Wesley

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Farmer. Physician. Bitcoin. Husband. Dad. Christian. Skeptic. Mainstream medicine outcast.

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2026-01-07 22:51:50 GMT

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I grew up in a setting with substantial resemblance to this. Colony in South America where the majority of the people were my cousins. Elements of Amish mixed in with a community setting. Hierarchy was largely determined by participation in the church. The intersection of religion and community governance were major factors in constantly changing tensions in the community. I know Amish here in the US who have some of these values. Sexual abuse is prevalent in these communities and is easily hidden so that's probably what I would fear the most in a community like this. I think shared values and a constitution for the community is more important than it being family. There needs to be a predetermined and well documented exit plan as people will at some point want to leave. Note that religion draws people together but often pushes them apart.
Overall my perspective is this would be fantastic if done well. Individual property rights still need to be protected. AI would be extremely helpful in thinking of scenarios that should be documented in the constitution.

2025-12-17 22:06:34 GMT

You can’t read the label from inside the bottle.
In healthcare, we are "inside the bottle"—deep in the data and the science. But our patients are on the outside, reading the "label" (the messaging and the fears).
If we stay inside, we can't see the whole picture.
Vaccines, Amen by Aaron Siri is an absolutely fascinating read on the topic of vaccines. Written by an attorney, it provides the "outside perspective" that we in healthcare often miss.
It’s time to look at the label.

2025-10-07 12:18:45 GMT

What are the best Bitcoin "piggybank" options for children? I have three children age 4-7 and I want something where they have the ability to save in Bitcoin, see their stack grow, and then spend it as appropriate. Or maybe even borrow against it at some point. Having interoperability with the fiat system <I think> is still important so they can realize some sense of converting fiat into Bitcoin, and see how the value of Bitcoin goes up in fiat terms. I'd prefer a subaccount on my account so that I don't need to use separate logins for each one. Maybe @nprofile…m2qp has something in the works?

2025-10-01 11:00:21 GMT

Aluminum along with other adjuvants and preservatives used in vaccines are likely a more substantial cause of autism than acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Note that vaccines given to children are also associated with acetaminophen use at the time of inflammation caused by these vaccines, so that could potentially increase the risk further.
When looking at populations that have lower rates of autism, I think of the Amish. And with the Amish you get less screen time, less exposure to artificial light spectrums, less exposure to nnEMF, less noise pollution less exposure to processed food (note that's been changing a lot over the prior several decades though). They are generally exposed to farming communities which creates a different microbiome. There have fewer medical intervention such as prenatal ultrasounds.
So I think trying to blame just acetaminophen or just vaccines is not sufficiently comprehensive.

2025-09-25 16:41:05 GMT

I've come to realize that the belief that someone is going to get well is more important than any treatment, supplement, medication, or gizmo that I have ever encountered.

2025-08-26 16:23:28 GMT

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The ivermectin didn't cure it. In the end he chose to use Accutane which helped tremendously.

2025-08-25 14:26:45 GMT

We've long known statins worsen insulin resistance/increase risk of diabetes. This paper gives a mechanism and thus potential treatment for people taking statins. Not medical advice - but know that UDCA is readily available as TUDCA - just UDCA with a taurine molecule attached.
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(23)00505-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1550413123005053%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

2025-08-25 13:52:18 GMT

Results of an "unschooled" life: https://blossom.primal.net/0fae1e27c524ffe89170910c2479c06b0525696a37722461f60412e02d8d0522.png

2025-08-21 16:00:27 GMT

If you want to challenge dogmatic thinking about health topics and explore new ideas; subscribe to Nick Norwitz's substack: https://staycuriousmetabolism.substack.com/p/the-hunger-signal-hidden-in-a-bacterial?

2025-08-19 20:54:57 GMT

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Yes, hallucinations are a weakness. Much improved from what it was 2 years ago though. Sometimes I'm not sure which to trust though since I don't trust everything published on pubmed either.

2025-08-19 16:50:02 GMT

AI can make medicine more efficient.
It can expand differentials.
It can prevent mistakes.
It can propose diagnostics and treatments.
It can document the note and thought process behind the decisions.
It will continue to get better.
But it can’t teach wisdom.
If young doctors never learn to argue with the algorithm, the pipeline of learning wisdom dies.
In ten years, the thinkers will be the ones naming their price.

