Fat increases estrogen synthesis, even in menopausal females; glucose lowers it
A fascinating study, which provides a number of important findings and insights. First, the study shows that…
PUFA (linoleic acid) is a true estrogen, similar to estradiol
This is one of those studies that, in my view, largely puts the debate about PUFA to…
Aversion to bitter taste may be a sign of endotoxin/LPS overload, chronic disease
Just a few days ago I did a post about a study, which showed that endotoxin (LPS)…
Inhibiting dopamine breakdown reverses obesity WITHOUT caloric restriction
Yet another study showing that the dogma we have been fed for decades – eat less and…
Reduced availability/oxidation of glucose sufficient to cause heart failure (HF)
Yet another “mysterious” idiopathic condition turns out to be nothing but metabolic dysregulation in disguise. Also, unlike…
Blocking serotonin (5-HT) stops withdrawal symptoms in addicts
The role of 5-HT and other stress mediators such as cortisol, adrenaline, estrogen, prolactin, histamine, etc has…
Another “paradox” – elevated cortisol, from high-fat diet, increases inflammation
Over the last year or so I posted about several studies demonstrating that even short-term usage of…
Raising DHT levels even only in the brain reverses systemic atherosclerosis
As my readers know, I have been a fan of the strong, non-aromatizable androgen DHT for a…
Androgens, glucocorticoids are antagonistic – former inhibit, latter promote fat gain
As most of my readers know, androgenic steroids are considered extremely dangerous by medicine and are in…
Serotonin (5-HT) drives diabetes and liver disease, blocking it is therapeutic
After more than a decade of doing research in bioenergetics, I have come to the conclusion that…