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  1. SNT Gatchaman

    FGF21 acts centrally to induce sympathetic nerve activity, energy expenditure, and weight loss (Owen et al, 2014)

    FGF21 acts centrally to induce sympathetic nerve activity, energy expenditure, and weight loss Bryn M. Owen, Xunshan Ding, Donald A. Morgan, Katie Colbert Coate, Angie L. Bookout, Kamal Rahmouni, Steven A. Kliewer, David J. Mangelsdorf The mechanism by which pharmacologic administration of the...
  2. leokitten

    Therapeutic efficacy of atypical antipsychotic drugs by targeting multiple stress-related metabolic pathways (Cai et al., Transl Psychiatry 2017)

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28509906/
  3. Pyrrhus

    What Exactly is Dysautonomia?

    What is Dysautonomia? For those who may be too afraid to ask, the word "dysautonomia" simply refers to any dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is the part of the body's nervous system that monitors and automatically controls the internal state of the body...
  4. ChookityPop

    Anyone tried TRT (testosteron replacement therapy)?

    I have autonomic nervous system issues, blood pooling in the calfs, compression tights helps. Would love to try it because of the increased blood volume, hemoglobin a1c, redd blood cell count, energy and maybe it will make me more robust. Ive talked to someone that said it made their recovery...
  5. F

    Nausea, cold extremities, and peeing lots!

    I have relapsed recently and am currently experiencing usual fatigue etc, but also a storm of nasty neurological symptoms and I’m not sure what I can do to control them. the symptoms are: Nausea cold feet needing to urinate very frequently dizziness shaking hands tinnitus arm and leg muscle...