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Let's Uncomplicate- Coffee!
The health part of the science is preliminary, contested, and in the grand tradition of nutrition research, probably due to be contradicted by next Thursday.
Uncomplicate: Longevity Medicine
A patient who walked in said, "My HbA1c has been slowly rising. I asked my doctor and he told me to eat healthy, exercise and come back once I get diabetes."
Oh My Detox
Can you drink a glass of poison and wait for your liver to do the magic? Or do you expect to land in the hospital? Given the number of people who die of poisoning, the answer is quite clear.
Can exercise cure depression?
A journalist later wanted to write about and wanted to speak to some of my patients. When she heard the story from her, she declined to write. “This sounds like voodoo,” she said. “Depression can’t be cured in a week. While she didn't say it to my face, she probably thought I was a quack too!
Wisdom, Science, Convenience & Commerce
Modern Medicine vs Modern Healthcare - they are are used interchangeably but they are different, very very different.
Why is health so hard?
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: nature never signed us up for a long, healthy life. Evolution had a simpler plan. Get you onto the planet. Push you to reproduce. Help you keep your children alive long enough to survive on their own. And then… you’ve done your job. Just, well, F*** off!
The Gut Gimmicks
Every time I scroll through my feed, I’m bombarded with “quick gut fixes” that claim to be the ultimate solution to all of life’s problems. Maybe they’ll even fix your nosy neighbour’s bad attitude while they’re at it.
Exercise is Punishment
Recently Rajnikanth, when talking about Nagarjuna's youthful looks, commented:“If you don’t punish your body and keep it under control, it will punish you and keep you under its control.”
Uncomplicate: Supplements
Collagen for glowing skin, NMN for age reversal, IV drips for “detox.” But the truth is that modern life does create real nutrient gaps and filling those gaps is where supplements can truly shine. Everything else? Blah.