Something feels off
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The doctor has named it; you want to understand what it is doing in your body.
Blood sugar, pressure, lipids & heart
- Type 2 Diabetes & PrediabetesType 2 diabetes is not simply eating too much sugar.Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism5 stations
- HypertensionThe cruelest thing about high blood pressure is that it doesn't hurt.Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism5 stations
- Cold hands and feetThe skin of the hands and feet has arteriovenous shunts that the brain shuts first when the body is cool, to protect core temperature. Cold hands in a…Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism5 stations
- Palpitations and skipped beatsPalpitations mean you have noticed your own heartbeat. They are common and mostly not dangerous, but 75% of people get them again within a year. Even…Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism6 stations
- Fatty Liver · MASLD (formerly NAFLD)Fatty liver means liver cells packed with fat droplets they were never meant to hold, so that the liver is being used as a fat store.Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism5 stations
- Dyslipidemia · understanding cholesterolWhen you read a lipid panel, don't fix on the total-cholesterol line alone.Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism5 stations
- CGM for the Metabolically HealthyA continuous glucose monitor (CGM) measures sugar in the interstitial fluid under the skin — the fluid between cells — not in the blood inside your…Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism6 stations
- Stroke · the one thing most likely to happen to youThe brain is only about 2% of body weight, yet it uses about a fifth of the body's oxygen and energy (Raichle 2002).Metabolism & weight · Heart & metabolism6 stations
Uric acid, kidney stones & anaemia
- Gout & HyperuricemiaGout is an acute inflammation that happens when there is so much uric acid in the blood that it comes out of solution as needle-shaped crystals in a…Metabolism & weight · Urate, kidneys & anaemia5 stations
- HyperuricemiaHyperuricemia, put plainly, means uric acid running high on a lab report.Metabolism & weight · Urate, kidneys & anaemia5 stations
- Kidney StonesA kidney stone is a small stone that forms as minerals in urine slowly crystallize.Metabolism & weight · Urate, kidneys & anaemia5 stations
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia · when blood can't carry oxygenAnemia does not mean less blood.Metabolism & weight · Urate, kidneys & anaemia7 stations
Thyroid & PCOS
- Hashimoto's ThyroiditisHashimoto's thyroiditis (Hashimoto's for short) is the immune system mistaking its own thyroid — the gland at the front of the neck that sets how fast…Metabolism & weight · Thyroid & hormones5 stations
- Polycystic Ovary SyndromePolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal conditions in women of reproductive age.Metabolism & weight · Thyroid & hormones5 stations
- Inositol & PCOS · A Plausible Mechanism, Not Proven MagicYou may have seen inositol in a trying-to-conceive group or a supplement ad: plenty of people take it as a natural metformin or a fertility wonder.Metabolism & weight · Thyroid & hormones5 stations
- Thyroid Nodules · this is how the organ is builtAn ultrasound that finds a thyroid nodule most likely is not showing a bad thing that has grown in you.Metabolism & weight · Thyroid & hormones6 stations
Gut, liver & gallbladder
- Irritable Bowel SyndromeIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a long-running condition in which the belly hurts again and again and bowel habits change along with it: the pain…Organ conditions · Gut & liver5 stations
- ConstipationConstipation is more than a few days without a bowel movement.Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- GERDHeartburn and acid regurgitation are stomach acid washing back up into the esophagus.Organ conditions · Gut & liver4 stations
- Functional dyspepsiaA normal endoscopy, yet you fill up after a few bites or your upper belly hurts: usually the stomach is working wrongly, not imagined trouble. About 1…Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- Gas and bloatingFeeling bloated and a belly that actually swells are two different things; people who always feel bloated often have no more gas than others, they…Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- Acute diarrheaDiarrhea is the gut releasing more water than it takes back; most clears up on its own, and the danger is the water and salt lost with it, especially…Organ conditions · Gut & liver5 stations
- HemorrhoidsEveryone has anal cushions that help seal the anus; when their supports loosen, they swell and slide down, and become hemorrhoids. The typical sign is…Organ conditions · Gut & liver5 stations
- Gut microbiome · your second genomeSome of what you swallow is not yours to digest.Organ conditions · Gut & liver5 stations
