Nick Norwitz MD PhD
Oxford PhD and Harvard MD focused on metabolism, cardiometabolic risk, brain aging, and nutrition science.
Creatine Plus Probiotic Eases Depression via Gut‑brain Energy Boost
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 topic, please share. If you want the deep dive, keep reading...
Trim Visceral Fat to Neutralize High Lp(a) Risk
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 Deprivation Triggers Hormone That Fuels Heart Disease
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...