This is a wonderful deep-dive into allergies, their increasing prevalence, and the theories that might explain it. “Our very old immune systems can’t keep up with modern lifestyles and diets, leading to increases in all sorts of chronic health problems […]
California’s new law says only physicians and surgeons can call themselves Dr. “Plaintiffs [who all hold Doctorate of Nursing (DNP) Practice degrees] claim state is criminalizing speaking the truth about their earned advanced degrees.” Meanwhile in California, nutritionist is not […]
“The heart surgeons most likely to attend the national meetings also tend to be the go-getters, eager to cut and demonstrate their prowess in the operating theater. When these surgeons are away, mortality rates decrease by about 12.5%, a decrease […]
This is a paper about ethics, but I suggest you read it for the summaries of the three featured studies. “The purpose of this paper is to present three famous cases of placebo use in surgical trials and to perform […]
An ode to ExRx.net. After reading this I checked it out, reading about the most common weight training mistakes. ~ learn more
I read this book by Matthew Walker a couple years ago and it influenced me to care more about my sleep quality. I now learn (belatedly) that there are many deep flaws contained within. Unlike when Daniel Kahneman retracted an entire […]
“How CDC propaganda leads to bad medicine and kills people”. Don’t believe anyone who says nicotine has no benefits. Don’t believe anyone who says it has no harms, either. ~ learn more
“With more tripping will come more psychic terror. A new movement of volunteers will guide you through your brain melt.” ~ learn more
What starts as a book review ends as an eye-opening view of humanity’s ability to manifest our expectations. “A culture-bound mental illness is one that only affects people who know about it, and especially people who believe in it. … […]
I really enjoyed this interview of Justin Mares on the Invest Like The Beset podcast. Justin rattles off statistics and data about the problems in the US food and health systems with the fluency of a politician. But he swears […]