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…
Next week my wife and I will be celebrating 13 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! And in the ongoing effort to “keep that romantic spark alive,” we decided to come up with some fresh variations of the classic phrase, “What’s Cookin’, Good-lookin’?”…
Recently a friend sent me an article where a Polarizing Provocateur lightheartedly proposed a comparison between Dog Ownership and statins when it comes to Cardiovascular Disease, citing the observed 24% reduction in all-cause mortality among Dog Owners in THIS STUDY. …
“Dad, we have a GIANT problem!” Given her tendency to emote, I was skeptical that my daughter’s perceived problem was legitimately a colossal catastrophe. But once I entered her room, I admit I was wrong! I didn’t realize such a…
We’ve all heard the story about starfish on the beach, a parable dripping with pathos about a boy who keeps throwing dried-out starfish back into the ocean to save a few of them from inevitable death. Despite the harsh reality…
It was why Satan was thrown out of Heaven Adam and Eve moved far from Eden The Hamartia of ancient kings The Deadly sin of human beings And now we celebrate Peter’s arrogance before the denial The sin that led…
I’m all about building Champions of Vocabulary, and some of America’s Youth will admit that (obligatorily) hanging out with me does come in handy when taking the verbal portion of the SAT. But more often than not, my decorative diction…
Although I yearn for the good ol’ days when there was only Red and Blue versions of Pokemon and “The Original 151,” I’ve had to “get with the times” and acknowledge there are now roughly 54,000 new Pokemon species. Additionally,…
