Category Lipids

It’s a Dirty Job Being the Voice of Reason

On a near-daily basis, people from across the country send me health-related Instagram reels, Podcasts, and articles asking for my opinion.  And although I am continually humbled and honored to be a trusted resource on these matters, I admittedly sometimes…

Got Milk? Prolactin and Lipids!

“Got Milk?” -Ridiculous slogan from the 1990s accompanied by various celebrities featuring comically inappropriate white mustaches Prolactin is a fascinating hormone.  If you possess the requisite anatomical machinery for milk production and are currently breastfeeding, then you’ll have “physiologic” hyperprolactinemia. …

The Testo Manifesto

This NEW ARTICLE about “off-label” testosterone prescription and risk of cardiovascular events has been making the headlines largely buried beneath the litany of ads telling guys that their total testosterone of 650 “isn’t high enough.” And although it was a…

The Structure of PCSK9? It’s Tricky! LIPID NERD ALERT!!!

It’s tricky With drug design To stop the PCSK9 It’s tricky! (Tricky, tricky, tricky)! –Rumored Lipid Remix of Run DMC’s iconic hit “It’s Tricky”  Unpublished data suggests that Lipid Learning is enhanced when disseminated in hip-hop format, and I’ve been…