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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…

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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…

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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)…

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Inhibiting dopamine breakdown reverses obesity WITHOUT caloric restriction

Yet another study showing that the dogma we have been fed for decades – eat less and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…