Dr Reece Yeo - Holistic Chinese Medicine Practitioner

31/03/2026

31/03/2026

Nicotine-based vapes (e-cigarettes) are likely to cause cancers of the lung and oral cavity, according to a new study led by UNSW Sydney and published today in Carcinogenesis. The study is titled "The carcinogenicity of e-cigarettes: a qualitative risk assessment."

31/03/2026

Researchers found that people with atrial fibrillation had lower MRI-based glymphatic activity and poorer cognitive performance than healthy controls, with the greatest impairment seen in non-paroxysmal AF. In patients who underwent catheter ablation, glymphatic activity improved after sinus rhythm....

30/03/2026

Breathing in common disinfectant chemicals known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, may be far more harmful than swallowing them, according to a mouse study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study found significant lung injury at blood QAC exposure levels similar...

30/03/2026

My latest podcast episode, The Resilience Mismatch is out!

https://pod.fo/e/3dc678

Join us as we explore the "Resilience Mismatch" and completely shift how you view your DNA. Instead of seeing your genetics as a fixed destiny, we invite you to think of your genome as an "ancient letter" written by your ancestors to help you survive in a harsh world. We discuss how the gap between the conditions this ancient letter describes and our comfortable, modern environment is exactly where chronic disease sets up shop.

In this episode, we cover:

The Celtic Curse (Hemochromatosis): Discover how the C282Y genetic mutation—which once acted as a biological superpower to save Northern European ancestors from freezing temperatures and tuberculosis—now silently causes toxic iron buildup in modern populations.

The Thrifty Gene: How the fat-conserving genes that kept Polynesian voyagers alive through periods of extreme famine now drive high rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in our modern world of constant caloric abundance.

The Flaw in Universal Diets & "Wellness Tourism": Why adopting generalized trends like the paleo diet, or forcing Northern European genetics to process massive amounts of Polynesian coconut oil, fails because it ignores our highly specific biological architectures.

The APOE4 Gene Breakthrough: A surprising look at how individuals with the APOE4 gene (often linked to Alzheimer's disease) actually saw a 55% reduction in dementia risk by consuming high amounts of unprocessed meat, completely flipping standard medical advice.

The Actionable 3-Level Resilience Protocol: A practical guide to evaluating your health, starting with universal non-negotiables like protecting your sleep architecture to activate the brain's glymphatic wash cycle. We also explore population ancestry rules, such as why Mediterranean or South Asian populations must be careful not to misdiagnose the Thalassemia trait as a basic iron deficiency.

Are your daily symptoms just annoyances, or are they biological alarm bells telling you your ancient body is living in the wrong environment? Tune in to find out how to audit your internal ecosystem and provide your body with the specific fuel it chemically requires to thrive.

30/03/2026

The brain changes shape and function across the menstrual cycle. And a new imaging study suggests that progesterone (not estrogen) may be a key driver of that change.

So, progesterone is far more than just a “calming” hormone. Instead, it appears to actively shape brain networks, emotional processing, and cognition in real time.

Big picture, that progesterone-driven change is likely to be very good for the brain. But it can also feel disruptive.

Links:
Progesterone linked to brain structure changes: https://conexiant.com/neurology/articles/progesterone-linked-to-brain-structure-changes/

Troubleshooting progesterone: A practical guide to making progesterone therapy work for you: https://www.larabriden.com/troubleshooting-progesterone/

image by Light & Paper

30/03/2026

We've long known about the gut-brain axis, but now physicians are turning to the heart-brain axis. The connections between these two axis are crucial for health, as well as new treatments and diagnoses.

30/03/2026

Significant reductions in depressive symptoms were observed within just a few weeks in university students following a well-formulated ketogenic diet alongside standard care for major depressive disorder (MDD). Participants also experienced improvements in overall wellbeing, metabolic health, and cognitive performance.

Published in Frontiers in Nutrition, this 10–12 week intervention study explored the ketogenic diet as an adjunct treatment for depression. Students receiving counselling and/or medication followed a structured program designed to achieve nutritional ketosis. Those who completed the study showed reductions in body weight, fat mass and leptin, alongside increases in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

Read the full article here: https://mindd.org/research/10-1038-s41398-025-03544-8/

30/03/2026

Did you know that in the U.S., 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives? Discover which lifestyle factors raise your risk of breast cancer and what you can do about it. https://wb.md/4t7VPDd

30/03/2026

A growing body of evidence suggests that long COVID (or post-COVID syndrome), a condition affecting more than 10% of people after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, may be driven by the immune system turning against the body. Now, new research coordinated by UMC Utrecht and Amsterdam UMC provides some of the s...

30/03/2026

Our date of birth doesn't always match the age of our brain. How old our brain really is depends on our biological age, shaped by the wear and tear our cells experience over time. Genetics, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices all play a role in shaping how young or old our body's components...

30/03/2026

Skin remembers. That scar above your eye from when you fell at age 6. That freckle from the summer you turned 13. Our skin is a repository of moments from our lives, and now scientists have found it really does remember. For people with inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, the skin’s memory manifests in flare-ups in the same spots over and over. And now scientists think they know precisely why this happens. http://spklr.io/6047EyruN