I tried to watch it live on Wednesday but bailed after the zoom problems lasted for more than 10 minutes. Rumble feed didn’t work either. Figured I would just wait for the replay which I see has been posted.

My sister started dialysis the day after Christmas. She had about six treatments before she was hospitalized for a MSSA infection of her catheter. She almost died. With aggressive treatment she pulled through and after a month at the hospital she was discharged to a skilled nursing facility for ambulatory rehabbing.

She had dialysis in…

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Sometimes my FaceBook feed displays a scientific discovery that tickles my thought process. Today’s discovery was about chromothripsis. So whenever I want to learn more about a subject I often start out with an inquiry to Grok. Below are the answers I received from my two questions.

What is the enzyme responsible for Chromothripsis?

The…

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An Update:
FDA has approved histotripsy for some liver cancers based on recent study results.
Here is the link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41255274/

We need to see more of these studies published where credible scientific works were suppressed or removed for political reasons. Obviously flawed studies should be removed, but if a study provides reliable reproducible peer reviewed results, it deserves to be published for public knowledge.

Well at least because of new HHS policy, you will now have access to nutritional information as part of your curriculum. Of course the quality of the nutrition classes may or may not be helpful in your medical education depending on the school.

Kind of highlights the importance of a quality peer review. Had they tried to submit it for inclusion in the IMA Journal, I’m willing to bet it would have been rejected for publication.

Personally I’m not a big fan of the revised food pyramid. It is obvious that the meat and dairy industries had a big influence in the revision. Too much emphasis on the Whole Foods part and not enough of the Plant Based part. I’m a big supporter of the small farmer and would like to see that segment grow. Not so much interested in the…

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Thanks for your input @tommywalkshills . You answered my question about ticks. Wondered if it would be effective in relieving the week long itch from tick bites. I have also noticed that IVM has been effective in countering histamine type stuff; allergies and runny nose.

Although IVM is an amazing drug, I would recommend that you add a few more days of treatment past your “I’m feeling much better day,” whenever that is. I had a premonition of a flu like symptom one day last year and took a dose of IVM and felt much better on the following day. One day later the symptom returned so added a couple of days…

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Choice of fonts is sometimes not controllable by the website creator. Fonts are just one factor contributing to the readability of a page. A more important factor is the length of the line being viewed. It is much easier to read a short line than a long line because the eyes can follow the beginning and end locations without having to…

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I always start out with such questions by asking Perplexity or Grok to give me an answer. If I still have questions then I ask humans. But AI usually can give me a deep explanation that provide all the knowledge I need.

I trust Dr. Google a whole lot more than I ever would Dr. Gates.

Every new study using repurposed drugs must be scrupulously assessed for accuracy and honesty through objective peer review. I won’t trust any pronouncement that have not had a fair analysis by the professionals in the field who can ask the right questions. I remember all the fake IVM studies that used the wrong timing, the wrong dosing, and…

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IMHO the biggest failure of the Trump 1.0 administration was Operation Warp Speed. It was a good idea in theory but the actual implementation was flawed. Safety check points were discounted and / or ignored and all those who participated are culpable.

I have anxiety just from thinking about the cost of saffron let alone using it.

I love raw milk. In fact I make my own. I have a dedicated milk maker for that purpose. Fresh soy, rice, oat, and almond are easy to make and very economical. The quality is excellent and the taste is superb. 20+ years now and no permit required.

Ten cents per pill and $30 shipping is about right from my experience. I used two different IndiaMart vendors in the past and was impressed with the service and quality of the products that I received. I used Wise as my payment venue in both cases. Will probably need to reorder again in about a year so a comprehensive vendor list from…

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One of the three pillars of the vegan lifestyle is environmental stewardship. This degradation of the environment has been going on for a very long time and it is something that we as humans are totally responsible for. There is a sector of the population that believes that we can do a better job of managing our planet than God. There is…

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Most vegans understand this and use their Vitamixes to make their own flour. Lots of different options for making flour from all sorts of seeds and some beans. Much healthier. You have it exactly right.

You must be doing something right. Write your book and share your wisdom. I’m 76 and counting so help me reach 100+.

UHHH. Is this even a question? Only lunatic liberals would take anything printed in the NYT as anywhere near the truth. All the news fit to print has long ago went out the window.

Another great selection by HHS supporting the credibility and the competency of the members of the IMA medical community.

