How to Beat Disease, Slow Aging & Detoxify - Peter Rogers MD Interview
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🕐 Detailed Timestamps
00:00 Focus & work hard to be the best
00:38 Dr. Peter Rogers introduction
01:55 Is synthetic clothing safe? Or is only cotton safe?
02:44 Don't use laundry detergent & synthetic fibers because of phthalates, estrogens, BPA
04:38 Synthetic estrogens increase breast cancer, prostate cancer, lower testosterone
05:06 Does not using detergent nor soap make Peter Rogers smell?
05:26 Males aren't attracted to females who look fat
06:17 People don't need deodorant either - they won't smell
06:27 People used to shower less than once per year
06:47 Is electromagnetic radiation from in-house WiFi use or 5G towers safe? Is it connected to high blood pressure?
07:27 Popular plant -based doctors got it wrong about soy and flax being good. Anything else major that you think they’ve gotten wrong?
08:08 The cure rate of most drugs is 0%
08:27 Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn diet - cure rate for heart disease is 100%
08:45 Stents don't change peoples' risk for getting a heart attack
09:22 At least 70% of diseases are due to diet and toxicology
09:56 Do you think most plant-based doctors aren't strict enough?
10:23 If you eat WFPB, low fat, SOS-free, you'll have such low disease risk that you shouldn't have to screen for diseases
10:58 Dr. Rogers doesn't go to a doctor, can concentrate 12 hours in a row
11:13 Saray Stancic overcame multiple scelorsis Ruth Heidrich overcame metastatic cancer and runs marathons
11:44 Testicular cancer responds well to chemo
12:24 Do you recommend everyone use air purifiers?
12:38 Air purifiers are probably good to use
12:47 Most people are innately afraid of spiders and snakes, but aren't afraid of chemicals
13:08 A lot of cleaning chemicals are toxic
13:18 Is zinc oxide-based sunscreen safe?
13:38 Sunscreen has oxybenzones which stay in the blood for days, increasing estrogenic exposure
14:08 Best sunscreen is zinc oxide with no nanoparticles
14:19 For sun: go outside for 30 min - 1 hour
14:48 How much water do you drink daily?
15:00 Marathon runners used to run 26 miles without drinking water, wrestlers didn't drink that much and were fine
15:33 Nobody sold bottled water & Gatorade until late 1980's, then they started advertising that 8 cups daily were needed
15:51 Drink according to thirst
16:00 The water paradox - the more you filter water, you run the risk of becoming hyperosmolar - water intoxication
16:38 Tap water has 500 TDS (total dissolved solid), carbon filter drops it to 200 TDS, distillation drops it to 0-2 TDS
17:15 Eat before drinking distilled water to protect from hyperosmolarity
17:33 Bottled water is typically in a plastic called PET - a phthalate - an estrogen which makes people fat
18:04 How to not be sedentary all day?
18:14 Walk every 15 minutes or so, move arms too
18:25 When we move our muscles, we pump our lymphatics
18:53 Everyone has cancer cells in their body - our immune systems clear it out, including exercise
19:03 Most metastatic cancer survivors exercise a LOT
19:23 Exercises activates the AMPK pathway, the opposite of mTOR, which stops cancer from growing
20:21 Exercise stops cancer in 2 major ways: gets lymphatic system moving and turns off mTOR
20:30 Turning off mTOR in someone without cancer slows down rate of cellular respiration
20:47 Most of somatic cells can only divide 60 times until death - Hayflick Limit
20:55 Slowing down mTOR activation by reducing animal protein intake & exercising more, you slow down aging rate
21:05 Vegans look younger for their age!
21:35 Does strength training have the same longevity benefits as cardio/aerobic activity?
21:42 Aerobic exercise is more important for longevity but strength is still important
21:53 The body is a use-it-or-lose-it system
22:16 Is bulking up unhealthy?
22:28 Bulking up can lead to kidney failure - anabolic steroids ends peoples' lives prematurely - creatine is dangerous
23:13 A lot of protein supplements are contaminated by nephrotoxic heavy metals
23:33 Creatine isn't safe
24:00 Don't lower testosterone by exposing the self to EMF's through phone & laptop
24:27 Be a minimalist with products - don't use estrogenic compounds - don't use cosmetics, cleaning products
25:00 Estrogenic compounds are used because they're antimicrobial and are preservatives
25:23 Don't use dishwasher soap - not needed if cooking oil-free
25:31 Dr. Rogers uses pressure cooker to cook rice, sweet potatoes, beans
25:51 Dr. Rogers uses 1 simple bar soap only in the bathroom
26:13 "A woman would rub shit on yourself if she thought it would make her look pretty" - but cosmetic products are shit
26:30 Michelle Cen doesn't wear makeup
26:44 Michelle Cen also uses 1 bar soap only
26:51 Plants have everything you want to improve blood flow - vasodilators - magnesium, potassium
16:53 The opposite is sodium which vasoconstricts arteries - found in meat & processed food
27:26 Vegan skin glows because they have better blood flow
27:43 Are salt-free fermented foods healthy?