- The Gut-Brain AxisNeeding the toilet when you are nervous, and feeling low when your stomach is upset: behind these everyday experiences is a real two-way communication…Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- H. pylori · a cause of cancer you can clearStomach acid kills almost every bacterium swallowed with food.Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- Foodborne Illness · what actually hurts people in the kitchenThe same meal can floor you by two opposite mechanisms: sometimes live bacteria get into the gut and keep multiplying; sometimes the bacteria died…Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- Hepatitis B · 75 million quiet housematesDrugs can hold hepatitis B down, but they almost never clear it.Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
- Celiac diseaseCeliac disease is not being sensitive to bread.Organ conditions · Gut & liver4 stations
- Inflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not a food allergy.Organ conditions · Gut & liver4 stations
Skin, hair & mouth
- Mouth ulcersRecurring mouth ulcers are a local immune reaction in the lining of the mouth and are not contagious. Most are under 1 cm and heal in 7 to 10 days…Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth6 stations
- Acne · 4 mechanisms + the real diet storyAcne is not a dirty face.Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth5 stations
- Hair LossTo understand hair loss, first know that every hair goes through a growth cycle; it is not planted once and left there.Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth5 stations
- Gray HairHair color is made on the spot by melanocytes in the follicle during the growth phase, and it is settled once the strand leaves the scalp. A white…Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth7 stations
- Inflammatory skin disease · eczema as the thread, psoriasis alongsideAtopic dermatitis is the most common kind of eczema.Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth6 stations
- PeriodontiumPeriodontitis is not just a matter of teeth that were not brushed clean enough.Organ conditions · Skin, hair & mouth5 stations
Immunity, breathing & infection
- Immune Aging & InflammagingAn aging immune system is not weaker across the board; it is out of balance.Organ conditions · Immunity & airways5 stations
- Cold, Flu & AllergyA blocked, runny nose can come from three completely different mechanisms: rhinoviruses slowly copying themselves in the lining of the nose; influenza…Organ conditions · Immunity & airways6 stations
- Nutrition & Cancer RiskA single food on its own rarely decides whether you get cancer.Organ conditions · Immunity & airways6 stations
- Chronic coughCough is a protective reflex that can be turned up. In adults it is chronic only after 8 weeks; then the question is what turned the reflex up.Organ conditions · Immunity & airways7 stations
- Chronic low-grade inflammationChronic low-grade inflammation is a small fire in the body that never quite goes out.Organ conditions · Immunity & airways5 stations
- UTI and cranberryMost urinary tract infections (UTIs) begin when E.Organ conditions · Immunity & airways4 stations
Head, eyes & ears
- Eyes · Myopia · ScreensThink of the eye as a camera.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses5 stations
- Cognitive Aging & Cognitive ReserveGrowing old is not the same as developing dementia.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses6 stations
- Tension-Type HeadacheMuch of what people simply call a headache is this one.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses5 stations
- MigraineMigraine is an attack that starts in the brain: endings of the trigeminal nerve, which supplies the meninges (the membranes wrapped around the brain),…Organ conditions · Nerves & senses5 stations
- Tinnitus · mostly not the ear ringingTinnitus sounds like the ear ringing, but the sound is mostly not produced by the ear.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses3 stations
Bones, reproduction & urinary
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia · BPHThe prostate is a ring of gland tissue wrapped around the outlet of the bladder.Organ conditions · Bone, muscle & pelvis6 stations
- EndometriosisEndometriosis is tissue similar to the lining of the uterus growing outside the uterus, most often on the ovaries, on the lining of the pelvis (the…Organ conditions · Bone, muscle & pelvis6 stations
- Sarcopenia · The Quiet Loss of MuscleSarcopenia is the loss of three things at once: the amount of skeletal muscle, the force it can produce, and the everyday movements it can carry out.Organ conditions · Bone, muscle & pelvis5 stations
- OsteoporosisThe easiest thing to miss about osteoporosis is that, day to day, it causes almost no sensation.Organ conditions · Bone, muscle & pelvis5 stations
Smoking, drugs & environment
- Microplastics + NanoplasticsYou eat it and breathe it every day: bottled water, takeout boxes, tea bags, and indoor dust all contain microplastics.Organ conditions · Exposures6 stations
- Environmental Exposures · PFAS, Air & PlasticsMost harmful substances in the environment do not knock you down in one dose.Organ conditions · Exposures5 stations
- Drug–Nutrient Interactions · Does long-term medication need a top-up?Some medicines taken every day quietly change how the body absorbs or holds on to one particular nutrient while they treat the illness.Organ conditions · Exposures5 stations
- SmokingEach puff delivers three kinds of things at once: oxidants drain antioxidant reserves, carbon monoxide takes over oxygen's places in the blood, and…Organ conditions · Exposures7 stations