Dr Alfredo Franco-Obregon: Age-Defying Muscles, QuantumTX | Health Geeks Ep 11

In this episode, our founder Jing Zhi talks to Dr Alfredo Franco-Obregon to find out the science behind QuantumTX's BIXEPS machine as well as its benefits. Transcript: https://allwin.co/content/tech-for-ag... ➡️ ALLWIN (Our Platform/Startup) Website: https://allwin.co Newsletter: https://allwinbulletin.substack.com/ Instagram:   / allwin.co   LinkedIn:   / allwin-services-pte-ltd   ➡️ ALLSET (Healthy Ageing Consultancy) Website: https://allset.sg​ Newsletter: https://allset.substack.com/ Instagram:   / allset.sg   LinkedIn:   / allset-singapore   Facebook:   / allset.sg   0:00 Episode Preview 1:21 Guest and company introduction 1:41 New Health Geeks feature: ALLWIN updates 2:17 Benefit of BIXEPS machine 2:46 How BIXEPS machine works 4:44 Metabolic role of muscles 8:52 How degeneration and regeneration rates change with age 10:57 Mechanotransduction and ageing 14:14 What BIXEPS machine aims to achieve 16:38 Evidence from model systems 20:26 Evidence from human studies 21:23 Promising but not a cure-all 29:38 Detoxification role of muscles 33:32 BIXEPS machine for athletes 36:17 Ongoing research on anti-cancer properties 42:44 Ongoing research on diabetes and muscle-fat crosstalk 46:33 Future direction and use cases 50:44 Correlation between mitochondria health and human health