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In this post and episode, I explain why Andy Galpin’s defense of the deadlift is actually a clear demonstration that it is a dangerous lift. Specifically, he notes at least four conditions that must be met for the deadlift...

In this episode, I discuss why the evidence pyramid is a misleading and sometimes an unscientific way to interpret evidence; why anecdote is sometimes right; and why expert opinion is always the final word. Specifically,...

In this segment of a discussion with @gavinmeenan, I talk about whether or not eating organic produce makes a difference for health. Health benefits are robustly associated with the consumption of fruits and vegetables, period,...

The rampant abuse of the paper on injuries among weightlifters and powerlifters by Aasa et al. is emblematic of the dogmatic, blind, hive-mind-like citation of research common among “evidence-based” gymbros on the...

People are saying I am not evidence-based for writing these posts. It’s fine. When I am done making my case, I will go through the scientific literature and pick it apart, piece-by-piece, better than any of you have done...

In olympic weightlifting, lifters compete in highly technical lifts to see who can lift the most weight over their heads using two lifts: the clean and jerk, and the snatch.These lifts are never taught to the general public in...

In this episode, I explore the links between sun exposure, skin aging, skin cancer, and seed oils. Paul Saladino, the Carnivore MD himself, makes a special cameo, as he denies the role entirely of sun exposure in accelerated...

A number of studies have shown that statins increase the risk of diabetes (PMID 27277934, 24623264, 27616593). Although some, more recent studies including more data have suggested that such earlier studies might have been...

In this episode, I talk about why I believe everyone should take lipid lowering medications. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. In one paper published in JAMA in 2012, men at age 45 who...

Dozens of papers have shown an association between low LDL cholesterol levels and an increased risk of death (for example, PMID: 33293274), now for over half a century. Yet we are told that lower LDL cholesterol is good for us....

High homocysteine levels are associated with cardiovascular disease and dementia. A series of studies have shown that the relationship with cardiovascular disease is not causal [1,2]. However, yet another series of randomized...

CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING FOR NON-DIABETICS: A SCIENTIFICALLY CRITICAL FAQ Q. Don’t traditional clinical tests miss the glucose variability that can only be detected by CGM? A. True. However, we do not know whether or how...