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Do you know about this important cardiovascular risk factor?

This post is about a cardiovascular risk factor you may not have heard about, even though it may be one of the most important…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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A lesser-known benefit of a plant based diet

You may not have heard about Trimethylamine oxide (TMAO), but this metabolite is created by the bacterial flora in the gut in response to…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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Reasons for eating a plant based diet

There are many reasons why eating a plant based diet makes sense. This research included 131, 342 participants. Of this, 85 013 were women (64.7%) and…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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Improve your genetic potential

While we can’t change our genes yet, we can however improve the expression of our genes. There are several factors that affect how we express our…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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This function is involved in a variety conditions from viral diseases to heart disease, stroke and diabetes

Vascular endothelial cells line the entire circulatory system, from the heart to the smallest capillaries. The endothelium is the inner layer of the blood vessels…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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How to avoid activating a metabolic pathway that promotes plaque in the arteries

When choline and carnitine are metabolized by the intestinal bacteria, a metabolite called trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) can be formed. TMAO triggers inflammation (Seldin MM, et.al., 2016). Other…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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What are some of the effects of elevated blood sugar?

Hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose) causes glycation of proteins, it damages the protein. This generates free radicals adversely affecting lipids, DNA and proteins in various tissues.…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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What type of protein is best if you want to live longer?

Does the source of protein really matter as long as we get an adequate supply? That’s exactly what the researchers of the following study…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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How to protect the cartilage of your joints from oxidative stress and degeneration.

source src=""https://tissuerecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/untitled_x264.mp4""> Oxidative stress tends to increase as we get older and contributes to cell death of cartilage. It also damages other tissue.…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

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What are the benefits of breathing through your nose?

A large amount of nitric oxide (NO) production takes place in the epithelium of the paranasal sinuses. Why is that important? Nitric…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

Do you know about this important cardiovascular risk factor?

A lesser-known benefit of a plant based diet

Reasons for eating a plant based diet

Improve your genetic potential

This function is involved in a variety conditions from viral diseases to heart disease, stroke and diabetes

How to avoid activating a metabolic pathway that promotes plaque in the arteries

What are some of the effects of elevated blood sugar?

What type of protein is best if you want to live longer?

How to protect the cartilage of your joints from oxidative stress and degeneration.

What are the benefits of breathing through your nose?

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