“ChatGPT Says My Thyroid Might Be Underactive… What Next?”
Raised visceral fat quietly disrupts thyroid chemistry, increasing reverse T3 and lowering active T3 inside tissues. This pushes the body into metabolic “conservation mode” — slowing energy, mood and ...
28 Marras 202512min
Statins: who do you trust?
One of the greatest challenges in the online world is investigator bias. Any “expert” with a strong conviction — whether pro- or anti-statin — can easily find studies that appear to confirm their view...
24 Marras 202514min
What Your Glucose Curve Is Trying to Tell You: Why Continuous Glucose Monitoring Matters Long Before Diabetes
At Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic, we have seen a pattern: some people whose blood sugar (HbA₁c) is technically “normal” are quietly drifting towards diabetes. Their blood tests look fine — but their da...
17 Marras 202514min
What Keto and Atkins Diets Do
Multiple studies show that low-carb, high-fat diets tend to shift LDL particles toward larger, more buoyant LDL (pattern A).These particles are considered less atherogenic than small, dense LDL (patte...
10 Marras 202512min
MASLD/MASH -metabolic dysfunction -associated steatotic liver disease: What You Need to Know
MASLD is a silent but important marker of metabolic health and another consequence of raised Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT). Although often discovered by chance, it carries significant implications for...
3 Marras 202512min
The Hidden Culprit Behind Heart Disease: Small Dense LDL and the Fat You Can’t See
Small dense LDL (sdLDL) is the most harmful form of “bad cholesterol.” It forms when the liver overproduces VLDL — often driven by visceral fat and high insulin levels. Visceral fat sits deep around t...
27 Loka 202517min
Cholesterol, LDL, and what we learnt from PCSK9 mutations in familial hypercholesterolaemia
In families with inherited high cholesterol (familial hypercholesterolaemia), mutations in the PCSK9 gene have been identified which make this protein overactive. These are known as gain-of-function m...
18 Loka 202518min
So what does determine your LDL (‘bad’) Cholesterol?
In the first podcast in the series, the discussion revolves around cholesterol and the fact that while your blood LDL cholesterol determines the development of coronary plaque, your levels are more ab...
17 Loka 20259min
