First time listing shift work circadian rhythm sleep disorder as the underlying cause of death in a patient..... yes, the final cause of death was different but I think the root cause was working nights/days, nights in artificial light leading to diabetes and progressively worsened.
First time in politics that someone I've respected for a long time gets nominated to a high level in political office. Someone who wasn't just the less bad option. We'll see how this all turns out but I'm hopeful RFK Jr will guide a systemic transformation from #sickcare to #healthcare. Maybe some element of "hard times make strong men" progressing towards "strong men create good times."
This podcast about fake lighting and a number of other topics by Dr Paul Saladino and Tristan Scott is an absolute must listen!! Common sense. Ideas on high yield things to implement.
How is it that trademarked Roundup can be a whole variety of chemicals and isn't necessarily glyphosate? I always thought Roundup was brand name glyphosate. I bought some Roundup to do an experiment with magnesium binding. While trying to figure out exact details of how much roundup I would need to apply to a vial of blood to bind all the magnesium in it I realized that the Roundup didn't have any glyphosate in it. Lesson learned...look at the ingredient list.
Reflecting on RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings—centralized nutrition policies have long been a tool for concentrating power. Historical food policies had the intended effect of concentrating power by fueling armies, but they necessarily have shifted to preventing and reversing chronic disease. Because chronic disease is a greater threat than outside armies at this point.
Technology now determines who amasses power. We build AI, robots, and code-driven armies—yet the same innovations drive rising cancer rates and other health risks in the people who are most involved in developing them.
Food is still important. If RFK is confirmed, I think the food issue will be addressed well. I suspect he’ll address the issue of vaccines by at least making data available. I’m sure he knows the impact of things like artificial lighting and EMFs on our health. With the speed of worsening disease, I’m hopeful we’ll be addressing technology as a cause of disease much more in the upcoming years.
Did you know? The development of the PHQ-9, a tool for diagnosing depression, was funded by Pfizer, the same company that makes many antidepressants. 🤔
It was meant to help streamline diagnosis and thus would increase the number of people who are diagnosed with depression.
Pfizer manufactures some of the medications commonly used to treat depression.
Stopping antidepressants is extremely difficult for about 1/4 of people. I have several patients who have been trying for several years to get off the meds but have been unsuccessful due to withdrawal symptoms. Not depression symptoms.
I find that simple, natural approaches are generally more effective and far less risky:
☀️ Regular sunlight exposure
📵 Reducing blue light/EMF
🍖 Eating nutrient-dense foods like meat
🤝 Cultivating healthy, supportive relationships
Ask your doctor pointed questions about the above before starting antidepressants. Ask them about weaning off if you're on them already.
Medical study of the day:
Coronary CT angiography-guided management of patients
with stable chest pain: 10-year outcomes from the SCOTHEART
randomised controlled trial in Scotland. Decreased risk of heart disease or heart attack is highlighted. It doesn't advertise that doing the added testing doesn't change risk of death at all. Overall I think it's a great study but you got to read the details to get the full picture.
For all the times I've wished I wasn't a doctor and a nurse and was doing something either in agriculture or the financial sector instead, here's a time when I was glad I'm both a doctor and a nurse.
My wife got sick with some sort of viral stomach infection yesterday. I got out the IV fluids, started an IV, gave 2 liters of fluid, and saw her getting better. Still not drinking well this morning. Connected the IV again and gave another liter.
The ability to do something that helps a loved one feel better immediately is tremendous.
Listened to the podcast by
@jack and
@ODELL at
Fountain
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The part about migrating content posting to NOSTR makes sense and is very insightful. For the people like myself who don't have an engineering background Bitcoin rises to the challenge of what we need it for. The current system of using credit cards and other electronic payment methods works well and is relatively low friction. Store of value is a tremendous problem, however, and Bitcoin fixes that.
I recognize my selfishness in not pushing the digital payments part more. I grew up in Paraguay at a time when we were not able to have a bank account. It is a real problem for many. But right now the bigger problem to solve for me and my family is store of value. And so that's what resonates with me more. Be patient...I'll get there.
It's heartbreaking how many people live in misery, die, and then exist for years in nursing homes before burial or cremation. We should seek better: a life of health, joy, and dignity until the very end.
