
THE HUMAN CONDITION
Cutting-Edge Medical and Scientific Information for a Better World
Episodes
38 episodes
Conclusion to The Road to Wellness
Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Alfred Granite's "The Road to Wellness" is presented as a comprehensive guide for improving health through a blend of scientific findings, traditional knowledge, and current approaches. The book...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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4:28

Essential Suplements for Aging Well
Dr. Alfred GraniteChapter eleven of The Road to Wellness by Dr. Alfred Granite, titled Essential Supplements for Aging Well. This chapter provides an overview of supplements and their potential benefits, particularly for older ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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19:19

Nitric Oxide, a key Singnaling Molecule for Vascular Health
Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter discusses the significance of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial signaling molecule impacting various bodily functions, including vascular health, brain function, and the immune, digesti...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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15:16

The Mitochondria, Masters of Life
Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter introduces mitochondria as the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, generating the energy currency, ATP, and likely originating from an ancient symbiotic bacterium according to the endos...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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17:59

Our Hidden Microbiota
Dr. Alfred GraniteChapter eight introduces the concept of the human microbiome, particularly focusing on the gut and oral microbiomes, highlighting their immense size and complexity. It details the significant influence these m...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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19:07

Lifelong Wellness, a Blueprint for Physical Activity
Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter outlines a lifelong wellness plan focused on physical activity as a cornerstone of health and longevity. It provides age-specific guidance, suggesting appropriate physical, mental, and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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13:55

The Diet we Evolved to eat and Metabolic Health
Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter emphasizes that modern food abundance and processing have shifted human adaptations from survival benefits to sources of chronic illness, arguing that a return to whole, unprocessed foods is k...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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14:55

Sustainable Wellness: Diet, Lifestyle, and Functional Medicine
Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter examines the historical shift from infectious diseases to chronic illnesses as leading causes of death, linking this trend to changes brought by industrialization, including dietary shifts, se...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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19:14

Understanding Illness, Aging, and Blue Zones
By Dr.Alfred GraniteThis chapter examines human well-being by considering our evolutionary history and our unique capacity to modify our environment. It contrasts humanity's ingenuity with our biological limitations, arguin...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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14:34

Realistic Goals for Lifelong Wellness
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter focuses on creating a proper mindset for sustainable wellness, emphasizing the importance of realistic goal setting and breaking down larger objectives into manageable milestones to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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10:24

The Uniqueness of the Human Body and Morning Routines
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThis chapter explores the distinct characteristics of the human body and provides guidance on optimizing human health and well-being. It first defines humans as a keystone species due to their si...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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11:58

Sustainable Wellness for Self-Aware Living
By Dr. Alfred GraniteChapter 1 emphasizes that sustainable wellness is a lifelong journey requiring self-awareness to understand one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It presents wellness as an interconnected stat...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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11:15

Chronic Disease: Causes and Solutions
by Dr. Alfred GraniteThis Poscast discusses the evolution of human health and the factors, largely emerging since 1980, contributing to its decline, driven by the author's recent hospitalization. Dr. Granite stresses the profit...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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12:02

Mitochondria: The Masters of Cellular Life and Health
by: Dr. Alfred GraniteThis podcast created by Dr. Granite emphasizes the pivotal role of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells as the primary sites of energy production and their likely origin through endosymbiosis. He argues that these...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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12:44

The Diet we Evolved to Eat, (part two)
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite's newsletter examines why the U.S., despite its wealth and medical advancements, has a lower life expectancy than other educated wealthy nations. It attributes this issue to poor dietary habits shaped by ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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20:15

The Diet We Evolved to Eat (part one)
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite's introduces the concept that while humans evolved to survive food scarcity, modern food abundance, particularly processed options, now contributes to chronic diseases. He highlights the evolution...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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17:05

Autophagy: Cellular Renewal and the Science of Antiaging
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThis podcast explores the cellular mechanisms underlying aging and potential strategies to counteract them, emphasizing the growing scientific interest in life extension. It identifies key processes that deteriora...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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18:33

Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy: An Overview of Benefits
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDoctor Granite explains red and near-infrared (NIR) light therapy, detailing its historical origins, from ancient practices to modern scientific validation through laser and LED technology. He outlines the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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15:55

Little Secrets: Health and Longevity
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite's "Little Secrets" shares valuable, yet often overlooked, information regarding health and well-being. The document emphasizes that by understanding our inherent human flaws, such as pleasure-seeki...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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28:16

Expanding Monitored Health Data: A New Healthcare Paradigm
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThe document outlines a shift in healthcare toward preventative medicine, emphasizing remote patient monitoring (RPM) and wearable technology to lower chronic disease costs through early detection and patient engagem...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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14:43

CRISPR-Cas9
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite's newsletter explores the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, tracing its accidental discovery in bacteria to its potential for revolutionizing healthcare. It emphasizes the rigorous scientific process behi...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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10:24

Ultra-Processed Foods
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThis document highlights the dangers of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and their correlation with the rise of chronic illnesses. UPFs are factory-made products with extracted ingredients and additives, and examp...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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15:01

Hyper-Personalized Medicine
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite explores the evolution of healthcare, tracing it from ancient agricultural societies to the present. He introduces hyper-personalized medicine, a revolutionary approach tailoring treatments to individual...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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15:06

Fixing America's Heathcare Crisis
By Dr. Alfred GraniteDr. Granite's analysis reveals significant flaws in the American healthcare system, contrasting it unfavorably with systems in other developed nations. Key issues highlighted include exorbitant costs, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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11:52

Plasmapheresis and New Wellness Therapies
By Dr. Alfred GraniteThis edition of The Human Condition explores the shift from symptom-based medicine (Medicine 2.0) to root-cause-focused, preventative care (Medicine 3.0). It highlights plasmapheresis as a promising longevi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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23:31
