Dr. Goodyear

microgreens are packed full of nutrition--more so than their parent plants.  This study claims to be the first to proves so.

Women with night sweats have increased risk (33%) of heart disease.

Women with hot flashes and night sweats have increased cardiovascular risk compared to women that do not.

Vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in women.

Elevated androgens are associated increasing insulin, insulin resistance, and inflammation (as measured by CRP).

Only abstract available here. Exact complexity of the signaling involved in PCOS is yet to be determined, but increased androgens in women is proving to be a strong link between PCOS and metabolic dysfunction.

Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease in some studies.  Hyperandrogenism is associated with increased CVD in women with PCOS. This study found that elevated androgen levels in non obese women with/without PCOS was associated with lower MPV values.  This stands in contrast to other studies. 

Small study of 2 men with type II diabetes finds fasting glucose levels negatively correlate with total and free Testosterone levels, HgbA1c negatively correlated with SHBG only, total cholesterol and LDL negatively correlated with SHBG and total testosterone.  The prevalence of type II diabetes was higher with low free Testosterone than total Testosterone, but both were statistically significant.

Vitamin C is hepatoprotective.  This review highlights the proposed methods by which vitamin C reduces ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, LDH, malondialdegyde...

Study finds vitamin C, vitamin E, Magnesium, selenium... associated with decreased negative effects elicited by Lead.  Lead has been shown to induce an elevation in liver enzymes and vitamin C has been shown to reduce this effect through its antioxidant activity.

study finds Pb and Hg associated with increased cardiometabolic risk factors.  Elevated liver enzymes found to be positively associated with serum Pb levels.  Metabolic Syndrome was found to be associated with higher Pb and Hg levels.

Relora reduced the perception of stress as well as cortisol levels after 4 weeks.

Lead and organic solvent exposure associated with increased liver function tests, indicating liver damage.

Lead toxicity associated with liver damage and elevated liver enzymes in case study.

Low Testosterone results in increased protein degradation.

muscle satellite cells defined

low T in men, small study, found to decrease muscle growth, decreased strength as a result, decrease in fat oxidation/breakdown and increase in fat stores.  Low T turns the muscle:fat ratio in men upside down--the result is a metabolic derailment.

Testosterone therapy in men with low T is associated with an increase in protein synthesis and thus an increase in muscle mass.

small study finds that Testosterone therapy in elderly men increased protein synthesis, muscle mass, and increase in strength.

Testosterone promotes muscle mass increase through increased protein synthesis.