Have you ever heard Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise? How about Weird Al’s parody Amish Paradise? And have you also read the 2026 Cholesterol Guidelines? Did it cross your mind to combine all three of these? Well, it crossed mine…enjoy the video!…
George Whitefield was one of the more influential preachers of the 18th century. Thousands of people flocked to hear this eccentric evangelist who, despite his short stature, towered above the rest with his charisma and conviction. And, almost counterintuitively, many…
Status was something he never did need Yet he rose to the challenge when called to lead But the current trial set before him now Is learning to be just a Face in the Crowd He could handle a target…
As usual, debates have been swirling in Lipid Land regarding the timing of statin initiation and the utility of CAC as a screening tool for atherosclerosis. Essentially, the extreme perspectives are as follows: So if you are of the School…
Around the turn of the century, my family and I walked in the front door of our house after a Baseball Tournament…and we all nearly died after being sucker-punched by the most pugilistically pungent aroma in all of world history.…
Things are a lot different for kids these days compared to those of us who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. But refreshingly, 4th Grade is still the year that elementary students learn about IDAHO and IDAHO HISTORY here…
As we approach another season of Recreational Youth Soccer, I’ve been reflecting on various options for Team Names. Typically, the league is rife with cliché labels such as “Destroyers” or “Shooting Stars,” although last season my daughter’s team was the…
TOPLINE RESULTS from the highly anticipated HORIZON trial of Pelacarsen, the first of a battalion of drugs targeting Lp(a), the “Felon of the Lipid Neighborhood,” were conveniently released on a Friday afternoon heading into a long Holiday weekend. And I…
“Are we there yet?“ 4 small, seemingly benign words. And yet, when these 4 words are spoken at 4-minute intervals on a 4-hour road trip by all 4 of your children, even the most patient of parents can ferment into…
I was recently asked to be a guest on the Gospel Truth Project Podcast to actually talk about something other than Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease! Turns out that very few people outside of Lipid Land enjoy Cholesterol Biochemistry, but many…
