Question: How to lower Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)? Carrie: SHBG is like bane of my existence. I have no idea how to get SBHG down once it’s up. Boy, I actually talk to practitioners about this all the time to figure that out. I would agree that supplements that for SHBG, it’s very hit or …
Whether pets such as cats and dogs can get COVID-19 is a subject of emerging controversy. Just today, a preprint* originally released on March 31 suggesting pets can be infected was published in Science. On the other hand, a new preprint was released today suggesting domestic pets under typical domestic circumstances are not being infected. …
Question: Why does estrogen regulate tryptophan metabolism? Chris: I think that it’s basically the body trying to make sure that the baby has enough niacin because chronic estrogen exposure would occur during pregnancy. When I was doing my niacin research, one thing that I found is that women seem to need more total niacin than …
Two days ago, Seattle-based public health researchers released a new study as a preprint* suggesting that COVID-19 cases spread throughout communities within Washington state for 4-6 weeks before the first community-acquired case had been identified. This is deeply concerning, because it suggests that by the time the first case is identified in a community it …
Question: Insomnia is different between people who are and aren’t on HRT? Carrie: Yes, sort of. If it’s strictly a hormone issue, if she says, “I’ve never had insomnia. I turned 45 and I got insomnia. And, oh, by the way, I’m also having irregular periods and hot flashes and night sweats and all this …
If you lose your sense of smell, what are the chances you have COVID-19? A new study released today as a preprint suggests that if you lose your sense of taste or smell, you have a 61.7% chance of having COVID-19. Preprints are studies destined for peer-reviewed journals that have yet to be peer-reviewed. Because …