Imagine if your body had a hidden switch that told it when to store fat and what if flipping that switch off could help ...

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We've all experienced the amazing feeling when we slip Spanx on under a dress and glance in the mirror to see that we almost instantly look thinner. Thanks to that clever shapewear, all of our ...

Routine blood tests are increasingly detecting elevated liver enzymes, which may signal liver stress or damage. While mild ...

Most of the enzymes involved in drug metabolism are present in the liver. This means the liver plays a key role in drug metabolism. Drug metabolism occurs when the body chemically alters drugs so it ...

Persistently elevated liver enzymes may be caused by certain types of cancer, including liver, colon, breast, stomach, pancreas, and skin cancers. Liver enzymes are proteins produced by your liver.

When you’re one of the 70 million Americans whose digestion is off, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to turn things around quickly. Social media is packed with posts from people who ...

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Enzymes are amazing catalysts. These proteins are made of nothing more than a handful of Earth-abundant elements, and they promote a vast array of reactions, convert chemical energy to physical motion ...