2025-08-14 13:51:29 GMT

HEPA air filter from Austin Air (even without the charcoal or zeolite coating layer) reduces systolic blood pressure slightly (maybe up to 3 mmHg) if you have high blood pressure:
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.037#abstract

2025-08-11 13:41:54 GMT

Preventive medicine should not be housed in the same system that manages disease.
One is about keeping people healthy.
The other profits when they’re sick.
"Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcomes"
Time to decouple them for good.

2025-08-01 19:45:29 GMT

When views promoted by ethicists cause harm.
https://blossom.primal.net/3bd747fab5cdfa9e87ccec78ad6c71d3d06a1e5dac5350a25b0eb4ce127e8364.png
My response:
I read “Beneficial Bloodsucking” (Crutchfield & Hereth, Bioethics, 2025) with deep concern. The authors argue that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)—a tick-borne allergy that renders patients unable to consume mammalian meat—should be promoted as a form of “moral bioenhancement.” Their thesis rests on two claims: first, that eating meat is inherently immoral, and second, that spreading AGS (for example through genetically modified ticks) would curtail this wrong. Both claims are gravely flawed, and publishing such a proposal risks undermining trust in bioethics and medicine.
First, promoting disease is irreconcilable with medical ethics. AGS is not a minor inconvenience but a complex, often life-altering condition. Patients endure unpredictable reactions ranging from hives to anaphylaxis, sometimes hours after exposure. Some live in constant fear of accidental ingestion or even environmental contact with mammalian products. Social isolation, anxiety, and depression are common. AGS is an emerging public health problem with potentially severe, lifelong impacts, many impacts are yet unknown. To describe this as “beneficial” disregards both the morbidity and the profound psychological burden borne by patients.
Second, the assurance that spreading AGS “doesn’t violate rights” is indefensible. Respect for autonomy and informed consent are bedrock principles of medicine. Inflicting illness on unsuspecting individuals to enforce a dietary ethic is a direct violation of bodily integrity. Unlike vaccination, which prevents disease, AGS confers no benefit to the individual—only harm. Ethical standards from the Nuremberg Code onward prohibit precisely this kind of coercion.
Third, the moral premise itself—that all meat consumption is wrong—is stipulated, not demonstrated. Philosophers continue to debate this question. While critiques of factory farming have merit, many frameworks allow meat consumption when it is humane, sustainable, or nutritionally necessary. Billions worldwide rely on animal protein for survival. To declare their diets immoral is neither a consensus view nor a sound basis for coercive intervention. Genuine virtue cannot be manufactured through biological incapacitation; it requires free, informed choice.
Finally, proposals of this kind corrode public trust. Patients depend on clinicians and ethicists to safeguard their health, not to advance ideology through disease. Troublingly, one of the co-authors, Parker Crutchfield, has previously argued that moral bioenhancement should be administered covertly—that is, without the recipient’s knowledge. In effect, he has defended lying to patients and the public in order to “promote morality.” Such views undermine the fundamental commitment of medicine to honesty and informed consent. Advocating deception or deliberate illness feeds public suspicion that scientists cannot be trusted to act transparently. In an era already plagued by misinformation, this rhetoric is profoundly irresponsible.
For these reasons, “Beneficial Bloodsucking” fails on ethical, clinical, and philosophical grounds. The suggestion that society should deliberately proliferate a debilitating disease in order to enforce a contested moral stance deserves emphatic rejection. Public health must never be weaponized for ideology.
In the end, it makes me wonder whether the [my perceived] recent uptick in AGS has been caused by human manipulation.

2025-07-30 10:50:41 GMT

I think FieldLark.ai is giving me some excellent ideas for improving the health of my garden and orchard. Created by Advancing Eco Agriculture, it's an extension of their regenerative agronomy resources. Check it out for yourself at https://fieldlark.ai/ai-agronomist.
The founder John Kempf also has an AI clone at https://www.delphi.ai/johnkempf which has been quite insightful as well.

2025-07-11 21:01:34 GMT

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I think less severe forms of copper overload are underappreciated. I personally did substantial testing and finally put pieces together to form a hypothesis that my easy bruising was caused by copper excess (not noted on common lab testing) causing functional vitamin C deficiency. By taking zinc supplements and vitamin C supplements along with bone broth the bruising went away. Note that while on an almost carnivore diet including organ meats I continued to have substantial bruising. So I now am biased by personal experience but with that bias I see it every once in a while in practice. I personally won't be drinking from any copper utensils.

