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What is a fridge cigarette?
What is a fridge cigarette? This hits me hard. “The ‘fridge cigarette’ is Gen Z’s answer to the smoke break—an ice-cold Diet Coke straight from the refrigerator.” ~ learn more
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Daughter from California syndrome.
Daughter from California syndrome. “”Daughter from California” syndrome is a phrase used in the American medical profession to describe a situation in which a hitherto disengaged relative challenges the care a dying elderly patient is being given, or insists that […]
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It’s time to remove warning labels on hormone replacement products.
It’s time to remove warning labels on hormone replacement products. So writes Peter Attia. “In the aftermath of the WHI publications, millions of women have been deprived of these positive effects. The faulty belief that potential risks with HRT outweigh […]
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“Normal” bloodwork is “average” bloodwork.
“I learned that most reference ranges on your lab results are based on the average values of the population being tested, which, in the US, often means metabolically struggling, chronically inflamed, and far from optimal. These ranges tell you if […]
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Bryan Johnson’s claims on edible cannabis.
Here’s the conclusion he echos: “Overall, the findings suggest that marijuana use, whether smoked or ingested, is associated with comparable levels of vascular impairment to tobacco smoking.” And here’s an example reply from his audience: “Sample size of 55? No […]
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The MAHA report is worth skimming.
It seems many have read commentary about the report, but not the report itself. I’m interested to hear which parts (if any) you find wrong-headed. ~ learn more
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“Mr. Secretary, Reclassify the Statin.”
Here’s an interesting thought: “Amid the gewgaws and heavy machinery of federal health policy there sits a single, absurdly obvious lever: reclassify a low-dose statin (say, atorvastatin 10 mg or rosuvastatin 5 mg) from Rx-only to true, Walmart-checkout-aisle OTC. Pull […]
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‘Oura Paranoia’ from too much information.
“You could call it Oura paranoia, though the phenomenon is hardly exclusive to any one product: As wearable health technology, including Apple Watches and Fitbits, have become more popular in recent years, some users have struggled with the unintended psychological […]
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One man, 856 venom hits, and the path to a universal snakebite cure.
“Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions were considered stunts by some over those years, but his blood has just helped lead the way toward a […]
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Dartmouth therapy chatbot trial yields mental health benefits.
“People diagnosed with depression experienced a 51% average reduction in symptoms, leading to clinically significant improvements in mood and overall well-being, the researchers report. Participants with generalized anxiety reported an average reduction in symptoms of 31%, with many shifting from […]