I really don’t like election season, because no politician seems to get it right all the time. But some things are easy to fact-check; you just have to want to do it. The two most important issues in the 2024 election are the open border and the economy. Attempts to find annual data on crossings […]
The Latest on Sugar
A recent study has concluded that naturally occurring sugar (fructose) when accompanied by fiber slows the processing of sugar in the digestive tract, limiting spikes in blood glucose.
Voice Identification Security Called int...
We’ve been customers of Fidelity Investments for many years, and when they rolled out their “MyVoice Verified” program, we thought it was a great step forward. But then came AI. As AI becomes more and more capable, we should not be surprised to see that our lives are more and more directly affected. Many of […]
Written Statement of Dr. Robert Redfield...
On March 9, 2023, former CDC Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, testified under oath before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. In his testimony, he stated that “COVID-19 more likely was the result of an accidental lab leak…” and called for the abolition of gain of function research. (Note that even in light of […]
Dr. Dunlap and The Nobels Clinic
My fear of doctors began at an early age with my visits to Dr. Arthur Dunlap, a thin man who always had a cigarette in his mouth and blew smoke on me during examinations. He called me “Roughneck”, which I could never understand because I was quite the opposite of a “roughneck” (still am), but […]
New Study Casts Doubts on Effectiveness ...
Results of a peer-reviewed study performed in 2022 by the Cochrane Library have just been released. It encompassed the results of 78 studies including over 600,000 participants and found that wearing masks in public probably makes “… little or no difference in interrupting the spread of influenza-like illness.” (Their definition includes COVID-19.) And in one […]
Investing as a “Dividend Hunter”
Like many people, my investment approach has changed over time. In my earlier years, I was an aggressive growth investor. But more recently I have found myself shifting more toward income generating investments. I have been investing in dividend stocks for several years, and a few years back I came across a newsletter called “The […]
Adverse Events Reported for Covid-19 Vac...
A preliminary study reported in the 22 September 2022 issue of ScienceDirect entitled “Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults” using publicly available data from Pfizer and Moderna studies, found one serious adverse event for each 800 vaccines. You can review the entire study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22010283?via%3Dihub. Two […]
New Study on Exercise – Could less be be
Exercise is good for us, right? And the more the better! At least that’s what we thought until this recent study that has called into question some of our views on exercise. What if I told you that only 6 minutes a day can have a dramatic effect on your health? A recent study published […]
Unexpected News about the Covid-19 Vacci...
Some interesting information has just come out about COVID-19 vaccines, and you may not see it in the mainstream media. A study just released from the Cleveland Clinc has uncovered two important conclusions: 1. The more recent the last prior COVID-19 episode, the lower the risk of getting COVID-19 again, but 2. The greater the […]
Gain-Of-Function Experiments At Boston U...
A Senate investigation into the origins of COVID-19 released yesterday has concluded that the virus most likely leaked out of a Chinese laboratory. Yes, this is bad, but even worse, similar work is continuing here in the United States! According to Steven Salzberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics at Johns […]
Most Veggie Friendly Cities
Source: WalletHub WalletHub has just published a list of the most Vegetarian and Vegan friendly cities in the U.S. Of the places we most hang out, Orlando was #2, while Atlanta was a bit further down the list at #22. You can see the whole post here…