28:04 Are cold plunges & ice baths safe?
28:17 Wim Hof ice baths tap into human desire for a quick fix
29:00 Dr. Rogers doesn't like ice baths - the shock to the system increases sympathetic hormones
29:28 People have to warm up to be strong, so taking an ice bath before a 1-rep max may be unnecessary
29:41 Does intake of plant diversity matter in a diet? For example, studies show more microbial diversity is correlated with better health. Is this just a marker for plant intake?
30:01 Opinion of Dr. Will Bulsiewicz author of "Fiber Fueled"
30:28 Blue Zones people didn't need to eat a high variety of plants
30:46 People seeking daily variety tend to overeat & get fat
31:08 You could eat only potatoes for 6 months and be fine
31:23 2 types of gut flora: 1 type from eating plant foods
32:00 Other type of gut flora come from eating meat - these AREN'T coevolved with humans
32:26 Okinawans who live to 100 regularly didn't eat a very diverse diet
32:44 Recommendations to overcome asthma?
32:57 Salt sensitivity is under-recognized as a cause of asthma
33:22 Dr. Rogers' brother went vegetarian in his 40's and his endurance returned, now he's a 3-time world champion
33:53 High sodium intake makes immune system hyper-reactive and increases asthma risk
33:59 Food allergies & air pollution can worsen asthma
34:06 Recommendations to cure long COVID?
34:18 Video game analogy with health - avoid what weakens you
35:12 No coffee, no tea, no caffeine - caffeine raises acute stress response, mimics catecholamines adrenaline & noradrenaline which are immunosuppressants, impairs sleep
35:37 Most people are over-optimistic about the world, which makes them sad when they're disappointed
35:53 Dr. Rogers' pessimistic about the world which makes him happier
36:06 "A man should be like a cliff. He faces the ocean and the waves crash against the cliff, but the cliff doesn't move" - Marcus Aurelius
36:37 Dr. Rogers doesn't internalize problems
36:39 How to get along with people
37:09 Expect things to not be perfect, then you'll be happy
37:33 Have a strong sense of who you are & what you want to accomplish
38:20 Dr. Rogers' identity change from wrestling athlete to doctor
39:02 Study while in the bathroom, listen to audiobooks in the car
39:46 How Dr. Rogers won Stanford Student Athlete of the Year & was first in medical school
39:58 How to not be distracted - just put the phone away!
40:15 Don't answer right away to a girlfriend over text - looks desperate
40:30 Does Dr. Rogers feel socially fulfilled & happy?
40:46 Dr. Rogers' life was the best in high school
41:09 Dr. Rogers was lonely at Stanford, never had a girlfriend
41:23 No parties at med school, no social activities
41:42 Dr. Rogers recommends working at a rural medical center
42:13 Most people work at suburbs of a big city & deal with a commute
42:38 Dr. Rogers wishes he stayed with the wrestling community
42:48 Dr. Rogers wishes he planned more about financial independence, started his own business, wrote books when he was younger
42:18 His books don't promote corporate products - they say diabetes can be cured by diet - textbooks will never say this!
43:38 Medical textbooks are 100 years out of date or completely wrong about diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, autoimmune disease
44:08 Dr. Rogers writes the truth in his books
44:27 How does Dr. Rogers want to reach more people - if he does?
44:46 Dr. Rogers helps people with nutrition as a creative hobby
45:37 Most patients over 50 are cognitively impaired
45:54 In American culture it's now cool to be stupid & not read
46:04 In the 1800's everyone was reading more long, advanced novels/books... Now people barely read a 20 page article
46:23 People get demented partly because they're not learning
46:52 Dr. Rogers doesn't dumb down his content - most content is tailored to stupid people
47:51 Dr. Rogers would love to do telehealth & coach people but works in conventional medicine to support himself
48:28 Coaching someone helps give them 20-40 years of healthy life
49:08 Nobody does what Dr. Rogers does for bringing truth to nutrition & wellness
49:26 Dr. Rogers reminds Michelle of Dr. Michael Greger
49:49 Dr. Rogers isn't selling or promoting anything and has a unique background as an imaging-guided surgeon
50:18 How hysterectomies make women demented
50:58 Too many people get young-age hysterectomies
51:06 The 2 best theories of dementia: Dr. Rogers has 1
51:28 Alzheimer's doesn't exist - its diagnosis & treatment is non-existent
52:26 Conclusion - Let us know what you thought! Want more?