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Eurovision Reveals the Trifecta of Western Moral and Cultural Decay
Just as the Academy Awards provides a window into the current state of the nation here in the US, the annual Eurovision international song competition reveals where Europe is. Clearly, it is in a state of moral and cultural decay. This year’s event, held in Malmo, Sweden, displayed a...
Fallout—the Perfect Analogy of our Pandemic Experience
Fallout is a new, massively successful series on Amazon based on a long-running video game that I, admittedly, had never heard of until now. Suspicious that any TV series based on a video game must be nothing more than a shallow money grab aimed at bored children (like the Marvel...
Young+Low Vitamin D = Heart Disease
I've been telling all my adult patients for several years now to take vitamin D supplements. Virtually no one has a healthy level of vitamin D, unless they work outdoors and live in a sunny climate. And low levels present a host of health risks: infection, depression, skin...
Psychedelic Drug Use Should Not Be Legalized
Although it upsets my libertarian-minded friends, I oppose the legalization of recreational drugs, including psychedelic drugs like ketamine and psilocybin. Removing all controls over addictive and potentially harmful substances will make society worse, not better. And although I'm sympathetic to the view that the individual has the right...
Fat? Ditch the Ozempic
One in eight Americans is on Ozempic, a drug developed to treat diabetes by lowering blood sugar, or one of its cousin GLP-1 agonists. Nearly half of these patients, though, are using it primarily for weight loss. This is a huge mistake. I tell all my patients to avoid Ozempic,...
Oral Ketamine Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
At the medical conference I attended recently, a colleague told me that ketamine saved his life. He suffered a concussive traumatic brain injury four years ago that plunged him into a two-year long depression. After exhausting every conventional treatment, he decided to try ketamine. "It brought me back to...
Death by Inclusivity—The End of The Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America has become the latest American institution to commit suicide. Roger Krone, the President and CEO, announced the final stage of the organization’s transition to gender neutral, as the word “Boy” is dropped from the group’s name. From now on, The Boy Scouts of...
Natural Body Products
I went to the local pharmacy to buy new deodorant recently and discovered the price had tripled since just last year. One stick now costs nearly $10. If you choose the combination deodorant+antiperspirant version, you can save a few dollars, but then you're left with additional problems,...