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Hot Peppers – 12/19/19 An Italian study reported here associates a 25% lower all cause mortality to those who eat hot peppers at least four time per week versus those who fully abstain. Most delightful chili con carne recipe found here. Yum.

Red Meat Gets (Another) Reprieve – 11/19/19 An article in Annals of Internal Medicine, here, concludes that contemporary dietary guidelines are based primarily on observational studies that are limited in establishing causality. The authors instead focused on more controlled studies and found that the evidence that unprocessed or processed red meat caused cancer or any other health issues was very weak.

Exercise Reduces Heart Attacks—A Lot – 11/13/19 Of course we all know this, but some research found here seems to indicate an amazing benefit. The researchers followed 1000 people over 45 for ten years, measuring how well each individual retained their muscle mass. The result was stunning. The top third had an 81% lower rate of heart attacks than the bottom third. That’s a five-fold difference. So get to that local gym and retain that muscle mass.

Good News for Avocado Lovers – 10/14/19 A study here finds that avocado consumption may improve insulin sensitivity, and hence help prevent diabetes.

Joggers Take Note – 9/9/19 A study in the British Medical Journal, here, that running of any sort reduces heart attacks, cancer, and all-cause mortality 25-30%. Running is not the best form of exercise by any means, but already the numbers are far better than anything dreamt up by big pharma.

New Blood Test Predicts Breast Cancer – 2019 Presented at a poster session, researchers are trying to develop a blood test that could predict breast cancer five years in advance. This would certainly be a game-changer if it worked out.

Marathon Drugs Increases Price 70-Fold – 2/10/17 More predation by pharma. Marathon has gotten a decades old muscular dystrophy drug, deflazacort, approved and is charging $89,000 a year for it. It’s price in Europe is under $1500/year. Where are the free market forces? Why aren’t our elected officials protecting us from this egregious practice?

Promising New Prostate Cancer Treatment – 2/2/17 A new and very effective prostate cancer treatment, reported here, has a two-year relapse rate of around 25%. Though clearly not a cure, it has a major benefit in that, unlike all other treatments, it has no. Light fibres are inserted in the prostate, rather like a biopsy, and a light-sensitive drug is administered. The cancerous tissue is killed, and all else left alone. Would certainly be worth a try.

Hypertension Developing Late in Life Halves Onset of Dementia – 1/21/17 Research here indicate that people who develop hypertension in late in life has almost half the reate of dementia. Yet more proof that hypertension has a purpose and unless it is off the charts, is best left alone.

Lowest Stroke Rates in Older Baby Boomers; Younger People Rising– 9/12/16 reports the American Heart Association, here. There could be numerous factors at work. Less smoking among the baby boomers and less healthy diet among the young would be our guess.

Sugar Lobby Promotes Sugar– 11/13/16 Surreal. JAMA reports here that the sugar lobby has been systematically attempting to put the blame for heart diseases on something other than sugar. What were they supposed to do? They’re the sugar lobby. The real question is, “Why did Standard Medicine buy it?”

Zika Breakthrough– 8/30/16 Reported here and elsewhere, two existing (already approved) drugs appear to be effective against Zika. If this pans out, it will speed things up immeasurably.

AHA Limits Added Sugar– 8/17/16 A sensible recommendation from the American Heart Association limits sugar for children aged 2-18 to fewer than 6 teaspoons a day. Paper here. A better recommendation: Fewer than 0 teaspoons added sugar per day for all children aged 0-110.

Calcium Supplements Linked to Dementia– 8/17/16 A report in the journal Neurology, here, links calcium supplements to dementia in some groups of women. The risk, alarmingly, is double for this group.

Suppression of Antioxidants Kills Pancreatic Cancer cells– 7/28/16 Researchers at Cold Springs Harbor Labs find that antioxidants are, in some cases, aiding cancer, and by suppressing the antioxidants, the oxidants are then able to kill the cancer. Link here.

High Cholesterol Found to be Cancer Protective– 7/9/16 A study presented at a British Cardiovascular Society Conference, link here, finds that high cholesterol is significantly protective for four common cancers: breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal. Reasons for this are unknown.

Zinc Acetate Lozenges Reduce Length of Common Cold– 7/6/16 Zinc for a cold is a Dr. Mike favorite. Here’s some science to back it up. A study published here finds that Zinc Acetate Lozenges shorten common colds by three days.

BMJ Article: Bad Cholesterol Isn’t Bad After All– 6/13/16 This is huge. In BMJ Open, here, a peer reviewed study finds that high “bad” cholesterol, aka LDL-cholesterol, is inversely associated with mortality. Higher levels=less death. The stuff is good for you. This is heresy of the first water. Expect a huge blow-back. The lipid hypothysis—that high LDL cholesterol causes heart disease—is ingrained in the medical community like an eleventh commandment. It has never been proven, and kudos to BMJ for daring to run this article. (We would crow that we have repeatedly posted that the dangers of LDL cholesterol were nonexistent, but we will be nice and refrain.)

Stem Cell Injection Reversed Strokes– 6/6/16 At Stanford, reported here, stroke patients receiving injection of mesenchymal stem cells directly into the brain experienced, in some cases, dramatic improvement. If this research holds up, this is an astounding result. “This wasn’t just, ‘They couldn’t move their thumb, and now they can.’ Patients who were in wheelchairs are walking now,” said lead researcher Steinberg.

