Tom Gassner

OMS2 interested in Physiatry — Using this as constructively and infrequently as possible

[Venk Murthy MD PhD @venkmurthy]

Let me save you $75k/yr

* don't smoke
* eat sensibly
* lose weight if you are overweight
* exercise
* control your BP
* control your cholesterol
* see your PCP if you have symptoms

The rest is almost entirely money down the toilet which will turn you into a neurotic person

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

@northwoods1980 @CoachDanGo would love to see your full recipe if you’re willing to share!

[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

9 year old me taking first sip of Sunkist.

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

First thought that crossed my mind—did he really squat 600 lbs?

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Bombshell: Oliver Sacks (a humane man & a fine essayist) made up many of the details in his famous case studies, deluding neuroscientists, psychologists, & general readers for decades. The man who mistook his wife for a hat? The autistic twins who generated multi-digit prime numbers? The institutionalized, paralyzed man who tapped out allusions to Rilke? Made up to embellish the stories. Probably also: the aphasic patients who detected lies better than neurologically intact people, including Ronald Reagan's insincerity. https://t.co/77nQRF8kp6

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

A 16 year old high schooler just ran 1:42.27.

I have no words.

This is the most impressive athletic feat in history.

There are no superlatives.

His performance makes high school Lebron look like nobody.

Cooper Lutkenhaus take a bow.

[Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD @zoeharcombe]

“Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: ‘If everyone who is overweight reduced their calorie intake by around 200 calories a day – the equivalent of a bottle of fizzy drink – obesity would be halved.’”

I don’t know where to start 🙈 https://t.co/4PY9PKTxj5

[Jonathan Gault @jgault13]

Donavan Brazier 1:44.70 in Nashville

[Siyab Panhwar, MD @DrSiyabMD]

If yall thought mRNA was bad you haven’t even heard about GLUCOSE!!

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

Please text 'Ava' to 61474, register, and share!

[Aaron Kubal @aaron_kubaldc]

Please help.

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

😥

[Kevin Hall @KevinH_PhD]

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on unravelling the reasons why diets high in ultra-processed food are linked to epidemic proportions of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Our research leads the world on this topic.

Given recent bipartisan goals to prevent diet-related chronic diseases, and new agency leadership professing to prioritize scientific investigation of ultra-processed foods, I had hoped to expand our research program with ambitious plans to more rapidly and efficiently determine how our food is likely making Americans chronically sick.

Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science. Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.

I was hoping this was an aberration. So, weeks ago I wrote to my agency’s leadership expressing my concerns and requested time to discuss these issues, but I never received a response. Without any reassurance there wouldn’t be continued censorship or meddling in our research, I felt compelled to accept early retirement to preserve health insurance for my family. (Resigning later in protest of any future meddling or censorship would result in losing that benefit.) Due to very tight deadlines to make this decision, I don’t yet have plans for my future career.

The NIH has been a wonderful place because it allows scientists to take risks, form unique collaborations, and do studies difficult to conduct elsewhere. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and I’m fortunate to have had such wonderful colleagues and scientific collaborators. I hope to someday return to government service and lead a research program that will continue to provide gold-standard science to make Americans healthy.

[Alan Levinovitz @AlanLevinovitz]

I’ve been covering these charlatans for over ten years. Remember David Perlmutter, of Grain Brain fame? Remember how he also had the cure to everything, from Alzheimer’s to autism?

Back then the grift was microbiome and grain-free. Slowly it shifts.

Weird how every few years there’s a bunch of new people with The Cure. You’d think only one round is needed!

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

Ozempic doesn't just suppress your appetite.

I talked to patients who took the drug to lose weight— only to also effortlessly stop biting their nails, compulsively shopping, drinking alcohol, and so on.

https://t.co/HUSfypuWoL

[Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis @Ekkekakis]

This sort of headlines (what you thought you knew is actually false) are becoming increasingly common. While we can debate their scientific value, one thing is for sure: they are *wonderful* training opportunities for Kinesiology / Exercise Science students. Let's take a look...

[Derek Griffin @DerekGriffin86]

Why do people with low back pain improve with exercise? Probably not for the reasons often cited.
https://t.co/o3zfEOPF25

[Sci-Hub @sci_hub_]

November 6 🎂🥳🎉: Happy birthday and long life to Alexandra Elbakyan!

Neuroscientist and software developer #Alexandra Elbakyan who revolutionized the academic and scientific world with her ideals of open access to scientific knowledge.

[Michael Ray @MichaelRayDC]

CDC released the latest data on physical activity in the U.S.
This information is modeled from the NHIS dataset. If you aren't familiar with the NHIS it has been ongoing since the late 50s and surveys a general representative U.S. population. 🧵1/7

[Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience]

"We evolved to be physically active. But most of us avoid physical activity."

The Active Grandparents Hypothesis

Daniel Lieberman, @Harvard

SFI Colloquium, streaming now:
https://t.co/fDcqaYNuZ6

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

@jacksonlpollock @mwass26 What kind of roll?

[Tom Gassner @GassnerTom]

@jacksonlpollock

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Ninety-nine percent of people should *not* split hairs over cardio vs. weights, high-intensity interval training vs. paced stuff, or high reps vs. low reps. THE BEST WORKOUT PLAN IS THE ONE THAT MAKES YOU WORK HARD AND THAT FITS INTO YOUR LIFE IN A WAY THAT YOU CAN STICK TO.