2025-06-17 14:49:28 GMT

Saw my first patient who did therapeutic plasma exchange after I recommended he do it. Has improved energy and basal body temperature increased from 96 to 97 degrees. But most importantly, his cognition has improved dramatically and the persistent thoughts and ruminations from the past have resolved! One month out from the procedure and the improvements have been maintained.

2025-06-11 10:18:38 GMT

Posting these screenshots to avoid loosing them: https://blossom.primal.net/7804aa29d4e56a1dfa9716bf4344f42efbb36ed96b86b3f4e4a1d3a6e8c1b8f4.png https://blossom.primal.net/a2817bb2dc17ee2caefd04073877efc23566019c176a11b8bac7b1820016f898.png https://blossom.primal.net/90904f7b9204b41cbf44e80acd598b940269ab1cbeac630b1fc385b8cbc02fb9.png https://blossom.primal.net/c1137b70eb37b1475ceb9ac101b55caa5eacb745f14cf5d3f1c9379e5dcb1c30.png https://blossom.primal.net/80f13665798cc9dbebaf24a0d5ffeb2e0a211c7c46c47765e7e206bc6056a47e.png

2025-06-10 12:12:13 GMT

RFK Jr. fired the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel. Signs of "There are weeks when decades happen."

2025-05-28 11:24:29 GMT

Reading the executive order on MAHA, where agencies are directed to work with farmers to ensure U.S. food is the healthiest, most abundant, and most affordable in the world, reminded me of the “cheap, fast, good” principle: you can only pick two.
Healthy + Abundant = Not Affordable
Abundant + Affordable = Not Healthy
Healthy + Affordable = Not Abundant
I think we should retire the "need" for "food" to be cheap.

2025-05-06 17:47:12 GMT

"We have not succeeded in answering all our problems. The answers we have found only serve to raise a whole set of new questions. In some ways we feel we are as confused as ever, but we believe we are confused on a higher level and about more important things." - The more I learn about the human body the more this seems true.

2025-05-06 17:31:56 GMT

Trialing the over the counter stelo CGM and I'm less than impressed with its accuracy. Then I look at the finer details. Accurate is considered to be within 20% variance either way. So a read of 100 may be 80 or 120 or anywhere inbetween. And it apparently has about a 93% accuracy...meaning it could be off even further. So helpful for trends but not very accurate in my opinion.

2025-05-06 17:27:31 GMT

Vinay Prasad to be Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the US FDA; I'll miss his contributions on Sensible Medicine but I'm hopeful he'll create substantial positive impact at the FDA: https://open.substack.com/pub/sensiblemed/p/sensible-medicine-endorses-vinay?r=1b88l5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

2025-04-16 09:38:39 GMT

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Tried it for 6 months and didn't note any difference. But it is hard to measure effects. If I found good data that the hydrogen in the "hydrogen water" was lower in deuterium then I'd probably put the effort into it. Currently I have many other higher yield things I can do for health.

2025-04-16 09:31:20 GMT

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Technically I do think a man could menstruate. Transplant a uterus into a man. Manipulate hormone levels to build up and then shed the endometrial lining. And by doing so the man would menstruate. But Lord help us if we get to a place where people start doing CRISPR of some sort to change all XY chromosomes to XX chromosomes. Some of the sequelae I've seen of these attempted "sex reassignment" surgeries are terrible. By the way, disagreement with AAMC standards for support of "gender affirming care" and DEI were the primary reasons for me leaving academic medicine.

2025-04-04 08:56:13 GMT

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Based on the difference in average lifespan I would say men and women age differently. The difference is not solely based on propensity to engage in dangerous behaviors (such as working more dangerous jobs). I suspect part of it is due to iron accumulation in men. Considering that many of the stressors in our toxic world today are oxidative in nature, I think this compounds the effect that stored iron can have. So up until about 50 women have an advantage in getting rid of excess iron and so have less oxidative damage which I suspect has a substantial effect on aging. Along with the blood loss also being an additional way of getting rid of toxins. Note the above are what I think, but it would be difficult to validate with studies.

