Key Takeaways The Menopause Shift Daily Symptoms Menopause means your monthly period has stopped for twelve months. The years before that can feel rough because hormones rise, fall and change rhythm before the final period arrives. Symptoms include; Hot flashes can last much longer than many women are told. The SWAN study found that frequent … Read more
Key Takeaways Gout Basics Uric Acid Crystals Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by urate crystals inside joints. These crystals form when uric acid stays high enough in the blood for long enough. Uric acid comes from purine breakdown, and purines come from your own cells and some foods. The body clears most … Read more
Key Takeaways Uric Acid Basics Body Waste Uric acid is made when the body breaks down purines. Purines come from your own cells and from some foods. Your body also makes purines because they are part of DNA, RNA and cell energy chemistry. Uric acid then moves through the blood and should leave mainly through … Read more
Key Takeaways Liver Fat Basics NAFLD Defined Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) means too much fat stored in the liver in people who do not drink much alcohol. It is now very common and often travels with high waist size high triglycerides high insulin and poor blood sugar control. A liver full of fat can … Read more
Key Takeaways Alcohol can feel fun in the moment, but it has real effects on the brain, heart, liver, sleep, and mood. What Alcohol Does in the Body Fast Effects Alcohol moves from your stomach and small intestine into your blood. It reaches your brain in minutes. You may feel more relaxed, talkative, or silly. … Read more
Key Takeaways The body does not use energy at random. It runs on signals that help each organ know when to store fuel, when to release it, and when to slow down or speed up. Hormones are a key part of that signal system. They travel in blood and help the brain, liver, fat tissue, … Read more
Key Takeaways The Randle cycle is a way to think about how the body chooses fuel. It helps explain why cells may burn more fat at one time and more glucose at another. It also helps show why mixed energy overload can stress normal fuel control (Randle et al., 1963 Hue and Taegtmeyer, 2009). What … Read more
Key Takeaways Metabolic syndrome describes a pattern of health signals that rise together. These signals include waist size, blood sugar, blood fats, and blood pressure. Understanding Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factor Cluster Health groups define metabolic syndrome as several risk factors occurring at the same time. These include high waist circumference, raised fasting glucose, elevated triglycerides, … Read more