I recently posted this comment on a site discussing the negative effects of consuming sodium benzoate. When combined with Vitamin C, benzene is produced. This compound can cause leukemia and other immunological deficiencies.
::It has not been noted here yet that benzene is the anti-knocking chemical additive in gasoline that replaced lead in leaded gasoline. I believe the content is 1%.
Also note - a common antibiotic such as Bactrim contains 15% sodium benzoate as an inactive ingredient. Now imagine the immunological damage brought upon one's self, trying to get well, when one tragically thinks that concurrent Vitamin C supplementation will bring a rapid end to their acute sickness while taking that antibiotic. Oh and btw, Vitamin C is used for cell regeneration - has nothing to do with lymphocytes (yer immune fighters). And, as an antioxidant, oxidative bursts used by lymphocytes (their weapon to kill bad dudes) is suppressed. So in this scenario, the antibiotic carpet bombs the enemy, where the landscape is left undefended, toxified, in agricultural ruin.
Knowing is half the battle - G.I.Joe! Com'n, can't be serious about that stuff. Wait, yes, yes I am. It's very real. Unfortunately, clinical recognition is painfully lacking. Benzene poisoning + antioxidative stress = immunodeficiencies that manifest into many forms of atopic and chronic symptoms. Get your CD4/8's tested via a Lymphocyte Panel to verify resultant overall damage. A simple WBC or CBC is insufficient.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Friday, January 6, 2017
Interpreting results
When talking to your doctor, and discussing diagnostic results, it's easy for them to glaze over a report and issue an "all clear" - no problems.
You should become familiar with this simple reply: "By how much?" or perhaps "What was loosely or relatively borderline?"
By simply accepting the no problems found response, several important contributing factors could be overlooked. In fact, you can see for yourself! It's actually quite elementary to read a lab report!
If you understand things like greater-than and less-than, great, otherwise give the report to a kid, they can do it for you. Don't be intimidated by big sounding words or acronyms. There's a phenomenal website called Lab Tests Online that will break down pesky test names that you may not understand.
As an example, look at this entry for Glucose. Will you understand the entire read-out? Unlikely. However, you will understand the highlights, the effects, why it's important and what the results mean. Maybe you want to do further research, or learn more about components of the article that were less understood.
Keeping tabs on your lab tests are important. If the doctor feels that results showing out-of-range values still "are just fine", you should consider why they're billing you and your insurance for the visit. It's tough to fault the doctor for his behavior in this situation - this is how they're trained in med school. Don't alarm anyone.
Do you your homework, as mentioned above. Look at those numbers. Each result in the report has significance, even if it's an indication of good health. Compare your symptoms, issues, and complaints against the results. When you come back to the table and confront your doctor in the next visit, be inquisitive, but never accusational.
By asking these questions, your doctor will delve further into behaviorisms of the ailment. Pay close attention to the conversation, and don't be afraid AT ALL to suggest the next steps towards treatment. Help them help you. Don't be a patient, be an investigator.
You should become familiar with this simple reply: "By how much?" or perhaps "What was loosely or relatively borderline?"
By simply accepting the no problems found response, several important contributing factors could be overlooked. In fact, you can see for yourself! It's actually quite elementary to read a lab report!
If you understand things like greater-than and less-than, great, otherwise give the report to a kid, they can do it for you. Don't be intimidated by big sounding words or acronyms. There's a phenomenal website called Lab Tests Online that will break down pesky test names that you may not understand.
As an example, look at this entry for Glucose. Will you understand the entire read-out? Unlikely. However, you will understand the highlights, the effects, why it's important and what the results mean. Maybe you want to do further research, or learn more about components of the article that were less understood.
Keeping tabs on your lab tests are important. If the doctor feels that results showing out-of-range values still "are just fine", you should consider why they're billing you and your insurance for the visit. It's tough to fault the doctor for his behavior in this situation - this is how they're trained in med school. Don't alarm anyone.
