Brad King MS, MFS In the realm of cardiovascular health, the winds of change are reshaping our understanding of heart disease risk factors. Traditionally, high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were considered the primary villain in the narrative of cardiovascular disease. However, recent research has begun to draw the curtain back on a more complex scene, revealing actors that play roles equally, if not more, critical in the development of heart disease: insulin resistance, C-reactive protein (CRP), and the nuanced world of LDL particle size. The Unseen Culprits: Insulin Resistance and CRP Insulin resistance, a condition where cells in...
Contrary to popular belief, cholesterol is not necessarily the enemy it has been portrayed to be. Adequate cholesterol levels are vital for hormonal health, brain function, and cell membrane integrity.
Enter David Sinclair, the maverick researcher who has forever changed our understanding of aging with his ground-breaking book, Lifespan[3]. Dr. Sinclair's work focuses on a set of genes called sirtuins. Sirtuins happen to be one of nature’s most prominent emergency switches responsible for controlling the speed of our biological clocks.