Weeds of Eden

11/13/2023

[ In any case, phenylephrine is not the only cold-and-flu drug with questionable effectiveness in its approved form. The common cough drugs guaifenesin and dextromethorphan have both come under fire. But we lack the robust clinical-trial data to draw a definitive conclusion on those one way or the other. “What really helped our case is the fact that Merck funded those studies,” Hatton says. And that Merck let its scientists publish them. Failed studies from drug companies usually don’t see the light of day because they present few incentives for publication. Changing the consensus on phenylephrine took an extraordinary set of circumstances. ]

Studies prove that popular decongestants just don’t work.

04/21/2023

Where will you find healthcare in the (near) future?

A wave of physician retirements have been predicted in the coming years and more than 2 out of 5 physicians will reach 65 years of age in the next decade. What does it mean for medicine?

04/07/2023

Happy foraging! Young dandelion leaves are completely edible and more nutritious than spinach. Learn more about it! Almanac.com/dandelions

03/31/2023

The dark side of medicine: an urgent call to action against greed

Donald Berwick, MD, warns about the "existential threat of greed in U.S. health care" in an editorial in JAMA, pointing out unethical behavior by physicians who push unnecessary and sometimes risky procedures on vulnerable populations. He urges physicians to challenge greed in all segments of health...

03/04/2023

Thsee implications for the "Sunshine Vitamin" are facinating

Vitamin D deficiency has been cited as a possible cause of obesity. Dr Caroline Apovian talks about vitamin D and whether it has a role in obesity development.

01/16/2023

This MD / Researcher has been a voice of reason throughout the Pandemic > Here are his current thoughts on the "kracken " sub-variant. Worhte consideration

Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the new omicron variant, vaccine fatigue, bivalent booster and...

04/13/2022

Famed herbalist and teacher Susun W**d says anger is part of her teaching method. Some of her former apprentices say it went too far.

02/07/2022

https://www.facebook.com/115138955175823/posts/5077731722249830/?d=n

"A lot of people call me a w**d but I'm a friend and come to help you!
When you see me, remember that I'm the ONLY one who wants and can grow in that particular spot.
Because:
Either the soil is too compact/hard / stomped and I want to loosen it for you with my roots.
Or there is too little calcium in the soil - don't worry, I will replenish that for you with the dying of my leaves.
Or the soil is too acidic. But I will also improve that for you if you give me the chance.
Or a mixture of the above reasons, of course 😊
I'm here because your soil needs my help so best you let me grow without disturbing me! When everything is fixed, I will disappear again, I promise!
Are you trying to remove me prematurely with my root? However meticulous you are, I will return 2x as strong! Just until your soil is improved.
You can even tell by my growth at which stage my help is at. If my leaves are flat on the ground then I'm far from ready but if they all reach up then I'm already a long way on my way.
Something completely different is that I am 1 of the first bloomers in spring so I will announce spring/summer for you.
During the day when it's hot, I open my flowers but in the evening when it cools off I close them again quickly. In fact, if it's not hot enough during the day I won't open them at all!
My flowers are some of the first food for insects after hibernation and unlike most other plants, I have pollen AND nectar, not merely one OR the other! And I am generous with them! 🤪😉
My flowers are even delicious for you people by the way, did you know? I used to be called ′′honey (or gold) of the poor′′ because my flowers are so sweet in e.g. jam, sauce or salad!
But wait until the end of May or later before you start picking and even then, don't pick everything yet! The biodiversity and bees will be very grateful!
Have a dandy day 😘😊"
- Poem by Paula Kok - Den Boer

09/16/2021

[ Both (authors of the research) Mandrola and Hoeg said they are pro-vaccine and that they were dismayed to find their work being used to support any agenda. "It's very frustrating," said Hoeg, adding that she understands that "when you publish research on a controversial topic, people are going to take it and use it for their agendas."

Some on Twitter blamed the open and free-wheeling nature of preprints.
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, the Harold H. Hines, Jr. professor of medicine and public health at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, which oversees medRxiv, tweeted, "Do you get that the discussion about the preprint is exactly the purpose of . So that way when someone claims something, you can look at the source and experts can comment."

But Ziaeian tweeted back, "Preprints like this one can be weaponized to stir anti-vaccine lies and damage public health." ]

The authors' conclusions about rates of myocarditis after COVID vaccine in boys 12 to 17 years of age are attacked for supposedly stoking anti-vaccine sentiment.

04/02/2021

Great (and entertaining !) Read!