Do you your homework, as mentioned above. Look at those numbers. Each result in the report has significance, even if it's an indication of good health. Compare your symptoms, issues, and complaints against the results. When you come back to the table and confront your doctor in the next visit, be inquisitive, but never accusational.
By asking these questions, your doctor will delve further into behaviorisms of the ailment. Pay close attention to the conversation, and don't be afraid AT ALL to suggest the next steps towards treatment. Help them help you. Don't be a patient, be an investigator.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
To define is to quantify
So what happens when a person over-consumes antioxidants? In the short term, usually nothing. How about for weeks? Decent chance of leaving oneself open to catching a cold of some sort, or becoming sensitive to allergens, or picking up some type of acne. The immune system is being suppressed, in orders of 70% or more.
During this time, is the person eating sugar? This acts as chaff and distractions to the immune system, further deferring its usefulness, while invaders feast on those same sugars, increasing their virulence. Getting sick in some form is inevitable. Maybe the person "feels fine" while nefarious microorganisms build their compounds.
Allow such a scenario to play out over a much longer period of time. Like a heart attack or stroke, something is going to give - the start of a cascade failure. In modern times, we're all familiar with AIDS/HIV. It's a virus that continually strips away the immune system, and we know that's a bad thing, almost certainly resulting in death.
So when a person's immune system is chronically being suppressed, a man out is the same as a man dead, figuratively speaking. If the immune fighters, the white blood cells (leukocytes), are impaired, unable to kill the microorganism invaders with their oxidative burst, the net effect of CHAOS runs parallel to the net effect of HIV.
Thus, while CHAOS is generally, unwittingly, self-induced, late stages can cause significant host damage that may require heavy duty treatment to resolve. Simply removing antioxidants from the diet is not sufficient at that point, because the immune system has been damaged. Augmentation by top-shelf antibiotics is highly desirable, particularly in the classes of vancomycin, itraconazole, posaconazole, linezolid, and intravenous voriconazole.
Exercise during this period is not recommended due to the downregulating of oxidative bursts (while upregulating WBCs), leaving a person more open to pathogenic attack. Sexual activity may add a slight advantage as NK cell activity increases. Full and extra sleep is highly recommended to manufacture sufficient cytokines, another extremely important factor in combating infection.
Due to the hardly known (traditionally) concept of antioxidative stress, the concept of CHAOS is currently sparsely limited to a niche subset of medical scientists. However, because suppression levels vary from trivial to moderate to extreme, the resulting effects encompass a wide spectrum of overlying conditions among a vast clinical base - meaning, many millions of people are likely affected by this situation in some degree, while many thousands of others are meeting their fate due to misunderstandings of the underlying condition.
How unfortunate.
During this time, is the person eating sugar? This acts as chaff and distractions to the immune system, further deferring its usefulness, while invaders feast on those same sugars, increasing their virulence. Getting sick in some form is inevitable. Maybe the person "feels fine" while nefarious microorganisms build their compounds.
Allow such a scenario to play out over a much longer period of time. Like a heart attack or stroke, something is going to give - the start of a cascade failure. In modern times, we're all familiar with AIDS/HIV. It's a virus that continually strips away the immune system, and we know that's a bad thing, almost certainly resulting in death.
So when a person's immune system is chronically being suppressed, a man out is the same as a man dead, figuratively speaking. If the immune fighters, the white blood cells (leukocytes), are impaired, unable to kill the microorganism invaders with their oxidative burst, the net effect of CHAOS runs parallel to the net effect of HIV.
Thus, while CHAOS is generally, unwittingly, self-induced, late stages can cause significant host damage that may require heavy duty treatment to resolve. Simply removing antioxidants from the diet is not sufficient at that point, because the immune system has been damaged. Augmentation by top-shelf antibiotics is highly desirable, particularly in the classes of vancomycin, itraconazole, posaconazole, linezolid, and intravenous voriconazole.
