Routine blood test reveals elevated uric acid & liver enzymes
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Routine blood test reveals elevated uric acid & liver enzymes

Evidence-based - 5 min read PRESENTATIONAn overweight male client with a with history of gastrointestinal symptoms, hypertension, spinal hernia and 'healthy eating habits' recently come to me for dietary and lifestyle support.A ROUTINE BLOOD TESTA routine blood test (fig. 1) revealed a few imbalances, chiefly moderately elevated LIVER ENZYMES and excessively high URIC ACID, the highest iv ever seen in literally hundreds of bloods tests i've requested and analysed through the years. The client had no past knowledge of these blood imbalances. He had no…......
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Stopping weight loss drugs regains weight
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Stopping weight loss drugs regains weight

8 min read - fact checked (Disclaimer: Not medical advice, consult your prescribing practitioner before making any decisions) Recent systematic review and meta-analyses (1,2) suggests that cessation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in adults with obesity and/or diabetes is commonly associated with clinically meaningful weight regain and deterioration in cardiometabolic markers (fig.1), including glycaemic control, blood pressure, and waist circumference. These findings suggest that the metabolic benefits of GLP-1RA therapy are largely treatment-dependent, a pattern consistent with other chronic disease pharmacotherapies rather than curative…......
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SM-weight-loss-Dec-25
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Client achieves 20kg weight loss

In a recent POST, I discussed how an overweight (125kg / BMI 44.8, body fat ~30-36%), prediabetic 58yr old male client which I have been supporting since May 2025, resulted in a natural 13kg weight loss (no weight loss medications) and improved a number of key metabolic markers leading resulting in the client coming out of prediabetes and retuning to normalcy. Read the ORIGINAL POST for more scientific context and clinical insights.Since following an updated diet and lifestyle personalised programme, I am now pleased to report an exciting…......
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Prediabetes
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Prediabetes to normalcy: 58-year-old client restores metabolic health

Fact checked - 7 min read Between May 2025 and October 2025, I had been working (and still am) with a 58-year-old male in Gibraltar who at baseline weighed 125kg / BMI 44.8, bodyfat ~30-36%. His blood work conducted before starting (data published with prior client consent) displayed considerable insulin resistance and dysglycemia, and noticed that his HbA1c suggested he was prediabetic (5.9%) highlighting the value of lab testing, identifying and tackling imbalances early rather than later. I have worked successfully with many other prediabetics,…......
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