Category Archives: cholesterol

Why I Left Academia

When I started my doctoral dissertation and the associated research, I was absolutely full of love toward what I was doing. I worked on understanding how specific hormones in the brain (neuropeptides) modify human decision-making. I ran clinical trials and … Continue reading

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Do We Understand Cholesterol?

I am sure you know what cholesterol is and also believe that doctors and scientists all know what cholesterol is and they also should know what cholesterol does. I beg to disagree. LDL: Is Yours High or Low? I was … Continue reading

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Where is the Critical Media?

Where Is That Damned Critical Media When It’s Needed? How come they only complain loudly when we talk about red meat and eggs? Do you suppose that eating a steak and eggs is worse than this new sandwich from Kentucky … Continue reading

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Bad Science & Social Media Chatter

Image from The Lancet The Power of Social Media over Bad Science Can the common folk change their destiny by openly discussing science (good or bad science, even those that are just mimicking research)? Recently, on Twitter in particular, scientific … Continue reading

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Osteocalcin and Atherosclerosis

The Secret Cholesterol Theory Completely accidentally I bumped into an article about osteocalcin, and it turned out to be something pretty important. My research about the fight-or-flight mechanism, which is associated with migraine, led me to this article. Those of … Continue reading

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Statin Lies

New Article is Revealing: Do Statins Really Work? A new article, by one of UKs most prominent cardiologists, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, was just released. I also saved this article as a PDF, in case it mysteriously disappears, since in the … Continue reading

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How Far Will They Go?

To The End! Fighting for what science shows can harm your reputation, make you lose your job, and… who know how far they will go!  This the story of Maryanne Demasi, Ph.D., an investigative science journalists: “I became the subject … Continue reading

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Medical Misinformation–a Letter About Statins

I am member of an email group of scientists, medical practitioners, and some other experts from all over the world–you would likely know most of the names if I listed them. Today I received an email communication that I felt … Continue reading

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