Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Iron drives heart failure by fattening the heart; iron chelators may prevent/cure
Recommending high intake of iron is one of the most common dietary recommendations of registered dieticians, as…
Young age, instead of old, is now a risk factor for stroke…even without predisposing conditions
Just a week or so ago I did a post on the unfolding epidemic of cancer in…
Gut bacteria causes rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…and likely all other “autoimmune” conditions
After decades of fraudulent theories on the origins and development of RA, the study below seems to…
NSAID drugs, except aspirin, linked to heart failure
The link between NSAID usage (except aspirin) and heart attacks is not new, but I decided to…
Endotoxin (LPS) – a reliable biomarker of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
It looks like more and more medical groups are waking up to the important role LPS plays…
Fasting/exercise decreases androgens, increases aldosterone (and possibly cortisol/estrogens) in women
I often get criticized that I rely too much on animal studies, so here is a human…
Low testosterone (T) may drive kidney and liver disease (NAFLD) in men
As many of my readers know, the “normal” range for T has been changed multiple times over…
Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer are bioenergetic diseases; PUFA may be the cause
The bad news for PUFA (in this case linoleic acid) just keep piling on. At this point,…
Impaired OXPHOS by high ketones drives heart failure
Just a few weeks after my post on how excessive fatty acid oxidation (FAO) drives cancer, below…
A global epidemic of cancer in the young
I did a post about 2 years ago where I stated that “the young have now become…