Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Heat shocking (hormesis) actually increases lifespan by 20% (animals)...not sure that constitutively increasing temp would.
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Heat shocking (hormesis) actually increases lifespan by 20% (animals)...not sure that constitutively increasing temp would.
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in lower organisms actually in C elegans which are a type of nematode worm and in Drosophila which are a fruit fly just a single brief heat exposure in these organisms increases their lifespan by up to 15%