2025-04-04 08:41:38 GMT

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"There are a million problems in the world. I can put all my energy into one problem and I'll never fix that one problem for everyone. But I can make a difference by focusing on building something good." - paraphrased quote from Michael Saylor on a podcast from years ago. It resonated with me and I suspect with others as well. The ongoing genocides are terrible. But by focusing on my area of expertise I think I can create more net good than by talking against the crimes against humanity.

2025-02-26 16:49:52 GMT

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.

2025-02-26 16:45:07 GMT

Step in the right direction - allowing but not forcing fluoride in the water will propel the discussion on risk/benefit of fluoride to a greater level.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/utah-first-state-ban-water-fluoridation/?utm_id=20250224

2025-02-13 21:18:56 GMT

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."

2025-02-13 21:14:32 GMT

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. https://youtu.be/01op4XmNmxA?si=kBaE9LyZZ7wgcltj

2025-02-13 21:11:14 GMT

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.

2025-02-06 22:23:55 GMT

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"food"

2025-01-30 13:56:58 GMT

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.

2025-01-28 12:19:22 GMT

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.

2025-01-27 22:04:02 GMT

Medical study of the day: https://m.primal.net/ODTN.png 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.

2025-01-27 12:28:30 GMT

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.

2025-01-27 12:21:06 GMT

Listened to the podcast by @nprofile…283f and @nprofile…zx3h at https://fountain.fm/episode/OlQzTxXaGKkxfZr1pYLL. 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.

2025-01-25 11:45:45 GMT

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.

2024-12-09 13:19:12 GMT

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After 2.5 weeks the n=1 experiment of using oral ivermectin to treat acne showed slight improvement, but not much. Patient elected to try oral antibiotics....so we'll see how much that helps. Will continue the ivermectin as well.

2024-12-09 13:15:23 GMT

https://m.primal.net/MrEO.mov 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.

2024-11-19 15:47:47 GMT

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?

2024-10-15 20:54:20 GMT

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Kills all gram positives but many organisms in our gut are gram negative. I'm convinced there isn't one fix for this. I'm convinced microbiome is part of it. Interestingly enough, I've seen more than one person lose substantial weight after taking metronidazole for some parasitic infection. And feel way better so I don't think it was the parasite sucking the life out of the person afterward.

2024-10-15 12:07:00 GMT

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There is a company testing part of this hypothesis; at least the oral antibiotics. Giving oral vancomycin followed by placebo or specific probiotics to people with obesity. Their probiotics have been shown to increase GLP-1 which generally is associated with decreased cravings. See https://pendulumlife.com/pages/research-clinical-trials

2024-10-04 12:26:20 GMT

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Don’t trust anyone. Give more credence to people who give caveats and delineate whether things are theory, anecdotal, or have good reproducible trial data. I’ve occasionally seen patients do well with randomly generated data that chooses from among good options for them. So I think some complete junk science can at times give patients some motivation to follow a good plan that they could have done without the expensive gizmo random data. But then the gizmo gets credit for physical scientific data rather than its role in motivation and mindset. And the people selling the expensive gizmos give great podcast presentations that are quite faulty. Many studies in pubmed have fabricated data. All that being said, two thoughtful individuals outside of NOSTR are John Kempf at advancing eco agriculture and Dan Kittredge at the bionutrient food association. And for the record I don’t condone random data generation and selling it to people as fact.

2024-09-13 13:05:35 GMT

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And then there are people like me who see your post about this and are encouraged to continue stacking sats rather than playing in the casino.

2024-09-13 11:48:46 GMT

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

2024-04-20 14:12:54 GMT

Experiencing Bitcoin halving > calendar new year

2024-03-22 22:07:31 GMT

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.”

2024-03-17 21:22:55 GMT

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Good for you! In 2011 my medical school cardiology professor convinced me to stop eating butter and start eating vegetable spreads made of seed oil. Wasn’t till 2017 when I finally quit seed oils.

2023-12-19 21:35:45 GMT

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

2023-12-17 17:43:55 GMT

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Listening to a podcast today reminded me of a good resource for women interested in health benefits of fasting. Her interpretation of scientific evidence for benefits of fasting is stretched a bit in my opinion but still a good resource. “Fasting Like a Girl” by Mindy Pelz.

2023-12-17 00:02:21 GMT

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Usually just start with smaller amount of things I commonly eat. Meat, eggs, bone broth, maybe small amounts of veggies. I’d suggest avoiding more processed foods i.e. things in boxes, cans, and bags all the time but especially after fasting.