Bariactric Surgery Now Recommended for Diabetes– 5/26/16 The American Diabetes Association (ADA), and other groups, have now endorsed bariactric surgery (stomach stapling) as a treatment for adult onset or type 2 diabetes (ADOM). We are not making this up. Report here. Of course the ADA dietary recommendations are almost guaranteed to prolong AODM, so we suppose some sort of strange logic is at work here. For the surgery-free, drug-free Quantitative Medicine method, click here.

Low Salt May Be Dangerous – 5/20/16 The prestigious British journal Lancet reports here that low salt intake is more dangerous than high intake. This is heresy, of course, and the article, the magazine, and the authors have already been condemned and will be burnt at the stake. The QM view is that high salt intake is a fairly minor factor. In this article, high intake is worse only for those with high blood pressure, whereas low salt intake is dangerous to those with high blood pressure, and those with normal blood pressure. Again, standard-practice medicine has been making things worse.

JAMA Discovers QM – 5/19/16 The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports here that secession of of smoking, non-heavy drinking, and exercise reduce cancer. Now while it’s wonderful that they have now seen the light, or at least are circling around it, hasn’t this been obvious for the last 50 years? They studied only white males. Are they setting us up for a sequel? Let’s spoil that one: it works for everybody.

Calcium/Vitamin D Causes a Stroke or Heart Attack for Each Fracture prevented – 5/12/16 From a Norwegian study reported here, “Our analysis shows that if 100,000 65-year-old women take 1000 mg calcium every day, 5890 hip fractures and 3820 other fractures would be prevented. On the other hand, as many as 5917 heart attacks and 4373 strokes could be caused.” A horrid tradeoff made worse by the fact that osteoporosis is easily prevented and reversed with no supplements needed. See posts here, here, and here

Medical Error Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. – 5/3/16 This is not news. As a leading cause of death in hospitals,medical error has been a focal area for almost 20 years. However, findings published here in the British Medical Journal.indicate the the problem is far from solved. Deaths due to medical error represent around 10% of deaths, some 250,000. One problem, according to the article, is that adequate records aren’t kept: the deaths are often attributed to something else. Best strategy: stay out of hospitals.

Big Pharma to World: Take Something! – 4/21/16 From JAMA, here, a trial was conducted for patients who couldn’t tolerate stains.(42%, in fact). The “solution” was to give them ezetimibe, a drug with no known benefit and some probably harm, a drug currently approved for a very, very narrow cohort of off-the-charts high cholesterol. Only 27% could not stand this drug, so the trial was considered a success. The drug industry seems insistent on cramming ezetimibe down our throats. To even embark on this strange experiment shows a callousness and disregard for patient benefit that surprises even us.

Is Fructose Highly Dangerous? – 4/21/16 Maybe. From UCLA we have a finding that fructose is linked to detrimental changes to hundreds of brain genes. Press release here. Scary stuff, and it makes some sense. The body goes to a lot of trouble to keep dietary fructose out of circulation, converting most of it to a concentrated form of glucose called glycogen, and rapidly removing any excess that does get into circulation. The reason for this aversion to fructose is not known, but the research sited above may provide a significant clue. Besides a major sugar component of fruit, table sugar is a 50-50 mix of fructose and glucose, as is high-fructose corn syrup, a ubiquitous food additive.

Are Proton Pump Inhibitors Overprescribed? – 4/15/16 A new report In the Journal of the American Society of Nephrolog seems to indicate that long term use of proton pump inhibitors, which significant reduce stomach acidity, causes increased kidney disease. Such drugs are widely prescribed and are also available over-the-counter. Though likely safe for short-term use, longer term consumption seems to have problems.

FDA Pulls Plug on Combo Drug – 4/15/16 In a rare glimmer of sanity, the FDA has withdrawn approval on a drug called Niaspan, which is a combination of statins and niacin. The approval was made in 1997. Given that is know that statins are practically useless, and that niacin actually increases heart problems, you may wonder what they were waiting for. So do we.Might they now consider the rest of the dangerous drugs out there? Details here.

Interesting Alzheimer’s-Insulin Result – 4/13/16 An NYU business school researcher has connected some interesting dots. It is well know that high insulin is involved in Alzheimers, but the connection wasn’t clear. It seems that the enzyme that breaks down insulin is the same one that breaks down amyloid-beta plaque, the tangled mess that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. Schiller’s idea is that perhaps the all the enzyme resources are spent on the high insulin, and the amyoid-beta doesn’t get removed. Details here.

Another Early Cancer Detection Breakthrough – 4/8/16 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, have created an optical biosensor for cancer detection that is a million times more sensitive than previous versions, pointing the way toward an effective early detection system for cancer and other illnesses.This might greatly improve early detection, which is ket to fighting cancer.Details here.

Choral Singing May Reduce Cancer – 4/5/16 Researchers in Wales have determined that choral group singing improves levels of several anti-cancer hormones and biochemicals. Paper can be found here. In view of the next news item, the song Java Jive should probably be included in the repertoire.

Coffee Reduces Colorectal Cancer 50% – 4/1/16 Researchers at USC report “We found that drinking coffee is associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer, and the more coffee consumed, the lower the risk.” The press release is here. Dramatics reductions of up to 50% were seen. This area has been controversial for 20 years. The mechanism of cancer prevention is unknown, though it doesn’t seem to be caffeine, as decaf works as well.

Early Cancer Detection Breakthrough – 3/29/16 Researchers at UCLA have developed a PET probe capable of producing far better images in certain types of cancers. With cancer, early detection is key. Clinical trials of the procedure may begin this year. Further info here.

