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3577: Vitamin D Lab Test, Cartilage “Filler” & Joint Health, Sugary Drinks & Blood Sugar

  • November 21, 2025

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FR: Vitamin D Lab Test, Cartilage “Filler” & Joint Health, Sugary Drinks & Blood Sugar

Welcome back to this week’s Friday Review where I can’t wait to share with you the best of the week!

I’m looking forward to reviewing:

– Vitamin D Lab Test (product review)
– Cartilage “Filler” & Joint Health (research)
– Sugary Drinks & Blood Sugar (research)

For all the details tune into this week’s Cabral Concept 3577 – Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought!

Show Highlights & Big Takeaways:

1. Vitamin D & Immune Health
Vitamin D plays a major role in immune function, especially during the winter months or when you’re not getting regular sun exposure. Regular testing helps personalize your supplementation and ensures optimal immune and hormonal balance.

2. Cartilage “Filler” & Joint Support
A German-developed cartilage regrowth gel, used primarily in the knee, hip, and shoulder, may help repair early cartilage damage and small tears, but it’s not meant for advanced osteoarthritis. It’s a minimally invasive procedure performed arthroscopically and could be a future alternative to joint surgery for select cases.

3. Sugary Drinks & Blood Sugar
New research shows that sugar in beverages—like sodas, fruit juices, and energy drinks—spikes blood sugar and overwhelms the liver far more than sugar from whole foods. These drinks raise triglycerides and increase insulin resistance risk, while sugars from whole fruits and grains have a much gentler metabolic effect thanks to fiber and nutrients.

Show Notes & Related Podcasts

Vitamin D Lab Test 

First Labs Program 

Arthroscopic utilization of ChondroFiller gel for the treatment of hip articular cartilage defects: a cohort study with 12- to 60-month follow-up – PMC

Dietary Sugar Intake and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies – ScienceDirect

Cartilage reconstruction using Chondrofiller in intra-articular distal radius fractures | Arthroplasty

Chondrofiller and Treatment of Cartilage Defects in the Knee
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