Degrees of Health

Light, Cancer & Consciousness: Biology Through a New Lens | Dr Nirosha Murugan

Forget everything you thought you knew about biology. Dr Nirosha Murugan takes us way beyond molecules into the world of light, electricity and the energetic language of life itself. Here we explore a radical new lens on human health: one where energy, not just chemistry, drives disease, healing and even consciousness. From the role of light in cancer and red light therapy, to cells that 'think' without brains, to why homeostasis might be the wrong goal altogether. We cover: ⚡ Why biology might be better understood as patterns of energy 🧠 “Thinking” organisms that don’t have brains 🌞 How light (even in the womb) shapes our biology 🧬 Reframing cancer through the lens of energy resistance 🧘‍♀️ Bioelectricity, metabolism & the limits of current science 🌀 Consciousness as emergent energy, not brain activity This episode is a ride - part biology, part physics, part philosophy - and all energy. Find Nirosha: Website [https://www.themuruganlab.com] X (Twitter) [@niroshamurugan] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirosha-murugan/] Mentioned in this episode: A New Science of Life by Rupert Sheldrake Demons in the Machine by Paul Davies Energy and Information in Art, Science, and Technology Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off via this link [https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn] Want to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpVgBgbtgoNBz3sRQauH5w] Instagram  @degreesofhealth [https://www.instagram.com/degrees_of_health/] Disclaimer [https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6uea0cwE/S6IFQR7g0IoRiQiRkAIDyA/view?utm_content=DAF6uea0cwE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Annie vs. Aging: Atomic Longevity Habits From The Longevity Leaderboard

🧬 What does it take to age slower than more than 99.9% of the population? Meet Annie who is currently ranked #2 in the Rejuvenation Olympics, measuring the slowest biological aging in the world (second only to Bryan Johnson). But Annie’s not a billionaire with a team of scientists. She’s a self-experimenting New Yorker who figured out what works for her and it’s more simple (and more joyful) than you’d think. In this episode, Ben and Annie explore her full protocol (yes, including a Kind Bar and red light therapy), the wild (and sometimes worrying) world of longevity culture and how the simplest shifts - walking more, laughing nightly, cutting alcohol - helped Annie feel better and slow her aging to 0.46x the typical rate. We cover: 🧠 Annie's supplement stack & skin protocol 🥦 How diet impacts pace of aging and why Annie is not anti-meat 🧪 Senolytics, grounding mats, liposomal vitamins & NOVOS 🧨 The supplement that lowered her skin age by 7 years 🧘‍♀️ Why overtraining raised her aging score 📉 What didn’t work: PEMF, metformin & too much “juice” A refreshingly human conversation in a space that too often forgets what health really means. Find Annie: Instagram @annienosh Mentioned in this episode: NOVOS Core [https://novoslabs.com/] Oura Ring [https://ouraring.com/] DunedinPACE Test via TrueDiagnostics [https://www.trudiagnostic.com/?rsid=a7ec5596-209d-4d6e-81f8-ed92b032e5d0] Rejuvenation Olympics leaderboard [https://www.rejuvenationolympics.com/] Atomic Habits by James Clear [https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits] Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off via this link [https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn] Want to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpVgBgbtgoNBz3sRQauH5w] Instagram  @degreesofhealth [https://www.instagram.com/degrees_of_health/] Disclaimer [https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6uea0cwE/S6IFQR7g0IoRiQiRkAIDyA/view?utm_content=DAF6uea0cwE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Why Drew Decker Believes Ketosis Could Change Mental Health Forever

