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Around New Year's Day annually, you see articles or news reports on Word of the Year as chosen by various organizations. E.g., Merriam-Webster's WOTY for 2023 was "authentic." Runners up included "rizz" and "deadname." WOTY for 2022 was one I've enjoyed for several years: "gaslighting." I read "stochastic" at a blog w/in the last few…
Larry Johnson has an inspiring post for true American patriots. (I'm sorry if that offends my British readers!) Larry informs us that Russia refused to join the British in their 18th century effort to retain their 13 colonies in the New World. If like me you didn't know that, click the link above for a…
Artist conception of the dreaded virus From The Tennessee Star: Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, Dr. Paul E. Marik and Dr. Robert L. Apter sued the FDA in June of 2022, asking the court to: “Hold unlawful and set aside any FDA actions directing or opining on whether ivermectin should be used for certain off-label purposes, including treatment…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHNBXQ-JwbE&t=1842s More commentary by Larry Johnson: Imagine the reaction in the United States if Russia detonated cluster munitions over Miami Beach, killing and wounding more than one hundred, including children. The American people would demand a strong response. Well, that is exactly what is happening now in Russia....
Not bad From an April, 2024, Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases issue: Abstract Aims Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major causes of mortality around the world. High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension is one of the most significant predisposing factors to CVDs. Ketogenic diets (KDs) have been the center of attention for their possible health benefits.…
Stages of liver damage. Healthy, fatty, liver fibrosis and cirrhosis DiabetesDaily informed me of a new drug available for treatment of a liver disease that affects "up to 20% of people with diabetes. But by no means is the disease limited to diabetics (er, "people with diabetes"). The disease is MASH: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, something…
Branzino, aka European Bass, live in Mediterranean waters Yet another epidemiologic study supports the contention that the Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular disease. The higher the adherence to the Medi diet, the less cardiovascular disease over the next 20 years. I scanned the report down to the Discussion section and, surprisingly, didn't catch their definition of…
Lately I've been reading and watching Larry Johnson. For example: A large number of Americans still think that Russia is the Soviet Union, that the country is a crumbling wreck and the people are atheists and miserable. Boy, are they wrong. I received the following note this morning from a friend who exemplifies this mistaken…
Jim Goad is one of my favorite living cultural commentators. On par with a young P. J. O'Rourke, who died in 2022 at age 74. Last year Goad wrote a thoughtful and thought-provoking article on why women outlive men. A sample: This disparity is not exclusive to the United States. In fact, it’s worse elsewhere.…
I'm increasingly distrustful of the mainstream (aka legacy) media. Ownership of it is in the hands of surprisingly few people. This makes reported news susceptible to manipulation by folks that have an agenda that may be at odds with your desire for "just the facts." In 1976, when the U.S had only three or four…
...at least according to Dr Rhonda Patrick. I'd never heard of her before and don't know her credentials. You know what else is good for the brain? The Mediterranean diet. Not Dr Patrick I'm linking this video here in hopes of digging deeper in the future. You can read about her at what I assume…
A spiteful mutant This post has nothing to do with weight management, Mediterranean diet, or fitness. If that's why you dropped by, merrily move along. You won't hurt my feelings. Or better yet, check out the topics in the right-side column. Over at Unz.com, Bernard M. Smith has reviewed a book, The Past is a…
From Bayou Renaissance Man: I'm facing multiple surgeries this year, and frankly I've been horrified by the deterioration in professionalism and competence that I've observed in the past couple of months, compared to what it was even five years ago. The bureaucracy and administrative orientation (rather than patient and health orientation) is mind-boggling - so…
A few months ago I heard fitness guru Mark Sisson mention during an interview that he was taking a collagen supplement for a painful hip condition that might need surgery, which he is trying to avoid. At the time, I had never heard of collagen supplementation. I used the google machine to find out it…
Dr. John Campbell is "totally convinced" that high-dose vitamin D supplementation would prevent many cases of dementia, particularly Alzheimer dementia, which is 75% of all dementia cases. He takes 4,000 IU of vitamin D/day plus 100 mcg of vitamin K2. Unclear to me if that's year-round or only in fall and winter. I assume it's…
And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example…
Artist's rendition of Coronavirus I heard Jeffrey Prather mention within the last year that he didn't trust Dr Robert Malone. Said it again as a minor point in this recent podcast; suspects Malone is working for CIA/DOD to undermine the COVID-19 dissident position. Prather discusses a recent substack by Sasha Latypova on the issue. She…
