Baker Nutrition: Janice Baker RDN CDCES CNSC

01/24/2025

Great article published by Michael T McDermott on “Pseudo-endocrine disorders” (proposed endocrine conditions that have never been scientifically proven to exist) that, due to widespread misinformation available on the internet and other media, are unfortunately diagnosed and treated with equally unproven and sometimes dangerous treatments.
is a nonexistent condition that supposedly results from adrenal exhaustion and atrophy due to chronic stress and has been promoted as a potential explanation for a variety of symptoms. Testing consists of non validated online surveys and salivary cortisol profiles while treatment is not evidence-based at best and can be dangerous.
's syndrome and syndrome are also nonexistent conditions that supposedly result from impaired T4 to T3 conversion and competition of excess reverse T3 with T3 for T3 receptors. Testing involves measurement of axillary temperature and treatment consists of T3 therapy, often at very high and dangerous doses.
Hypogonadism (“low T”) is frequently diagnosed in “men's health” clinics and other venues without actual hormone testing or further evaluation and is often treated with supraphysiologic testosterone therapy that suppresses endogenous gonadal testosterone and s***m production, leads to a lifelong need for testosterone therapy, and may have numerous other harmful effects.
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) therapy has been proposed as a treatment for multiple disorders including autoimmune conditions and other disorders resulting from aberrant immune mechanisms, but there is no valid evidence that LDN has any benefits.
Management of patients with pseudo-endocrine disorders must involve careful listening, patient education, healthy lifestyle measures, and honesty, encouragement, and compassion.

I would add that it is critical to empower patients to work with their real medical team, from primary care to specialists, for getting to the actual root and treatment of their actual ailments.

Journal of the Endocrine Society

https://academic.oup.com/jes/article/9/1/bvae226/7926880

01/24/2025

🚨 Blood Donors Needed Now 🚨 Wildfires and severe weather are impacting our local and national blood supply, and patients in hospitals can’t wait. ⚠️ All blood types are critically needed.🩸

🌟Healthy individuals and eligible donors—this is your moment to step up. Patients rely on volunteer blood donors for critical care, no matter the weather or emergency. Be the hero your community needs by giving blood this week.

💪Act Now: Schedule your donation at a center or blood drive online or call (619) 400-8251. Walk-ins welcome.

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01/22/2025

Investigators concluded the individuals with poor oral health behaviors, particularly infrequent tooth brushing, showed higher prevalence of diabetes and high cardiovascular risk.

The following is a summary of “Oral health behavior associated with cardiometabolic outcomes: A nationally representative cross-sectional study in...

01/21/2025

01/18/2025

The corporate conglomerates selling prescriptions for compounded GLP
(marketed as , , , ) obviously put profits over people.

➡️ This study showed websites that sell compounded GLP-1 RAs often partially informed and sometimes misinformed potential consumers.
➡️Most websites did not disclose that compounded GLP-1 RAs were not FDA approved, although some suggested these drugs were FDA approved.
➡️Many websites provided limited safety information and unauthorized efficacy claims. ➡️Some websites did not disclose that these medications were compounded or incorrectly referred to them as generic.

Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2829225
MedPage Today article www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/113838

Obesity management requires comprehensive evaluation and personalized treatment not included in most of these “virtual clinics.”

01/17/2025

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01/15/2025

“The United States Department Of Agriculture warns that wildfires, such as those raging in the Los Angeles area, can render food in homes unsafe to eat. And given that fires can release smoke plumes that reach up to 14 miles (23 kilometers) into the stratosphere— impacting households thousands of miles away— even homes that are relatively far from the vicinity of the fire could be at risk.”

The United States Department of Agriculture warns that wildfires, such as those raging in the Los Angeles Area, can render food in homes unsafe to eat.

01/15/2025

Lots of new video content in my HoneyHealth group! I hope you can check it out!

01/14/2025

Air pollution exposure and cardiometabolic risk - important reason - among others - to mask as recommended in fire impacted areas.

Air pollution exposure and cardiometabolic risk
Rajagopalan, Sanjay et al.
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 12, Issue 3, 196 - 208

The Global Burden of Disease assessment estimates that 20% of global type 2 diabetes cases are related to chronic exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of 2·5 μm or less (PM2·5).

01/14/2025

01/13/2025

Let’s appreciate how incredibly useful processed foods... and, even ULTRA PROCESSED ones, are right now to those facing natural disasters.

Protein drinks, bars, cereal, soup, baby formula/ food, peanut butter, etc.
Easy grab and go / minimal preparation.

Processed foods are not the demons they're made out to be.

01/13/2025

Please consider donating blood or plasma at your local center if you’re healthy & able.

In the face of multiple natural disasters and crisis’, there’s likely to be a shortage soon.

Unfortunately these are things that there is no way to manufacture. We rely on one another.

I love donating- it’s a great feeling to have the ability to help.

01/13/2025

Combing through this with lots of sticky notes! It’s important to keep up to date…the science is always evolving.

01/11/2025