Tag: metabolism

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Wasting syndrome (cachexia) driven by low metabolism/NAD+; can be blocked/reversed

One of those articles that fully corroborates Ray’s views that metabolism is central not only to “function”,…

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Age-related inflammation driven by declining mitochondrial function; menopause likely reversible

Yet another study demonstrating the key role metabolism plays in aspects of health firmly considered by medicine…

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A reductive state (high GSH, NAC, NADH/NAD+ ratio, etc), activates the cortisol/estrogen pathways; oxidizing/ pro-metabolic agents block them

Ray mentioned in a few of his articles that a reductive state, characterized by a buildup of…

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Mitochondria are alive and interchangeable across species, may explain differences in intelligence across latter

Just a quick post that suggests once again that metabolism is the key determinant of intelligence and…

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Glaucoma may be a metabolic condition, vitamin B1 (thiamine) may treat it

Just a few hours ago I did a post about myopia being metabolic in origin and, as…

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The origins of sleep may be metabolic – to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS), driven by fat oxidation

A fascinating study that again highlights the central role metabolism plays in activities medicine considers weakly linked…

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Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder may be metabolic diseases, driven by insulin resistance

A fascinating study that not only proves again that metabolism is at the core of conditions that…

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High serotonin (5-HT), not low dopamine (DA) per se, as the main driver of Parkinson Disease (PD)

I have several posts on my blog of studies demonstrating that 5-HT antagonists have demonstrated pr-eclinical activity…

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PUFA is incompatible with and directly toxic to mammalian mitochondria

This is one of the few studies that presents direct and largely indisputable biochemical evidence for the…

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HUMAN STUDY: Niacinamide can help recover from (long) COVID-19

It looks like medicine is starting to look more and more into metabolic therapies for a variety…