Blonds Found to Be Non-Dumb – 3/23/16 A study here has found that blonds have a slightly higher IQ that non-blond people.Quoting,”Blonde women have a higher mean IQ than women with brown, red and black hair. Blondes are more likely classified as geniuses and less likely to have extremely low IQ.” It is hard to predict what researchers will think of to do research on. How about: “Do Blonds Have More Fun?”

Meal Time More Important Than Previously Thought – 3/17/16 Every traveler know that disrupting the circadian rhythm—the sleep cycle— is no picnic. New research from the Weizmann Institute indicates that not only is the body locked into this cycle, but even our mitochondria are. Mitochondria are tiny bacterial like cells found within almost all our own cells that convert the food we eat to energy. They apparently have time-driven hungry states, wherein they are ready and willing to convert the food to energy, and sleepy state as well. This means having meals at a regular time is more critical than previously thought.

Alzheimer’s and Brain Research – 3/17/16 There are almost daily reports of discoveries or possible breakthroughs involving Alzheimer’s and the brain. Just today, there are three such reports, all on mice, and so it is unknown if the results would carry over. There are reports of new neurons grown from stem cells, lost memories reactivate through light flashes, and increasing available neural energy by injecting pyruvate, an intermediate of glucose metabolism. A very active area.

Antidepressants Increase Mortality – 3/16/16 A study from Auburn and University of Alabama show a slight increase in mortality with uses of second generation anti-depressants.Report here. Knowledge of this will likely offset any anti-depression benefit as well. I much stronger anti-depressant that features a very strong reduction of mortality is exercise.

Canadian Medicine Discovers Exercise – 3/14/16 Canadian Medical Association announces: “Many doctors and their patients aren’t aware that exercise is a treatment for these chronic conditions and can provide as much benefit as drugs or surgery, and typically with fewer harms.” Not really. It actually provides A LOT MORE benefit. Bit it’s a step for organized medicine. Next week: hot water.

Exercise Reduces Alzheimer’s 50% – 3/11/16 No surprise at our end. But here, another study demonstrates the most effect way to prevent Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s Caused By Microbes? – 3/10/16 Researchers have reported that a virus and two types of bacteria are a major cause of Alzheimers. A microbial connection has been (and probably will remain) controversial. However, the causes of Alzheimer’s are not known.

Magic Pill Announced – 3/4/16 Drug companies adore lifelong drugs, and the latest “breakthrough” combines statins, blood pressure reducers, aspirin, and adult onset diabetes medication, and is called a Polypill. However none of these four have shown any mortality benefit, and all of them have serious side effects. But in combination, they are suddenly magical? The idea seems to be to get rid of screening and blood testa altogether, and put everyone over 50 on this pill. This idea is so bad, it would be praising it to call it crazy.

Breast Cancer Breakthrough – 3/3/16 A new drug combo is very effective against the HER-2 variant of breast cancer. A fourth of those treated saw dramatic reduction in tumor size, while in an additional 11% the tumor completely disappeared, in under two weeks. Details here.

Television Exposure Directly Linked To A Thin Body Ideal In Women – 2/22/16 The only real question here is: Are they paying grown-ups to come up with this? It’s a real study. Details here. What will they study next? How about: Driving Blindfolded May Increase Accident Risk.

Quick Selector

All Posts – by Category

CANCER

A Battle with Pancreatic Cancer
All About Prostate Cancer
Antioxidants and Cancer
Bluetooth Earbuds and Cancer? Let’s connect the dots.
Cancer and Vitamins
Cancer Basics – Part 3 – Prevention
Cancer Basics – Part 1 – Initiation and Progression
Cancer Basics – Part 2 – Diagnosis and Prognosis
Cancer Vaccination
Cholesterolphobia
Chronic Stress Causes Cancer
Colonoscopy Wars
Death by Committee
Degenerative Disease Overview
Does LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Prevent Cancer?
Dogs Can Smell Prostate Cancer With Near 100% Accuracy
Early Detection of Cancer – How It Is Done
Early Detection Of Cancer – Why Do This?
Exercise And Cancer
Insulin Therapy for Adult Onset Diabetics
Meditation and Stress Reduction
Meditation Can Prevent Cancer
Nurses, Stress and Cancer
Our Wireless World. Is it healthy?
Prostate Cancer Case History – Diagnosis
Prostate Cancer Case History – Possible Therapies
Prostate Cancer Case History – Treatment Options
Prostate Cancer Case Study – Treatment Outcomes
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Sunshine, Sunscreen, Cancer, and Vitamin D
Vitamin D is not a Substitute for Sunshine
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?
Whole Grain Is Not Very Healthy
Why Do We Have Allergies?

HEART DISEASE

41 Pushups = Immortality (We Wish)
Aerobics actually trains your heart to stop.
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Statins, and Peanuts
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Atherosclerosis Basics Part I – Cause
Bad Cholesterol and Statins‑Have We Been Had?
Blood Pressure: What controls blood pressure, and should we be attempting to change it?
Cholesterol Officially Declared Harmless
Cholesterolphobia
Combatting Lipoprotein(a) and Improving Heart Health
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Degenerative Disease Overview
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Does LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Prevent Cancer?
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 5 – Heart Rate Variability
HDL – Reverse Heart Disease, Reverse Cancer
High Blood Pressure and What to Do about It
Meditation and Stress Reduction
New Hypertension Standards Are Bad
Nuts, Baby Aspirin, and Statins – Which is Best?
QM Case History: Severe Heart Disease Reversed
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Reverse or Prevent Heart Disease
Statins: The Zombie Drug That Will Not Die
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?

