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Functional medicine insights, treatment guides, and health education from the Med Matrix team.
The standard tirzepatide dose chart climbs from 2.5 mg to 15 mg in six steps, about four weeks apart. What each dose actually does, why the starter dose barely moves the scale, and how to convert mg to units if you are drawing from a compounded vial.
How to lower cortisol, sorted by the kind of evidence behind each option: meditation, sleep, exercise intensity, caffeine and alcohol, plus what cortisol detoxes and cocktails lack.
What the evidence found on gluten-free, selenium, iodine, dairy and AIP for Hashimoto's disease, how strong it is, and where the research runs out.
What a positive TPO or thyroglobulin antibody result usually means when your TSH is normal, what it doesn't tell you, and what to ask your clinician.
What Hashimoto's disease is, the symptoms it can cause, why a normal TSH can miss it, how antibody tests help diagnose it, and how it is treated.
The FDA labels for testosterone cypionate and enanthate vials name one site, deep in the gluteal muscle, and Xyosted goes under the skin on either side of the abdomen. Each product's injection site, where not to inject, and the signs to take seriously after a shot.
Zepbound and Mounjaro (both tirzepatide) go under the skin of the stomach, the thigh or the back of the upper arm, with the exact spot rotated every week. Where each site is, why no site works better for weight loss, where not to inject, and which site reactions are normal, all from the FDA label.
The DUTCH test is a dried urine hormone test that reports sex hormones, their metabolites and the daily cortisol pattern. What it measures, how it compares with blood and saliva testing, and when it's worth it.
Ozempic face is a nickname for the hollow look that can follow fast weight loss, not a medical diagnosis. Why the face loses volume, whether it comes back, and what helps during semaglutide treatment: pace, protein, resistance training and hydration.
Total testosterone by age for nonobese men, from a harmonized four-cohort study, plus the AUA's 300 ng/dL cutoff and why a number inside the range can still miss symptoms.
Low testosterone and body fat feed each other, and the scale can rise on TRT from muscle or water. How to tell a fat gain from a muscle or water gain, and what to check.
Cortisol belly is a social media name for belly fat blamed on stress. What the research supports, how to spot Cushing's syndrome, and what a cortisol test can and can't show.
Creatine doesn't meaningfully raise or lower testosterone in controlled trials. Here's what the famous rugby player DHT study found, its limits, and what a 2025 trial showed.
