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Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Creatine Can Raise Creatinine—Why It Doesn’t Mean Kidney Damage (Ask for Cystatin C) This episode explains that creatine supplementation commonly raises serum creatinine on blood tests, which can falsely suggest reduced kidney function because creatinine is used to calculate eGFR. The s...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Why “Normal” Cholesterol Can Miss Heart Attack Risk (ApoB Explained) Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian explains why many people who later have heart attacks previously had “normal” LDL cholesterol: the standard test measures how much cholesterol is inside LDL particles, not ho...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Common Anticholinergic Medications Linked to Higher Dementia Risk (Benadryl, Sleep Aids, Bladder Drugs) Family doctor Adrian explains that anticholinergic medications—commonly used for allergies, sleep, anxiety, bladder control, nausea, and more—block acetylcholine, a key brain chemical...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Stop Falling for “Healthy” Food Marketing: The 30-Second Label Check (Added Sugar & Sodium) Adrian, a family doctor accredited in lifestyle medicine, explains how many “health” foods can contain more added sugar than a large slice of chocolate cake and how to spot misleading product...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Lose Visceral Belly Fat in 90 Days (Without Cutting Calories or Endless Cardio) Family and Lifestyle Medicine doctor Adrian explains why cutting calories and doing lots of low-intensity cardio are poor first strategies for reducing visceral fat, which typically requires months of consis...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Walking vs Antidepressants for Depression: The Evidence, Mechanisms, and Effective Dose Dr. Adrian explains research on walking as a treatment for mild to moderate depression, outlining the biological mechanisms and the “dose” tested in trials. He describes a randomized controlled trial...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome The 5-Minute Exercise Proven to Increase Optimism in 2 Weeks (Best Possible Self) Adrian, a family and lifestyle medicine doctor, discusses a quiet rise in midlife pessimism often worsened by news and social media, and shares research on a simple, evidence-based exercise that measurably...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Do Squat Breaks Beat a 30-Minute Walk for Blood Sugar? What the Study Really Found A family and lifestyle medicine doctor reviews a viral claim that “10 squats every 45 minutes” improves blood sugar more than a 30-minute walk, explaining a real 2024 randomized crossover study in 18 youn...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome How Stress Wrecks Your Gut (and 3 Simple Ways to Break the Cycle) Family and Lifestyle Medicine doctor Adrian explains the biological link between stress and IBS-like gut symptoms, describing how sustained cortisol and adrenaline can reduce protective gut bacteria, weaken the gut lining...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Racket Sports and Longevity: Why Tennis, Pickleball & Squash May Outperform Other Exercise A family and lifestyle medicine doctor explains that while common advice like jogging, swimming, cycling, and gym workouts is helpful, longevity research repeatedly shows racket sports (tennis...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Sauna for Heart Health: What the 20-Year Finnish Data Actually Shows A family and lifestyle medicine doctor reviews Finnish prospective research following thousands of middle-aged men for over 20 years, finding that frequent sauna use (80–100°C for 15–20 minutes) was associated with mar...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Is Even Light Drinking Safe? A Doctor Explains the New Evidence on Alcohol, Cancer & Brain Health Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian explains why he changed his long-held view that one or two drinks a week is “fine” or protective. He describes how earlier observational stud...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Small Lifestyle Tweaks That Cut Heart Attack & Stroke Risk (UK Biobank Study) Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian explains a prospective cohort study in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology using UK Biobank data from 53,242 participants (median age 63, mostly male...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome How News-Driven Chronic Stress Impacts Your Heart (and What Actually Helps) Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian describes a shift he’s seeing in patients with poor sleep, fatigue, chest tightness, digestive issues, and persistent dread, often linked to compulsive news consumptio...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome How Loneliness Changes Your Immune System, Blood Pressure, and Heart Risk (Science Explained) A family and lifestyle medicine doctor explains that loneliness is the subjective feeling of disconnection—not being alone—and describes how it is perceived by the brain as a social threat that...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Burnout Recovery Takes Months: The HPA Axis, Relapse Risk, and What Actually Prevents It Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian explains that burnout recovery often takes months, not weeks, because prolonged stress dysregulates the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and cort...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Your Cortisol Might Not Be “High”—It May Be Out of Rhythm (And Why That Matters for Heart Health) A family and lifestyle medicine doctor explains that cortisol isn’t inherently bad; what matters is its daily rhythm—high shortly after waking (the cortisol awakening response) and low befo...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome How Many Steps a Day to Reduce Dementia Risk? New Research on Walking & Alzheimer’s Delay A New Zealand family and lifestyle medicine doctor explains new research that puts specific numbers on how walking relates to dementia risk and delayed cognitive impairment, especially in precl...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Rucking: How Adding Weight to Walking Boosts Calories, Bone, and Cardio Fitness (Without Running Impact) Adrian, a family and lifestyle medicine doctor, explains rucking—walking with weight in a backpack—as a simple way to make walking significantly more demanding without the joint impa...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Your Biological Age Isn’t Your Chronological Age: Epigenetic Clocks, DunedinPACE, and What Actually Slows Aging Adrian, a family and lifestyle medicine doctor, explains how biological age can differ from chronological age and how epigenetic clocks estimate cellular aging using DNA methy...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome How Gum Disease Signals Heart Risk—and the Simple Oral Habits That Help Family and Lifestyle Medicine doctor Adrian explains that gum disease can reflect and potentially contribute to cardiovascular disease because inflamed, damaged gums allow oral bacteria and toxins to enter the blood...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Beat the 2–3 PM Energy Crash: 3 Morning Habits That Fix the Afternoon Slump Family and lifestyle medicine doctor Adrian explains that the common 2–3 PM energy crash isn’t a willpower issue and often starts with what happens in the first 15–20 minutes after waking. He outlines the roles...

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Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome **This video is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualifi...

Get free weekly science-backed tips to feel better, live longer 👉 https://dradrianlaurence.substack.com/welcome Inflammaging: The Silent Process Speeding Up Aging (and 3 Habits That Fuel It) Family and Lifestyle Medicine doctor Adrian explains that while genetics may account for roughly 20–25% of lifespan (with newer research suggesting closer to 50%), a large portion of how we age is still drive...