Never Give Up—Fight Illness With Strength And Science
Updated on December 1, 2025, with new Latin American Spanish and Mandarin audio versions to help readers worldwide access this content. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. Your browser does not support the audio element. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) Hoy te explico cómo la ciencia moderna está cambiando lo que creíamos…
🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) Hoy te explico cómo la ciencia moderna está cambiando lo que creíamos sobre las grasas saturadas y el riesgo de enfermedad cardíaca. Presiona el botón de reproducir para escuchar. 🇨🇳 中文（简体） 今天我要分享最新研究，说明饱和脂肪并不像我们过去认为的那样会提高心脏病风险。 请按下方的播放按钮收听。 Medical Disclaimer This article summarizes peer-reviewed research on…
Updated on December 2, 2025, with new Latin American Spanish and Mandarin audio versions to help readers worldwide access this content. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) En este audio descubrirás cómo la inteligencia artificial puede revelar riesgos cardíacos ocultos que no se ven en los chequeos…
🎧 ▶️ Press play below to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Introduction Health care costs are skyrocketing, and most of the money we spend goes toward managing chronic diseases that could have been prevented. At the root of today’s biggest killers—cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even some cancers—are problems with metabolic health,…
Hyperinsulinemia means high insulin levels. Persistent high insulin leads to conditions like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. The good news is there is something you can do about it. What is Insulin? Insulin is the primary hormone for fuel storage in the body. After eating, macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are broken down into easily…
What Happens In a Heart Attack? In a heart attack, a blockage forms in the blood vessels supplying the heart. Heart muscles die if deprived of blood supply. In the emergency room, priority is given to heart attack patients. Blood flow should be restored right away. One way is with an injectable “clot-buster” drug to…
Hair loss can be a sign of a future heart attack. Hair loss affects 50 million men and women in the U.S. The most common pattern is Androgenic Alopecia (AGA). For this article, androgenic alopecia will be referred to as hair loss. Patterns of hair loss differ between men and women. In Male Pattern Hair…
Loose teeth may be periodontitis, and they may have Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Conversely, if someone has poorly controlled diabetes, they may have periodontitis. Periodontal disease is a disease of the mouth caused by germs that weakens the attachment of the tooth to the gums that ultimately leads to loss of teeth. Signs and symptoms…
There is a dose-response relationship between physical activity and length of life. The more and vigorous the movement, the longer the life. That was the topic of Physical Activity Correlates with Life Span. The more powerful the movement, the longer the life. So how does the body do that? How can movement and exercise make…
Is it to lower blood sugar? It is just plain “common sense,” right? The pervading logic of Type 2 diabetes treatment is that since it is an issue of high blood sugar, then the lower the blood sugar, the better is the patient. But is that all? Is there a higher purpose as to why…
The Challenge When John was still a baby, his body organs bragged about who can make John healthy and live the longest. They all agreed on a competition. The brain said, “Since I can think, I can make John live the longest.” Not so said the heart, “I supply the blood, as long as I…
What Is Resistance Training? Resistance training is muscle contraction against an external force. Weight training using barbells, weight machines, and bodyweight exercises are all resistance exercises. For this article, we will focus on barbell training and the effect on the different organ systems. Central Nervous System – The Brain Improves cognition and strength. High‐intensity progressive…
Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, marked by pain, redness, swelling, and heat. While external symptoms are recognizable, internal inflammation often goes unnoticed, leading to severe health issues like insulin resistance and diabetes. Regular blood sugar monitoring can help detect and prevent chronic inflammation before serious damage occurs.
LDL, the so-called “Bad Cholesterol” is not really cholesterol. LDL stands for Low-Density Lipoprotein. Role of Lipoproteins Whenever we eat fat or oil in our meal, they have to be transported with the blood. But blood is similar to water, and we know that water and oil do not mix. To be transported, the fat…
Erectile Dysfunction as a sign of Heart Disease
This article was updated with audio on August 20, 2025. 🎧 ▶️ Press play below to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Introduction Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a group of conditions that include high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar, low HDL, and high triglycerides. The combination of the separate components of…
