More Secrets Statins are portrayed as the “wonder drugs” of the last two decades. Officially HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, their ability to decrease heart attack and stroke was originally laid down to their ability to decrease cholesterol synthesis. They did lower cholesterol. But that was not the main reason they worked. Statins, like many drugs, were […]
15 “Rules” for a Less Stressed Life (5/31/13)
The Challenge Recently I was asked to write a guest post on “15 Rules For A Stress Free Life.” My first question was – what is stress? Here’s one definition – stress is how your body reacts to challenge. From that definition follow a few potential “rules”: 1. There is no such entity as a […]
Let’s Take Out The Bugs (Burger King Versus the Insects)
What Kind of Food? Recently I journeyed to the great Southwest. My hiking partner, desperate to reach Bryce National Park, woke at 3 AM after scant sleep, scurried to the airport, “enjoyed” the flight experience to Las Vegas, then sped the rental car north before encountering a massive migraine (don’t lots of vacations start this […]
The Meat-Bug Connection (5/13/13)
The Coming Food Information Revolution Beef – and eggs – just got a lot more interesting. A group of researchers fed lean beef (nicely cooked) to a bunch of everyday meat eaters and vegans. They then investigated. Did ingesting lean beef change lipid levels in the blood – you know, the stuff supposed to cause […]
Is ADD a Sleep Disorder? (5/6/13)
The Newest Epidemic ADD is now “epidemic” across America. With 13% of adolescents “diagnosed” in national surveys, people want to know just how big a problem ADD is. A recent article by psychiatrist by Vatsal Thakkar in the NY Times argued much of ADD may be misdiagnosed sleep disorders. Himself once diagnosed as suffering from […]