Author: haidut

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Being Sad and Lonely Accelerates Aging More Than Smoking

The title is the same as the one of the popular press article. And since feelings of…

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Endotoxin (LPS) may drive kidney damage in diabetes type II

Not much of a news, but I like adding to the, already big, pile of evidence that…

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PUFA damages mitochondria, blocks mitophagy, leads to heart damage

I can’t get access to the full study text, so the comments I have here are based…

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Hypothyroidism, deficiency of calcium, vitamin D/B12 may cause hair graying

Yet another study/article that reports a link between bioenergetics and hair color. Premature graying has been one…

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Fatty acid oxidation – linking all illness (especially cancer) with stress and diet (fasting / low-carb)

The study below is one perhaps the most comprehensive review published to date, challenging the medical dogma…

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Pregnenolone/aspirin can block cellular estrogen uptake, PUFA promotes it

I have posted in the past about the “obscure” estrogen estrone sulfate (E1S) and its role as…

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Another “paradox” – glucocorticoids cause inflammation, insulin blocks it

As many of my readers know, I am not a fan of the ubiquitous usage of both…

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Low testosterone detrimental, TRT beneficial for men with COVID-19

Within a month of the pandemic start back in early 2020, doctors were already noticing a gender-specific…

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Deliberate self-injury may be driven by systemic inflammation

This study below is not really discussing metabolic topics, but I though it would be interesting to…

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A single, low dose niacinamide drops triglycerides by 75%

Among the vitamin B3 analogs, niacin is perhaps the most famous for its ability to both raise…