ADULT ONSET DIABETES

Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 1 – Introduction
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 2 – Diagnosis and Impact
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 3 – Cause: Insulin Resistance
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 4 – The Cure
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 5 – Strange “Standard Medicine”
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 6 – Case Study #1
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 7 – Case Study #2
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 8 – Conclusions
Adult Onset Diabetes Basics
Adult Onset Diabetes is NOT Genetic, Which is Why it is Curable
Are SGLT2 Inhibitors a Bad Idea?
Degenerative Disease Overview
Diabetes and Bad Diet Recommendations in the UK
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
Elena Versus Standard Medicine: An Adult Onset Diabetes Case History
Good News for Dairy Lovers
Insulin Therapy for Adult Onset Diabetics
SGLT2 Inhibitors – A Strange and Dangerous Way to Lower Blood Glucose
Starch is Bad for Diabetics, Why is it Recommended?
Understanding Glucose and A1C Numbers
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?

AGING

Aging
Aging Declared a Disease
Biological Age
The Telomere Theory of Aging

DEMENTIA

Artificial Sweeteners Are Dangerous, Very Dangerous
Cholesterolphobia
Degenerative Disease Overview
Does LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Prevent Cancer?
Does Low Cholesterol Cause Alzheimer’s?
Is Amyloid Beta Plaque Buildup the Cause of Alzheimer’s, or is it Something Else?
What Nutrients Power The Brain?
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?

DIABETES

Degenerative Disease Overview
Smart Insulin – Possible Breakthrough
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?

OSTEOARTHRITIS

Reversing Osteoarthritis – Step By Step

OSTEOPOROSIS

Degenerative Disease Overview
Osteoporosis – Its Cause and Cure – Without Drugs
Osteoporosis Is Reversible
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
QM Case History: Osteoporosis Reversed – Case Studies
Researchers Consider Drug Experiment Successful Despite Clear Evidence of Harm
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured

DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

Degenerative Disease Overview
Exercising for Health Part I – The Best Exercises – Benefits
Mitochondrial Health
Organ Meat
Osteoarthritis is Preventable, and in Many Cases, Reversible
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?

DISEASE

41 Pushups = Immortality (We Wish)
A Battle with Pancreatic Cancer
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 1 – Introduction
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 2 – Diagnosis and Impact
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 3 – Cause: Insulin Resistance
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 4 – The Cure
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 5 – Strange “Standard Medicine”
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 6 – Case Study #1
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 7 – Case Study #2
Adult Onset Diabetes – Part 8 – Conclusions
Adult Onset Diabetes Basics
Adult Onset Diabetes is NOT Genetic, Which is Why it is Curable
Aerobics actually trains your heart to stop.
Aging
Aging Declared a Disease
All About Prostate Cancer
Antioxidants and Cancer
Are SGLT2 Inhibitors a Bad Idea?
Artificial Sweeteners Are Dangerous, Very Dangerous
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Statins, and Peanuts
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Atherosclerosis Basics Part I – Cause
Bad Cholesterol and Statins‑Have We Been Had?
Biological Age
Blood Pressure: What controls blood pressure, and should we be attempting to change it?
Bluetooth Earbuds and Cancer? Let’s connect the dots.
Cancer and Vitamins
Cancer Basics – Part 3 – Prevention
Cancer Basics – Part 1 – Initiation and Progression
Cancer Basics – Part 2 – Diagnosis and Prognosis
Cancer Vaccination
Cholesterol Officially Declared Harmless
Cholesterolphobia
Chronic Stress Causes Cancer
Colonoscopy Wars
Combatting Lipoprotein(a) and Improving Heart Health
COVID Town Hall II
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Death by Committee
Degenerative Disease Overview
Diabetes and Bad Diet Recommendations in the UK
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Does LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Prevent Cancer?
Does Low Cholesterol Cause Alzheimer’s?
Dogs Can Smell Prostate Cancer With Near 100% Accuracy
Early Detection of Cancer – How It Is Done
Early Detection Of Cancer – Why Do This?
Elena Versus Standard Medicine: An Adult Onset Diabetes Case History
Eradicable Diseases
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 5 – Heart Rate Variability
Exercise And Cancer
Good News for Dairy Lovers
H-pylori Testing
HDL – Reverse Heart Disease, Reverse Cancer
High Blood Pressure and What to Do about It
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Get Chronic Disease
Insulin Therapy for Adult Onset Diabetics
Is Amyloid Beta Plaque Buildup the Cause of Alzheimer’s, or is it Something Else?
Meditation and Stress Reduction
Meditation Can Prevent Cancer
Mitochondrial Health
New Hypertension Standards Are Bad
New Improved DIY China Study
New Study finds LDL-Cholesterol Beneficial
Nurses, Stress and Cancer
Nuts, Baby Aspirin, and Statins – Which is Best?
Osteoporosis – Its Cause and Cure – Without Drugs
Osteoporosis Is Reversible
Our Wireless World. Is it healthy?
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
Prostate Cancer Case History – Diagnosis
Prostate Cancer Case History – Possible Therapies
Prostate Cancer Case History – Treatment Options
Prostate Cancer Case Study – Treatment Outcomes
QM Case History: Osteoporosis Reversed – Case Studies
QM Case History: Severe Heart Disease Reversed
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Researchers Consider Drug Experiment Successful Despite Clear Evidence of Harm
Reverse or Prevent Heart Disease
Reversing Osteoarthritis – Step By Step
SGLT2 Inhibitors – A Strange and Dangerous Way to Lower Blood Glucose
Smart Insulin – Possible Breakthrough
Starch is Bad for Diabetics, Why is it Recommended?
Statins: The Zombie Drug That Will Not Die
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke
Sunshine, Sunscreen, Cancer, and Vitamin D
The Telomere Theory of Aging
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
Town Hall VII – COVID Update
Understanding Glucose and A1C Numbers
Vitamin D and COVID-19
Vitamin D is not a Substitute for Sunshine
What Nutrients Power The Brain?
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important
Which Chronic Diseases Can be Cured
Who Gets Degenerative Disease?
Whole Grain Is Not Very Healthy
Why Do We Have Allergies?
Zinc Shortens Cold Duration