Exercise during this period is not recommended due to the downregulating of oxidative bursts (while upregulating WBCs), leaving a person more open to pathogenic attack. Sexual activity may add a slight advantage as NK cell activity increases. Full and extra sleep is highly recommended to manufacture sufficient cytokines, another extremely important factor in combating infection.
Due to the hardly known (traditionally) concept of antioxidative stress, the concept of CHAOS is currently sparsely limited to a niche subset of medical scientists. However, because suppression levels vary from trivial to moderate to extreme, the resulting effects encompass a wide spectrum of overlying conditions among a vast clinical base - meaning, many millions of people are likely affected by this situation in some degree, while many thousands of others are meeting their fate due to misunderstandings of the underlying condition.
How unfortunate.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Who do you think you are?
Skepticism is everywhere. What isn't usually considered is that while skepticism can be healthy, this can be proportionally unhealthy to those that may be struggling. Especially when a person finds themselves depleted of reasonable QoL (quality of life), trying vigilantly to restore it.
This posts' title, how do you interpret it? Who do you think you are? Common dude? Expert? Fan? Lover? Antagonist? Developer? Thinker? Conqueror? Leader? A million ways to dice this potent philosophical question.
"Shit takes time. Shit takes effort." -Samuel Jackson
A person who must endure a long and arduous, purposeful venture, develops knowledge and more importantly experience, that separates the amateurs from the experts. That's mainly why Doctors are revered as quintessential experts - "They went to medical school!". A feat of dedicated tenacity for sure.
But once you get past the superficial exterior of the "expert", what is there? An intellectual warehouse of meticulously labeled crates of information? What's the delivery method - just-in-time multi-faceted coordination, or perhaps the truck driver must find, collect, and load individual packages himself, deliver, aquire, deliver.. methodically, linearly, and uniformly. It seems medical students are steered towards the latter as they learn about Liability. The result is that while the system operates within the mechanical precision of expectation, the ability to correlate and evolve is entirely sacrificed.
There's further digression. Those that take shortcuts. Those that subvert or circumvent the process of having a system, or developing that warehouse's material products. Those that instead head to the nearest supply store for a comparable or perceptually viable clone. "See son, this Thwar action figure is just like Thor! Can't tell the difference right? Go play!" Lesse how Capt. Merika saves this day. Sigh.
These types of people are not just disappointments, they're dangerous. Time Magazine reported the current 3rd leading cause of death is now "Physicians errors". There's an additional trickle-down effect. Those that base their own knowledge and biases, having a far inferior background, on these Medical Posers and Professional Parents, to dispense their interpretation of medical justice upon the sick and hurt. These types are even more dangerous to the mental health of individuals needing care.
I've termed these drive-by Googlers and armchair Doctors to be "Nonologists". People that troll their medical beliefs with fanatic and religious assertion. They're usually quite thick-headed, bringing dismay to those lacking which appeases the Nonologists. "Proof" is their currency.
Sometimes it becomes necessary to deal with this misguided mindset.
Here's some tips on how to produce the manufactured product perceived to be "Proof", if one finds themselves under the duress of a contemptuous person:
- Letterhead. This automatically instills security (even if false), giving appearance that some deity corporation or entity Approves This Message.
- Executive summary. If it can't be presented in a 14 second interaction at a drive-through window, you lost 'em.
- Act like an employee. Nonologists are like bosses who feel it's your fault, or it's going to be your fault. Bossman is ready to fire you. 90 seconds is all you have to support your summary.
- Documentation probably won't save you. In fact, the only good documentation, once aesthetics have been approved, is documentation that you can drop one fingertip down on one statement, and it is that tidbit alone which will (to the inquisitor) lead the "Proof".
Nonologists are more like Orcs than Trolls. They wander about, pissing about their turf, preying on the weak, brutishly dealing with anyone that opposes their way of life, jovial amongst themselves though perpetually skirmishing among each other in pointless king-of-the-hill disagreements. Pathetic, learned behavior.