2023-12-15 21:36:38 GMT

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5 days is longest I’ve done. Day 2 and 3 are hardest. Day 4 and 5 are much easier. Eating ketogenic in the several days to weeks leading up to it makes the fast much easier. When doing it in the summer and sweating a lot from work outside I had to add salt to avoid passing out. So now routinely will eat/drink more salt if fasting. Some vitamins inhibit autophagy so I stop vitamin supplements with fasting. Jason Fung is the person I think has most helpful info on the topic. Depending what meds people are on they may need to decrease/stop them in order to make fasting safe.

2023-11-17 12:48:33 GMT

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I’ve had a number of patients in a mostly Medicaid/uninsured clinic setting do well eating just hamburger and eggs. I tried to present options and let the patient decide.

2023-11-17 12:25:49 GMT

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Reminds me of the quote, “When it comes to fats I trust nature more than scientists.”

2023-11-12 14:33:38 GMT

Thank you @npub1tft…xar5 for being instrumental in helping me understand Bitcoin enough to Hodl rather than lose in scams such as Celsius, BlockFi.

2023-11-09 21:01:09 GMT

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.

2023-10-29 10:47:08 GMT

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Interesting read on whether LDL causes heart disease:
Ravnskov U, de Lorgeril M, Diamond DM, Hama R, Hamazaki T, Hammarskjöld B, Hynes N, Kendrick M, Langsjoen PH, Mascitelli L, McCully KS, Okuyama H, Rosch PJ, Schersten T, Sultan S, Sundberg R. LDL-C does not cause cardiovascular disease: a comprehensive review of the current literature. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Oct;11(10):959-970. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2018.1519391. Epub 2018 Oct 11. PMID: 30198808.

2023-10-27 19:04:47 GMT

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I keep trying to find the proverbial baby to avoid throwing him out with the bath water. But the bath water is basically gone and I haven’t found a baby.

2023-10-25 18:50:38 GMT

I’m starting to wonder if any benefits of carnivore diet are related to lower deuterium content compared with SAD?

2023-10-25 18:44:26 GMT

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John Kempf at https://regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com/ and Dan Kittredge at https://www.bionutrient.org/ have tremendous information on this topic.

2023-10-20 10:54:11 GMT

Spiritual or Quantum Biology
I remember the dream clearly. I was the attending physician for the inpatient teaching service. The patient went into torsades (usually fatal heart rhythm) and died. In my dream it was due to the antibiotics we had given him. I looked at the clock on my nightstand. 2:48 AM. It was a bit troublesome but a different attending was on call for the night. So I went back to sleep.
Later in the morning I was notified he died overnight. Cause of death: Torsade de pointes likely at least in part due to the antibiotics. Time that he went into Torsades: 3 AM.
Can it be a coincidence that I had the dream? I’m convinced it wasn’t. I got the notification 12 minutes before it actually happened. Had I acted on my dream it it’s possible his death could have been prevented. Something happened on a spiritual level or something scientific we have not yet explained well. Maybe quantum biology. But in my mind it’s proof that we are connected by much more than what we can explain well.

2023-10-17 17:31:30 GMT

The more I study health, the more I think nature shows us the path to optimal health. Yes, we can do a lot with complex testing and supplements to enable a functional and enjoyable existence while in a toxic environment. But a proper human lifestyle negates the need for most of the testing and supplements.

2023-10-06 17:08:46 GMT

Within the next 6 months to a year we’ll likely hear of a new “blockbuster” drug for diabetes and obesity. So much mainstream acknowledgment of risk of GLP-1 like Ozempic. Liraglutide (Victoza) patent ending end of 2023.

2023-09-26 10:11:15 GMT

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Would you be willing to share who it is? I co-own a direct primary care office and would be interested in processes to implement. Some hesitation from tax implications.

2023-09-25 12:29:35 GMT

Many people are toxic with mercury, lead, cadmium, and many other heavy metals. Also lots of plastics. How much of the toxic load is released via cremation and now freely available in the environment?

