Our immune system is not a fool. It is smart enough to differentiate self-cells and organs from non-self, and does not attack and destroy self-organs, unless it perceives that these organs are abnormal. Why a new approach in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancers are needed.
Why does our most advanced and sophisticated brain, and just as sophisticated and smart immune system sometimes get confused and instead of protecting us, attacks its own normal cells, tissues, and organs by causing autoimmune diseases, and also remain silent against most deadly cancers?
How to MAGA ~ Make America Great Again
Who is a difficult patient? Are you one?
For a successful medical practice that pleases both the doctor and the patient, a doctor must be an artist and a scientist at the same time.
Establishing my own private gastroenterology practice.
I believe that no two human beings, even identical twins which share the same exact genes do not have the same intelligent profile, nor the same accomplishments in life. We are all different. Our differences are influenced by our genetics, culture, education, and upbringing.
Mitochondria drives and influences health, diseases, and aging in several different ways. Why is that so important?
Ever since my medical school years, I have been wondering how every organ in our body works 7/24, how and from where do they get the required energy, and what happens to often toxic energy metabolism waste products?
I would like to remind those who believe in the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement that only science makes America great again, not rhetoric.
In politics, facts are often ignored, and false realities are embraced. I, as a retired physician with 40 years of clinical experience, and interest in psychosomatic effects of diseases on human behaviors, often wonder why doesn’t the truth matter?
As the world warms to a level that neither our body nor our environment can tolerate, average citizens are paying the ultimate price for decisions and ignorance of our elected officials, leaders, and giant fossil fuel companies.
Plastics create big health risks for every living creature in the world. Yet, the production of plastics goes up every year. Microplastics easily enter in our body cavities, and our blood circulation with inhalation, with food intake and even directly with medical grade plastics used for IV infusions.
The pharmaceutical industry is ready to spend over $5 billion on TV ads this year alone. What does that mean for your health?
The American presidential election results were a major blow to me. I felt, like many American people, depressed, dispirited, dissatisfied, and disconnected. After many days of thinking and deliberation, I decided to share my thoughts with my readers, and vent my frustrations.
Recently I have been thinking about my long-deceased father, Hasan Efendi’s words of wisdom
No matter how we look at the recent election results in the USA, it is exceedingly difficult to understand how 76 million Americans have voted a convicted felon with many more short comings to go to the White House again.
Why I think Trump succeeded
How do we increase the intensity of our learning signals and why is it so important?
“You can’t recall what you didn’t learn.” Thinking, learning, acquiring knowledge, memory formation and recall are all biological functions of our brain. Without knowing how our brain performs all these higher mental faculties, we can’t possibly know how to study smartly, and learn effectively.