If you can't beat 'em, know' em.
Nonologists. Ha!
This posts' title, how do you interpret it? Who do you think you are? Common dude? Expert? Fan? Lover? Antagonist? Developer? Thinker? Conqueror? Leader? A million ways to dice this potent philosophical question.
"Shit takes time. Shit takes effort." -Samuel Jackson
A person who must endure a long and arduous, purposeful venture, develops knowledge and more importantly experience, that separates the amateurs from the experts. That's mainly why Doctors are revered as quintessential experts - "They went to medical school!". A feat of dedicated tenacity for sure.
But once you get past the superficial exterior of the "expert", what is there? An intellectual warehouse of meticulously labeled crates of information? What's the delivery method - just-in-time multi-faceted coordination, or perhaps the truck driver must find, collect, and load individual packages himself, deliver, aquire, deliver.. methodically, linearly, and uniformly. It seems medical students are steered towards the latter as they learn about Liability. The result is that while the system operates within the mechanical precision of expectation, the ability to correlate and evolve is entirely sacrificed.
There's further digression. Those that take shortcuts. Those that subvert or circumvent the process of having a system, or developing that warehouse's material products. Those that instead head to the nearest supply store for a comparable or perceptually viable clone. "See son, this Thwar action figure is just like Thor! Can't tell the difference right? Go play!" Lesse how Capt. Merika saves this day. Sigh.
These types of people are not just disappointments, they're dangerous. Time Magazine reported the current 3rd leading cause of death is now "Physicians errors". There's an additional trickle-down effect. Those that base their own knowledge and biases, having a far inferior background, on these Medical Posers and Professional Parents, to dispense their interpretation of medical justice upon the sick and hurt. These types are even more dangerous to the mental health of individuals needing care.
I've termed these drive-by Googlers and armchair Doctors to be "Nonologists". People that troll their medical beliefs with fanatic and religious assertion. They're usually quite thick-headed, bringing dismay to those lacking which appeases the Nonologists. "Proof" is their currency.
Sometimes it becomes necessary to deal with this misguided mindset.
Here's some tips on how to produce the manufactured product perceived to be "Proof", if one finds themselves under the duress of a contemptuous person:
- Letterhead. This automatically instills security (even if false), giving appearance that some deity corporation or entity Approves This Message.
- Executive summary. If it can't be presented in a 14 second interaction at a drive-through window, you lost 'em.
- Act like an employee. Nonologists are like bosses who feel it's your fault, or it's going to be your fault. Bossman is ready to fire you. 90 seconds is all you have to support your summary.
- Documentation probably won't save you. In fact, the only good documentation, once aesthetics have been approved, is documentation that you can drop one fingertip down on one statement, and it is that tidbit alone which will (to the inquisitor) lead the "Proof".
Nonologists are more like Orcs than Trolls. They wander about, pissing about their turf, preying on the weak, brutishly dealing with anyone that opposes their way of life, jovial amongst themselves though perpetually skirmishing among each other in pointless king-of-the-hill disagreements. Pathetic, learned behavior.
If you can't beat 'em, know' em.
Nonologists. Ha!
Monday, September 12, 2016
The Physician's Assistant
I've noticed a common trend, probably in place for some time. Putting P.A.'s (physicians assistants) at the front line of clinical work to sort through the bulk of patients. There are advantages and disadvantages to this situation. Also, in many or even most cases, for the purposes of this writing, RN-C's (Registered Nurse, Certified), are effectively interchangeable with PA's in terms of quality, demeanor, and purpose that I discuss below.
PA's make on average half the amount of a physician. From a business perspective, the clinic can bill the usual amounts, and make double the profit (generally speaking). Patients are relatively unaware that their "doctor" is a PA, or just accept the illusion of a PA as their "doctor". Their schooling and background differs, though the rules, liabilities, and expectations remain essentially the same.
