Pill Pushers

I am passing along a treat article. I hope you make time to read it.   Prescription overload: More harm than good? The “polypharmacy” phenomenon sometimes is defined as taking five or more meds, as many older people do. By PAULA SPAN © 2021 The New York Times The last straw, for
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The Future of Meat

The American Journal of Medicine May 2021;134:569 “Massive animal farming for meat production poses major problems in terms of resource use, environmental impact, and biodiversity. Furthermore, excessive meat consumption has been associated with multiple deleterious health consequence
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Brain Imaging Reveals a Neural Basis for Partisan Politics

To me, “partisan politics” means an inability to see the world from another’s point of view. I believe this also reflects a difficulty dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity. Finding a rigid system of thought where answers are easier to come by is more comfortable for most people. Thi
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Brain-Gut Connection

We need all the help we can get through these difficult times. Unfortunately, lots of people cope by eating a lot of sugar. Brain function and mood get worse with refined diets. I hope you take the time to read the article below. Gut microbiota: How does it interact with the brain? Wr
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Still Drinking Soda?!

This is not the first time I write about how toxic soda is. Hence the title. BUT we are all free to eat/drink whatever we want. This indisputable fact makes me think of the old, worn out statement, “doc, it hurts when I do this.” Reference Dangerous Side Effects of Drinking Soda Every
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The Way to a Man’s Heart III

More evidence that what we eat affects our gut bacteria, which in turn impacts our cardiovascular health. Unfortunately, I can think of a few patients who won’t/can’t stop eating poorly, despite deteriorating cardiac health. Reference Reduction of intestinal trimethylamine by probioti
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Are You Afraid of “Old-Timers’ Disease?

If you are long in the tooth like me, you probably are. I hope that fear induces you to eat better. Get off refined foods, especially sugar and trans-fats. They disturb your immune system in the Microbiome (gut bacteria). Also eat as organic as possible. Graduate work: become vegan. R
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Why You Should Brave the ‘Bad’ Weather

OLIVER BURKEMAN Special to the New York Times “The psychological advantages of time spent in nature are well known, and plenty of research demonstrates that in-person interaction brings benefits the digital kind cannot. In one typical study of older Americans, published in 2015, parti
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