Tag: inflammation
Endotoxin has a G.E.L.D.I.N.G effect, causes obesity and hypogonadism
A very interesting study proposing that the decline in gonadal function seen in obese/diabetic men is due…
PUFA and serotonin promote each other, and likely cause mental illness
I neat new study that draws a direct parallel between PUFA-driven inflammation, serotonin and depression. As the…
Vitamin E restores cardiac health after heart attack
A great study that gives vitamin E a much deserved exposure in mainstream media. A few years…
Allopregnanolone as a treatment of Alzheimer Disease (AD)
It looks like the recent FDA approval of allopregnanolone (ALLO) for postpartum depression may open the floodgates…
Chronic nerve pain may be caused by endotoxin, commercial food, and pharma drugs
I posted a few threads last year demonstrating that some cases of chronic nerve pain may be…
Progesterone may bind and deactivate endotoxin (LPS) directly
I made a few posts recently discussing the blocking effects of pregnenolone on TLR4 and TLR family…
PUFA (metabolites) drive heart failure and possibly diabetes
Over the years I have posted a number of studies on the roles of PUFA metabolites such…
Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure
As many readers know, there is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. It is of worldwide proportions,…
Blocking endotoxin (LPS) may reverse/cure diabetes type I (insulin dependent)
Yet another study demonstrating the key role of endotoxin in the pathology of perhaps the most widespread…
Endotoxin (LPS) may cause depression / anhedonia
As many readers know, anhedonia is one of the most pernicious aspects of clinical depression. It is…