Akin Olokun

The Past Could Not Have Been Otherwise

A client of mine (for anonymity’s sake, I will call her Nicole) is experiencing a profound sense of anguish over an event that occurred years ago (I surmise, by the way, that this unpleasant emotion has contributed to the physiological disequilibrium that developed within her body). Despite the passage of time, she has been unable The Past Could Not Have Been Otherwise

Why I Reject Vitamin B12 Supplementation

Why have I, as a long-term plantarian who has steadfastly adhered to a plant-exclusive (vegan) diet for almost 20 years, never taken vitamin B12 supplements, and why do I not intend ever to take them? In this article, I will answer this question and elucidate the nebulous nature of this enigmatic “nutrient.” Health experts assert Why I Reject Vitamin B12 Supplementation

President Trump’s Aspirin Use

Earlier this year, it was reported that President Trump takes 325 mg of aspirin daily. A typical maintenance dose is 81 mg. A dose of 325 mg is generally prescribed to patients in the period following a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or ischemic stroke. When photos of President Trump’s bruised hands first President Trump’s Aspirin Use

Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Although the popularity of prophylactic wisdom teeth removal – one of the most asinine and antediluvian practices in modern medicine – has declined in recent years, it is still routinely performed by dentists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons (in more complex cases) who persuade credulous and medically uninformed patients of its necessity. Allopathy categorizes third molars (wisdom Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Hantavirus

Similarly to the short-lived monkeypox scare, hantaviruses’ potential for producing a pandemic event is extremely low, primarily due to their poor transmission efficiency. Although they are single-stranded RNA viruses (and RNA viruses [e.g., Sars-Cov-2, influenza] have a greater capability for rapid mutation compared to DNA/double-stranded DNA viruses [e.g., mpox, HSV]), they are unlikely to acquire Hantavirus