Rhonda Patrick· PhD
plant hormetic compounds are actually biologically stressful in a cell and they trigger cellular stress response pathways that are actually beneficial because the cell over responds to the otherwise slightly toxic insult.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
plant hormetic compounds are actually biologically stressful in a cell and they trigger cellular stress response pathways that are actually beneficial because the cell over responds to the otherwise slightly toxic insult.
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