Health column

From real cases to functional-medicine data, read what your body is telling you.

Going straight to the summit is asking for trouble: the gradual-adaptation philosophy ten weeks of race prep taught her
Metabolic

Going straight to the summit is asking for trouble: the gradual-adaptation philosophy ten weeks of race prep taught her

Ten weeks of preparation, three blood draws, two altitude simulations — so ...

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Feeling fine is not the same as being fine: using HRV, CPK and the menstrual cycle to spot overtraining
Sex Hormones

Feeling fine is not the same as being fine: using HRV, CPK and the menstrual cycle to spot overtraining

A pulse oximeter reading of 70, yet HRV back to normal two weeks later? It ...

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What does high cortisol mean? Understanding the fatigue signs of combined DHEA and insulin abnormalities
Metabolic

What does high cortisol mean? Understanding the fatigue signs of combined DHEA and insulin abnormalities

Sleeping a full eight hours and still tired, with a clean health check? A q...

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What is pseudo-menopause? Three warning signs of adrenal and sex hormone imbalance
Brand View

What is pseudo-menopause? Three warning signs of adrenal and sex hormone imbalance

Not yet menopausal age, but getting hot flushes, mood swings and irregular ...

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Eating very little and still not losing weight? Three mechanisms behind stress-driven weight gain
Metabolic

Eating very little and still not losing weight? Three mechanisms behind stress-driven weight gain

Eating less than everyone else while the scale will not move? Once the body...

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It is not your temper — your body is asking for help: kryptopyrrole, zinc and vitamin B6
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It is not your temper — your body is asking for help: kryptopyrrole, zinc and vitamin B6

Bigger mood swings and skin that keeps flaring, yet every specialist says t...

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睡再多還是很累?腎上腺疲勞與粒線體的三個數據警訊
Adrenal

睡再多還是很累?腎上腺疲勞與粒線體的三個數據警訊

出差飛行、應酬喝酒、帶小孩、跑全馬——這不是理想生活,這是 Bill 的現實。他沒有選擇「更自律的生活」,他選擇在既有條件下設計一套系統。這套系統,讓...

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黴菌毒素是什麼?常見暴露來源、身體訊號與檢測方向
Environmental Toxins

黴菌毒素是什麼?常見暴露來源、身體訊號與檢測方向

健檢報告全綠燈、努力運動、認真補充營養,卻還是一直累、腦霧、發炎指標降不下來——這不是你不夠努力,可能是你的身體正在對抗一個傳統醫學幾乎看不見的敵人...

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組織胺不耐症是什麼?常見症狀、原因與可追蹤的指標
Performance

組織胺不耐症是什麼?常見症狀、原因與可追蹤的指標

備賽 FXT 極限鐵人的第五個小時,史考特騎在山路上,胃開始造反。果膠吃不下去,能量補給全靠胃酸陪著撐。他把這叫做「胃酸管理大賽」——不是在比誰快,...

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鼻子過敏不能吃什麼?慢性食物敏感與 IgG4 飲食說明
Immune Regulation

鼻子過敏不能吃什麼?慢性食物敏感與 IgG4 飲食說明

鼻過敏找不到原因?慢性食物敏感與組織胺飲食的功能醫學解讀你的鼻過敏、皮膚癢、慢性脹氣,可能與每天吃的食物有關。本文從功能醫學角度解析慢性食物敏感(Ig...

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計畫型人格的身體代價?四個常見的隱形數據問題
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計畫型人格的身體代價?四個常見的隱形數據問題

本週來賓Fenny的行事曆從來不會有空白。課表一開出來,她就把整週的鬧鐘設好,從暖身到出門,每一個環節都在計畫裡。執行率接近 99%。她覺得,這...

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血管發炎指數是什麼?數值偏高代表什麼、健檢為何看不到
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血管發炎指數是什麼?數值偏高代表什麼、健檢為何看不到

課表開出來的那天,她就把整週的鬧鐘設好了。 Fenny 蔡青芬,58 歲,資深證券經理人,台大 EMBA 鐵人隊 10 年資歷。她把訓練排進行事...

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