Is It Possible That More of Us Are Immune to Covid 19 Than We Think?
A reminder that we still don’t know what the hell is going on
Read MoreWhy does inflammation seem to underlie all sickness? culprit in diseases ranging from arthritis to depression
I’m linking to this article on inflammation which I’ve covered many times in the blog, in hopes that a different writer might make it easier to understand for my readers why I’m so preoccupied with this topic! According to the authors of a 2015 British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) study, inflammation is the immune system’s…
Read MoreVagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Complexity of Heart Rate Variability Differently during Sleep and Wakefulness
This study is looking at direct vagal nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients. Complexity is increased by vagal nerve stimulation during sleep, but not during wakefulness. This is a confounding finding! HRV with vagal nerve stimulation, both direct and through transcutaneous vagal nerve stim, is really befuddling. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Oct-Dec; 20(4): 403–407. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_148_17…
Read MoreVaccine to Prevent Stress, a new take on Old Friends
This article discusses a new vaccine derived from a bacterium found in soil that might help calm the nervous system by providing a dosage of an “old friend” or a bacteria that we evolved with. It does a nice job in explaining why stress can lead to inflammation and autoimmune conditions and vice versa. article…
Read MoreRAVANS:TAVNS exhalation synchronized stimulation
This study by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, looks at TAVNS (type of ear stim I use in the clinic) and the effect of timing with breathing, exhalation versus inhalation. They are also able to calculate second by second HF HRV. This detailed level of HRV monitoring is way beyond my capabilities. It gives me…
Read MoreRobots No Better than Traditional Surgery for Cancer Patients
I need to put a new tab on my blog called “Boys and Their Toys”. Just kidding! I don’t need the backlash from the boys and their toys… I did a previous post on the perils of robotic surgery here. I’m sure that these companies would love nothing better than being able to promise the…
Read MorePrevention, an unpopular solution
Reading this fascinating discussion of possible ways to clean up the megatons of trash in the ocean , the article focuses on, of course, a young charismatic male entrepreneur from the Netherlands. He has a great name, Slat, and of course, he’s a great admirer of Elon Musk, and, of course, gave a TED talk…
Read MoreVagally mediated heart rate variability in headache patients–a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed Cephalalgia. 2016 Mar;36(3):265-78. doi: 10.1177/0333102415583989. Epub 2015 May 11. Vagally mediated heart rate variability in headache patients–a systematic review and meta-analysis. Koenig J1, Williams DP1, Kemp AH2, Thayer JF3. Author information 1 Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, USA. 2 University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil School of…
Read MoreHormesis Health
Friend of blog, Zach Haigney and I have discussed hormesis before on the blog, but not recently. The concept of hormesis quoting Zach is “The idea is that low level stressors have a beneficial or stimulatory effect while the higher levels or doses of the same stressor have detrimental effects.” Both Zach and I share the…
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