In my personal experience, I've found working with PA's is a more enjoyable, personable encounter. They seem to vest more of themselves into bothersome issues. They also do not seem as pressured, or rushed (though always very busy). The perception they appear to convey is that they are patient-oriented, not profit-focused. Facial expressions used by most physicians can be described as smug, disdain, or contempt. PA's I find to be warm, caring, attentive, and focused.
The rigid box of reputation and liability physicians are subject to also applies to PA's. However, they seem more graceful when operating within the imposed limits. They are perhaps not as flexible to venture into the fuzzy grey out-of-the-box area that an experienced, seasoned physician may walk. Conversely, PA's seem to consider the concept of How We Can, vs Why We Can't, as physicians seem to get stuck in, exploring options that are akin to "smelling the roses", versus "being chased by a rolling boulder". Outrun or get-out-of-the-way. Amazing what taking a moment to breath does in terms of quality.
The applied quality of How We Can appears to be highly determined by a patients' presentation and tenacity. PA's will likely take a more conservative approach, initially offering mild solutions, OTC recommendations, and sensible advice, before kicking into high gear to get the job done right. Most physicians, on the other hand, require a great deal of verbal convincing, going through unnecessary Rx's and treatments, ping-pong referrals, and anecdotal evidence before reluctantly advancing moderate treatment plans. Where physicians seem to need a firetruck's worth of alarms and crisis to provide advanced care, PA's can put some grease into those squeaky physician gears.
Overall, I find PA's to be a friendlier, more capable resource than most physicians. Reduced pressure makes a lot of difference.
PA's make on average half the amount of a physician. From a business perspective, the clinic can bill the usual amounts, and make double the profit (generally speaking). Patients are relatively unaware that their "doctor" is a PA, or just accept the illusion of a PA as their "doctor". Their schooling and background differs, though the rules, liabilities, and expectations remain essentially the same.
In my personal experience, I've found working with PA's is a more enjoyable, personable encounter. They seem to vest more of themselves into bothersome issues. They also do not seem as pressured, or rushed (though always very busy). The perception they appear to convey is that they are patient-oriented, not profit-focused. Facial expressions used by most physicians can be described as smug, disdain, or contempt. PA's I find to be warm, caring, attentive, and focused.
The rigid box of reputation and liability physicians are subject to also applies to PA's. However, they seem more graceful when operating within the imposed limits. They are perhaps not as flexible to venture into the fuzzy grey out-of-the-box area that an experienced, seasoned physician may walk. Conversely, PA's seem to consider the concept of How We Can, vs Why We Can't, as physicians seem to get stuck in, exploring options that are akin to "smelling the roses", versus "being chased by a rolling boulder". Outrun or get-out-of-the-way. Amazing what taking a moment to breath does in terms of quality.
The applied quality of How We Can appears to be highly determined by a patients' presentation and tenacity. PA's will likely take a more conservative approach, initially offering mild solutions, OTC recommendations, and sensible advice, before kicking into high gear to get the job done right. Most physicians, on the other hand, require a great deal of verbal convincing, going through unnecessary Rx's and treatments, ping-pong referrals, and anecdotal evidence before reluctantly advancing moderate treatment plans. Where physicians seem to need a firetruck's worth of alarms and crisis to provide advanced care, PA's can put some grease into those squeaky physician gears.
Overall, I find PA's to be a friendlier, more capable resource than most physicians. Reduced pressure makes a lot of difference.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Realizations
Having come this far in my ordeal, I took a moment to reflect on who has actually been useful in my healing. That led me to a very interesting thought:
I've only worked with a couple of doctors. Otherwise there are many "medical professionals" (who happen to have a MD or equivalent). And some of them are posers too.
These medical posers (MPs) are great at generating billing events. Yet they demonstrate no interest in the duty they're sworn to.
Their P. A.'s and visiting med students are in no position to question their master. That allows free reign for MPs to use the system to their will, doing and saying one thing (in a private room/session), while documenting another entirely different matter conducive to their schemes.
