Statins Reduce Peri-Operative Mortality Surely You Must Be Joking

Statins Reduce Peri-Operative Mortality, Surely You Must Be Joking Another Medical Hoax I was intrigued by Dr London’s report in December 2016 JAMA of decreased peri-operative mortality in statin users.(1)  This result does not seem immediately intuitive.  Statin drugs inhibit … Continue reading

Testosterone Therapy Prolongs Life and Improves Survival

Testosterone Therapy Improves Survival

Testosterone Therapy Prolongs Life and Improves Survival by Jeffrey Dach MD Unfounded Fears Unfounded fears have prevented many men from receiving the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy. To address these unfounded fears, Drs. Traish and Morgentaler have debunked the two … Continue reading

Low Testosterone Associated with Increased Mortality

Low Testosterone Associated with Increased Mortality by Jeffrey Dach MD Forty Per Cent More Likely to Die Two reports published in the recent medical literature showed that low testosterone is associated with increased mortality.(1)(2)(3)  Upper Left Image: Chemical structure of … Continue reading

Linus Pauling Heart Disease Prevention with Vitamin C

Linus Pauling Heart Disease Prevention with Vitamin C This article is part one, for part two click here. The Steam Roller is Not Joking I once had a conversation with a cardiologist friend of mine in which I casually mentioned … Continue reading

Why Are One in Six On Psychiatric Meds ?

Why Are One in Six On Psychiatric Meds ? by Jeffrey Dach MD A JAMA article reported one in six Americans take psychiatric medications.  These are mostly SSRI antidepressants such as Lexapro and Zoloft, benzodiazepines (Xanax), and sleeping pills (Ambien … Continue reading

Needless Fear of Estrogen Replacement Causes Suffering

Needless Fear of Estrogen Replacement for Menopause by Jeffrey Dach MD Bioidentical Hormones could have saved 50,000 Lives according to Dr. Philip Sarrel Professor of OB/Gyne at Yale Medical School. Dr Cathleen Rivera followed 1,000 Pre-Menopausal women (under age 45) … Continue reading

Online Information for Hashimotos Thyroid Disease

Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Manic Depression, Psychosis and Psychiatric Manifestations

Online Information for Hashimotos Thyroid Disease Susan has Hashimotos’ thyroid disease, and has been online gathering information and learning as much as she can.  However, Susan is bewildered by the amount of contradictory and conflicting information, and is asking me … Continue reading