In this episode of Reading Labs, the focus is on uric acid. Nurse Doza discusses how uric acid can act as an antioxidant but can also indicate damage in the body when elevated.
Oct 5
Strong Over Skinny: Why Muscle Matters More After 40
Muscle after 40 is the thing women are told to ignore, and it is the one that changes everything. Nurse Doza breaks down why skeletal muscle is an organ, how it makes its own estrogen, why insulin resistance shows up in muscle first, and how much protein menopause actually calls ... Show More
29m 56s
Oct 1
The Hume Band: Tracking Sleep, HRV, Oxygen & Visceral Fat at Home
In this Wellness Tech Series episode, Nurse Doza breaks down the Hume Band and why daily health data changes how he makes decisions. He walks through the metrics he checks every morning — sleep depth and wake-ups, heart rate variability as a window into stress and recovery, pulse ... Show More
2m 7s
Sep 28
MTHFR and Your Liver: The Connection Nobody Explains
Most people handed an MTHFR result never get it explained. This episode connects MTHFR and liver function — why so much of that gene's work happens in the liver, what methylation actually means in plain language, and how the pathway ties into glutathione, detoxification, and mood ... Show More
33m 57s
Nov 2022
#171 Uric acid and metabolic health with Dr David Perlmutter MD
When I was at medical school the subject of Uric acid levels was typically paired with gout, high purine levels in the diet and one of the most ubiquitous drugs, allopurinol, which is used to reduce uric acid levels by inhibiting xanthine oxidase, preventing crystals that can lod ... Show More
46m 51s
Aug 2022
The Surprising Truth of Uric Acid and How It Impacts Metabolic Health with Dr. David Perlmutter
This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Gut Food. Researchers around the globe over the past decade have discovered that uric acid, previously thought of only in terms of gout, actually plays a central role in metabolic disorders. So, how is uric acid orchestrating th ... Show More
40m 24s
Aug 2024
#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means
<p>High uric acid can cause gout, but it’s also a marker for worsened metabolic health and gut health and a contributor to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Consumption of purines can lead to high uric acid levels, but other ingredients in our food system are also ... Show More
1h 9m