DIET

All About Fat
Artificial Sweeteners
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Belly Be Gone!
Best Diet for Peak Health
Calorie Restriction
Calories In, Calories Out: The Big Lie
Chocolate—Benefits, Facts and Myths
Cholesterol Officially Declared Harmless
Coca Cola Research Funding
Coffee Has Many Health Benefits
Cut Back on Salt?
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Dean Ornish and High Protein Diets
Death by Committee
Diet: Plain And Simple
Diets, Death and Taxes
Do-It-Yourself China Study
Don’t Count Calories – Count Carbs Instead
Eat Real Food or Else – THE Cookbook!
FAT: Burn It or Store It. What Determines This?
Gluten Intolerance
Glycemic Index – Is It of Any Use?
Good News for Dairy Lovers
Grain Is Not a Good Food
Is Fasting Beneficial?
Is Fructose Bad For You?
Is Saturated Fat OK or Not?
Lessons From the Biggest Losers
Low Salt More Dangerous Than High Salt
New Improved DIY China Study
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
Once Again, Fat Is Good for You
Organ Meat
Pesticides and Other Problems with Organic Food
POM Wonderful and Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Case Study – Treatment Outcomes
QM Easter Special: Eggs
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Red Meat Is Not Dangerous, It Is Healthy
Standard Medicine’s Latest Whipping Boy: Sugar
Sugar, Starch, Glucose, and Insulin
Town Hall IV – Vegan or Carnivore
Understanding Glucose and A1C Numbers
Veganism
What Does the China Study Really Prove?
What Nutrients Power The Brain?
When Are Starches OK in a Diet?
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important
Whole Grain Is Not Very Healthy
Why Do Nuts Prevent Heart Attacks?

EXERCISE

41 Pushups = Immortality (We Wish)
Aerobics actually trains your heart to stop.
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Belly Be Gone!
Don’t Waste Your Time Exercising
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 1 – Overview
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 2 – Joints
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 3 – Neural, Balance, Coordination
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 4 – Osteoporosis Prevention
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 5 – Heart Rate Variability
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 6 – Biological Power
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 7 – Wrap Up
Exercise Is As Effective As Surgery for Knee Damage
Exercising for Health Part I – The Best Exercises – Benefits
Give Your Arteries a Good Scrubbing
High Intensity Interval Training – Most Effective Exercise – Part I
High Intensity Interval Training – Part II – Joints and Bones
How To Get The Health Rewards Of Exercise
New York Times Gets It Totally Wrong on Bone Building
Osteoporosis – Its Cause and Cure – Without Drugs
Osteoporosis Is Reversible
Paleo Exercise
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
QM Case History: Severe Heart Disease Reversed
Squat All The Way Down
The One-Minute Workout
Three Important Heart Rate Numbers

SLEEP

Chronotype: Are You A Night Owl Or An Early Bird?
The Glymphatic System – Crucial for Brain Health – Only Works During Sleep

MEDITATION

Chronic Stress Causes Cancer
Meditation and Stress Reduction
Meditation Can Prevent Cancer
Nurses, Stress and Cancer
Town Hall V – Meditation, Science and You

CHOLESTEROL

Atherosclerosis Basics Part I – Cause
Bad Cholesterol and Statins‑Have We Been Had?
Cholesterolphobia
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Does LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Prevent Cancer?
STOP IT!
Why Do We Have Allergies?

ANABOLIC GROUP

LIPID GROUP

Body Mass Index
Cholesterol Awareness Program – Drug Industry Deception
Cholesterol Basics – Myths and Medical Facts
Combatting Lipoprotein(a) and Improving Heart Health
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
HDL – Reverse Heart Disease, Reverse Cancer
New Study finds LDL-Cholesterol Beneficial
Nuts, Baby Aspirin, and Statins – Which is Best?
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Red Meat Is Not Dangerous, It Is Healthy
Saturated Fat – It’s Healthy – It’s Not Dangerous
Trans-Fat: The Epic Saga
Triglycerides And Their Importance
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important

STRESS GROUP

SUGAR GROUP

Curing Hypoglycemia without Pills

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Cancer Vaccination
Immune System Basics – The Adaptive Immune System
Immune System Basics – The Innate Immune System
Monoclonal Antibodies Should Be The Last Resort
Pathogenic Trickery—How Germs Thwart The Immune System
Vitamin D and COVID-19

