Anastasis Tzanis

13/08/2026

Are you a prisoner of fictional hurdles?

12/08/2026

A simple day in Carolina Maranhão

11/08/2026

3 Reasons why Lab Testing is a waste of money:
1. The lab test is not comprehensive enough. There are no complete full-panel tests. If your test is labeled as such, chances are it would flag issues 1 day before hospitalisation is needed.
2. The interpretation is wrong or based on science fiction - often the case with food intolerance tests (which is why I NEVER order them)
3. The patient has no intention to make any changes.

I still think that lab testing is beneficial... 😊

Comment: "Assessment" to find out which system in your body needs to be addressed 1st & restore your health.

11/08/2026

Goodbye Sao Luís

10/08/2026

Comment “Digestion” below and I’ll send you my complete Digestive Blueprint Protocol for free.

Watermelon is far more than a refreshing summer treat. In fact, clinical research shows that fresh watermelon provides up to 40% more bioavailable lycopene than raw tomatoes (PMID: 16737218).

Here is what science reveals about how watermelon compounds modulate gene pathways and support gut-immune function:

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖦𝖴𝖳-𝖨𝖬𝖬𝖴𝖭𝖤 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖤𝖳: 𝖨𝖫-𝟨 & 𝖳𝖭𝖥-𝛼 𝖢𝖠𝖫𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖦
Chronic autoimmune flares are driven by overactive inflammatory cytokines. Watermelon’s phytonutrients lower systemic expression of interleukin-6 ($IL-6$) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF-\alpha$), helping calm hypersensitive immune responses in the gut barrier (PMID: 31612510).

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖢𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖣𝖤𝖥𝖤𝖭𝖣𝖤𝖱: 𝖯𝖨𝟥𝖪 / 𝖠𝖪𝖳 𝖲𝖴𝖯𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖲𝖨𝖮𝖭
Lycopene in watermelon inhibits cellular proliferation signaling pathways like $PI3K/Akt/mTOR$ and $Wnt/\beta-catenin$, while protecting cellular DNA from oxidative mutation and inflammatory damage (PMID: 39985847).

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖧𝖮𝖱𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖠𝖫 & 𝖵𝖠𝖲𝖢𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖡𝖠𝖫𝖠𝖭𝖢𝖤𝖱: 𝖫-𝖢𝖨𝖳𝖱𝖴𝖫𝖫𝖨𝖭𝖤
Rich in the amino acid L-citrulline, watermelon supports nitric oxide ($NO$) synthesis. This improves vascular microcirculation, enhances nutrient delivery to endocrine organs, and reduces oxidative stress on tissue (PMID: 36173507).

How to optimize it: Don’t throw away the white rind! The inner white rind holds the highest concentration of L-citrulline. Blend it into smoothies or juice it with the red flesh to get the full therapeutic benefit.

👉 Save this post for your next grocery trip, and share it with a woman working on cellular health!

09/08/2026

08/08/2026

How would you feel if your complaints about stubborn body fat had been dismissed as a lack of discipline? Calorie deficit still matters — it’s not being thrown out.

But there’s a mechanism diet alone doesn’t account for.
You’ve probably been told weight gain is just calories in versus calories out. For fat held in specific areas, that ignores a real hormonal brake sitting on top of it.

Here’s the mechanism: estrogen acts directly on fat tissue to increase a specific receptor (alpha-2 adrenergic) that blocks the breakdown of fat for energy. More of this receptor means fat is held onto harder, in specific areas, regardless of how disciplined the diet is. (PMID: 15070958)

This is why the target isn’t just “eat less” — it’s identifying whether this hormonal brake is the reason the usual approach isn’t working, through testing, and addressing that alongside diet and movement, not instead of it.

This is Episode 5 of Decode Your Hormones.

ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇsᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ 2 ᴘʀᴇʀᴇǫᴜɪsɪᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ “ᴘʀᴇʀᴇǫᴜɪsɪᴛᴇ” ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ʟʟ sᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ.

07/08/2026

Standard cultivated blueberries are bred to be large and watery, but wild blueberries are small, intense, and grown in harsh climates. Because of this, wild blueberries have a much higher skin-to-pulp ratio, delivering up to 2x the antioxidant power of regular store-bought berries (PMID: 23387969).

Here is how wild blueberry polyphenols protect your body:

🫐 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖢𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖣𝖤𝖥𝖤𝖭𝖣𝖤𝖱: 𝖯𝖳𝖤𝖱𝖮𝖲𝖳𝖨𝖫𝖡𝖤𝖭𝖤 𝖯𝖮𝖶𝖤𝖱
Wild blueberries are packed with pterostilbene, a unique compound related to resveratrol. Pterostilbene targets cellular aging pathways and downregulates $NF-\kappa B$, suppressing inflammatory gene expression at the cellular level (PMID: 23387969).

🫐 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖦𝖴𝖳-𝖨𝖬𝖬𝖴𝖭𝖤 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖤𝖳: 𝖬𝖨𝖢𝖱𝖮𝖡𝖨𝖮𝖬𝖤 𝖭𝖮𝖴𝖱𝖨𝖲𝖧𝖬𝖤𝖭𝖳
Wild polyphenols act as potent prebiotics. They feed beneficial gut strains like Bifidobacteria, reinforcing the gut mucosal barrier and calming autoimmune reactivity (PMID: 23815141).

🫐 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖧𝖮𝖱𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖠𝖫 𝖡𝖠𝖫𝖠𝖭𝖢𝖤𝖱: 𝖵𝖠𝖲𝖢𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖤𝖭𝖣𝖮𝖳𝖧𝖤𝖫𝖨𝖠𝖫 𝖲𝖴𝖯𝖯𝖮𝖱𝖳
Wild blueberry compounds improve endothelial function and nitric oxide production, increasing blood flow to reproductive and endocrine organs to support natural hormone synthesis (PMID: 23573520).

06/08/2026

Are you a 1 or 2 desert type of person?

ps: these meals cannot be more different from what we eat the rest of the year but they would not call it traveling if you were to eat the same thing 🤷🏻‍♂️.