Rapamycin for Longevity
This article looks at the recent science behind rapamycin for longevity. It’s sort of funny to me that Deepak Chopra would be taking it. He claims he also does 2 hours of yoga a day which I consider a better strategy. I did a post on rapaymycin and metformin here. I firmly believe in first…
Read MoreHuberman: Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal, HRV and vagus
One of the mail goals of my practice is to improve patients’ autonomic balance and increase vagal activity. I firmly believe if we can encourage vagal activity, we will see benefits to mood, immunity, pain all of which leads to longer life. Besides acupuncture, TAVNS, exercise, probiotics and good sleep, breathing is a key lever…
Read MoreVagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain-Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders
I’ve been alerted to ever more mention of the vagus nerve in the popular press. I’ve been interested in the vagus nerve and parasympathetic activity for longer than I choose to admit. That is why I measure Heart Rate Variability in the clinic to get a glimpse into patients’ parasympathetic tone overall and how it…
Read MoreExpiratory-gated Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) does not Further Augment Heart Rate Variability During Slow Breathing at 0.1 Hz
This study is relevant because of the RAVANs technology that synchronizes TAVNS with expiration. In these authors study they use 100Hz which may nor may not be optimal, just as tragus and cavum concha may not be optimal. But nonetheless, they saw now difference in HRV. TAVNS is running up against real problems in showing…
Read MoreMedical Device Makers Spend Millions to loosen Regulations
This is an older article and back up for some of the writing I’m doing. It’s a good summary of the pressures to take these devices to market.
Read MoreRita Redberg and Risks of Statins. Time to Curb Your Enthusiasm
I admire Dr. Redberg very much. She speaks truth to the “powers that be” pushing medications and imaging technologies and scantily researched medical interventions. (If you click on the photo it will take you to a great discussion on a podcast by ZDoggMD entitled “When Less is More in Health Care”). I’ve linked to her…
Read MoreThe Case For Saunas! Role of Heat shock proteins in cardiac and neuroprotection
As a sort of periodic public service announcement I like to plug saunas. We all know exercise is good for us, but part of the reason why is that we produce heat shock proteins when we exercise. Not all of us can exercise as much or as intensely as we would aspire to, so as…
Read MoreWine: Healthy for you or not?
Keeping in mind that there is no minimal recommended daily dose of alcohol, where the safest risk/benefit calculation is to not drink at all, people do like to drink! So with that in mind… I bring this up because in my writing project I mention this theoretical health advantage of fruits and vegetables as well…
Read MoreScience behind Acupuncture: Andrew Huberman Podcast with Rick Rubin
Please click on my photo for a short video explaining the importance of the subject of this blog post. thanks!! The reason that I’m writing a book about the science behind acupuncture, the validity of acupuncture is that it doesn’t seem that people really understand how much science there really is. But, not only that,…
Read MoreMediterranean Diet: No Nonsense and Healthy
This article lays out the basics of the Mediterranean Diet. I like it because it’s a middle ground diet with lots of healthy elements and avoids foods that we don’t need. Easy to follow, sustainable, and realistic. The diet prioritizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, herbs, spices and olive oil. Fish rich in omega-3…
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