# mainstream (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mainstream. Page: Feed: --- ## [Challenging the Cholesterol Hypothesis Part Four](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/08/challenging-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-four/) _2026-08-14 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Challenging the Cholesterol Hypothesis: What Key Studies Reveal About Heart Disease, Cholesterol Levels, and Statin Drugs by Jeffrey Dach MD (Part Four) For decades, mainstream cardiology believed the cholesterol theory of heart disease. This is the theory that high serum Continue reading The post Challenging the Cholesterol Hypothesis Part Four appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Progesterone for Prevention of Endometrial Hyperplasia](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/08/progesterone-for-prevention-of-endometrial-hyperplasia/) _2026-08-11 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Progesterone for Prevention of Endometrial Hyperplasia by Jeffrey Dach MD Unopposed Premarin Causes Endometrial Cancer In 1975, Dr. Donald Smith discovered that unopposed exogenous estrogen increases risk for endometrial cancer by 4.5 times greater than controls. In 1975, Dr. Harry Continue reading The post Progesterone for Prevention of Endometrial Hyperplasia appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Current State of Mainstream Medicine by Jeffrey Dach MD](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/08/current-state-of-mainstream-medicine-by-jeffrey-dach-md/) _2026-08-06 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ The Great American Health Hoax and the Current State of Mainstream Medicine by Jeffrey Dach MD In the short 39 second video clip below, Dr. Raymond Francis, DSc, MSc, RNC explains the current state of Mainstream Medicine, which waits for Continue reading The post Current State of Mainstream Medicine by Jeffrey Dach MD appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Agent](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/08/cannabis-anti-inflammatory-effects/) _2026-08-02 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Cannabis Extracts as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Agent for Chronic Inflammation, Infection, and Neuroprotection What if we had a natural botanical that could help treat and reverse chronic conditions such as autoimmune flares, chronic infection, neurodegenerative diseases, arthritis pain, and dermatologic Continue reading The post Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Agent appeared first on… ## [Noble vs Ignoble](http://davelane.nz/noble-vs-ignoble) _2026-07-29 · dave · Dave Lane_ Noble vs Ignoble dave Thu, 30 Jul 2026 - 08:07 I consider myself a committed political progressive - apparently somewhat unusually and unexpected from someone in my demographic. Some will consider me 'woke' (I'm happy to be awake to the world around me), and others will say I'm 'Left', even 'Radical Left'. Here's the conundrum: I not only accept my labels, I wear them proudly. I can't think of… ## [Politics of change](http://davelane.nz/politics-change) _2026-07-29 · dave · Dave Lane_ Politics of change dave Thu, 30 Jul 2026 - 07:56 I can't help feeling that we're missing a key movement in our society today. Just about all of our interaction with society and the political sphere is now mediated by digital technologies. The impact of that - and the manipulation of those technologies by vested interests - is profound, and I think, largely unacknowledged. I want to see a political… ## [Vertigo, Dizziness and Hypothyroidism by Jeffrey Dach MD](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/07/vertigo-dizziness-and-hypothyroidism-by-jeffrey-dach-md/) _2026-07-22 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Vertigo, Dizziness and Hypothyroidism by Jeffrey Dach MD Sarah is a 56 year old bank loan officer who presented to my office with months of disabling vertigo, frequent dizziness, neck stiffness and trigger-point pain, fatigue, cold hands and feet, and Continue reading The post Vertigo, Dizziness and Hypothyroidism by Jeffrey Dach MD appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Atherosclerotic Plaque and Infection Part Two](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/07/atherosclerotic-plaque-and-infection-part-two/) _2026-07-20 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Atherosclerotic Plaque and Infection Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD Back in 2019, I received a telephone call from the president of ICIM, Dr. Eric Born who was impressed with my book, entitled, Heart Book (2018) and invited me to Continue reading The post Atherosclerotic Plaque and Infection Part Two appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Thoughts on Sam Neill](http://davelane.nz/thoughts-sam-neill) _2026-07-15 · dave · Dave Lane_ Thoughts on Sam Neill dave Thu, 16 Jul 2026 - 08:01 I was deeply saddened by the departure of Sam Neill. For his fame, he was a remarkably humble, self-effacing man who was kind and really valued the community around him. It was that sad event that reminded me of an early experience I had which I remember fondly... A few months after first arriving in Aotearoa from the US in 1994, I spent the… ## [Calcified Plaque or Soft Plaque, Which One to Believe?](https://jeffreydachmd.com/2026/06/calcified-plaque-or-soft-plaque-which-one-to-believe/) _2026-06-30 · Jeffrey Dach MD · Jeffrey Dach MD_ Calcified Plaque or Soft Plaque, Which One to Believe? by Jeffrey Dach MD Calcified Coronary Plaque, Not Soft Plaque, Predicts Future Heart Attacks in Diabetic Patients Jim is a 56 year old stock broker and has type two diabetes, and Continue reading The post Calcified Plaque or Soft Plaque, Which One to Believe? appeared first on Jeffrey Dach MD . ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KQUr21ScWOwg) _2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [The Importance of Being Om](https://rafat.org/post/820513634154414080) _2026-06-26 · guidism · rafat.org_ The Importance of Being Om Om Malik died on Tuesday at Stanford Hospital, after a long fight with his heart, and the flood of tributes since — from Matt Mullenweg to True Ventures to journalists and founders across three decades of tech — tells you something about what a life built on generosity and relentless curiosity leaves behind, when it compounds over the arc of time. I’m posting this on my… ## [Eulogy for a garden matriarch](http://davelane.nz/eulogy-garden-matriarch) _2025-09-29 · dave · Dave Lane_ Eulogy for a garden matriarch Image Image dave Tue, 30 Sep 2025 - 04:28 This is a celebration of a life and an acknowledgement of shame and dismay. It's early in the morning and I can't sleep, so I've decided to write down the thoughts that are keeping me awake. I need to tell the tale of 3 Leg, the precious matriarch of our garden. I have always, since I was conscious, been a 'herptophile' -… ## [I live in Aotearoa](http://davelane.nz/i-live-aotearoa) _2025-09-18 · dave · Dave Lane_ I live in Aotearoa dave Thu, 18 Sep 2025 - 19:36 I've been looking for the opportunity to write something like this for a long time... Today, happily for me, the perfect opportunity landed in my lap. I was recently having a look (though gritted teeth, of course) at Facebook, a place I go to occasionally dip back into my past and make contact with folks in my homeland (the USA) or from past parts… ## [Why is mainstream social media so damn 'user friendly'?](http://davelane.nz/why-mainstream-social-media-so-damn-user-friendly) _2025-08-03 · dave · Dave Lane_ Why is mainstream social media so damn 'user friendly'? dave Mon, 4 Aug 2025 - 11:54 Originally written on 20250228 I seem to remember a cartoon, the wry sort of thing the New Yorker magazine used to run (despite searching, I haven't yet found it), in which a pig in a farm pen is talking to a wary, lean boar standing outside the fence. The caged pig says to wild boar "but the farmer cares for us… ## [Just a thought: Fediverse is different](http://davelane.nz/just-thought-fediverse-different) _2025-08-03 · dave · Dave Lane_ Just a thought: Fediverse is different dave Mon, 4 Aug 2025 - 11:53 Originally written on 20250228 Unlike the mainstream social media, the Fediverse - and its array of ActivityPub-supporting web services - doesn't care if you're there. It's a place where the only ones who benefit from your presence are those who want to interact with you. There are no other shareholders. ## [Windows broken by design](http://davelane.nz/windows-broken-design) _2025-08-03 · dave · Dave Lane_ Windows broken by design dave Mon, 4 Aug 2025 - 11:53 Flashback: I remember standing in the pick-up department of a hardware vendor I used to frequent back when my business did a lot of system integration (helping Windows-dependent businesses take advantage of the capabilities Linux servers offered them). As I waited for someone to get my order together, I could hear a Microsoft rep in a nearby… ## [Computer Operating System Analogy](http://davelane.nz/computer-operating-system-analogy) _2025-08-01 · dave · Dave Lane_ Computer Operating System Analogy dave Fri, 1 Aug 2025 - 15:41 Roughly six years ago (2019?) I wrote this response on Quora (before I abandoned it due to the low quality & trolling nature of most questions) to the highly provocative question: " Why do programmers love Linux the most? " I've republished my response (which received lots of views and upvotes and a few responses), which I thought… ## [Online voting continues to be a very bad idea in 2025 and beyond](http://davelane.nz/online-voting-continues-be-very-bad-idea-2025-and-beyond) _2025-01-14 · dave · Dave Lane_ Online voting continues to be a very bad idea in 2025 and beyond dave Tue, 14 Jan 2025 - 17:14 I have long been vocal in my opposition to online voting since 2013, when the spectre was first raised by our local government agency, LGNZ, in 2013. See here , here , here , and here . I think it's a very bad idea for democracy and engagement. I've been on record saying that there are only three… ## [Obsolete on All Fronts: How Mainstream Media Lost Its Way](https://rafat.org/post/769325594243710976) _2024-12-08 · guidism · rafat.org_ Mainstream media today exists in a precarious space, navigating its decline across four essential vectors: economic, structural, cultural, and moral . The problem isn't that this decline is invisible—far from it. But what’s striking is how the mainstream media's introspection remains confined to the easiest and most visible aspect: economics. Everyone loves a business story, and it’s easy to point… ## [Why Mainstream Fails to Understand B2B Media](https://rafat.org/post/768916903275167744) _2024-12-04 · guidism · rafat.org_ There’s a fundamental disconnect between how mainstream media executives or private equity dealmakers perceive B2B media and what actually makes it thrive for the communities they focus on. Here’s the scene: a dedicated B2B entrepreneur—let’s say someone passionately focused on the global travel industry, like Skift , or fashion insights, like Business of Fashion —is approached by these industry… ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TAICMEHOkEUd) _2024-12-04 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [The Rule, the Exception, and the Structural Obsolescence of Mainstream Media](https://rafat.org/post/768916605246816256) _2024-12-04 · guidism · rafat.org_ The Rule, the Exception, and the Structural Obsolescence of Mainstream Media I’ve been thinking about the structural obsolescence of mainstream media and, specifically, the fate of the story format that they depend on for their existence. There’s a rule I see unfolding—and an exception that proves it. The Rule: The Obsolescence of the Story Format I’m increasingly concerned that the traditional…