Five Signs Your Liver is Struggling
Jokes about “punishing” the liver abounded at college, but as we’ve gotten older, we take our liver health seriously. The realization that aging ha...
What Is ATP? The Synthesis & Storage Process Explained
Unless your job involves teaching or understanding the intricacies of biological processes, you probably don’t think much about ATP, what it is, an...
Everything You Need To Know About Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
Medically reviewed by: Eric Venn-Watson, MD We hear a lot about getting enough omega-3, so much so that many of us have decided to take an omega-3 ...
Pentadecanoic Acid Benefits: Promoting Your Metabolic Health
Authored by: Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH When we think of our overall health, we can point to our heart and brain, and maybe our liver and sple...
Does Fish Oil Lower Cholesterol?
Your yearly blood panel came back, and your doctor isn’t impressed with your numbers. Turns out, you’re one of the 94 million Americans with high c...
What Is a Fatty Acid? Types of Fatty Acids & Their Effects
Americans have a love-hate relationship with fat. Before the late 1970s, no one considered the amount of fat in their diets, the sources of the fat...
Cellular Aging: What Causes Cells to Age?
It’s likely you’ve never given much thought to your cells. After biology courses, most of us don’t end up in jobs studying tiny organelles on a dai...