The Biochemistry Of Human Health

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Turmeric's Health Benefits: Fact or Fiction?
It does contain some really good anti-inflammatory nutrients for sure.
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Dr Joel Yong
The Problem With Cholesterol Accumulation In Our Body
We love to see accumulations in our bank accounts. Not so for our health accounts - accumulations usually spell trouble!
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Dr Joel Yong
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Why Does Our Eyesight Deteriorate As We AGE?
Eye spy with my little eye a number of eye problems that can come up with age.
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Dr Joel Yong
Ultraviolet Irradiation Can Sterilise, But It Can Also Bring About Skin Cancer. How?
The science behind it all tells us that the operating principles are the same. Should that be surprising to us or not?
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Dr Joel Yong
Blood Clotting Is Necessary For Wound Healing But May Be Deadly In Heart Attacks
Some clots are necessary for our body to conduct repairs. Others can lead to death. That's worse.
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Dr Joel Yong

May 2025

Vegetable Oils May Not Necessarily Be "Healthy" For Us.
Despite contrary marketing that they’re “healthier” than animal fat, the truth can’t be further from it.
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Dr Joel Yong
Our Body Eliminates Toxins Via Multiple Different Pathways.
We do need to ensure that all those elimination pathways are working optimally for the betterment of our health.
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Dr Joel Yong
Misfolded Proteins In The Brain Could Be A Case For Alzheimer's.
Small protein molecules, practically invisible to the naked eye, could cause so many cognitive issues indeed.
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Dr Joel Yong
Some Things Aren't Directly Toxic To Us, But It's Their Metabolites That Are.
Or rather, what does the body do to them biologically to turn them toxic?
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Dr Joel Yong

April 2025

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Easy To Develop. We Don't Want To Get There, However.
We can look at how geese are force-fed for foie gras production as a start.
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Dr Joel Yong
The Perks Of Having Green Tea In Our Diet
What's so great about green tea, really?
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Dr Joel Yong
What The Microorganisms In Our Gut Can Do To The Biochemistry In The Body
They do so many things that it's difficult to keep track of all that they do.
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Dr Joel Yong
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