new research on essential amino acids (EAAs) by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) is enormously beneficial when it comes to wrapping your head around why EAAs are one of my top, go-to supplements of all time: "International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Effects of essential amino acid supplementation on exercise and performance"...05:35

What are the best supplements for fat loss? A recent meta-analysis of 111 randomized controlled trials has officially been performed. Eighteen different supplements were examined in "Comparative effects of nutraceuticals on body weight in adults who are overweight or obese: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of 111 randomized clinical trials," ...25:38

The next time someone tells you canola oil and the like aren’t *really* that bad for you, ask them if they’ve ever heard of HNE. It stands for “4-hydroxynonenal.” HNE forms when corn oil, canola oil, and soybean oil are heated to a high temperature in the presence of oxygen. High reactivity of HNE results in damaging effects on different proteins, changing their function and stability. The formation of cross-linked HNE-protein adducts can influence the cellular senescence process and, therefore, contribute to organismal aging — yikes! "4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE) modified proteins in metabolic diseases" and "4-Hydroxy-Trans-2-Nonenal and Frying"...36:07

If you lift weights, you can gain strength and muscle mass even if you’re 85+. "Muscle Mass and Strength Gains Following Resistance Exercise Training in Older Adults 65–75 Years and Older Adults Above 85 Years" and "High-intensity strength training in nonagenarians. Effects on skeletal muscle"...42:05

Q: Bruce asks: Hi Ben, do you have any advice for fixing an anterior pelvic tilt? I have done a ton of exercises for the last two years and I'm not seeing any real results...46:16

Q: Are LED lights bad for us?...53:01

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0:00.0	In this episode of the Ben Greenfield Life Podcast a guide to essential amino acids the best fat loss supplements can you gain muscle if you're old
0:08.4	pelvic tilt fixes and a whole lot more. Fitness, nutrition, biohacking, longevity, life optimization,
0:17.8	spirituality, and a whole lot more.
0:20.5	Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Life Show. Are you ready to hack your life? Let's do this. So I played in a tennis tournament a couple weeks ago and I have this thing where I like to suck on a lollipop a lot of times in between my court changes and sometimes even when I'm playing.
0:47.0	Lollipops are amazing.
0:49.0	The lollipops that I suck on are full of propolis, vitamin D, zinc, and wildflower honey.
0:55.6	They're like a medicinal lollipop that taste fantastic.
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1:17.5	And these lollipops, oh my gosh, they call them kids throat-soothing lollipops.
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