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STATIN TOXICITY

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | December 15, 2013 | 16 Comments

STATIN TOXICITY First, before you start taking a drug for which proven efficacy in decreasing cardiac mortality is but an illusion for nearly all those taking them, you should be aware that these drugs may be the most toxic chemicals ever prescribed outside of cancer chemotherapeutics. Many quite serious side effects have come to light […]

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STATIN DOWN THE HATCH

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | December 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

I’ve decided to include some of the introduction pages to my voluminous chapter on statins as a series of blogs. Not because I love them so much but because there is a concerted effort by establishment medicine to increase the market share of these dubious medications. I must have come across at least a dozen […]

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THE NEW STATIN GUIDELINES? DUMP IT IN THE WATER SUPPLY!

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | December 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

Just when you thought it was safe to see your Doc in the Box without worrying about leaving the office with a statin prescription, they hit you with new statin medication guidelines. Several associations and government institutions have recently released four guidelines focused on the assessment of cardiovascular risk, lifestyle modifications to reduce cardiovascular risk […]

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SIBO

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | November 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

SIBO Or small intestine bacterial overgrowth is a condition rampant in America brought on by excessive carbohydrate consumption and chronic PPI use. When normally harmless large bowel bacteria are allowed to seed the small bowel along with normal small bowel flora a condition called SIBO occurs. It is defined as the presence of more than […]

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Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | November 19, 2013 |

GERD AND THE FEEDLOT FOURTEEN That substernal burning sensation you get as your goose broils from acid reflux is called aptly enough gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Your Doc in the Box (DIB) will tell you otherwise but the most common cause is from the overconsumption of cereals and sugars which leads to form of dysbiosis. […]

FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | November 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Elsewhere, like in the statins chapter, I mention my favorite professor Dr Stephanie Seneff a Senior Research Scientist in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT. Talk about thinking outside the Box, her work on many different subjects are some of the most compelling studies I have ever had the good luck to […]

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The gut microbiome a continuation

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | October 26, 2013 | 1 Comment

JUST LIKE DOMINOS It’s alimentary my dear Mr Watson. Modern man’s gut microbiome met its first health insult 10,000 years ago with the advent of agriculture pruning us by 6 inches due to micronutrient deficiencies from monocultured grain eating. It added numerous new diseases such as rotten teeth, degenerative joint disease and obesity. Next came […]

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IT TAKES A LOT OF GUTS-THE HUMAN MICROBIOME IN DISEASE

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | October 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

ALL THEY ASK FOR IN RETURN These friendly bacteria have developed a way to interact within our gut without triggering an immune response against them; to co-exist in our bowels which is incredible when you think about it.[1] All they ask for in return is that we feed, shelter and clothe them. Well perhaps they […]

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GUT FLORA INOCULATION IS LIKE SOURDOUGH BAKING

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | October 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

GUT FLORA INOCULATION IS LIKE SOURDOUGH BAKING Not unlike the original sourdough starter, or sponge, as it’s called; which if nurtured properly can keep forever while small portions are harvested and used to “infect” your next batch of sourdough baguettes. They have that uniquely yeasty-sour flavor made famous during the Gold Rush era in what […]

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THE MICROBIOME-GUT-BRAIN-AXIS

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | October 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

THE MICROBIOME-GUT-BRAIN-AXIS (OR WHAT HAPPENS IN VAGUS STAYS IN VAGUS)  We have a plethora of brain-like organs. We also have this other thingy called gut health which has its share of mental-emotional effects. In fact, researchers have a term they use called the microbiome–gut–brain axis. As the term implies it means that our intestinal flora […]

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