To Forgive
March 11, 2024
To Forgive
The act as defined as I see it - to release consciously another person from your negative feelings based on an event that was hurtful toward you from them whether it is perceived on your part or known by both parties.
Pregnancy do's and don'ts
March 4, 2024
Section I
Pregnancy is a super important time. Do not take by inhalation, ingestion or other exposure anything that is a potential toxin for the body.
Measles
Measles Overview Again
From the CDC: As of this week, there have been 35 cases of measles, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported including seven direct importations of measles by international travelers and two outbreaks with more than five cases each.
APOE4 and the history of human disease
Section I
APOE4 and the history of human disease
Apolipoprotein E, discovered in 1973, is derived from a polymorphic gene called ApoE that encodes for a signaling protein on a class of fatty proteins that primarily carry cholesterol and other molecules around the body.
Light and It's Impacts on Health
Light and It's Impacts on Health - Circadian Rhythms
Circadian comes from the latin Circa Diem or about the day
Psychophysiology
January 29, 2024
Psychophysiology
This weeks podcast turned out to be so much more than expected when I first heard about Dr. David Clarke. His work transcends much of what I see in clinic and has given a name to the reality of puzzling chronic illness.
Literature Review
Section I
Literature Review
1) Psilocybin is showing further signs of great promise in the fight against depression and PTSD.
Sugar, Immune Health and Two Studies
January 15, 2024
Sugar, Immune Health and Two Studies
Let us start right out of the gate with two studies. #1: Here is the abstract from European Journal of Clinical Nutrition: "Milk contributes with saturated fat, but randomized controlled trials (RCT) on the effects of dairy on the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) where dairy is given as whole foods are scarce.
Literature Review
Janury 8, 2024
Section I
Literature Review
1) In an excellent paper by Dr. Harlan and colleagues, we see a group looking at how to modify ultra processed foods to remain tasty for consumption but also healthy.
Resolutions? Do we need them?
January 1, 2024
Resolutions? Do we need them?
The simple answer for me is this - if it causes beneficial change, then yes we need them. Ideally, change should occur real time as the need or knowledge of benefit becomes apparent.
Christmas, Tradition and Holidays in General
December 25, 2023
Section I
Christmas, Tradition and Holidays in General.
When I think about the holidays, I think about large family gatherings, fake birds chirping in the Christmas tree, my Babcia cooking pierogis in butter, bacon and onions and serving me a huge plate, my cousin tripping and falling into the tree trying to turn off the chirping bird.
Science Update
December 18, 2023
Literature Reviews have been very popular. Thus, 2024 will start with science update.
13 Years in the Books
December 11, 2023
Section I
13 Years in the Books
What have I learned over the last 13 years?
Literature Review
December 4, 2023
Literature Review
1) High resting cardiac vagal tone or control, CVC, is associated with more flexible emotional responding to external stressful stimuli. With regard to vagal changes the evidence shows us that stress will decrease CVC . (Balzarotti et. al. 2017)
Literature Review
November 27, 2023
Section I
Literature Review
1) Pericytes are critical cells that sit around the tiny blood vessels called capillaries of the body especially in the brain. They are involved in regulating blood vessel activity. They communicate directly with the endothelial cells making them super important in the activity of the blood vessel and metabolism at the local tissue interface.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Novemember 20, 2023
RSV
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RSV is a 150 nanometer RNA virus that comes from a human orthopneumovirus that circulates in the winter primarily. Young children and infants infected with RSV mostly have upper respiratory tract symptoms where a subset develop lower respiratory tract disease known as bronchiolitis with the primary infection.
Covid 19 Post Mortem Part II
Covid 19 Post Mortem
November 6, 2023
Covid 19 Post Mortem
As you all know, after reading countless articles that I have posted about COVID and the policies that were put in place by "well meaning" bureaucrats, I have been highly critical of the events that took place and the US Government's failure on so many fronts.
Delaying Gratification and Dopamine
Delaying Gratification and Dopamine
When we think of our current societal view on raising children, we have a conundrum. We want our children to experience the world as it is progressing through a technological viewpoint, a growth mentality.
Nature Deprivation Disorder
October 23, 2023
Nature Deprivation Disorder
- Emulsifiers Redo
- The Power of Suggestion
- Musk and Rand
- Literature Review
- Maternal Nutrition and the Microbiome
- Literature Review
- Literature Review
- Literature Review
- Fructose Story
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part V
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition Part IV - The Story Micronutrients
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part III
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part II
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story
- Literature Review
- Outdoor Yard Safety
- More on HDL Biology from the CETP side or Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein
- Dental Care and Health of Your Heart
- Sweating and Heat
- Breastfeeding Versus Formula / Science versus Opinion
- Literature Review
- Mental Health and Sleep for teens and college students
- Literature Review
- Section I - An Uncivilized Journey Part II (Being Vulnerable part II)
- Literature Review
- Section I - An Uncivilized Journey
- Literature Review
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part VII
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part VI
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part V
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part IV Endothelial Dysfunction Â
- Coronavirus Update On Hold For Now
- Calming the Gut On Fire
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part III
- Science Literature Quick Hits
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part II
- Coronavirus Update February, 2023
- Neurological Issues
- Men's Work
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part I