2023-08-30 10:39:09 GMT

Thoughts on Heartburn:
My current understanding of the disease process is that heartburn is usually the result of insufficient acid in the stomach or insufficient nutrients to nourish the valves and other tissue which then allows acid to leak back into the esophagus. Sometimes a hiatal hernia can also be a cause.
Heartburn causes pain and in the long term increases the risk of cancer of the stomach and esophagus.
Remedies: Eat a nutrient dense diet. This can be as simple as just eating meat(including organs when possible) and salt. Or may be more varied and consist of meat, organs, dairy, eggs, fruit, vegetables, and small amounts of seeds if you like. The more important thing is to avoid processed food, especially those made with wheat.
Supplements to consider include but are not limited to: Betaine, melatonin, B-vitamins, Ginger, Astaxanthin, deglycyrrhizinated licorice, slippery elm, aloe vera, and vitamin D.
Traditional Medicine testing and treatment: The western medicine view is that it’s a problem of too much acid and is made worse by H. Pylori infection. Remedies often include medicines such as omeprazole which decreases acid production. If you are diagnosed with an H. Pylori infection you will generally be given several antibiotics along with some other medicines to attempt to eradicate the infection. Sometimes surgery is done to control the heartburn.
Western medicine recognizes the risk of long term use of proton pump inhibitors (medicines) such as omeprazole. The risk includes: osteoporosis, kidney disease, nutrient deficiencies, and infections.
Sometimes a different medicine called famotidine is used to treat the symptoms. This is also somewhat effective and has less risk than proton pump inhibitors. But it is still just treating symptoms.
Other considerations: Mind, Body, and Spirit are all connected. The above focuses on Body components. Exercising a belief that you can improve is important. Living a life where you have low stress is important. Energetic medicine practices can be helpful.
The above should not be construed as personal medical advice. See your own doctor and do your own research to figure out what is right for you.

2023-08-30 10:39:05 GMT

2023-08-11 13:14:29 GMT

Relevant quote in patient visit yesterday; “We have not succeeded in answering all our problems. The answers we have found only serve to raise a whole set of new questions. In some ways we feel we are as confused as ever, but we believe we are confused on a higher level and about more important things.”

2023-08-11 11:24:03 GMT

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Makes me wonder if those “in charge” are intentionally trying to cause racism/sexism. And they know exactly what they’re doing.

2023-08-11 09:13:06 GMT

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Makes me think of experience as director in medical school program. I was encouraged to give a female minority student a passing grade despite failing performance. Was told “we need more doctors of [insert minority] so we need to do everything we can in order for her to pass.” Seeing that process of allowing subpar performance from minorities makes me distrust the capabilities of any minority physician who graduated in the last several years and onward.

2023-08-10 11:23:58 GMT

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In order to avoid a flat tire you just need to keep adding more air than what is coming out

2023-08-09 18:11:53 GMT

By over promoting the covid vaccine the pharmaceutical industry/CDC killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
Now beyfortus, a monoclonal antibody, is being marketed and recommended like a vaccine to prevent RSV in children.
Seems like the gold is no longer being produced so they had to start calling silver gold.

2023-08-01 19:32:04 GMT

Bird app followed the path of the Dodo bird

2023-07-28 00:28:06 GMT

After a week’s use, I think this is the best productivity decision I’ve made. Standing desk. Anti-fatigue mat. Grounding pad. Work barefoot. Maybe someday the coffee will go. At some point will add healthy lighting. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/2f47e65fb25c8d3f4d10441444d5fc088eb654125ee05f897ac2f75698bc73ad.jpg

2023-07-25 12:02:49 GMT

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My wife and I both work part time. That way we can both continue our careers and one of us is home with the kids every day. Homeschooling takes a lot of work but is rewarding. Nothing quite like seeing the smile on my children’s face when they start reading, they figure out how a tape measure works, intently study worms, learn gardening……

2023-07-25 01:09:12 GMT

Much and maybe most of a plant is bacteria and fungi it contains.
Makes me wonder if the reason that whole food plant diets sometimes cure cancer is because of the microbiome in the plant affecting the microbiome of tumor cells.
Rather than nutrients such as vitamins or minerals causing the cancer to go into remission.

2023-05-04 16:59:12 GMT

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Having been in the woods recently and finding multiple ticks crawling up my legs makes me at least use the boots….with shorts. Does make quite the style!

