Ep. 25: Is Mikhail Shchepinov "Breaking The Chains of Aging"?

Introduction It's well-known that lipid peroxidation is involved in aging and longevity. But what can we do about it? Dr. Shchepinov has been researching using deuterium to 'shore up' the PUFAs like those in seed oils to prevent them become toxic metabolites. He's had some interesting successes, and we discuss at length his new book: "Breaking the Chains of Aging". Amazon link: https://amzn.to/46A29KX Book website https://www.breakingaging.com Research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0kQp8lEAAAAJ&hl=en Biography: Mikhail Shchepinov trained in Moscow (PhD, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 1994), then moved to Oxford to work on DNA microarray technology, combinatorial chemistry, and oligonucleotide dendrimers. He worked in academia and biotech in Oxford, UK and San Diego, USA, and is affiliated with several universities. From: https://www.breakingaging.com/author _______________________________________   Tucker Goodrich Substack: https://tuckergoodrich.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuckerGoodrich Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/tuckergoodrich0 Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tucker-goodrich-podcast/id1617481825 Spotify podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wVZ3TnRjGsa1cP2gzWY0y Podcast: https://sites.libsyn.com/408758 Blog (deprecated, but still a lot there!): http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________ If you have any questions about sources for things discussed please ask in the comments.