Closed source code has historically functioned in the manner also. A company says their software does one thing, but it's actually doing another while presenting itself within the bonds of its stated design. Then came Open Source code. Transparency revealed the codes' true nature for all to see, to praise or critique.
Our society still deeply harbors the "wounded bird" philosophy, thus when sickness strikes, keeping such information secret is highly prioritized. This facilitates MPs to operate in rouge and scandalous fashions. The sick are left to fight themselves out of vicious cycles that can easily plunge them into worse conditions.
It is in my opinion that a doctor should:
a) Have all patient sessions audio and video recorded, including surgical procedures
b) Grant allowances to give doctors the ability to work outside the box, not just constrain them to strict policy
c) Make this media a national medical database that can be viewed by any doctor, or patient (inclusive to their own media only), AND
d) Allow access as stated above in a library type environment, however all viewing sessions have access logs in addition to video monitoring/recording (to deter/prevent inevitable perverted activities, especially by MP staff)
e) Watch the watchers. The same monitoring of media terminals is enforced on the surveillance team, with a monitor display in plain sight, like security monitors in a retail store openly displaying the security feed to help deter theft.
Meanwhile, paradoxically, written medical records would not be allowed to be shared in any blanket form with any entity. For instance, currently, if you go to Big Med Corp Clinic to see a cardiologist, and that doctor/MP thinks your making it all up (doesn't tell you, only documents their opinion), sends you on your way, and you decide to see a pulmonary doctor for the chest issues you're presenting, that second doctor, without your knowledge, will have read documentation before you've even been seen. Their perspective biased and corrupted, your ability to procure treatment has just become significantly more difficult - BUT NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING, just leading you on to believe that they're being attentive and caring.
Their documentation must not contradict the first MP lest they disturb the peering relationship expected within the profession. Only a gross (meaning obviously visible or apparent in medical terms) symptom identified by the second doctor at this point would be grounds to contradict the former. If so, this matter is handled delicately, as to not invoke Liability. Follow the money!
As for my media suggestions above, a proper security team would be needed to guard that database. Zero internet/patient portal connections. Target has formed a pretty good security team now - building such a team could be modeled from their efforts.
I've only worked with a couple of doctors. Otherwise there are many "medical professionals" (who happen to have a MD or equivalent). And some of them are posers too.
These medical posers (MPs) are great at generating billing events. Yet they demonstrate no interest in the duty they're sworn to.
Their P. A.'s and visiting med students are in no position to question their master. That allows free reign for MPs to use the system to their will, doing and saying one thing (in a private room/session), while documenting another entirely different matter conducive to their schemes.
Closed source code has historically functioned in the manner also. A company says their software does one thing, but it's actually doing another while presenting itself within the bonds of its stated design. Then came Open Source code. Transparency revealed the codes' true nature for all to see, to praise or critique.
Our society still deeply harbors the "wounded bird" philosophy, thus when sickness strikes, keeping such information secret is highly prioritized. This facilitates MPs to operate in rouge and scandalous fashions. The sick are left to fight themselves out of vicious cycles that can easily plunge them into worse conditions.
It is in my opinion that a doctor should:
a) Have all patient sessions audio and video recorded, including surgical procedures
b) Grant allowances to give doctors the ability to work outside the box, not just constrain them to strict policy
c) Make this media a national medical database that can be viewed by any doctor, or patient (inclusive to their own media only), AND
d) Allow access as stated above in a library type environment, however all viewing sessions have access logs in addition to video monitoring/recording (to deter/prevent inevitable perverted activities, especially by MP staff)
e) Watch the watchers. The same monitoring of media terminals is enforced on the surveillance team, with a monitor display in plain sight, like security monitors in a retail store openly displaying the security feed to help deter theft.
