Monthly Archives: July 2010

Trainers, Surgeons And Life Or Death: Your Choice

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mike Nichols

One of the conceits of a well trained, heck of even a poorly trained, surgeon is the belief that his ‘hands’ are better than anyone else’s. The phrase comes out something like this “In my hands patients with disease ‘X’ … Continue reading →

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Too Many Tests And Not Enough Data: No Doctor Need Apply

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mike Nichols

It is a well documented fact that cholesterol is a very poor predictor of heart disease. A statistically proven dictum: “80% of those who have heart disease have cholesterol numbers exactly like those who do not have heart disease.” Think … Continue reading →

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Treat High Blood Pressure Get Cancer

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Mike Nichols

Alright I promise I will avoid making this too boringly technical; I admit I love doing this. Someone recently gave me a book to read with the observation that “This book is boring, it made me think of you, I … Continue reading →

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Heart Rate Based Training: Part Six: Bodybuilders, CEO’s and Other Stress Cases

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Mike Nichols

CEO Here is a graph of nearly five years of AM cortisol I will call “From CEO to Healing”. Right below the Cortisol graph is the Fasting Glucose graph for the same person and for exactly the same period of time. As you … Continue reading →

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