LIFESTYLE

41 Pushups = Immortality (We Wish)
Aerobics actually trains your heart to stop.
All About Fat
Artificial Sweeteners
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Belly Be Gone!
Best Diet for Peak Health
Calorie Restriction
Calories In, Calories Out: The Big Lie
Chocolate—Benefits, Facts and Myths
Cholesterol Officially Declared Harmless
Chronic Stress Causes Cancer
Chronotype: Are You A Night Owl Or An Early Bird?
Coca Cola Research Funding
Coffee Has Many Health Benefits
Cut Back on Salt?
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Dean Ornish and High Protein Diets
Death by Committee
Diet: Plain And Simple
Diets, Death and Taxes
Do-It-Yourself China Study
Don’t Count Calories – Count Carbs Instead
Don’t Waste Your Time Exercising
Eat Real Food or Else – THE Cookbook!
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 1 – Overview
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 2 – Joints
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 3 – Neural, Balance, Coordination
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 4 – Osteoporosis Prevention
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 5 – Heart Rate Variability
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 6 – Biological Power
Exercise – Maximizing the Health Benefits – Part 7 – Wrap Up
Exercise Is As Effective As Surgery for Knee Damage
Exercising for Health Part I – The Best Exercises – Benefits
FAT: Burn It or Store It. What Determines This?
Get Well With Aristotle!
Give Your Arteries a Good Scrubbing
Gluten Intolerance
Glycemic Index – Is It of Any Use?
Good News for Dairy Lovers
Grain Is Not a Good Food
High Intensity Interval Training – Most Effective Exercise – Part I
High Intensity Interval Training – Part II – Joints and Bones
How To Get The Health Rewards Of Exercise
Is Fasting Beneficial?
Is Fructose Bad For You?
Is Saturated Fat OK or Not?
Lessons From the Biggest Losers
Low Salt More Dangerous Than High Salt
Meditation and Stress Reduction
Meditation Can Prevent Cancer
New Improved DIY China Study
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
New York Times Gets It Totally Wrong on Bone Building
Nurses, Stress and Cancer
Once Again, Fat Is Good for You
Organ Meat
Osteoporosis – Its Cause and Cure – Without Drugs
Osteoporosis Is Reversible
Our Wireless World. Is it healthy?
Paleo Exercise
Pesticides and Other Problems with Organic Food
POM Wonderful and Prostate Cancer
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
Prostate Cancer Case Study – Treatment Outcomes
QM Case History: Severe Heart Disease Reversed
QM Easter Special: Eggs
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Red Meat Is Not Dangerous, It Is Healthy
Squat All The Way Down
Standard Medicine’s Latest Whipping Boy: Sugar
Sugar, Starch, Glucose, and Insulin
Sunshine, Sunscreen, Cancer, and Vitamin D
The Glymphatic System – Crucial for Brain Health – Only Works During Sleep
The One-Minute Workout
Three Important Heart Rate Numbers
Town Hall IV – Vegan or Carnivore
Town Hall V – Meditation, Science and You
Understanding Glucose and A1C Numbers
Veganism
What Does the China Study Really Prove?
What Nutrients Power The Brain?
When Are Starches OK in a Diet?
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important
Whole Grain Is Not Very Healthy
Why Do Nuts Prevent Heart Attacks?

MEASUREMENT

Annual Physical
Blood Pressure: What controls blood pressure, and should we be attempting to change it?
Blood Test Conversion App
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol Awareness Program – Drug Industry Deception
Cholesterol Basics – Myths and Medical Facts
Colonoscopy Wars
Combatting Lipoprotein(a) and Improving Heart Health
Curing Hypoglycemia without Pills
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
HDL – Reverse Heart Disease, Reverse Cancer
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Medical Body Composition Analyzer
Medicare, ABN, and Highway Robbery
New Study finds LDL-Cholesterol Beneficial
Nuts, Baby Aspirin, and Statins – Which is Best?
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Red Meat Is Not Dangerous, It Is Healthy
Saturated Fat – It’s Healthy – It’s Not Dangerous
Trans-Fat: The Epic Saga
Triglycerides And Their Importance
When LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is Important
You, Your Doctor, Your Insurance: Who is making the calls?

Ask Dr. Mike

Answer to “SingerSavedMe”
Best Diet for Peak Health
Can I do this on my own?
COVID Town Hall II
Death by Committee
Diet: Plain And Simple
Diets, Death and Taxes
Get Well With Aristotle!
Is Fasting Beneficial?
It’s Your Turn!
Nine Health Questions with Surprising Answers
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Quantitative Medicine FAQ
STOP IT!
This Beautiful Work
Town Hall IV – Vegan or Carnivore
Town Hall Meeting VI – Exercise
Town Hall V – Meditation, Science and You
Town Hall VII – COVID Update
WARNING! AVOID FLUOROQUINOLONES IF POSSIBLE
Why Does Health Insurance Dictate Medical Care?

MEDICAL NEWS

A MRSA Cure From a Medieval Recipe
Are New Drugs a Hopeless Search for the Fountain of Youth?
Bluetooth Earbuds and Cancer? Let’s connect the dots.
Cholesterol Awareness Program – Drug Industry Deception
Cholesterol Officially Declared Harmless
Coca Cola Research Funding
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Death by Committee
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Eradicable Diseases
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
Medical Mythology in the 21st Century
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
New York Times Gets It Totally Wrong on Bone Building
Peer Review Scandal – Fake Peer Reviews Cause Scientific Credibility Crisis
Pocket Doc
Quantitative Medicine Censored by Google
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Regenerative Medicine
Smart Insulin – Possible Breakthrough
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke
The Amazing Mesenchymal Stem Cell
The Glymphatic System – Crucial for Brain Health – Only Works During Sleep
The QM News Roundup
Why Does Health Insurance Dictate Medical Care?
Why Will Ezekiel Emmanuel Decline Medical Care After 75?

