Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path

Doctor; Pathologist; Husband n dad; Football n chess fan; Amateur cyclist; Former Major in Indian Army Medical Corps.

[Michael Arnold, MD, PhD @MArnold_PedPath]

Sometimes specimens do cooperate and line up for us. Normal cilia #pedipath

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

In June of 2022, multiple people fell ill. Seriously ill.

Those affected had terrible symptoms. They were nauseated. Some vomited until they were dehydrated and in many, the liver tests were extremely abnormal.

Some patients developed jaundice and severe itching of their hands and feet. The doctors did not know what was causing it. Every virus and other infections they tested for, and every drug they thought was causing it - were conspicuously absent. The cause became shrouded in mystery.

The itching would not stop, the jaundice would not settle. So the doctors had to do assume that it was stones in the gall bladder that blocked the bile ducts, causing inflammation of the gall bladder leading to jaundice and itching. So as a last resort, they removed the gall bladder of patients who did not improve with medication. At least 25 people in various parts of the country lost their gall bladders.

By the end of July 2022, the US FDA received 329 similar cases and 113 hospitalizations across 36
States - all with features of severe gastroenteritis, jaundice and sky high liver enzymes on blood tests.

In June of 2022, multiple people fell ill. Seriously ill.

And the numbers were rising. And as the number rose, complaints about a seemingly benign cause was consistently being reported on a particular company's complaint line which was picked up by the US FDA.

In June of 2022, multiple people fell ill. Seriously ill, after consuming a new plant-based frozen product.

In April of 2022, this new frozen product, was first advertised and sold as a tasty protein-rich topping on flatbreads and tortillas or better, layered into lasagna or stuffed into empanadas or as fillings in Shepherd's pie.

Droves of people bought it. In fact, 28,000 numbers of this plant-based frozen product were sold across the United States at 'pop-up' stores and via home delivery.

By the end of June 2022, the manufacturer of the food product, Daily Harvest, pulled its new "hot" product off the shelves because they feared it was contaminated and had gotten people very sick.

A month later, Daily Harvest said it had ruled out various food-borne microbes, fungal toxins, heavy metals, and major allergens in their product. And there was no contamination or adulteration.

And a hunt for the ingredient that caused severe gastrointestinal and liver injury, in their highly advertised "French Lentil + Leek Crumbles" frozen food kicked into action.

Everyone started focusing on a seemingly benign ingredient, which was hitherto unknown as a major protein source at the time.

A new "plant-based protein" kid on the block.

It was a flour made from the seeds or pods of the Tara Tree, which grows in the Andes, in Peru. This Tara flour was the protein source in the Crumbles product.

The company warned consumers to dump the product if they had brought it and the US FDA advised people to not consume Tara flour based product from Daily Harvest.

But medical science and the curiosity of research did not end there. There had to be a reason why it was the Tara flour. Why did a seemingly benign plant-based protein-rich flour make so many ill?

Almost a year later, in May 2023, scientists at the National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, lead by Professor Ikhlas A Khan, found it...1/2

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Hello @dna please speak with an actual liver diseases specialist before you post absolute nonsense & health misinformation to mislead people.

None of these poses or classical Yoga asanas have been proven beneficial for preventing or treating fatty liver disease. They also dont detox anything. The liver and kidneys are our natural body detoxes and "detoxing the liver" feels like teaching a bird how to fly or a fish how to swim. It is the stupidest terminology in the wellness industry. Posing like a triangle, crane, mouse, lion or a dog does nothing to the liver.

In fact, the first organ in your title image on fatty liver is actually the lung. Fire the high schooler who is in charge of your graphics and your account handle.

Here is everything you need to know about physical activity and fatty liver disease.

First, fatty liver disease can be due to alcohol, metabolic diseases or both. In alcohol-related fatty liver, without stopping alcohol, the liver fat does not go away, how much ever time spend or how many Yoga poses done. The fatty liver in metabolic diseases is now called MASLD - or metabolic-dysfunction related steatotic liver disease (replaces old terminology, NAFLD). We will be discussing MASLD (or non-alcohol related) fatty liver here.

The physical activity regimens that significantly reduces liver fat, fat-related liver inflammation and inflammation-related liver stiffness (fibrosis) and prevents progression of fibrosis to cirrhosis include:

[1] simple aerobic exercise (Yoga stretches and poses are NOT aerobic). Aerobic exercises include brisk walking (100 steps in 1min), swimming, running, dynamic cycling, cardio kickboxing.
See here: https://t.co/L5ORGD1bEm

[2] aerobic exercise with resistance training. Resistance training include free weights, weight machines, resistance bands and own body weight such as squats, hip thrusts, chest press, bent over row and side twists. These can be isotonic (push up), isokinetic (stationary bike with graded resistance) and isometric (planking).
See here: https://t.co/7FakoWwZka

[3] high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - which incorporates several rounds that alternate between several minutes of high intensity movements to significantly increase the heart rate to at least 80% of one's maximum heart rate, followed by short periods of lower intensity movements. eg: mountain climbers, burpees, jumping jack, cardio HIIT, alternate lunges, kettlebell swing or if you can stomach it, the full body-HITT.
See here: https://t.co/ncfIse180o and here https://t.co/zCKM6Pmq5p

[4] The simplest physical activity one can perform, to reduce liver fat, even without losing weight is 150 minutes per week of brisk walking (100 steps in 1 minute) equivalent to 750 metabolic equivalents of task-minute per week AND NOT Yoga poses.
See here: https://t.co/0ApZp5nBG9

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

We spend a load of money and analysed around 134 Homeopathy formulations including standard dilutions that are commonly prescribed by Homeopathic practitioners. This was done as part of our Placebo Project [a self funded project for public health]. A detailed paper will follow soon, after peer review.

