Tag: metabolic engineering
Autoimmune Diseases and Inflammation: A Metabolic Approach
Key Takeaways Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. While the exact cause is still being studied, growing evidence suggests that chronic…
Read MoreChronic Diseases
Many common chronic disease conditions are strongly associated with increased insulin resistance. This is because insulin resistance is a surrogate marker for an inefficient metabolism, leading…
Read MoreMeasuring Wellness
How can you tell if you are in the Zone? Your blood will tell. It is impossible to measure AMPK without a tissue biopsy. However, a…
Read MoreWhat Is Metabolism?
Essentially, metabolism keeps us alive. Metabolism is an exceptionally complex and ongoing dynamic balance of anabolism (building up new tissue) and catabolism (tearing down damaged tissue). …
Read MoreSenolytic Nutrition and the Molecular Biology of Wellness
There are two sides to medicine. One side is treating disease; the other side is maintaining wellness. We currently define disease by its symptoms and then…
Read MoreCovid-19 and Omega-3 Fish Oil
A recent paper has indicated that an excellent indicator that you are less likely to die from Covid-19 is totally under your control, lowering your AA/EPA ratio (1). In this…
Read MoreCancer Drugs: How Far We’ve Come
Overlooked in the Covid-19 pandemic has been our failing war against cancer. The breaking of the human genetic code in 2000 set the stage for thinking…
Read MoreEPA and DHA: The Science Behind Why You Need Both Omega-3s In Your Diet
The primary benefits of omega-3s come from their ability to resolve inflammation through the hormones they generate. The two omega-3s that have been the most widely studied for…
Read MoreManaging Covid-19 with Pro-Resolution Nutrition
In my previous blog, I discussed the realities of the coronavirus pandemic. As a quick recap, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is here to stay. That means it will be…
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