Although I’m a Lipid Specialist, I’m always on the lookout for any medical articles that could potentially help people optimize their health. And for those of you whose spouse or significant other ever tells you that you “Look Delicious,” THIS…
In the latest installment of “Shocker! Exercise is Good!” and “Being Aerobically Fit Seems Like a Smart Idea,” THIS STUDY identified proteomic and metabolomic signatures associated with high cardiorespiratory fitness. Basically, they took people with the highest fitness levels and…
Rats have been responsible for various plagues and pestilences throughout human history, and given their fecundity and ubiquity, they are nowhere near the Endangered Species list…except for one place on the planet: the Canadian province of Alberta. But it’s not…
Writing a book results in some hilariously awkward social interactions. For example, a random person will say, “Hey, I bought your book a while ago!” At this point, I reach into my Grab Bag of Superficial Small Talk options, which…
I’ve previously written about APOC3, the “Great Inhibitor” of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) HERE as well as the Hot Mess of the ANGPTL family HERE, so before you take the plunge into this topic, I’d recommend checking out those articles! Basically,…
“Age is merely a number” –Common statement from your Medspa member friend who spends thousands of dollars every month on Botox and dermal fillers As someone who is the regular recipient of various hedged compliments with the qualifier “for your…
A interesting NEW ARTICLE on mechanisms for statin associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) has been making headlines, and in my humble opinion, it further builds on some of the existing literature attempting to describe the phenomenon. And before I present my…
Fatty liver, now known as Metabolic Associated Steatohepatitis, or MASH, now has 2 FDA-approved medications for its treatment. (This disease state was formerly known as NAFLD or NASH, but I like MASH. If visceral adiposity has led to someone becoming…
This RECENT PUBLICATION has been making headlines, and the not-so-shocking conclusion was that people who perform both regular aerobic exercise AND resistance exercise seem to die less than people who just sit around. And this goes right along with many…
“I’m the kind of crazy you weren’t warned about because no one knew this level existed.” –Usually a random girl on Instagram, but originally intended for the topic of the ANGPTL family Remember when you were a kid and you’d…
