by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
NO stands for nitric oxide. It is one of the most valuable molecules in the human body. It is a signaling molecule that regulates most biological functions. NO tells the blood vessels to dilate and relax, promotes good blood circulation, prevents atherosclerotic...
by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
Unsurprisingly, the month of February is a leading month for chocolate sales. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent approximately $1.8 billionon Valentine’s Day chocolates in 2023! Curious how much chocolate that amounts to? Reportedly, we spent...
by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
Each new year feels somewhat like a clean slate, an opportunity for life-renovation, to ruminate over the past year and consider what we’d like to change or improve in the new one. Purging the old and remaking the future inspires us with hope and motivation....
by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
Necrotizing fasciitis is known as a deadly human flesh-eating disease. It is caused by a bacterial infection of the fascia under the skin, producing toxins that destroy tissues. Sounds scary, I agree. The literal meaning of autophagy is self-eating—auto means self,...
by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
Insulin is such an important hormone. We literally would die without it. Like any hormone, however, it needs to know its place. Too much insulin over too long a period of the day will set us up for weight gain. Last month we identified an all-too-common reality:...
by Risë’s Pieces | Risë's Pieces
Gaining weight in the form of fat comes in two ways: more and bigger. More refers to the fact that we can grow more fat cells. They increase in number, but stay about the same size. The second way we gain fat is by enlarging the size of fat cells. They literally get...
