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Month: February 2021

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Cardiolipin: A New Target for Bio-hackers

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Cardiolipin is a unique phospholipid that has particular importance to mitochondrial function, and therefore the production of energy for the entire body. Research increasingly reveals a diverse range of other roles, too, and suggests that losses are at least linked to ageing and disease. Here is a run down of what we know at this stage… and what to keep an eye out for in future, should cardiolipin prove to be a valuable target.

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Human Growth Hormone and The Magic Zone

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Growth hormone is crucial to human growth and development, and reduces body fat, enhances protein synthesis and therefore increases muscle mass as well as strength and aerobic exercise capacity. These benefits can inspire some to seek to increase their levels. However, as we will see, increasing levels is only beneficial if you are actually deficient. Moreover, it can have some serious drawbacks for your health, and in some cases lowering levels can be preferable. Also, all methods of manipulating levels are not equal.

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