Quotes About Science

Engineering or Technology is the making of things that did not previously exist, whereas science is the discovering of things that have long existed.

New science reveals that exercise positively influences the gut's balance of bacteria to favor colonies that prevent weight gain.

Beyond calories, fat, protein, and micronutrients, we now understand that food is a powerful epigenetic modulator—meaning it can change our DNA for better or worse.

Eating high-cholesterol foods has no impact on our actual cholesterol levels, and the alleged correlation between higher cholesterol and higher cardiac risk is an absolute fallacy.

We used to think that eggs were evil and margarine was magical, but now we know that eggs are among the world's most nutrient-dense foods and that margarine contains deadly trans fats.

We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

In the normal process of producing energy, each mitochondrion produces hundreds if not thousands of free radical molecules each day. Multiply that by the ten million billion mitochondria that we each possess and you come up with an unfathomable number, ten

muscle cells take about fifteen years to completely renew themselves.

Dr. George Mann, a researcher with the Framingham Heart Study, to go on record stating: The diet heart hypothesis that suggests that a high intake of fat or cholesterol causes heart disease has been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and yet, for complicated reasons of pride, profit, and prejudice, the hypothesis continues to be exploited by scientists, fund-raising enterprise, food companies, and even governmental agencies. The public is being deceived by the greatest health scam of the century.

cholesterol and transport it to the neuron, where it performs critically important functions.

We can break down fat into specialized molecules called ketones, and one in particular that I've already mentioned—beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-HBA)—is a superior fuel for the brain.

Indeed, Dr. Cahill and other researchers have determined that beta-HBA, which is easily obtainable just by adding coconut oil to your diet, improves antioxidant function, increases the number of mitochondria, and stimulates the growth of new brain cells. In chapter 5 we

intestinal flora and mitochondria share a complex interplay and are like second and third sets of DNA in addition to our own nuclear DNA.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE—TYPE 3 DIABETES?

some experts believe our increased consumption of brain-healthy omega-3 fatty acids was responsible for the threefold increase in the size of the human brain). The

Although microbial testing kits are starting to emerge on the market,

ketones block the apoptotic pathway that would otherwise lead to self-destruction of brain cells.

Warning: Drugs used to treat ADHD have resulted in cases of permanent Tourette's syndrome. Science has been documenting this since the early 1980s.10 Now that we have the research to prove the powerful effect of going gluten-free, it's time we change—no, make—history.

Brain dysfunction starts in your daily bread, and I'm going to prove it. I'll state it again because I realize it sounds absurd: Modern grains are silently destroying your brain.

Sadece hareket etmek beyniniz için herhangi bir bulmacadan, matematik denkleminden,macera kitab?ndan, hatta dü?ünmekten daha yararl?d?r. Aerobik egzersizler sadece ömrü uzatmakla kalmaz, beynin "büyüme hormonu" olan BDNF'yi kodlayan genleri de harekete geçirir. Aerobik egzersizlerin ya?l?larda haf?za gerilemesini tersine çevirdi?i ve beynin haf?za merkezinde yeni beyin hücrelerinin olu?umu art?rd??? gözlemlenmi?tir.

epigenetic marks are the remote control not only to your health and longevity but also to how you pass your genes on to future generations. Our

Scientists have documented time and time again that C-reactive protein—a commonly used laboratory marker of inflammation—is lower among people who keep an exercise routine.

Lyme disease, psittacosis, Q fever: These three differ wildly in their particulars but share two traits in common. They are all zoonotic and they are all bacterial. They stand as reminders that not every bad, stubborn, new bug is a virus.

Now here's the part that, as it percolates into your brain, should cause a shudder: Scientists think that each of those twelve groups (eight of HIV-2, four of HIV-1) reflects an independent instance of cross-species transmission. Twelve spillovers.