Category Archives: Interesting reading

Invited Editorial for JACC

Journal of the American College of Cardiology The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Elsevier) editors asked me to write an editorial commentary on an academic article that is also going to be published (not written by me) on … 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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And Now She is No Longer with ADA

She left in early 2021. I presume she was fired–or at least asked to resign–as a result of her turning against big pharma and making it public that she reversed her type 2 diabetes by simply cutting carbohydrates. Below, the … Continue reading

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What Will They Do When It Happens To Them?

Covid Denier Catches Covid — From NBC News Change of Heart and Mind These days I can hardly take a step or turn a page without bumping into some naysayer about Covid-19. I was on my hike in the hills … Continue reading

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Long Covid, Short Covid, Don’t Know If Covid–What Do You Have?

Do I Have Long Covid? This is a good question that we may never find the answer to. This is a personal story but it also incorporates the stories of thousands of people who have similar stories. While the conspiracy … Continue reading

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Covid-19 from Up-Close

The Story of Covid-19 Over the past several months, there have been many guesses about a new virus, Sars-Cov-2 (SC2). Research and some publications (academic, pre-prints, and blogs) have suggested various hypotheses. The prominent issue to be explained properly was … Continue reading

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Herd Immunity, R(o), and a Virus We Barely Know

Sars-Cov-2 and Covid-19 Without Politics Sometimes, in late 2019, a new virus, which we now call Sars-Cov-2, launched an attack from somewhere in China—or at least this is how we understand. It attacked silently at first. By silence I mean … Continue reading

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Clinical Course on COVID19–Vital Signs

A Clinical Course Breakdown of COVID-19 The following is a quote from a doctor in the UK: I am an ER MD in New Orleans. Class of 98. Every one of my colleagues have now seen several hundred Covid 19 … 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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Paradigm Shift: The Importance of the Right Anecdotal Evidence

The Power of Anecdotal Evidence by the CEO ***The link here was updated on 9/15/2020 because the original was removed. Concerns have arisen that she may lose her job if she doesn’t stop advocating the low carbs diets, because the … Continue reading

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