As a way of background, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is nitric oxide’s (NO) arch enemy. NO is a small molecule that helps blood vessels relax, leading to a lower blood pressure. Just in case you think you’ve never heard of something like this concept before, Viagra works by affecting NO levels. So, higher levels of ADMA will […]
Heart disease is not something that we need to educate the public on. Everyone’s got ideas on how to prevent heart disease. But, apparently, there’s some massive disconnect between what we need to do and what we are doing. A recently study revealed that not a single person out of 1,731 were living a […]
ANOTHER DRUG FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASES RISK OF DEATH?? Seriously. First we see a meta analysis several years back of 95,000 patients on beta blockers that had increased risk of diabetes and stroke and no lowered risk of death. Now, in a review of almost 157,000 patients (that’s a big review, by the way) […]
Man do I hate that phrase, yet I hear it all the time. Mainstream medicine has created a false sense of safety that is merely an illusion. I have certainly talked about the use of surrogate end markers in previous articles, but I’ll refresh your memory here. A surrogate end marker is a value (like […]
Lawsuits Allege Conspiracy in Ritalin Use There is no question that our children are over-medicated, but this lawsuit raises some very important questions as to the “creation” of a new behavioural disorder. (article) Novartis AG is denying allegations that the company conspired with the American Psychiatric Association to create the disease known as attention deficit […]