NOTABLE

A MRSA Cure From a Medieval Recipe
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
Peer Review Scandal – Fake Peer Reviews Cause Scientific Credibility Crisis
Red Meat Is Healthy – Says the China Study Data
Smart Insulin – Possible Breakthrough
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke

RANTS

Are New Drugs a Hopeless Search for the Fountain of Youth?
Bluetooth Earbuds and Cancer? Let’s connect the dots.
Cholesterol Awareness Program – Drug Industry Deception
Coca Cola Research Funding
Dairy—Low Fat or Whole?
Death by Committee
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
Medical Mythology in the 21st Century
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
New York Times Gets It Totally Wrong on Bone Building
Pocket Doc
Quantitative Medicine Censored by Google
Why Does Health Insurance Dictate Medical Care?
Why Will Ezekiel Emmanuel Decline Medical Care After 75?

MODERN MEDICINE

“Standard-Practice” Can Never Work
Auricular Acupuncture
Balance Billing—Why Is This Allowed?
Controlling the Costs of Blood Tests
Crazy American Drug Pricing (and How to Beat It)
Do-It-Yourself China Study
Does Heart Disease Treatment Need Major Revision?
Evolocumab – do we really want to reduce cholesterol?
Getting Blood Tests at a Reasonable Prices
Is American Health Care Really That Bad?
Medical Mythology in the 21st Century
Medicare, ABN, and Highway Robbery
Monoclonal Antibodies Should Be The Last Resort
New Hypertension Standards Are Bad
New Study finds LDL-Cholesterol Beneficial
New USDA Dietary Guidelines Slightly Less Harmful
Number Needed to Treat – Does Your Drug Work?
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
Regenerative Medicine
Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Has Little Overall Benefit And Has Many Problems
SGLT2 Inhibitors – A Strange and Dangerous Way to Lower Blood Glucose
Statins Suppress the Immune System, This Is Bad and Dangerous
Statins: The Zombie Drug That Will Not Die
Stem Cell Basics – Replacement Organs
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke
The Free Radical Theory of Aging
THE QM Bibliography – Explore Your Inner Scientist
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
Understanding Medical Research – Part 1 – Spotting Doubtful Research
Understanding Medical Research – Part 2 – Types of Research
Understanding Medical Research – Part 3 – Interpreting Results
Understanding Medical Research – Part 4 – Confirmation Bias
Useful Medical Gadgets – Measure and Monitor Yourself
WARNING! AVOID FLUOROQUINOLONES IF POSSIBLE
We Need New Antibiotics
You, Your Doctor, Your Insurance: Who is making the calls?

DRUGS THAT DONT WORK

Evolocumab – do we really want to reduce cholesterol?
Medical Mythology in the 21st Century
Monoclonal Antibodies Should Be The Last Resort
New Hypertension Standards Are Bad
New Study finds LDL-Cholesterol Beneficial
Number Needed to Treat – Does Your Drug Work?
Prevent Osteoporosis Without Calcium Pills—Important Update
Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Has Little Overall Benefit And Has Many Problems
SGLT2 Inhibitors – A Strange and Dangerous Way to Lower Blood Glucose
Statins Suppress the Immune System, This Is Bad and Dangerous
Statins: The Zombie Drug That Will Not Die
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
WARNING! AVOID FLUOROQUINOLONES IF POSSIBLE
We Need New Antibiotics

DRUGS AND SUPPLEMENTS

Acetaminophen – Should this Dangerous Drug be Available Over the Counter?
Antioxidants – Seldom Useful, Often Harmful
Are New Drugs a Hopeless Search for the Fountain of Youth?
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Statins, and Peanuts
Bad Cholesterol and Statins‑Have We Been Had?
Beta Blockers: The Problem Drug Is Dangerous
Cancer and Vitamins
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
Food vs Supplements
Health Care in America I – Drug Pricing
I’ve Been Thinking
Insulin Therapy for Adult Onset Diabetics
More Chicanery from the Drug Industry: The Combo Scam
Off Label Drug Use
Proton Pump Inhibitors Should Be Used Extremely Sparingly, if at All
Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Has Little Overall Benefit And Has Many Problems
Statins Benefit No One
Tainted Supplements Still Available
The Effects of Popular Supplements
The Free Radical Theory of Aging
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
Vitamin D is not a Substitute for Sunshine
WARNING! AVOID FLUOROQUINOLONES IF POSSIBLE
We Need New Antibiotics

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ISSUES

Are New Drugs a Hopeless Search for the Fountain of Youth?
Bad Cholesterol and Statins‑Have We Been Had?
Beta Blockers: The Problem Drug Is Dangerous
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
Ezetimibe, a Bad Drug, is Promoted as a Breakthrough
Health Care in America I – Drug Pricing
I’ve Been Thinking
Insulin Therapy for Adult Onset Diabetics
More Chicanery from the Drug Industry: The Combo Scam
Off Label Drug Use
Proton Pump Inhibitors Should Be Used Extremely Sparingly, if at All
Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Has Little Overall Benefit And Has Many Problems
Statins Benefit No One
WARNING! AVOID FLUOROQUINOLONES IF POSSIBLE
We Need New Antibiotics

SUPPLEMENT ISSUES

Acetaminophen – Should this Dangerous Drug be Available Over the Counter?
Antioxidants – Seldom Useful, Often Harmful
Cancer and Vitamins
Food vs Supplements
Tainted Supplements Still Available
The Effects of Popular Supplements
There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.
Vitamin D is not a Substitute for Sunshine

SUPPLEMENTS

Artificial Sweeteners
POM Wonderful and Prostate Cancer
Vitamin D and COVID-19
Vitamin D Time Again-Winter Edition

MEDICAL PRICING

Balance Billing—Why Is This Allowed?
Controlling the Costs of Blood Tests
Crazy American Drug Pricing (and How to Beat It)
Getting Blood Tests at a Reasonable Prices
Medicare, ABN, and Highway Robbery
You, Your Doctor, Your Insurance: Who is making the calls?

