How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves
The same enzyme that used to save us is now killing us because the body reactions it catalyzes now cause more harm than good.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Cyclooxygenase: An enzyme responsible for the production of thromboxane and prostaglandins.
- Thromboxane: A lipid that acts as a platelet aggregator.
- Platelets: Special non-nucleic blood cells that clump together to cause blood clots.
- Prostaglandins: A lipid that causes vasodilation and inflammation.
- Aspirin: A form of acetylsalicylic acid that acts as an NSAID.
- NSAIDs: Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs that inhibit COX, and thus inflammation and clotting.
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