Meanwhile, paradoxically, written medical records would not be allowed to be shared in any blanket form with any entity. For instance, currently, if you go to Big Med Corp Clinic to see a cardiologist, and that doctor/MP thinks your making it all up (doesn't tell you, only documents their opinion), sends you on your way, and you decide to see a pulmonary doctor for the chest issues you're presenting, that second doctor, without your knowledge, will have read documentation before you've even been seen. Their perspective biased and corrupted, your ability to procure treatment has just become significantly more difficult - BUT NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING, just leading you on to believe that they're being attentive and caring.
Their documentation must not contradict the first MP lest they disturb the peering relationship expected within the profession. Only a gross (meaning obviously visible or apparent in medical terms) symptom identified by the second doctor at this point would be grounds to contradict the former. If so, this matter is handled delicately, as to not invoke Liability. Follow the money!
As for my media suggestions above, a proper security team would be needed to guard that database. Zero internet/patient portal connections. Target has formed a pretty good security team now - building such a team could be modeled from their efforts.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
The CHAOS construct
It'd be easy to disregard these writings with a TL;DR. It's a lot, but if you ever find yourself in a similar situation (and funny, at some point you probably will), having the tools and knowledge I'm providing are highly valuable. Knowledge insurance. When things should work and they don't.
We've been brought up and taught, at least since the 80's, that antioxidants are not just good for us, they're essential for one's health and longevity. That's accurate in some context, and backwards in another. Chronic dietary supplementation of antioxidants are potentially dangerous. Hmm, realistically, they simply are dangerous.
Really? That sounds bogus!
Of course it does. When you're brought up to believe something, and everyone around you has been brought up and taught the same, a unified belief creates the illusion of truths and facts. In this particular matter, we have the foundation of science to make the determination for us as to what works, and what doesn't.
The human body is run and maintained by an unimaginable array of balances. Incredibly, among such unfathomable complexity, even more mechanisms are in place to re-balance imbalances. Eesh! However, there are limits. We're pretty resilient so limits can be soft, exceeded, and re-instated. In fact, we're built for excessive allowances, which determines adaptation or failure. The latter is quite unfavorable. Might sound like a crunchy snap. Maybe prefaced with a "Hey watch this!!"
To humanize my experiences, this blog helps express some of the experience. It's a bit wetter than the vast whitepapers and literature I've read, the many thousands of images perused, the MS Office documentation written. Some people like spreadsheets. Most don't. I've learned to. Took a long time before finally documenting what I was dealing with, seeing that there was no way a person could juggle such sprawling information.
Fortunately data correlation is something I'm quite good at. In fact I'm a lot better than most. So, I began collecting my variables. This took a lot of time, required a massive amount of energy dedicated to research and learning, while picking up the etiquettes of the medical field.
Pro Tip: Do not cross-share your medical information whenever possible among different providers; if you've had a bad experience or feel that information could be a liability to future visits. How do you know? Order the records, see for yourself what they really think of you. If you've been told one thing, while the opposite is documented, perhaps with a negative tone, take caution. Don't be afraid to order them either - you're entitled and it will make no difference to the doctor (unless you mention it, then they get a bit skittish).
CHAOS derived from the run-arounds that left me without answers or support. There are several well-known non-communicable diseases in modern pathology, like cancer or cardiovascular disease. Imagine though, going back to say Eisenhower days, trying to get not just treatment, but a proper diagnosis from any medical specialist not entrenched in laboratory work! They'd have no idea, label you, give some professional parent advice and good luck!
That's essentially been my plight. Fast forward 60 years, I can go down the block and get a gamma-knife surgery to remove cancer while micro-robotic arms and cameras whir away. Or head over to a specialized clinic to manage a deadly incurable virus with a cocktail of modern medications. Don't forget about the spectrum of blood work tests available.
That's now, but in this now, my bad luck is like how things were 60 years ago. I need 60 year-in-the-future medicine, today! Hmm, or, using smart analysis, existing whitepapers and published works, and some awesome data correlations, tomorrow's diagnosis can be made today!