2023-05-04 15:49:31 GMT

Disclaimer: this article was written primarily for people in Michigan as that's where the majority of my patients live.
Spring is here! While the warmer weather is pleasant, it also brings challenges including tick bites and the potential for Lyme disease. Ticks also spread other infections such as Babesia and Rickettsia. I will refer to the larger grouping as Lyme disease.
Lyme disease is well known for causing illness in the short term. However, occasionally people develop symptoms that slowly get worse. Chronic Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose so it is often missed when people have vague symptoms that slowly get worse.
The first and most crucial step in preventing Lyme disease is to prevent tick bites.
Effective ways of preventing tick bites include wearing boots, protective clothing such as long sleeves and pants, using tick repellents that contain DEET or picaridin, and performing regular tick checks on yourself and your pets. You can also reduce tick populations in your yard by keeping grass and vegetation trimmed, removing leaf litter and other debris, and creating a barrier between wooded areas and your lawn with wood chips or gravel.
I personally don’t like putting things like DEET on my clothes or skin due to the risk of harm from them.
There are products such as the SickTick repellant bands made by Talarik that help to repel ticks. Using something like that along with high rubber boots theoretically makes the risk of a tick bite quite low.
The second step is to make sure you are finding any potential tick bites early.
If you are in an environment where tick bites can occur, be vigilant in checking yourself and your family daily for ticks. Common areas that ticks attach are the legs and the head, but they can attach anywhere, including places such as inside the ear. Even with the highest vigilance, bites may still happen. See https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/removal/index.html for tips on how to remove a tick. There are laboratories where you can send ticks to see if they have Lyme or other infections, but area health departments (at least in southwest Michigan) no longer offer tick testing.
If a tick has bit you, there are additional considerations to explore.
The CDC now recommends a single dose of antibiotics if you meet the criteria listed below.
1. Bite occurred in Michigan or another higher risk state.
2. The tick was removed in the last 72hrs (treatment is most effective if given within 72hrs of tick removal).
3. The tick was engorged (not flat).
4. The tick was black-legged.
5. You are not allergic to doxycycline, pregnant or nursing.
The ability to take antibiotics right when they are most helpful may mean having a prescription available before a tick bites you. Most people would not want to interrupt a camping trip in a remote setting to get an antibiotic for a potential infection from a tick bite.
There are many herbal medications which have been shown to be effective in a variety of stages of Lyme disease which you could consider using to prevent infection as well. These include Cryptolepis, Black Walnut, Japanese Knotweed, Sweet Wormwood, Cat’s Claw, Chinese Skullcap, and Barbat Skullcap. I’ve opted to use the following products but know there are many options.
• Cryptolepsis from Ortho Molecular
• IS-BORR from CellCore which includes a variety of herbals including black walnut, cat's claw, and Japanese Knotweed to support immune function.
If you develop signs of Lyme infection such as a rash or fever, then it would be appropriate to discuss an appropriate treatment strategy with your medical provider. I will generally consider a longer course of antibiotics in addition to herbal supplements if that happens.
If you follow the steps above, you should not have to worry too much about getting Lyme disease. So, here’s to a fun healthy summer!
This article is for information purposes only and is not medical advice. Seek out a trusted medical professional to discuss your personal risks and benefits in medical diagnosis and treatments.

2023-05-01 17:39:53 GMT

“The heart is not a pump: a refutation of the pressure propulsion premise of heart function “ … interesting read of the day refuting most of what I was taught about the heart.
http://trigunamedia.com/The%20heart%20is%20not%20a%20pump.pdf

2023-05-01 17:31:58 GMT

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The things causing infertility are substantially complex.
Anecdotally I’ve seen multiple patients with infertility successfully get pregnant after dietary changes addressed at obesity. It got to the point that standard risk/benefit options of lifestyle changes meant including a discussion of increased fertility.
The dietary changes I discussed in addressing obesity meant changing from a toxic standard American diet to whole foods generally including meat, eggs, dairy, fish, some vegetables, low carb fruit/berries, and maybe some seeds and nuts. Sometimes it included forms of fasting.
We’d also address sleep, social factors, stress management, and toxin exposure.
So while toxic foods aren’t the only cause, eating a healthy diet in addition to some other changes made a tremendous change in fertility prior to the covid vaccine.
Also note the patients I was seeing usually had significant obesity which skews perspective.
I’m less sure about covid vaccines causing infertility, but it does make sense that it could. We have better data on it causing miscarriages, which it does particularly in the first trimester.
But the other vaccines that we give routinely have not been tested for impacting fertility so those could be adding to toxic burden. Or might be causing it directly. I know they have tested vaccines to directly cause infertility so in my mind that possibility exists. Considering that medical ethicists encourage doctors to lie in certain scenarios, such as in tackling climate change, I don’t trust what’s published anymore.
So who knows what all causes it. My solution: Eat healthy whole foods which for most people includes eating animal products. Build healthy relationships. Avoid toxins whether artificial chemical compounds or other things toxic to the mind such as television. Enjoy sex. And build a life that is meaningful whether you have children or not.
Might not work for everyone but it worked for me and my wife who are now quite busy with three children 5 and younger.

