This podcast episode discusses the importance of the GGT liver enzyme test in determining the presence of fatty liver disease. Nurse Doza explains that GGT levels above 30 may indicate liver inflammation and damage. However, he emphasizes that GGT alone is not sufficient to assess liver health and advises combining it with other tests like AST and ALT, as we ... Show More
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Your Liver, Your Blood Sugar & Why They’re Linked
Your liver and blood sugar are far more connected than most people realize. In this episode, Nurse Doza walks through five links between the two: how the liver stores and releases glucose, where insulin resistance actually begins, how stress and cortisol raise blood sugar without ... Show More
28m 47s
Jul 30
The Belly Fat Trap: Why Your Testosterone Keeps Dropping
In this School of Doza episode, we break down the loop between stubborn belly fat and low testosterone: fat tissue raises aromatase activity, converts testosterone into estradiol, and releases inflammatory signals that can suppress the brain-to-testes axis. He then walks through ... Show More
7m 45s
Jul 24
Your Multivitamin Might Be Missing This One Thing
In this School of Doza episode, Nurse Doza reframes "I'm so tired" as a code with five different signals—and shows how to read yours. He breaks down the five types of energy the body actually runs on: dopamine for drive, cortisol for the morning wake-up, blood sugar and mitochond ... Show More
4m 2s
Jan 2022
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - What are they?
Liver function tests (LFTs) are a group of blood tests that provide information on the function of a person's liver. This episode Dr Matt & Dr Mike explain what each liver function test represents. This includes bilirubin, albumin, AST, ALT, ALP, and GGT.**This episode is not int ... Show More
1 h
Mar 2023
How To Support Your Liver With Food, Household Products, And Supplements
This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, InsideTracker, Athletic Greens, and Nordic Naturals. A healthy liver helps your body clean your blood, combat toxic junk and chemicals in your environment, and much more. It is instrumental in keeping you from getting sick and helpin ... Show More
48m 6s
Apr 2025
The Top Foods That Help and Harm The Liver with Kristin Kirkpatrick
This episode is brought to you by Maui Nui, Levels, and Ollie. When we think about chronic disease and vital organs, the liver isn’t always the first that comes to mind—but it should be. The liver plays a role in nearly every metabolic process in the body, from stabilizing blood ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2021
#302 LFTs Triple Distilled
Fine-tune your approach to liver tests! It’s LFTs Triple Distilled! Paul and Matt channel the wisdom of hepatologist, Dr. Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper) to cover hepatocellular vs cholestatic vs mixed patterns, which tests to order, which ones to skip, how to handle isolated alkaline ... Show More
36m 14s
