Episode 38: The Goldilocks Effect

This week, the Supplement Super Sleuth has some interesting natural news and research to share. 

In addition, Nan shares an interesting review of the book entitled "Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid - The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar and Achieving Extraordinary Health.” by Dr Perlmutter.

In our Naturals in the News segment, Nan focuses in on:

• Bacopa as a promising therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease
• How bananas can be used as medicine
• How flowing fluids shape the social life of gut microbes

Chapters

• 1:59 Introducing the Segments
• 2:46 Bacopa Offers Promising Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer's Disease
• 12:09 Food as Medicine: Banana
• 23:09 Flowing fluids shape the social life of gut microbes
• 31:27 Intro to Book Review
• 32:36 Drop Acid: The surprising New Science of Uric Acid - The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar and Achieving Extraordinary Health
• 36:02 Collaboration between Dr. Perlmutter and Dr. Richard Johnson
• 36:47 Alexander Haig recognized a connection between elevated uric acid levels, and conditions like migraine
• 37:53 Dr. Permutter stresses importance of measuring uric acid levels
• 39:37 Clinical Study: Serum uric acid level as an independent risk factor for all-cause, cardiovascular, and ischemic stroke mortality
• 42:01 UA elevation is a powerful signal to our metabolism
• 43:13 Dr Permutter’s recommendations
• 45:43 Let's Connect