Welcome to the blog of Dr. Marcus Ettinger "Medical Detective" and "Digestion Coach"
I have been writing about health and the human body for over 34 years. I do this to provide easy-to-understand information on complex topics. I also do this to cement in my brain all that I’ve learned. I hope the information presented on my blog helps you increase your understanding of the body, disease, and health.
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December 27, 2020 One of this year's biggest breakthroughs in biology, "why sleep deprivation kills." Sleep deprivation increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This can happen to the degree that it can actually oxidize the life form to the point of...
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December 22, 2020 I have been in arguments with some of my mentors and opinion leaders for at least 5 years now, proposing that epigenetics adaptations can overcome all adversity. The boogyman at the moment is 5G. My genetics may not be able to adapt to this new...
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December 21, 2020 A day late and a dollar short. Vitamin D research has been going on for decades and the data on vitamin D's immune-modulating benefits has been written about in volumes. Download the "dminder" app to track your production of vitamin D from (UVB) Sun...
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Even though this is December, this is the latest reported data on "Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data." Basically, if you're under 70, non-diabetic, or obese, your chance of dying if you contract COVID-19 is about ZERO. Quote: "For...
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December 15, 2020 Plato wrote that “Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul” (Plato, The Republic, c. 375 BC). Was he talking about a circadian rhythm? It is the personal responsibility of modern humans to learn from our teachers no matter...
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December 12, 2020 1/4 of all the blood tests I get back show a vitamin D level below 20. Defy evolutionary biology (Naked, grounded to the Earth) or creation (Adam and Eve naked in the Garden of Eden), and disease or death is the result. "This study shows how severe a...
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December 11, 2020 If you are considering getting the COVID vaccine, please read this article in its entirety. The takeaway is that almost 10% of the population has anti-PEG (anti-polyethylene glycol) antibodies. PEG is part of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine. 75% of...
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December 09, 2020 Here is an interesting study linking caloric restriction and aerobic exercise to increased metabolic efficiency and longevity. I do both and can attest, empirically, to the truth of this study. Study details how aerobic exercise reverses degenerative...
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December 02, 2020 Hot off the presses: The precursor form of vitamin D - (25-Hydroxycalciferol - this is the most common form tested on blood labs) The active form of vitamin D - (1, 25 Dihydroxycaldiferol [Calcitriol] - which is rarely tested for) ..."We were...
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November 20, 2020 1986 - Dag Nasty - Values Here "...Fear of failure Fear of reprimand Two big problems I've never had I never doubted what I had inside..." Few people got to experience early punk rock, 1977-1986. Too intimidating, too not mainstream, too fast, too...