My frustration with the misinformation surrounding vaccines has come to a head. 2020: the perfect crucible to amplify our fears, biases, and compulsions — an etheric vessel easily conjured by the very unholy trinity of the pandemic, US general election, and sudden social media immersion. As if

03/18/2021

https://fb.watch/4ivHrA55c2/

01/14/2021

Wellllll, Lookey ,Lookey , Lookie 👀

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/wellness/health/2021/01/12/how-to-balance-self-care-with-overindulgence-in-new-year/6602674002/

This Louisville-based health/life coach says to be aware of the power food has over us when deciding how to approach a healthy lifestyle in 2021.

10/15/2020

Review of ongoing COVID published by the National Institute for Health Research says wide range of symptoms creates diagnostic uncertainty.

10/08/2020

Crucial Protective information for CoVid -19 concerns going into Winter

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/preview?pru=AAABdQ5s5mA*YrLy9epGlHWhKPSl5JMT3w&_hsmi=96979408 =h.k10zp34x5s0p

FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission Shortcut to this page: https://tinyurl.com/FAQ-aerosols Version: 1.78, 1-Oct-2020 Click here to jump over the scientific & historical details and go straight to the recommendations, Click here for automatic translation into many la...

09/01/2020

There has been confusion over recent reports from the CDC. The CDC did not change data to say only 6% of the listed deaths were from COVID-19; instead, the data shows that 6% of COVID-19 deaths were in people without pre-existing or underlying health conditions. We have consistently said that people with the highest risk of complications, including death, from COVID-19 are people with underlying health conditions, including heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes.

Underlying conditions are common in Kentucky:
• The leading causes of death in Kentucky are heart disease, cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease (CDC)
• Kentucky has one of the nation’s highest obesity rate, at more than 35% (CDC)
• 1 in 7 Kentuckians (474,500 adults or 13.7%) have diagnosed diabetes; another 158,200 are estimated to have it but don’t know it (Kentucky Department for Public Health)
• 1 in 9 Kentuckians (331,335 adults or 11.8%) have diagnosed prediabetes; another 812,000 are estimated to have it but don’t know it (KDPH).
• "Underlying conditions" is incredibly broad and generic and can include factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, autoimmune disorders and pregnancy. Many "healthy" people have some underlying health condition.

Though it’s the exception, some young and seemingly healthy people die from COVID. However, because chronic conditions are more prevalent in Kentucky, there is more potential for severe illness here from infection with the COVID virus.

Each of these deaths is tragic – families have lost mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers. These are someone’s loved ones. We hope the community continues to slow the spread of COVID-19 by washing your hands often, avoiding close contact with others and wearing a cloth face covering in public.

08/19/2020

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) strongly discourages sales or marketing of dietary supplements that contain any part of the oleander plant (Nerium oleander) or its constituent, oleandrin. AHPA also urges physical and online retailers to refrain from offering any such products for sale, and AHPA cautions consumers to avoid oral consumption of oleander or oleandrin.

Oleandrin is a cardiac glycoside found in the oleander plant. Oleander is a highly toxic plant, and death has been associated with oral ingestion of even small amounts of oleander leaf.

Of particular interest to dietary supplement marketers, a new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an oleander extract in 1998. FDA responded to this notification by noting, in part, “All parts of the oleander plant are poisonous to man and animals … [due to] the cardiac glycosides in oleander … [including] oleandrin….” In reviewing the NDI notification records, AHPA notes it is exceedingly rare for the agency to essentially reject a notification due to known safety concerns. Indeed, among the responses to the more than 1,000 NDI notifications released by FDA to date, AHPA identified only seven expressing known safety concerns in this manner.

06/19/2020

Re-Sharing because Im not sure anyone saw this the first time and I think it is crucial viewing to understand what is happening and what HAS been happening here in America

"Wanted to send this to you…
I know we have all “heard it before” - slavery , prison history , FHA racial bias, Red- Lining, Drug Laws, GI Bill ( well, actually I had NOT heard of that one ), Jim Crow Laws, etc …. but I had never heard it all in one place at the same time. It is f-ing Jaw-dropping. If you don’t acknowledge the deep embedded history of institutional racism and how its Legacy has accumulated and explicitly manifest in 2020 then Id only be able to assume that your brain has rotted and your soul is a cinder. We ALL need to do better ...and it starts by admitting these fundamental realities."

Healthcare demands HEALING this grave injustice
Please give this short 17 minute video some well-deserved and undivided attention. Thank You !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=AGUwcs9qJXY&app=desktop

We need to talk about race. Why are people angry? Why so upset? Didn't we elect a black president? Pass civil rights laws? Isn't racism illegal now? Three ye...

12/30/2019

Cannot over-recommend this herb class. Check it out and take a good healthy first step into the New Year

While often times diet is assessed via adequate intake of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, in traditional systems of medicine throughout the world great importance was placed upon the representation of flavors in one's diet.  In our culture, no flavor suffers omission as much as bitterness.....