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August 09, 2020 If you heard a story of a physician contacting COVID, his oxygen saturation plunging into the 80 within hours, and then his recovery in 3-4 hours, you might be skeptical.  That would be prudent.  And then you might explore. Ok, here it is. First point.  Viruses are invading pathogens that have to… Continue reading Corona Virus CURE might be in the Offing: Peptide Therapies Mature

August 02, 2020 It’s not “just the flu”.  It’s not “just a virus”.  It’s a secret organ killer, and we don’t understand yet just where it chooses to strike and how awful it is when it does.  This week’s finding is on heart disease.  COVID attacks the heart. We first had a report in early… Continue reading Corona Virus is FAR WORSE that we thought – It’s Horrible for your Heart

July 27, 2020 Have you ever heard of interferon?  Perhaps with cancer?  That’s what this column is for.  I want to explain it in layman’s terms so that you understand it.  And perhaps, understand how to benefit and turn your own interferon on. Interferons are the proteins you make to fight back early against viruses… Continue reading COVID Strategy: Interferon

July 26, 2020  Lose weight, eat fat! Go Keto! All the admonitions to eat fat so that you can lose weight. Is it real? What is the underlying premise and how does that all work? And is there a dark under-belly of problems? Well yes. Let’s explain so that you understand the nuance. First of… Continue reading How A High Fat Diet Makes you Diabetic

July 12, 2020 I have a bottle of resveratrol sitting here in my closest.  I stopped taking it. Should I take it.  Does it do any good?  I can only take so many supplements.  Is it worthy of being on the list of the total I can handle? It does have a role.  Let me… Continue reading Understanding Longevity V: Does Resveratrol Really Make Me Live Longer?

July 05, 2020 “My tummy keeps getting fatter, and I’m not even gaining weight!” she said.  This is such a common complaint in my practice, I could recite it for you.  You are age 57, postmenopausal, and you feel like your tummy won’t get smaller, no matter what you do.  And it gets worse!  Here… Continue reading Belly Fat Predicts Dementia in Women

June 27, 2020 References:  David Sinclair’s Lifespan, Cancer Metabolism, Diabetolgica, J Diabetes Complications, Cell Metabolism,  Alright.  We’ve got you to understand that your DNA falling apart is not why you age.  Sinclair argues, succinctly and convincingly that it is the degradation of the episome information tagged onto your DNA and maintained by the sirtuin family of proteins that defines… Continue reading Understanding Longevity IV: NAD+ and Metformin

June 20, 2020 References:  David Sinclair’s LifeSpan, JAMA Int Med, Experimental Gerontology, JACC, Biochemie, JAMANetwork, Cell,  David Sinclair has been researching the molecular basis of aging for his entire career. His book convincingly argues that it is the degradation of your epigenome that causes aging. That makes it a disease that can be addressed. Your genes are inviolable, digital information that… Continue reading Understanding Longevity III: What You Can Do to Protect and Defend Your Epigenome

June 14, 2020 References:  David Sinclair’s LifeSpan, ZYMO Research,  Last week we learned that the information that defines our “genetic” code is expressed in two fashions. First, we have precise, digital code enshrined in DNA that has to be copied precisely with inviolable accuracy, and has to be repaired instantly if damage. The best estimate is… Continue reading Understanding Longevity II: The Horvath Clock

June 12, 2020 Much Higher Doses of K2 CURES Osteoporosis Breaking bones is one of the great dangers of aging. One in five men and one in three women over age 50 will do so. Osteopenia is present in all of us. What’s going on? We shouldn’t be here. And if that’s the case, how… Continue reading Much More K2 Stops Bone Loss