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Statins, Lp(a), and upcoming podcast guests
In other words, statins are not addressing the associated risk in patients with an elevated Lp(a), and this population represents about 25% of those with previous CVD or an indication for statins.
AMA, Alzheimer’s, podcast rec, and NAD rec
Spoiler alert: Not sure taking NAD precursors orally is doing much beyond enriching the companies that make them.
Alzheimer’s prevention and the most important thing
So ironically, while Marks applies these insights to financial investments, many of the same principles apply to the way we should treat our health.
This Bud’s for you? Don’t mix alcohol with epidemiology
“It all comes down to the way we used to study drinking,” the article starts.
Boston: Pearl Jam, Seyfried, Sinclair, and more
Definitely shared the sentiment with Eddie Vedder when he said he didn’t remember Boston being so tropical.
The importance of sleep
If I had to choose one to save, it would be sleep. Not even close.
My visit to prison and is a “low-carb” diet going to shorten your life?
Well, you can pretty much set your calendar to it. Another scare from the folks in observational epidemiology land.
Dunning, Kruger, and the opioid epidemic
I can’t believe I just found about the Dunning-Kruger effect. In a nutshell, it’s the cognitive bias of illusory superiority that comes from our inability to recognize our lack of ability. It might actually explain much of the Twittersphere.
Salmon recipe (and mTOR)
By popular demand, I’m sharing my Dad’s salmon recipe
Robin Williams, Globalism on the brink, rapamycin and lifespan
I think seeing a picture of Robin this week on Lance Armstrong’s Instagram page got me thinking about him. I still remember exactly where I was the moment I found out about his death.