Yes @IMA-GregT that would be my sister who was diagnosed with MSSA on Jan 7th from an infected dialysis catheter placed on Dec 26th. I specifically asked the attending physician for Infectious Disease if they were aware of Dr. Marik’s sepsis protocol after I read the clinical notes indicating sepsis. She immediately responded that she was in…

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Using a therapeutic dose of .2mg/kg at my weight comes out to 12mg. I cut it in half because I have found over the years that my body response to medications and supplements at about 50% of the normal dosages. I alternate days with quercetin to avoid the conflict with IVM. The 333 mg dose is what I fit into a capsule that I fill. My plant…

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My go to for medical information, for that matter any kind of information, is Doctor Grok. I have used Grok 3 for a wide range of inquiries over the past year or so and find it to be really accurate with what I know to be true. Lots of good citations to support Grok’s answers. Latest search was for my hospitalized sister who developed a…

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If home schooling and private schooling is not an option then my response would be to simply force the state to take me to court to compel compliance then sue the state for any health related issues. But if the state was that much of a problem I would probably want to move to another state more in line with my political views. It’s always…

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My daily routine supplementation includes 6mg IVM on one day and 333 mg Quercetin on the next day as a prophy for anything viral. It seems to work effectively since I haven’t had anything viral since the beginning of the “pandemic” when I started researching alternatives to the jab.

I am seeing a lot of medical professionals and patients in Oregon that are saying that they are ignoring the new guidelines and sticking with the old recommendations. I’m thinking this is going to follow political values.

@IMA-HelenT More reason to support mandatory labeling of all GMO and bioengineered products.

I’m your doctor and I’m here to help you manage your health. Add this one to the list.

My father had a thinning receding hairline when I saw him last in the 1950’s. So I figured that my thinning hair in my late 60’s was inherited. My solution was to embrace the inevitable and just start going bald. So now for the past 10 years I have been just shaving my little bit of hair off the head daily. My character has nothing to do with…

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Two choices; active or passive mental and physical action. Accept your fate or change your fate. Personally I would do everything possible to make a positive outcome my only mission in life.

I learned many years ago that “pet” vaccines had the same efficacy and safety profiles as human vaccines. All 6 of my feline children had received their initial shots before I adopted them but not a single one of them ever received another dose until their final days on earth. The cost of vet care has skyrocketed in recent years and the…

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Have you asked Grok to search the pathways that lead to bladder cancer and which biologicals or repurposed drugs or supplements might be effective in downregulating those pathways?

@shortstop I’ve had 2 TURPs in the past 12 years and will never get another one. My next prostate issue for BPH will be a PAE instead. Less invasive and harm to the tissues.

I like snacking on homemade pickled garlic on a regular basis and eat fresh garlic quite often. I go through about a pound of garlic every month. It seems to me that fresh garlic with the active components would be better for the body than a processed garlic. I know heat deactivates some components and makes it less pungent.

Good news and bad news. Good news because he can return to his old job. Bad news because the culture of his employment is toxic enough to question the value of returning; rather to find a more welcoming environment at someplace else. Personally I would look elsewhere. Once you lose trust it is hard to get it back.

The quick snack is easy. Organic carrots and celery. Both are easy to clean and fast. Bonus is I can stuff my face and only have a few calories. Recently I’ve been on a kick to make air fryer french fries. Medium size potato, 5 minutes prep, and 15 minutes to cook. Dip of choice is home made guacamole while avocados are in season.

There are tons of US sources if you are willing to pay the outrageous prices they are asking for. I’m waiting for MFN and TrumpRx to kick in to see if we actually get the price of IVM down to 10 cents per pill instead of $1 per pill.

Doing nothing has probably been your wisest decision. Your body is an ingenious mechanism for self preservation. Avoid screwing things up with the wrong diet and lifestyle decisions will go a long way in preserving your health.

Exactly. This is what knowledge is all about. Taking initiative is important because no one is more concerned about your health and wellbeing than YOU. Your doctor is either on board or a memory of the past.

That would probably be giving a lot more credit to the intelligence of the government than is reality. Much more likely that this is just a random act of hard ass.

It seems to me that under the normal process of autophagy, proteins would be broken up into thousands of pieces for recycling. So wouldn’t that process create peptides of all different shapes and sizes? That being said, wouldn’t this just be a normal process of the body? Or is there some sort of mechanism that limits the different peptide…

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My new first step in a quest for knowledge is to do an inquiry with Grok to get a baseline. I know nothing about peptides so this should be an interesting webinar. Grok says short chain [<50] amino acids with all kinds of combinations and effects.

I had this conversation over the years with my sister and it is getting easier to discuss. I posted in another thread last week about this issue in more detail. https://imahealth.org/forums/groups/public-forum/forum/discussion/no-time-to-research-really/

I suspect it has to do with the individual inspector. 2 years ago when I got my last shipment from India, my package of 1700 tablets was opened by customs for inspection then closed back up and sent to me. I think it just depends on the luck of the draw when it gets inspected.

The main benefit of the AI info may not be for the medical information but rather the response from the health care provider. A non receptive provider gives you an opportunity to reject their position and find someone else who more aligns with your medical values.

I just did that exact thing with Prostate Cancer. See my topic for what I did.

After reviewing the chart I have noticed a glaring omission that seems curious at best. Where is IVM? I know IVM is effective in modulation of several of the listed pathways and I know IVM is and has been effective in prostate cancer treatment. So apparently there is still some bias against IVM even in the AI models. So do some critical…

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