Hep C Tests, Visceral Fat, Medicinal Mushrooms, Painful Intercourse, Insulin Resistance, Glucose Dysregulation

Sept. 15, 2020

[00:03:49] Positive for hepatitis C antibodies with negative RNA test.

Resources:

• Prevalence of false-positive hepatitis C antibody results, National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) 2007–2012

[00:06:04] Cause for excess abdominal visceral fat, but good metabolic markers.

Resources:

• Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Visceral Fat
• Comparison of visceral fat mass measurement by dual-X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging in a multiethnic cohort: the Dallas Heart Study
• The Correlation between the Ratio of Visceral Fat Area to Subcutaneous Fat Area on Computed Tomography and Lipid Accumulation Product as Indexes of Cardiovascular Risk

[00:09:14] Medicinal mushrooms

Resources:

• Anti-inflammatory properties of edible mushrooms: A review
• Neurohealth Properties of Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Enriched with Erinacines
• Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Emerging Brain Food for the Mitigation of Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Antifatigue Functions and Mechanisms of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
• A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Medicinal as well as Poisonous Mushrooms
• Prevention of autoantibody formation and prolonged survival in New Zealand Black/New Zealand White F1 mice with an ancient Chinese herb, Ganoderma tsugae
• Safety and efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi) and San Miao San supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial
• Effect of medicinal mushrooms on blood cells under conditions of diabetes mellitus
• Adjuvant Therapy With Mushroom Polysaccharides for Diabetic Complications

[00:15:27] Painful sexual intercourse

Resources:

• Podcast with Sue Carter: Oxytocin: More Than Just a “Love Hormone”
• Intrarosa
• Effect of Intravaginal Prasterone on Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women with Vulvovaginal Atrophy
• Intravaginally applied oxytocin improves post-menopausal vaginal atrophy
• Long-term effect of thermoablative fractional CO2 laser treatment as a novel approach to urinary incontinence management in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause
• Early Regenerative Modifications of Human Postmenopausal Atrophic Vaginal Mucosa Following Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment
• Vaginal rejuvenation using energy-based devices
• Treating Vaginal Laxity Using Nonablative Er:YAG Laser: A Retrospective Case Series of Patients From 2.5 Years of Clinical Practice
• The effect of microablative fractional CO2 laser on vaginal flora of postmenopausal women
• Microscopic and ultrastructural modifications of postmenopausal atrophic vaginal mucosa after fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment
• Treatment to External Labia and Vaginal Canal With CO2 Laser for Symptoms of Vulvovaginal Atrophy in Postmenopausal Women

[00:19:18] Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in competitive runner.

Resources:

• Previous office hours discussing insulin resistance: 8/6/20, 6/24/20, 5/26/20, 2/11/20, 12/17/19.

[00:25:16] Glucose dysregulation; lightheadedness during fasting.

Resources:

• Podcast: Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Prevent Disease and Increase Healthspan, with Kara Collier
• Podcast: Postprandial Fatigue: Is It Normal To Need A Nap After Lunch? with Megan Hall
• Imprecision nutrition? Different simultaneous continuous glucose monitors provide discordant meal rankings for incremental postprandial glucose in subjects without diabetes (Previously posted on Office Hours 8/13/20

[00:32:17] Additional comments on insulin resistance in an athlete.

[00:40:03] Mitochondrial dysfunction; Organic Acids Test.