29 articles
Taking creatine and your creatinine came back raised? That is often arithmetic, not kidney damage. What happens, and whi...
A high LDH value is usually not alarming. LDH sits in almost all your cells, so many causes are harmless. What the value...
A high CK value after sport is often muscle damage from training. When it fits sport, and when a high CK is a reason to...
The average man spends a few hundred euros a year on supplements. Which ones actually do something, and which blood valu...
Which blood values move with your training, and which say something about recovery? An overview of CK, LDH, ferritin and...
Creatinine and eGFR are on almost every blood result. What they measure exactly, why they belong together, and why muscl...
Your kidneys work on quietly, even when something declines. What eGFR and creatinine measure, why muscle and creatine co...
ALT and AST are the liver enzymes on almost every blood result. What they measure, why the ratio matters, and why exerci...
A raised uric acid on your result is not immediately gout, but not nothing either. What the value measures, why men sit...
Gout mainly hits men, and it usually starts in your big toe. What uric acid has to do with it, which signals matter, and...
Your liver rarely complains, even when something is off. Which liver values matter, what alcohol does to them, and how y...
Your thyroid and your testosterone talk to each other. How a thyroid out of balance drags your libido and male hormones...