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Sep 15 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
Well, #indiantwitter is probably the only place in the world where you get trolled, abused and asked to go to Pakistan for factually explaining that turmeric, a kitchen spice is not a medicine and certainly cannot cure cancer.
See..see I have proof now!
and its fresh from the oven!
Turmeric does something.
It colors the curries yellow.

Also, what is "health cures"
I thought diseases needed cure.

Why am I subjected to this torturous scientific illiteracy?

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Sep 16
Doctors of all people, MUST NOT scare monger #ranitidine

Dropping from 'essential list' DOES NOT mean it is banned

It can be used and is still in use

'CERTAIN' manufacturer's Ranitidine products were found contaminated with NDMA - a potential...
..cancer causing agent.

US FDA has been investigating this since 2019.

In fact, a study done by the US FDA on conversion of ranitidine into significant NMDA under normal physiology conditions showed that it did not change for worse.

There is NO EVIDENCE that Ranitidine use... Image
..can cause cancer or HAS caused cancer in humans till now.

Certain batches of OTHER drugs too - like Metformin and Losartan were also found to have NDMA impurity - this DOES NOT mean cancers are caused by use of these drugs

aninews.in/news/national/…
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Sep 14
1/5 Long thread alert

on a lay person's absolute lack of scientific temperament

that snowballs into a nonsense story on

unnecessary treatments and primal therapies

bound by strong cultural emotion towards

the ancient pseudoscientific practice of Ayurveda

that misinform...
2/5 ..the author describes her tryst with symptomatic disc herniation which was

diagnosed via modern methods (MRI) [why not initially go to a Vaidya for diagnosis via 'Nadi Pariksha?']

& initial treatment DIRECT from Ayurved (science denialism) which she BELIEVED wud help her
3/5 ...who subjected her to primal Pancakarma + multiple herbs for disc bulge.

Pancakarma therapies are brutal, primitive therapies that can worsen spinal disorders (Ayurveds dont know anatomy well)

& this person was lucky she didnt end up paralyzed.

When in fact,
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Sep 11
I am a meat eater.

I love my steaks, those juicy fillets, roast chicken, crispy bacon, mutton kebabs and that chargrilled lobster.

But a //predominantly// plant based diet is what is good for liver & heart.

Everyone must know this.

Indulge your cravings only occasionally.
Sources:
✅️Plant based diet reduce fatty liver disease
clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-…
✅️Plant based diet reverse fatty liver
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
✅️Mediterranean diets with polyphenols reduce liver fat
gut.bmj.com/content/70/11/…
✅️Red meat & fatty liver
journals.lww.com/ajg/Abstract/2…
All "carnivore crazies" jumping on this thread, plz note that type of meat, preparation techniques, cooking methods, sides etc varies in the West vs India. And it further differs between States/regions/communities and cultures in India. Plz dnt generalize ur pro-meat arguments!
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Sep 8
1/
 I thot the Indian Ayush guidelines for treatment of #COVID19 was the biggest nonsense I would see and read during the pandemic.

That was until now, when I had the misfortune of reading traditional Chinese medicine guidelines on treating elderly with Covid.

This is something
2/
 The Shanghai expert consensus on clinical protocol for traditional Chinese medicine treatment of COVID-19 among the elderly population (second edition)

Updated for September 2022. Yupp.
They have updates though!

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
3/
 "The goals of TCM treatment are to shorten COVID-19 nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction negativity conversion time, slow disease progression, and reduce mortality."

- sound about reasonable right?

Let us see how they do it.
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Sep 6
I have liver disease patients who are non-meat eaters and dont consume dairy-based proteins

Soy protein is a good source of protein and much more

Here is why**

**and its all meta analysis from scientific literature,
not a 'nutritionist gym trainer's opinion'

A 🧵
1/
 Soy protein

significantly reduces serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triacylglycerol and significantly increases HDL cholesterol

Benefits were observed after >12 wk duration of consumption

2005
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/8…
2/
 Soy protein

41 randomized controlled trials

Reduction in total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides & increase in HDL

Replacing foods high in saturated fat, trans-saturated fat, and cholesterol with soy protein beneficial effect on heart disease

2006
ajconline.org/article/S0002-…
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Sep 4
1/17
Common queries!
How to keep liver healthy?
What foods for liver health?
Safe measures for liver detox?

These Qs aren't realistic because
a. Liver is part of the human body
Not separate
Healthy body = healthy liver
Liver detoxifies us, not other way around

Still here goes!
2/17
Alcohol

2009 study: 6g-19g/d increased survival (men >40y)
Wine was supposedly best, at 2g/d
As dose increases, life reduces

2022 study: 1-2 std drinks/d in HEALTHY adults >40y reduce stroke, heart disease, diabetes

Every person is diff
There is no safe level of alcohol
3/17
Coffee

Min 3 cups of coffee (no sugar, ideally no milk) associated with reduced fatty liver, reduction in liver fibrosis (pre-cirrhosis stage) and prevention of liver cancer, also seems like it has some protection against alcohol-liver injury.

More cups, better the odds.
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