Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Low thyroid, cholesterol, vitamin D/K linked to depression and suicide
One of the few studies out there that dared to touch the “metabolic theory” of depression. Namely,…
Fish oil (omega-3) causes, not prevents cardiovascular disease (CVD)
A rather damning finding, and it was based on one of the largest studies to date examining…
Childhood stress causes muscle dysfunction in adulthood by damaging oxidative metabolism
Yet another study demonstrating that many mysterious, and sometimes severe/fatal (e.g. ALS) muscle-related conditions may be not…
SSRI drugs, serotonin (5-HT) can cause chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Mainstream medicine does not officially recognize the condition commonly known as CFS. Depending on which doctor one…
Stress/cortisol/aldosterone cause kidney disease; pregnenolone/progesterone treat it
The condition known as chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most common long-term co-morbidity of…
Intermittent fasting has no benefits, ups risk of dying from heart disease
The bad news for the intermittent fasting crowd (and by extension, for the low-carb crowd as well)…
Estrogen and cortisol inhibit mitochondrial oxidation, vitamin E reverses the inhibition
More specifically, those steroids inhibit NADH (also known as DPNH) oxidation in the mitochondria, which shifts the…
PUFA intake during pregnancy is neuro-, cardio, and hepato-toxic to offspring
So much for the recommendation to increase PUFA intake during pregnancy, which is a mantra virtually all…
The pro-metabolic drug DNP, banned by FDA, may treat most diseases
The chemical 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) is one of the oldest (and most successful) weight loss drugs. It works…
An estrogen metabolite may drive pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Just a few minutes ago I did a post on the causative role of estrogen and its…