PARKINSON’S, CANCER, TYPE 2 DIABETES SHARE A KEY ELEMENT THAT DRIVES DISEASE

Having an underactive thyroid can lead to a sluggish metabolism, fortunately, there are steps you can take to help rev it up naturally. 

Metabolism can be thought of like an engine to which the thyroid hormone acts like gas, but with hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland doesn’t make enough of the hormone which causes metabolism to slow down. Unfortunately having a slower metabolism can make losing weight difficult along with other unwanted symptoms such as weakness and fatigue among others. 

Vitamin C is water-soluble and can be obtained from many fruits and vegetables, it is also an essential vitamin that the body is not able to produce, it has many roles and has been linked to some impressive health benefits.

Although humans show minimal regenerative capability, zebrafish can regenerate their hearts through a mechanism whereby heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) revert to a less mature state and then proliferate to replace the damaged tissue. Ogawa et al. show that Krüppel-like factor 1 (Klf1/Eklf), a transcription factor well known for its role in red blood cell development, is an essential factor for heart regeneration in zebrafish. Klf1 is specifically expressed in cardiomyocytes after injury, and its activation is sufficient to stimulate new cardiomyocyte production without injury. This potent effect is achieved through reprogramming of gene networks regulating cardiomyocyte differentiation and mitochondrial metabolism.

A twin study recently completed at the University of Helsinki indicates that the machinery responsible for energy handling in fat tissue is working poorly in obesity. In the study, a clear reduction was seen in the activity of mitochondrial genes in obesity in fat tissue, while similar genome-level change in muscle mitochondria was minor. A link with adverse health effects was identified in the mitochondria of fat tissue only.