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Oxford PhD and Harvard MD focused on metabolism, cardiometabolic risk, brain aging, and nutrition science.
Can you fix Lp(a) With Diet? Let's go inside the artery... 1/2) Lp(a) is a genetically determined risk factor for cardiovascular disease. But that doesn't mean you can't change your risk. In today's deep-dive video (21 minutes, just released and linked I the comments), we delve into a new mechanistic perspective on how Lp(a) damages blood vessels. We also explore whether a well-formulated ketogenic diet can help interrupt this mechanism.
1/2) New placebo-controlled human randomized controlled trial finds creatine + a specific probiotic is effective in treating depression. The mechanism is fascinating, involving the probiotic increasing creatine transporters in the gut, leading to increased brain energy metabolism. If you're passionate about this...
Lp(a) is the new Voldemort of cardiology—a genetically determined risk factor that can raise your risk of heart disease by >200%. And while elevated Lp(a) is largely written into your DNA, there’s good news: You may be able to neutralize its...
Sleep loss can causally drive heart disease. 1/2) Here's how it works: Sleep loss causes release of a brain hormone (hypocretin) --> goes to bone marrow to simulate the production of inflammatory cells --> these go to arteries and drive atherosclerosis But...