MEDICAL RESEARCH

Do-It-Yourself China Study
Number Needed to Treat – Does Your Drug Work?
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells Reverse Stroke
The Free Radical Theory of Aging
THE QM Bibliography – Explore Your Inner Scientist
Understanding Medical Research – Part 1 – Spotting Doubtful Research
Understanding Medical Research – Part 2 – Types of Research
Understanding Medical Research – Part 3 – Interpreting Results
Understanding Medical Research – Part 4 – Confirmation Bias

PHYSIOLOGY

All About Bones
Brains
Creatinine, the Kidneys, and Microvascular Health
The Free Radical Theory of Aging

Podcast

Podcast – Introduction to Quantitative Medicine

POTPOURRI

Adaptation Since The Agricultural Revolution
Auricular Acupuncture
Body Mass Index
Chocolate—Benefits, Facts and Myths
Dogs Can Detect Disease
E-Cigarettes: Health Risks and Benefits
Epiphany Special: About that Frankincense and Myrrh
Food and Libido
Full Body Transplant
Hairlessness
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Get Chronic Disease
Marriage, Polygamy, and Heart Disease
Neanderthals in the News
New Book Announcement and Special Deal
New Hunter-Gatherer Tribe Discovered
Octopuses—An Alternate Evolutionary Track?
Pharmaceutical Spendings
Suspended Animation
The Radiation Hazards of Space Travel
Trans-Fat: The Epic Saga
We Are Part Neanderthal – But Which Parts?
Why Don’t People Take Care of Themselves?
Why Will Ezekiel Emmanuel Decline Medical Care After 75?
Your Biome – Your Personal Bacteria Collection

OUR PAST

Hairlessness
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Get Chronic Disease
Neanderthals in the News
We Are Part Neanderthal – But Which Parts?

QUANTITATIVE MEDICINE

Annual Physical
Can I do this on my own?
Get Well With Aristotle!
Happy New Year from Quantitative Medicine
Nine Health Questions with Surprising Answers
QM Case History: Triglycerides – Lower to Prevent Heart Disease
Quantitative Medicine Censored by Google
Quantitative Medicine FAQ
Stem Cell Basics – Replacement Organs
The Practice of Quantitative Medicine
Why Don’t People Take Care of Themselves?
Why Will Ezekiel Emmanuel Decline Medical Care After 75?

Uncategorized

Paradigm Shift
An overview of a way to organize your thoughts about medical testing.
Artificial Sweeteners Are Dangerous, Very Dangerous
Atherosclerosis Basics – Part 2 – Preventing and Reversing
Blood Test Info
Concept easy, execution difficult
COVID Town Hall III
Creatinine, the Kidneys, and Microvascular Health
Doc In A Box!
Eat Real Food or Else – THE Cookbook!
Eat Real Food or Else – the Kindle Version
Get this book and you will lose the weight and get healthy
Ground Hog Day Special
Is Saturated Fat OK or Not?
Lighter Weights versus Heavier Weights
Medical Mythology in the 21st Century
More Bad Press for Calcium Supplements
Obamacare – The Affordable Care Act : A Broker’s Perspective
QM Case History: Severe Heart Disease Reversed
Quantitative Medicine Editorial
Reversing Osteoarthritis – Step By Step
Soylent (Green)
Therapeutic Hopscotch – A Healthy Exercise
Town Hall VIII – Lockdown Metabolic Syndrome
Trigger Warning: Death Will Be Alluded To

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Why does Quantitative Medicine work?

Many sites offer nice-sounding advice about nutrition and exercise, but almost none have actually put this advice to work in a large-scale clinical setting. Starting in the late 90s, Dr. Mike Nichols operated a clinic wherein each patient was quantified with blood tests and other measurements, and an optimum diet and exercise regime suggested.
This became a continual process and Dr. Mike has accumulated data on hundreds of people for almost 20 years. At this point in the process, he knows what works, what doesn’t, how to restore health, slow aging, and block degenerative disease. But the formula is different for everyone, and without measurement, lifestyle recommendations are just a medical guessing game. Is Paleo best? For some, sure. But without measurement, there is no way to tell.
But more importantly, when the optimum lifestyle is determined, implemented, and actually achieved, almost all people get well, and life’s chronic diseases are slowed, often reversed.
This is no idle claim or hopeful promise. This has already worked in a clinical setting, long-term and with real people. Given how different people are, it is folly to try to apply a one-size-fits-all set of recommendations. The sooner this is realized, the faster the planet will get well. Quantitative Medicine is the future.

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What Is Quantitative Medicine?

Quantitative medicine is the practice of determining and modifying your health guided by direct measurement of meaningful biological markers. Everyone is different. The best diet is unique to each of us. Diet markers must be directly and precisely measured.

Why Are We Doing This?

My practice has been highly successful. Many many people have gotten well, have avoided degenerative diseases, have extended their lives. But my practice is full. By starting this blog, I am taking the first steps to make Quantitative Medicine available to everyone. You, the patient, supply the self-discipline, physical, mental, and spiritual perseverance, and we will supply the information and resources you need to realize the full benefits of Quantitative Medicine. By measurement, an optimally healthy lifestyle can be determined for anyone. The results are profound and pervasive. Degenerative disease is prevented or rolled back. Longevity – healthy active longevity – is increased. This has worked for over 2000 patients. This blog is just starting. There will be videos, books, ebooks, ebooklets, on-line analysis tools, in short, everything you will need. Some will be free, and some will not. None of it, though, will be expensive. For now we are just getting started. A lot more information is coming, so please stay tuned.

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