AI image of Singapore skyline A few days ago I posted here my brief overview of high-income countries' healthcare systems. I did more research on how much those countries' citizens like their systems. Americans bitch about their healthcare system mainly because it's too expensive, about twice as much as other high-income countries. * * *…
Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com Ireland, is that you? I've been thinking about the U.S. healthcare system for several years: How can we make it better? Provide more access? Make it less expensive? This has led me to consider systems in other countries. Up front, I'll tell you I'm not a world traveler. I made…
You probably want to shoot for a speed of 3 miles per hour or higher. She is walking the rare amarillo labradorius gigantus The British Journal of Sports Medicine published an article by researchers based in Iran. They analyzed 10 cohort studies that looked at average habitual walking speed and the incidence of type 2…
Photo by Elina Fairytale on Pexels.com Diabetes Daily has in interesting article that addresses that question. A snippet: In October 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a report examining low-carbohydrate diets like keto in children and adolescents. You probably won’t be surprised that the authors are concerned. Despite the increasing popularity of carbohydrate restriction,…
Photo by Malidate Van on Pexels.com Red meat consumption -- whether processed or not -- was linked to onset of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. according to a 2023 article in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The research was a long-term observational study by mostly Harvard-based scientists. Among the authors that might be familiar…
Mr Benz alleges that the waves of online speech censorship we've seen since ~2018 are due to collusion between the legacy media/social media giants and the U.S. State Department, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, CIA, NGOs, and the Department of Defense. And it's not limited to the U.S. In fact, it started with efforts to…
"You can take this pill, but there's not much evidence it does any good." Physicians in the U.S. who prescribe opioids need a license from the Drug Enforcement Administration and it has to be renewed periodically. By the time of my next renewal, I must be able to prove to the DEA that I've had…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NrXS1No-U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6bALsix2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGVpHPSxjVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUm51Z-Ii0&t=0s I don't know Andrew Huberman's credentials or reliability, but you might find the following helpful. I haven't watched it yet and may never; it's two hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS1pkKpILY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHyB7Yu4zjQ
Not sure where this is. Leave a comment if you recognize it. From Queen"s University Belfast: A Mediterranean diet of seafood, whole grains, nuts, fruit and vegetables could lower the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, according to a recent study. Significantly the findings suggested that, even for individuals with a higher genetic predisposition…
Me and my N95 mask in ~ March 2020 RIP, mRNA. From Alex Berenson: Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, accidentally announced mRNA’s passing on Friday on X (aka Twitter). Wearing a blue dress and her trademark vapid smile, Dr. Cohen admitted barely 1 out of 50 Americans have received the new…
Photo by Tofros.com on Pexels.com Radical new information on osteoarthritis from Paul Ingraham: One of the most deeply held beliefs in musculoskeletal medicine is that osteoarthritis is a “wear and tear” condition — that joints slowly crumble under the onslaught of gravity and use and abuse. This fundamentally mechanical view of arthritis directly suggests that…
"Muslim woman holding fish. Ikan" by U.S. Agency for International Development/ CC0 1.0 ...in Muslim Iranian women, according to an article at Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. There's a lot going on in this study. I didn't understand some of the statistics. Click the link for full details. Here's the abstract: Background Psychiatric disorders have…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VctVi8Sm0dQ This YouTuber mentions a book by Allen Carr: "Quit Drinking Without Willpower." Comedian Nikki Glaser elsewhere has lauded Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking," but I can't find that at Amazon.com. I did see his "The Easy Way for Women to Stop Drinking," "The Easy Way to Control Alcohol," and "Stop Drinking Now."
It's piss-poor. I stopped exercising 18-24 months ago, I'm not even sure why. Probably just got busy with work or life and got out of the habit. I turn 70 next year and know that I must exercise regularly to improve and maintain my vigor as aging progresses. I expect big changes, and not for…
1. Record-keeping is often the key to success. 2. Accountability is another key to success. Consider documenting your program and progress on a free website such as FitDay, SparkPeople, 3FatChicks, or others. Consider blogging about your adventure on a free platform such as Wordpress or Blogger, or try the newer social media sites. Such a…