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In today’s email we cover statins vs breast cancer, berberine’s metabolic benefits, and the signs of high estrogen.
What’s your biological age? There are many factors, but today’s sponsor TruDiagnostic measures it at the cellular level (using 75+ key biomarkers)—and gives you a personalized longevity plan, that you can use to improve your numbers and track your progress! Check it out and get yours here 😎
Today’s Main Feature
Statins vs Breast Cancer?
Whether to take statins or not is a complex issue, but a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality (and 24% reduction in recurrence risk) is worth considering:
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The “21 Days” Myth
Forming new habits can take longer than most people think. Here are 8 tips to help you stick with them:
Is Berberine Nature’s Ozempic/Wegovy?
Spoiler: arguably not, because it works via different mechanisms.
However, it does have many of the same effects and more. Here’s our research review on it:
Watch and Learn
What Happens If Your Estrogen Gets Too High?
For most women especially of a certain age, the more common problem is too little estrogen. However, the body is weird and wonderful, so sometimes the opposite can occur.
Also, when it comes to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), more often people are undermedicated rather than overmedicated, but it’s worth knowing these signs even if only for reassurance purposes (i.e. if they are not present).
Dr. Andrea Suarez explains:
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