Cravings aren’t just about weak will; they’re biology doing exactly what billions of food dollars engineered them to do. We sit down with Sander Brus to unpack how sweetness hijacks reward circuits, why kids are showing up with adult metabolic diseases, and what happens when you flip the switch on sweet taste itself. Sander takes us from his diagnostics background into the heart of metabolic health, explaining how sweet taste receptors (T1R2/T1R3) live on the tongue and in the gut, where the...
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Cravings aren’t just about weak will; they’re biology doing exactly what billions of food dollars engineered them to do. We sit down with Sander Brus to unpack how sweetness hijacks reward circuits, why kids are showing up with adult metabolic diseases, and what happens when you flip the switch on sweet taste itself. Sander takes us from his diagnostics background into the heart of metabolic health, explaining how sweet taste receptors (T1R2/T1R3) live on the tongue and in the gut, where the...
Sex, Power, Suicide, and Mitochondria with Dr Natalie Yivgi-Ohana
Health Longevity Secrets
49 minutes
1 month ago
Sex, Power, Suicide, and Mitochondria with Dr Natalie Yivgi-Ohana
What if the secret to treating age-related diseases and extending healthy lifespan lies within tiny cellular structures that evolved from ancient bacteria? In this mind-expanding conversation, biochemist Dr. Natalie Yivgi-Ohana reveals how mitochondria—far more than mere cellular powerhouses—control everything from hormone production to programmed cell death. Dr. Yivgi-Ohana, founder of Minovia Therapeutics, takes us on a fascinating journey through mitochondrial science, explaining how thes...
Health Longevity Secrets
Cravings aren’t just about weak will; they’re biology doing exactly what billions of food dollars engineered them to do. We sit down with Sander Brus to unpack how sweetness hijacks reward circuits, why kids are showing up with adult metabolic diseases, and what happens when you flip the switch on sweet taste itself. Sander takes us from his diagnostics background into the heart of metabolic health, explaining how sweet taste receptors (T1R2/T1R3) live on the tongue and in the gut, where the...
