Category Archives: Health

WP: The case for diet soda: It gets a bad rap, but the research tells a different story

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Luke Ford

Many people I know are hysterically opposed to diet soda. I did the research and realized there wasn’t much to their claims. Washington Post: The nutrition community doesn’t like diet soda. Of all the groups that make dietary recommendations, I … Continue reading →

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Sleep Hygiene

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Luke Ford
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Care Vs Cure

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Luke Ford

From comments at Greg Cochran’s blog: * It’s a very engineering view of human nature to think that medicine is primarily about combatting disease, and whether what we’re doing actually works. Part of what people want from medical care is … Continue reading →

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NYT: Standing Up at Your Desk Could Make You Smarter

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Luke Ford

Psychiatrist Richard Friedman writes: We’ve known for a while that sitting for long stretches of every day has myriad health consequences, like a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, that culminate in a higher mortality rate. But now a … Continue reading →

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Politico: Jackson troubles shine light on a fact of Washington life: Sleeping pills

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Luke Ford

From Politico: Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who is battling to save his nomination to be the secretary of veterans affairs, regularly handed out the sleep drug Ambien and the alertness drug Provigil to West Wing officials traveling on … Continue reading →

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