Andrew Huberman· PhD
because I've realized that olive oil and particularly oleic acid, one of the mono unsaturated, fatty acids is also an activator of the sirtuin defenses.
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because I've realized that olive oil and particularly oleic acid, one of the mono unsaturated, fatty acids is also an activator of the sirtuin defenses.
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Stunning paper finds mono-unsaturated fats, such as the ones made in our bodies and found in olive oil, activate the longevity enzyme SIRT1 - and do so exactly the same way resveratrol does.
oleic acid, which is a very healthy mono-unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid (MUFA) that activates the SIRT1 longevity enzyme in the same way that resveratrol does.
And [indistinct] recently showed that if you add oleic acid, which is a major component of olive oil, it's also found in avocados and other good foods like that, can also directly activate the enzyme by sticking to it and making this Pac-Man, I don't know if everyone knows what a Pac-Man is, this little puppet creature on an electronic game, chomp faster.
The other component of Mediterranean diet that works on cert one is olive oil. Um, and Doug Massan recently showed that if you add oleic acid, which is a major component of olive oil, it's also found in avocados and other good foods like that can also directly activate the enzyme by sticking to it and making this Pac-Man.