by Dr. G. Pepper | Sep 18, 2011 | general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, Uncategorized
Lu posts these concerns to Metabolism.com My boyfriend is in his early 40′s and has been taking testosterone therapy. Instead of his levels increasing, they have decreased…his total is now in the single digits. He takes very good care of himself as he is a fitness...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Aug 24, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, metabolism, misc, Uncategorized, weight loss
A potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin, recently failed to gain approval from the FDA. What makes this rejection noteworthy is that the new medication works by a completely new mechanism causing the kidney to excrete sugar from the blood into the...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Aug 18, 2011 | diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
Zach points out that most of the posts about thyroid treatment issues at metabolism.com are from women. That makes sense because autoimmune thyroid disease is approximately 10 times more common in women than men. But man or woman, thyroid hormone treatment is still...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Aug 2, 2011 | fitness, general health & nutrition, hormones, weight gain
John has recently been diagnosed with low testosterone levels and sends metabolism.com this inquiry: John writes; I’m so glad I found this site! About a month ago I was diagnosed with low T – mine is 140. Very, very low. Symptoms were NO libido, fatigue, massive...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jul 6, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, Uncategorized
The lawsuits against Avandia are being prepared and opportunists are lining up for a payday. Unfortunately, everyone else will wind up a loser, and here’s why. Avandia, one of only two available medicines with unique properties to treat diabetes, was approved in...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jun 17, 2011 | diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, thyroid, weight loss
Michelle shares her success story with T3. Michelle’s story demonstrates how combination therapy with T4 and T3 can be clinically superior to T4 (Synthroid, Levothyroxine) alone. In her story she mentions Wilson’s syndrome which I personally think is a...