Your brain runs on what you eat. So what happens when you fuel it with fat instead of sugar? Drew Decker and Ben join together to discuss his study on the ketogenic diet and depression in college students and how a simple dietary shift led to a 70% reduction in depression scores. No tracking apps, no dieticians, no hand-holding, just students with a budget, a plan, and a mission to feel better. Drew’s journey started after a traumatic brain injury in the military and led him to Dr. Jeff Volek’s lab, where he’s now leading research into how ketosis may impact mental health, PTSD, inflammation, BDNF, energy metabolism and more. This is one of those episodes that’s equal parts hopeful, data-driven and deeply personal. 🧠 Ketosis as a tool for mental health 📉 The downside of keto? Pretty capped. 🥑 How college students stuck to keto on a tight budget 🧬 BDNF, energy metabolism & brain inflammation 🧠 PTSD, trauma & the future of metabolic psychiatry 💊 Exogenous vs endogenous ketones 🥩 Animal-based, dairy-based, veggie-heavy — what actually matters 📚 The ketogenic diet as metabolic medicine Find Drew: Instagram - @drew_d_decker ResearchGate [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Drew-Decker] Mentioned in this episode: Keto-Mojo [https://keto-mojo.com/] Feasibility of Ketogenic Diet in College Students with Depression - A pilot study [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12420795/] Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off via this link [https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn] Want to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpVgBgbtgoNBz3sRQauH5w] Instagram  @degreesofhealth [https://www.instagram.com/degrees_of_health/] Disclaimer [https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6uea0cwE/S6IFQR7g0IoRiQiRkAIDyA/view?utm_content=DAF6uea0cwE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Why 'Eat Less, Move More' Doesn’t Work | Jessica Turton, PhD

Most people who end up in Jessica Turton’s health clinic have already tried everything from calorie tracking, low-fat, fasting, moving more, eating less… and still nothing works to shift weight. So what’s going on? Ben sits down with Jessica - dietitian, nutritionist, researcher - to talk about what happens when your body’s been stuck in energy deficit for years, and how the real issue for many people isn’t overeating, it’s under eating. They get into why most nutrition advice backfires, how your brain handles hunger, the impact of stress on metabolism and why we need to stop treating weight loss like a willpower problem. We cover: 🧠 The real metabolic cost of chronic dieting 🥑 Low-carb ≠ low-calorie (and why that matters) 💉 Why type 2 diabetes is reversible if you treat the cause 🔥 Why most people are walking around under-fueled 💊 GLP-1s, binge cycles & the illusion of control We also look at what low-carb actually looks like when done well, and how to eat more food without losing your mind. Fascinating if you've ever been in this cycle yourself (which is most of us) and how we might actually be able to break the loop. Find Jessica: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jessicaturton_dietitian/?hl=en ] Ellipse Health online clinic [https://ellipsehealth.com.au] Mentioned in this episode: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment [https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger] Jessica’s PhD Research on Type 1 Diabetes [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37432920/] Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off via this link [https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn] Want to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpVgBgbtgoNBz3sRQauH5w] Instagram  @degreesofhealth [https://www.instagram.com/degrees_of_health/] Disclaimer [https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6uea0cwE/S6IFQR7g0IoRiQiRkAIDyA/view?utm_content=DAF6uea0cwE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Muscles, Cancer & the Future of Exercise Medicine | Professor Mark Febbraio

What if your muscles could talk to your organs and maybe even prevent cancer? Here, Ben sits down with world-renowned exercise scientist Professor Mark Febbraio to dismantle the science behind myokines - molecules released by muscle that signal throughout the body. Insights covered in this episode: 🧪 Myokines and inter-organ communication 🦠 Exercise’s role in cancer prevention 🧬 Inflammation, cytokines & what IL-6 does 🧠 The cognitive power of exercise & BDNF 🏋️‍♂️ What type of training protects best and how much is too much 💉 Why we don’t understand GLP-1 side effects yet 🧫 The future of exercise mimetics & blood-based therapies 🧠 Why “we don’t know” might be science’s most honest answer From interleukin-6’s double life to how exercise blood can fight tumours, this one’s a digestible dive into how movement truly is medicine. Find Mark and papers reference in this episode: Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lnLGvFMAAAAJ&hl=en] ResearchGate [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Febbraio] Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off via this link [https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn] Want to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpVgBgbtgoNBz3sRQauH5w] Instagram  @degreesofhealth [https://www.instagram.com/degrees_of_health/] Disclaimer [https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6uea0cwE/S6IFQR7g0IoRiQiRkAIDyA/view?utm_content=DAF6uea0cwE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.