The video is a slow motion video taken with iphone after replacing the one LED light that was visibly flickering.
I recently swapped out the flickering LED lights in our bathrooms for Edison 40-watt incandescent bulbs, and the difference is incredible. The original LED bulbs were flickering to the point it was directly visible. Our children were complaining that the bright lights hurt their eyes, especially in the morning. So I swapped out the LED lights and put in decorative Edison style incandescent bulbs, which are much more pleasant and they don’t hurt our children’s eyes.
Flickering lights, even when subtle, can take quite a toll—causing headaches, eye strain, impaired sleep, and decreased health overall. The sleep component is especially important in the late afternoon and evening. In spaces where calm lighting is essential, the switch to incandescent bulbs with minimal flicker can make a big impact. While not as energy-efficient as LEDs, the consistent, warm light feels much better in a space designed for unwinding. I feel strongly that the improvement in health long term achieved by using healthier light will decrease energy consumption far more than the LED light bulbs ever will. I’m not quite at the “just use candles or no light” stage but who knows, maybe I’ll get there some day. I’m not entirely convinced on the science of the newer “healthier” LED lights and they’re more expensive so for now I’ll continue putting decorative incandescent lights in my house.
This is part of our light journey that is largely a consequence of the work done by Dr Martin Moore-Ede aka “The Light Doctor” and Dr Jack Kruse.
On trying new things in medicine:
Teenage boy with acne not responsive to substantial dietary change (now essentially eating unprocessed food - fair bit of meat and fresh veggies), tried multiple topical gels/creams including adapalene, ivermectin, clindamycin, benzoyl peroxide, niacinamide, tried tanning lights, next traditional step in mainstream medicine would be oral antibiotics and then accutane if the oral antibiotics aren't effective.
Considering that: ivermectin oral has an excellent safety profile, it's used topically for acne, it has anti-inflammatory benefits, and the microbiome shifts seen with its use tend to be in a direction we think is positive. I've occasionally seen tremendous benefits in using it orally to treat eczema.
So started oral ivermectin at a dose of 0.3 mg/kg/daily. Will see what effect it has.
Posting here to see if anyone has experience or insights on using it this way?
My perception of human health concepts
Where it started: medicine and surgery
Current application : energy, frequency, and vibration
Future: likely quantum, Would be exciting to find something beyond that
Experiencing Bitcoin halving > calendar new year
I often wonder what is the most important fundamental concept in the saying “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
I've been experimenting with cold plunges and it's been quite an interesting journey. 🥶❄️
1/ I’ve been doing daily cold plunges for the prior 2 months, lasting anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes each. I’ve missed 5 days, 4 of which were due to illness. It seems like everyone was getting sick so I don’t think the cold plunges caused the illness.
2/ I decided to use a stock tank I had lying around for other reasons as my cold plunge vessel. It worked surprisingly well, and it was basically free.
3/ To cool the water, I took advantage of the outdoor cold temperature. Nature's freezer, you could say! 😄
4/ Here's the tricky part: The ice sometimes formed a layer to thick to just break up and hop in. I had to add warm water a few times to break the ice. Plan is to get a stock tank heater to keep it above freezing for the winter.
5/ Surprisingly, I've come to crave the way it makes me feel. It makes me feel more even-keeled after a plunge.
6/ Interestingly, I find it easier to tolerate than a cold shower. It's become a unique daily ritual that's helping me maintain a sense of balance. ❄️🌊
7/Best of all, I don’t have the Seasonal affective disorder bother me the way it used to. Maybe it’s because of a relatively warm Fall/Winter so far. Maybe it's because of the cold plunge. We’ll find out.
#ColdPlunges #WellnessJourney #EverydayChill
Thank you
@Swan Bitcoin for being instrumental in helping me understand Bitcoin enough to Hodl rather than lose in scams such as Celsius, BlockFi.
Fever isn’t a Tylenol, Motrin, or aspirin deficiency. Those medicines have been shown to increase your risk of dying if you take them for fever. Unless you’re literally a baby or you’re pushing above 40 degrees (104), you’re probably not going to increase your chance of surviving by taking a fever reducing medication. Not medical advice.
I’m starting to wonder if any benefits of carnivore diet are related to lower deuterium content compared with SAD?