2023-05-01 17:31:53 GMT

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2023-04-24 13:52:32 GMT

Testing ferritin levels in men has much greater potential for identifying risk factors than testing LDL-C

2023-04-16 09:45:10 GMT

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Arborist wood chips are the most abundant and cost effective carbon source/weed control/water retention strategy for soil regeneration in many places in the US. Works great in a home orchard setting.

2023-04-14 09:25:07 GMT

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When you can explain your critic’s viewpoint better than they can then you have “arrived”

2023-04-12 09:48:39 GMT

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While the one year experiment isn’t enough to convince me, the fact that it was based on the Inuit diet is enough to convince me that such a diet is healthy at least for some humans.
May not be for everyone. Also see Fred Provenza’s work on how other animals species vary what they eat despite being the same species. I suspect nutrient needs in humans vary as much as in other species.
The study is freely available on the internet

2023-04-12 09:37:37 GMT

I wonder how much time has been wasted by putting a covid reel into phone trees. Call about any hospital or pharmacy and the first 30 seconds you have to listen to the recording about how they offer covid vaccines. There’s got to be a way around this….

2023-04-12 09:32:11 GMT

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Just meat diets Shown to be healthy long ago. Stefansson vilhjalmur saw that Inuit ate only meat. So later he checks himself in a hospital and eats just meat. Did this for a year. See “Prolonged meat diets with a study of kidney function and ketosis” published in the journal of Biological Chemistry 1930

2023-04-12 09:20:02 GMT

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John Kempf and the team at advancing eco agriculture have tremendous insights. He hosts the regenerative agriculture podcast.

2023-04-11 16:54:20 GMT

State of medical ethics
I cannot blindly trust the medical profession to tell me the truth when medical ethicists promote lying to promote their version of moral superiority.
For example, in a paper titled “compulsory moral bio enhancement should be covert” the author states “If preventing ultimate harm requires lying, even by omission, then lie we must.”
This was written in 2017. Published 2018. Trustworthiness has not increased since then.

2023-04-10 09:17:53 GMT

Sound money incentivizes properly managed ruminant grazing. Results in soil regeneration. Makes manufacturing (in)edible sugary chocolate graven images obsolete.

2023-04-09 11:50:08 GMT

One of the best ways to honor the redemption inherent in Easter is by acknowledging how fiat food corrupts humanity

2023-04-07 00:59:14 GMT

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Makes me think of “The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.” by Nina Teicholz.
More accurate nutritional education resources in that one book than any of my medical school courses.

2023-04-05 11:52:40 GMT

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Been doing different patterns of fasting for the last seven years. Haven’t found any rational low time preference centered reason to change that. Mostly OMAD during the week now as I think having family meal with my wife and children daily is better. If I lived by myself I’d do quarterly fasts of at least 5 days duration. Have done 5 day fasts a number of times and felt well. When you feel like you’re fasting a long time, always remember that one guy that fasted over a year and revitalized his health.

2023-03-29 11:17:34 GMT

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Reminds me of “Models which explain well but predict poorly do not explain the right thing”

2023-03-14 00:03:22 GMT

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How would you propose those of us who have trained as and are licensed as medical doctors best provide value?

2023-03-09 10:18:55 GMT

All religions have faults. Some are useful.

2023-03-09 10:12:21 GMT

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Much data supporting vegan diet comes from animals that eat their own poop to give a second shot at extracting maximal nutrients. Data doesn’t apply to humans. No one way of eating is the best for all members of an entire species.

2023-03-05 23:57:27 GMT

Quit Facebook years ago. Very little Instagram use, mainly following health resources there. Now nostr is replacing Twitter. Progression inevitable.