An ultra-processed food diet lowered testosterone by ~11%, FSH by ~14%, and sperm motility by ~18% in just 3 weeks compared to an unprocessed diet. These effects on key markers of male fertility were independent of calorie intake. Men on the ultra-processed diet also showed

Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation! Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF #AHA25 @JAMA_current ☕️ https://t.co/70dPI2R84C

Wow. Huge effect of fish oil on CVD outcomes for patients on hemodialysis! ‼️43% reduction in serious cardiac events ❗Significant reductions in many 2ry end points too 🐟 Standard-ish fish oil (1.6 g EPA/0.8 g DHA) 🌽 Versus corn oil placebo https://t.co/QMyeS7Ju9E

Massive meta-analysis on low carb diets just dropped 149 RCTs (!) carb restriction improved glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, hepatic enzymes, renal function... Most changes seen even in isocaloric conditions (!!!) https://t.co/SLdP7rdd5q

The surgeon didn’t hold back. When asked what someone should eat to end up on his operating table, he laid it out clearly: live on processed foods. Wheat-based junk, biscuits, cookies, fast food, protein bars loaded with chemicals, anything that comes sealed in plastic. Add in

Epigenetic Reprogramming in humans is coming early next year (2026)... This is one of the first steps towards longevity escape velocity. We've known that you can reset the age of DNA taken from an "old cell" and putting it into a "young egg". Epigenetic reprogramming is real,

Even after age 65, a healthy lifestyle still adds years free of disease. It’s never too late to invest

The average family now spends as much on health insurance as they do on their mortgage or rent. That wasn’t true in 2010. Does the fact that health systems, using cash from medicare, to buy 60% of independent practices have anything to do with the rise in premiums? The US

The best doctors get happier stopping a medication, than starting one

The best doctor wants the least medicines

Lifestyle and environment explain ~17% of our mortality risk; genetics less than ~2%. Your life is more shaped by your actions than your ancestry

My goodness this is a hard but necessary watch. Do it. The trans lie.

Net worth surveys of physicians in their 60s, generally at the end of a 30+ year career, show that one-quarter of them have a net worth of less than $1 Million, and 12% have a net worth of less than $500,000! Why do you think such a large proportion of late career physicians

Half of all heart attacks happen at age <65yrs in males & one third at <65yrs in females. 90% of the risk factors for early heart attack are modifiable. Modify risks early!

I was part of a great research study in residency that did BP checks at pedi visits because while only ~60% of women go to their 6 wk postpartum visit, almost all go to the baby’s. We identified many women with postpartum HTN and pre-eclampsia so the answer should be yes!

I receive hateful DMs when I call out patients, clinicians, hospitals, and healthcare systems for not addressing patients’ personal responsibility in their own health management. I’ve been told that I’m an ablest, condescending, a bitch, a horrible human and physician,

Apparently Lego has donated over 10,000 of these MRI playsets to hospitals to help reduce anxiety in children getting MRIs

🚨New publication on federal healthcare subsidies, providing some basic facts on the core issue behind the shutdown. Covers growth in Medicare, Medicaid, ACA and premium tax credits over time and projected forward. Includes fun charts such as this one on spending by sector. 1/n

I walk down Market Street late at night probably 5 nights a week. It's a fucking disaster. It's zombie town. It's a morass of human misery, suffering, and crime. San Francisco has been killing the homeless en masse with permissive empathy, making their lives comfortable on the

THIS WOMAN WORKED AS A NURSE IN A PSYCH HOSPITAL in North Central Health care in Wausau, WI from 2017 until last year. This hospital is a taxpayer funded facility - She dealt with Trans who were in big trouble - Take a listen - This will both break your heart and infuriate you.