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Why Mathew Perry’s Death from Acute Ketamine is Problematic
Mainstream media is reporting that Mathew Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine after an autopsy report was released on December 12th, 2023. I’m an anesthesiologist of 25 years, published books and SPEAK about mental disease and ketamine. Perry’s death seems straightforward, until you delve into the autopsy report…
HOW TO TEST YOUR BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN AT HOME
Testing your hemoglobin without taking your blood has been a possibility for quite some time. We have been using this technology in the operating room for some years. Basically, it consists of using several wavelengths of light that measure the absorption of light in...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CENTENARIANS – EXERCISE, MUSCLES, AND LONGEVITY
CENTENARIANS Functional centenarians represent an impressive example of successful healthy ageing. Ageing is a continuum of biological processes, characterized by progressive adaptations heavily influenced by genetic and physiological factors. However, even in these...
TOLERABLE RISKS? PHYSICIANS AND YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an article, “Tolerable Risks? Physicians and Youth Tackle Football.” Some of the highlights of the article was about the rates of concussion in youth football and how the minors and parents are apparently making...
WHY DOCTOR ORDERED REST IS SO IMPORTANT AFTER A CONCUSSION
First-of-Its-Kind Study Explains Why Rest Is Critical After a Concussion Published in the March 2016 issue of American Journal of Pathology, a study about repeated mild head trauma was performed in order to investigate brain damage that occurs after a sports, military...
KETONES AND CALORIE RESTRICTION
Exogenous Ketones and Calorie Restriction Exogenous ketones Exogenous ketones are just that, synthetic ketones that function in the body like ketones. Ketones by definition are simple carbon structures that contain a carbon-oxygen double bonds. Ketones are substances...
FISH OIL AND OMEGA FATTY ACIDS
Nutrition has traditionally involved in supplying energy and hydration. In emerging concept of using omega-3 fatty acids to increase the resilience of the brain is appearing in many studies. Type of omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexanoic acid (DHA) is found in high...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MILD CONCUSSION AND A MODERATE OR SEVERE CONCUSSION?
A Traumatic brain injury or concussion is normally graded on a severity continuum ranging from mild, moderate, or severe. Mild concussion or traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can lead to long-term cognitive and emotional difficulties and behavioral disturbances. Because...
MITOCHONDRIAL HEALTH SUPPORT DURING A CONCUSSION
The major cause of the problems we see from a brain injury are caused mainly from mitochondrial injury dysfunction. And it is not by coincidence that the highest concentration of mitochondria exists in the front of the brain. These brain injured cells impair...
VITAMIN C / GLUTATHIONE / VITAMIN E
Vitamin C / Vitamin E /Glutathione Vitamins are generally associated with a positive connotation with respect to perceived health benefits. Preclinical and more recently clinical studies have begun to support the use of vitamins E and C in reducing neuropathology and...