Articles
Plain explanations of what these assessments measure, written for the person having them and for the clinician reading the report.
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PPI and B12 Deficiency: Screening Long-Term Acid Suppression
B12 deficiency on PPIs is dose-graded; dementia and fracture signals did not survive randomization. Who to screen, rebound hypersecretion timing, and where testing fits medication review.
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Long-Term PPI Use: What Your Blood Work and Body Can Show
Low stomach acid does not cause reflux, and stopping a PPI triggers a real rebound. What years on the pill can change in B12, minerals and body composition, and what testing can show.
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Intermittent Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes: Measure First
Clamp data, composition signals and adherence decide what meal timing is worth in type 2 diabetes. Who to screen first, and which baseline measurements make the counseling defensible.
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Blastocystis Hominis Treatment: When a Stool Finding Changes Care
Detection rates rose and outcomes did not. Who a positive stool finding should change management for, what repeated courses cost, and which host measurements to order instead.
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Gut Microbiome Test Results: What They Cannot Measure
A gut microbiome test takes attendance in one sample. What the highlighted organisms actually mean, why they are not Measura tests, and what can be measured in you instead.
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Circadian Misalignment in Shift Workers: A Screening Framework
Misalignment and short sleep are different exposures. Which shift workers to screen, which metabolic and autonomic measures fit, what goes to a sleep lab, and how to document it.
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Night Shift Health Risks You Can Actually Measure
Night shifts move insulin, appetite and inflammation within days, and rotation matters more than nights alone. What a checkup misses and which measurements show it.
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Visceral Adiposity: Screening for the Risk That BMI Misclassifies
Imaged visceral fat predicts cardiovascular disease and cancer after adjusting for BMI. Who to screen, why cytokine blockade fails the depot, and where Crohn’s measurement stops.