Metabolism

Metformin

If your blood sugar's fine, skip it. The longevity data came from diabetics.

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Medium-Chain Triglycerides

Take it for ketones. Don't count on it for fat loss, and recheck your cholesterol.

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Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Cut the carbs for the fat and the blood sugar. Then get your LDL measured.

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Liothyronine

Never run T3 to cut. Your heart and your hard-won muscle pay for the weight.

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Levothyroxine

Take it for a thyroid that's genuinely failed. Don't take it to feel less tired.

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Lactobacillus gasseri

Buy the strain, not the species. No strain code on the tub, no result.

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L-Carnitine

Skip the fat burner. The fat shuttle was never what was holding you back.

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Ketogenic Diet

Do keto for the blood sugar, and get your apoB tested before and after.

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Iron

Don't touch iron until a blood test says you're low. You can't dump the extra.

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Iodine

Get your iodine from iodised salt. Don't dose kelp or Lugol's for energy.

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Intermittent Fasting

Fast if it makes you eat less. The clock isn't burning the fat.

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Inositol

Skip inositol for sleep. Blood sugar's where it earns its keep.

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