Category: Mediterranean Diet

INFLAMMATION PART FIVE: RESPONSE TO INJURY

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | August 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

THE RESPONSE TO INJURY HYPOTHESIS Finally I’ll expand on the last and most accepted theory on atherosclerosis which nicely ties in the above concepts. This very concise article was taken from the emedicine website. I have paraphrased much of it for simplicity. ENDOTHELIAL INJURY AS THE MECHANISM OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS[1] Response to (vascular/endothelial) injury theory. According […]

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WHAT REAL ITALIANS EAT

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | February 17, 2014 | 1 Comment

  Cristoforo is an Italian equivalent of the English name “Christopher.” Specifically, the Italian and the English names are masculine proper nouns. They both trace their origins back to the original Greek name for “Christ bearer.” The pronunciation is “kree-STOH-foh-roh.” I thought I would give you my Grandfather’s name as author because Rasmussen won’t sway […]

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