Is there such a thing as Adrenal Fatigue?
Adrenal fatigue is a term applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, body aches, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems. The term often shows up in popular health books and on alternative medicine websites, but it isn't an accepted medical diagnosis.
Spartan Medical Associates Supplement Recommendations
We use an organized, common-sense approach to decipher the myriad of available and touted supplements.
The Skinny on Stevia
Are there any downsides to the sweetener stevia? Is it associated with negative effects or gastrointestinal symptoms? Does it cause sugar cravings if you’ve given up sugar?
The Economist womens HRT article
It was a combination of things. An unusual feeling of depression. Constant forgetfulness. An irregular menstrual cycle. Lucy, a British woman in her early 40s, knew that something was wrong. Two years before she had been training at the gym five times a week. Now she could barely find the energy to exercise at all thanks to chronic insomnia, a new affliction. Her demeanour had shifted from one of cheeriness to constant anxiety. Her work and her home life were suffering as a result.
Lipids Summary Attia
Millions of Americans schedule an annual physical health examination. During their visit, many can expect to get their blood drawn for a standard lipid panel, which ultimately provides the patient with a readout of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides (TGs). What virtually nobody among them will get is an apolipoprotein B (apoB) test.
Atherosclerosis, lipids, inflammation, endothelium
We only get one life on this earth and to make the most of it we need to know how to live a better quality of life and longer. To understand longevity we have to understand what disorders and processes that shorten our life span and reduce our quality of life. The 3 main disorders that eventually cause our morbidity and mortality are atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and cancer.
Coronary artery calcium scan
After last week's deep dive into the relationship between LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease, I thought it would not hurt to go a bit deeper in the weeds. You’ll recall that atherosclerosis takes the greatest proportion of lives when people are in their later years, but it’s a disease that takes a long time to evolve, starting in the first two decades of life.
How To Renew Your Body: Fasting And Autophagy
We only get one life on this earth and to make the most of it we need to know how to live a better quality of life and longer. To understand longevity we have to understand what disorders and processes that shorten our life span and reduce our quality of life. The 3 main disorders that eventually cause our morbidity and mortality are atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and cancer.