This was not a simple nor quick process. Took a lot of brainstorming. Mind maps. Spreadsheets. Reading and reviewing things over my head until they made sense. I now own a few multi-thousand page medical manuals and not a lot within is unfamiliar.
The biggest challenge... by far, is withholding "AHA!'s" There is no silver bullet. There is no one answer. That's the worst realization, yet the most humbling and strongest way to find The Answer. When one can come back to the same point from several directions, independently, from scratch, through long and dissimilar paths.
CHAOS was discovered using these means, the techniques of progression, iteration, and validation.
Next time, we review CHAOS in hindsight, leading up to discovery.
We've been brought up and taught, at least since the 80's, that antioxidants are not just good for us, they're essential for one's health and longevity. That's accurate in some context, and backwards in another. Chronic dietary supplementation of antioxidants are potentially dangerous. Hmm, realistically, they simply are dangerous.
Really? That sounds bogus!
Of course it does. When you're brought up to believe something, and everyone around you has been brought up and taught the same, a unified belief creates the illusion of truths and facts. In this particular matter, we have the foundation of science to make the determination for us as to what works, and what doesn't.
The human body is run and maintained by an unimaginable array of balances. Incredibly, among such unfathomable complexity, even more mechanisms are in place to re-balance imbalances. Eesh! However, there are limits. We're pretty resilient so limits can be soft, exceeded, and re-instated. In fact, we're built for excessive allowances, which determines adaptation or failure. The latter is quite unfavorable. Might sound like a crunchy snap. Maybe prefaced with a "Hey watch this!!"
To humanize my experiences, this blog helps express some of the experience. It's a bit wetter than the vast whitepapers and literature I've read, the many thousands of images perused, the MS Office documentation written. Some people like spreadsheets. Most don't. I've learned to. Took a long time before finally documenting what I was dealing with, seeing that there was no way a person could juggle such sprawling information.
Fortunately data correlation is something I'm quite good at. In fact I'm a lot better than most. So, I began collecting my variables. This took a lot of time, required a massive amount of energy dedicated to research and learning, while picking up the etiquettes of the medical field.
Pro Tip: Do not cross-share your medical information whenever possible among different providers; if you've had a bad experience or feel that information could be a liability to future visits. How do you know? Order the records, see for yourself what they really think of you. If you've been told one thing, while the opposite is documented, perhaps with a negative tone, take caution. Don't be afraid to order them either - you're entitled and it will make no difference to the doctor (unless you mention it, then they get a bit skittish).
CHAOS derived from the run-arounds that left me without answers or support. There are several well-known non-communicable diseases in modern pathology, like cancer or cardiovascular disease. Imagine though, going back to say Eisenhower days, trying to get not just treatment, but a proper diagnosis from any medical specialist not entrenched in laboratory work! They'd have no idea, label you, give some professional parent advice and good luck!
That's essentially been my plight. Fast forward 60 years, I can go down the block and get a gamma-knife surgery to remove cancer while micro-robotic arms and cameras whir away. Or head over to a specialized clinic to manage a deadly incurable virus with a cocktail of modern medications. Don't forget about the spectrum of blood work tests available.
That's now, but in this now, my bad luck is like how things were 60 years ago. I need 60 year-in-the-future medicine, today! Hmm, or, using smart analysis, existing whitepapers and published works, and some awesome data correlations, tomorrow's diagnosis can be made today!
This was not a simple nor quick process. Took a lot of brainstorming. Mind maps. Spreadsheets. Reading and reviewing things over my head until they made sense. I now own a few multi-thousand page medical manuals and not a lot within is unfamiliar.
The biggest challenge... by far, is withholding "AHA!'s" There is no silver bullet. There is no one answer. That's the worst realization, yet the most humbling and strongest way to find The Answer. When one can come back to the same point from several directions, independently, from scratch, through long and dissimilar paths.
CHAOS was discovered using these means, the techniques of progression, iteration, and validation.
Next time, we review CHAOS in hindsight, leading up to discovery.
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