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Oxidative stress, soyentific nonsense

Although I have mentioned on many occasions that oxidative stress is a soyentific invention and often contradicts itself, recently many questions directed my way are about the “importance” of antioxidants to prevent or slow down cellular degradation. The name chosen for this “evil” destructive process is oxidative stress. The name implies that our cells are …

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Lymphoma

Lymphoma indicates an abnormal growth of the lymphatic tissue. It can be classified as a Hodgkin or Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, depending on what exact tissue is affected. The lymph nodes in the head and neck area are not true lymph tissue, rather they are an embryonic remnant of more primitive branchial/pharyngeal tissue. So, if the anomaly …

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Scabies

Scabies is a condition of the skin caused by a small predator a mite,  Sarcoptes scabiei. This small predator burrows into the skin and survives by eating the dead skin which would make it parasitic in nature. Destroying the dead skin would be a positive thing, but his excretion irritates the skin and causes inflammation. …

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