Monthly Archives: January 2011

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

I don’t know how many muscleheads, heart patients and readers are fans of musical theater and opera, but I am. I know, my wife thinks it’s strange too. Now what the heck does Andrew Lloyd Webber’s song have to do … Continue reading

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Fulcrum-Powered, Chrome-Plated, Leveraged Deception

A patient sent me an ad I had not seen. I reproduce it here in order to discuss it; last page. It contains one outright lie, oops…well intentioned error, and one important truth and overall is very misleading and dangerous. … Continue reading

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Kidneys Get Better Too

At the large scale better kidney function is related to a lower creatinine level.  Creatinine is one of the ‘toxins’ the kidney filters from the blood; it is a breakdown product of creatine, a muscle derived chemical indicating turnover of the … Continue reading

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