Sir Isaac Newton’s insights apply to your retirement plans and trajectory. His first law of motion captures the challenge plain and simple: an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. It highlights the concept of inertia,Read
A comprehensive plan for patients taking GLP-1s is crucial—no matter how you feel about it. When GLP-1 agonists first hit the market, frustrated Americans eagerly embraced them as a miracle cure for weight loss, obesity and diabetes. Since then, the use of GLP-1s has skyrocketed, with some data showingRead
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is a crucial structural protein found in atherogenic lipoproteins, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL), and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]. Unlike other lipid markers such as LDL-C, which measure cholesterol content, ApoB provides a direct count of the number of atherogenic lipoprotein particles, makingRead
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a key cellular component in virtually all forms of life. While best known for its major role in energy metabolism, NAD is also essential in many signaling pathways. As a result, many NAD-dependent proteins involved in signaling reactions serve as metabolic sensors in the cellRead
As a medical education specialist at a functional medicine laboratory, I speak with clinicians daily about their patient’s stool test results. Alcohol use as a cause for abnormal results is often overlooked or is not regarded as a serious enough gut toxicant, especially in casual drinkers. But how many ofRead
Protecting endothelial function is central to a comprehensive cardiovascular care protocol—here’s how ubiquinol helps. With the number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases on the rise, heart health remains a growing concern for practitioners. Over the past three decades, cardiovascular-related deaths have been steadily increasing, and in 2021, heart diseaseRead
