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Aug 2021
12m 20s

Mini-Episode: Cool Facts Friday #14

Dave Asprey
About this episode

Cool Facts are quick hits of new human and world science curated into short bursts of information just for you. This fun compilation publishes one Friday a month. Enjoy!

Here’s the current lineup for episode #14:

  • CBD linked to Alzheimer's prevention
  • Reducing stress could reverse gray hair 
  • A new device detects bad breath
  • Spirituality found in brain circuitry
  • Inflammatory clock of aging determines your "immunological age" 


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