A link to the association of gout with Alzheimer’s disease, and how treating gout is associated with a marked reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease. This association is largely explained by a relationship of fructose with Alzheimer’s disease that we also …
Article – The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Could Alzheimer’s disease be a maladaptation of an evolutionary survival pathway mediated by intracerebral fructose and uric acid metabolism?
Our Food May Be Giving Us Alzheimer’s Disease, New Research Says Our Western diet of has been linked to higher risks of heart disease and diabetes, liver disease, strokes, and multiple types of cancer. It is the lead cause of …
Video – Insulin Resistance is Normal, with Dr. Ken D. Berry
A fun, spirited discussion with Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube that discusses the fructose-based biologic switch that drives obesity, the role of uric acid in obesity, the benefits of the keto diet, and the effect of keto diets on kidney …
Podcast – Optimal Protein Podcast (Fast Keto) with Vanessa Spina – Why We Get Fat & How to Fix It with Dr. Rick Johnson
An interview with Vanessa Spina on why we get fat and what we can do about it. A deep dive into what we have in common with hibernating animals, on the switch that animals use to gain weight, how we …
Article: The Taste for Uric Acid
While there are four tastes on the tongue that are well known (sweet, salty, sour and bitter), there is a fifth taste known as umami. Umami is sometimes called the savory taste, and it is one reason we like beer, …
Article: The Sweet Pain of Gout
While not well know, sugar, and especially the component of sugar known as fructose , makes uric acid when it is metabolized. One soft drink can raise your uric acid significantly. Here we talk about the relationship of sugar, sweet …
Podcast: With Jesse Chappus – How to TURN OFF Your Fat Storage Switch to STOP GAINING WEIGHT
Why does Nature want us to be Fat? How obesity is occurring not only in humans but in pets and zoos. How climate change can increase our risk for obesity. Are umami foods healthy or do they carry some risk …
Podcast – A discussion with Travis Brown and Stephen Davis on uric acid and gout.
While most people think of uric acid as the substances that crystallizes in joints to cause a severe arthritis known as gout, more recent studies suggest uric acid may have also have a role in obesity, diabetes, kidney disease and …
Podcast – The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast
The episode is airing on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and all other podcast platforms. iTunes link: https://apple.co/2P0zp8C Melanie’s Instagram/Twitter: @MelanieAvalon Shownotes, including full transcript: http://www.melanieavalon.com/fructose