Category: Health and Fitness
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Robotic Gallbladder Removal
The shape of things to come. Will human surgeons be out of a job? "This advancement moves us from robots that can execute specific surgical tasks to robots that truly understand surgical procedures." Axel Krieger, Johns Hopkins medical roboticist. Truly understand?
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Trump’s Magnificent MAHA Team
MAHA goes back a long way. Some of us are old enough to remember John F. Kennedy's stirring call to national fitness. It made a difference in our lives. If only Uncle Jack could see his nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. teamed up with four distinguished medical doctors, Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, and…
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Supplemental OTC Oxygen
There is an over-the-counter product called BOOST OXYGEN. I bought me a can for around 18 semolians the other day and took it on a strenuous hike. I self-administered the recommended 3-5 snorts after topping out at a saddle, but noticed only a slight, barely perceptible positive effect. Similarly with later tests. I wanted a…
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Stripes Urgent Care
On the wall: "By his stripes you shall be made whole." Isaiah 53:5 Curious. I had the good sense not to query the sweet young receptionist about the inscription: Is bloodletting practiced here?
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There’s a Moon Out Tonight
I caught a preview this morning at 5:15 from the mountain bike. A great caffeine-fueled ride from 5:15-6:43. It's cooling down in the Zone. Wore a shirt for a change. The strenuous life is best by test. It doesn't matter how old you are. Get out there and bust your hump for an hour or…
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How to Roast Yourself in Five Different Ways
Substack latest.
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Why Physical Culture?
Top o' the Stack.
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Health Equity?
Well, why not? Students in their first year of medical school typically learn what a healthy body looks like and how to keep it that way. At the University of California, Los Angeles, they learn that "fatphobia is medicine’s status quo" and that weight loss is a "hopeless endeavor." Those are two of the more…
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Vitals or Mortals?
At the doctor's office the sawbones' assistant takes your 'vitals.' She checks whether your blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and O2 uptake are 'within range.' None of this would be necessary if you were not a mortal man on the way to death. But the young assistant is not interested in trading witticisms with an old…
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The Politicization of Medicine
Nothing is safe from politicization by leftists. And you are still a Democrat? WTF is wrong with you? You geezers in particular need to wake up. This is not the party of Jack Kennedy. Over at Instapundit: NYC – Dr. Dana Diab is an ER physician at Lenox Hill (@lenoxhill). Dina Diab took to Instagram…
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Those Useless Masks Now Have a Use
Did you throw away your useless made-in-China COVID face masks? Yes? Too bad. They now have a use in places like New York City. If someone is firing a shotgun at you it would be futile to take cover behind a chain link fence. But if you are being pelted by baseballs, the fence would…
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On the Water Front
It is still deliciously cool, mornings, this Sonoran spring in the Zone, but the summer will soon be upon us. And so my regimen changes. I leave for my desert mountain bike ride earlier and earlier. This morning I was out from 5:11 to 6:37. First light is now around 5:00. The idea is to…
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Are There Any Decent Democrats?
There is at least one. His name is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. I recommend his A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals (Skyhorse Publishing, 2022). It is mercifully short, x + 110 pages long, and well worth your time. It is extremely well-documented. The text itself runs to…
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Best Amazon Comment I’ve Read So Far This Year
While poking around for a reliable, powerful, bicycle tire pump to keep my mid-sized mountain bike tires up to around 65 psi, I found the following. Comments enabled for anyone who has a pump to recommend. The reviewer is recommending this device. Andy's Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars This pumps me up more than DJ…