Gut health
What a GI-MAP Test Actually Shows
A stool panel that measures organisms and gut function markers. What it genuinely answers, what it cannot, and when a conventional workup comes first.
The Journal
Field notes on feeling like yourself again
Clear, root-cause guidance on hormones, weight, gut health and aesthetics, written and reviewed by Krishna Borges, MSN, APRN.
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Hormones
Signs of Low Testosterone, and When to Test
Low testosterone rarely announces itself. The signs that show up first, why standard labs miss them, and when testing is actually worth doing.
Aesthetics
Preventative Botox: Who It Is For, and When
The idea is sound in theory and the evidence is thinner than the marketing. What decides it is whether lines are already starting to set.
Wellness
NAD+, B12 and Glutathione: What Each One Actually Does
One is well-established when you are deficient. The other two are far more promising in theory than they are proven in people. Here is the honest split.
Gut health
Leaky Gut: Hype vs. Evidence
Intestinal permeability is real and measurable. \"Leaky gut syndrome\" as a cause of everything is not. The gap between those two is where money gets spent.
Gut health
Bloating That Will Not Go Away
Persistent bloating usually has a findable cause. Most are benign and treatable, one is not, and knowing which questions to ask sorts them quickly.
Hormones
Thyroid Problems vs. "Adrenal Fatigue"
One is a real, testable, treatable diagnosis. The other is not recognised by any endocrinology society. Your exhaustion is real either way.
Hormones
Low Libido in Men: Causes Beyond Testosterone
Testosterone is one cause and often not the main one. Medication, sleep, mood and vascular health account for more of it than most men are told.
Hormones
Are Bioidentical Hormone Pellets Safe?
"Bioidentical" describes a molecule, not a safety rating. What actually determines the answer is dose, monitoring and who is placing them.
Weight loss
How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle
Three levers decide how much of your weight loss comes from fat: protein, resistance training, and how fast you push. The scale cannot tell you.
Weight loss
Do You Regain the Weight After Stopping a GLP-1?
Mostly yes, and the trial data says so plainly. That is a fact about the condition rather than a failure of the drug or of you.
Weight loss
GLP-1 Side Effects, and How We Manage Them
Most side effects come straight from how the drug works, arrive while the dose is rising, and are manageable. A few mean stop and call.
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