“Dad, we know what we need to do.” I nodded solemnly in agreement. After perusing her Pokemon card collection, a glaring vacancy had been identified. And as we resolutely marched into the Trading Card Expo, our mission was clear. Operation…
THIS ARTICLE, which assessed the efficacy of the Vitamin K homolog menaquinone-7 (MK-7) in mitigating coronary plaque progression as assessed by serial CAC measurements, is almost assuredly destined for “Most Likely to Result in Supplement Companies Leveraging the Headlines Because…
When I was in 8th Grade, I was awarded the “Math Student of the Year” medal. I was the recipient of many scholastic certificates when I was growing up, and this unwittingly prepared me for the quid pro quo nature…
Maybe the oxygen debt forced us to consider our mortality. Maybe the burning muscles made us yearn for an eternity free of pain. Maybe the exquisite beauty of nature gave us a glimpse into the unending glory awaiting us beyond…
It had been an emotionally draining day at the clinic for my wife. And ever the empath, my daughter took action and wrote this heartfelt note. As my wife read the note, her eyes began to mist…and then those hints…
Insecure leaders make irrational decisions. Weak leaders prioritize their own status and their own agendas over the well-being of their subordinates. And leaders that lack humility are chronically defensive about their motives and their policies. King Saul was a good…
On a personal level, I think Disneyland is sort of ok. Waiting in line for 45 minutes for a ride that lasts 45 seconds seems to violate reasonable principles of time stewardship (reminiscent of ARCADE-ONOMICS). My back throbs from standing…
Dr. Tom Dayspring is a brilliant lipid educator who has helped inspire the New Wave of Lipid Geeks (there are about 7 of us). And whenever he discusses cholesterol in the brain (like he did on THIS RECENT PODCAST), you…
You all are familiar with the “Got Plaque? Get a CAC!” screening strategy to identify a “break-in by a cholesterol-laden perpetrator” to your arterial abode. And occasionally people will criticize CACs because they “don’t show soft plaque” and “soft plaque…
“I went plant-based, and then low-carb But in the end, it didn’t even matter Cuz I ran fast, and also far Cuz in the end, it doesn’t even matter” -The rumored original lyrics to Linkin Park’s hit from the year…