Using the best analytical technology we deep dived into these very commonly used and prescribed Homeopathic formulations and found that they contained...

...ONLY alcohol.
Some as high as 90% v/v.
And nothing else.

This is just crazy. All that Homeopaths are doing, in the best given scenario, in the name of "prevention & treatment" is that they are MICRO-DOSING patients with alcohol. Alcohol is not medicine.

And people who claim Homeopathy is working for them, must also describe and discuss how alcohol does all of that for their disease.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Hello,

The common misconception is that Ayush can be researched, and we need to perform more research in Ayush and there is something waiting to be found in Ayush.

The fact is, there is nothing in there. Ayush and its practice are of historical importance and belong to a history of medicine in India museum.

Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) was created in March 1995 and re-named as Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in November, 2003 and given an independent Ministry in 2014. And since then public funds have been pumped into this by various Govts at the Center, the maximum spending by the current one.

Since 1995 to 2023 - there has not been a SINGLE molecule or compound that has been identified through whatever rigorous scientific method/ research that was claimed, using extensive public funding in Ayush that has benefitted humans - in India or globally.

Could you name a single compound or molecule from Ayush, or a traditional Ayush formulation which is currently recommended by any national or regional medical/clinical societies here in India or worldwide for the prevention or treatment of any disease known to humans? - There is none.

Ayush is a conglomeration of everything that is not healthcare or scientific. It has no value in healthcare, but survives because it is good business. The earlier the people and Govts realize this, the better they can utilize public funds for other priorities in public health in this country - like reducing malnutrition and beating tuberculosis.

Also, integrative medicine is a deception and well-masked fraud. If we mix urine with apple juice, the urine does not get better, apple juice gets worse. Thats integrative medicine. You may listen to my discussion on it with an "integrative medicine specialist" for The Hindu here (if your time permits) -
Can an integrated system of medicine work? | The Hindu Parley Podcast
https://t.co/xvzGQTX9xH

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

"I like Virat Kohli. The guy is a national treasure. But I am sorry to say he is very health- and science-illiterate and a prototype of the beggarly scientific temper that defines the majority of Indians today,” wrote Kochi-based clinician-scientist and hepatologist Dr Abby Philips aka The Liver Doc on his social media channel."

The influence of de-influencers
(also featuring @krishashok among others)
A new wave of content creators is shaking up the established influencer scene by prioritising purpose over profit, signalling the shift towards more responsible social media.
https://t.co/xmRUa2h5k6
- by Ayesha Singh (@Truetomyturf) for @NewIndianXpress

[Christine J. Ko, MD @ChristineJKoMD]

What’s your diagnosis? #dermatology #dermpath #pathology #dermtwitter #PathTwitter

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

@smlungpathguy Yes

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

25yr, M, neck swelling, Clinical diagnosis- ?Lymphoma.

[Jerad Gardner, MD @JMGardnerMD]

40 F axilla mass. What term would you use to describe the #cytology? Your diagnosis? WSI digital slide: https://t.co/4Zg6jeVBC0. Answer & video: https://t.co/vugdmzZb15. #BSTpath #pathology #pathologists #pathTwitter #dermpath #dermatology #dermatologia #dermtwitter

[Thejas K Murthy @Thejaspatho]

Itchy lesions on the buttocks...Any guesses??

[Shivangi Harankhedkar @shivangih31]

Always a treat to watch especially finding them on a smear for retic 🥰

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

@GeronimoJrLapac Yes

[Swathi Prabhu, MD @Swathiprabhu5]

I was searching if I could find any tumour mets
Instead found this in a lymph node

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

@CraigHorbinski @NeurosurgeryNM @NU_Pathology @BrainTumorInst @TheUSCAP @neuropathology Ok

[Abhijit Das, MD @AbhijitSurgPath]

Parathyroid neoplasms: updates & basic facts for residents
Atypical parathyroid tumor; Parafibromin; Parathyroid adenoma; Parathyroid carcinoma

#ParathyroidNeoplasmsUpdate
#MakeSurgiPathEasy
#BasicFactsForResidents

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

@AnupamaArya12 @Swathiprabhu5 @pepeheffernan @vi_monappa @kriyer68 @DrLakshmirao2 @kr_abhisek @DrGeeONE @padmapathology1 @NewjobiRakesh @nucleololailo @nusrat_xahra @atman_ci @drnaveenk8 @saray_gonul @archibhat3 @Garima3103 @Meghna0630 PA with ?stroma, Myeloma with amyloid?.

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

#grossognosis #pathology Any takers? 38/M
@JMGardnerMD @smlungpathguy @kriyer68 @DrAhmedKalebi @DrGeeONE @Thejaspatho
@vi_monappa @Baskotacytopath @ariella8
@TristanRutland7 @TheKarenPinto @erikanuradha
@Gagandeepk5MD @Swathiprabhu5 @archibhat3
@MAHoureih #GIpath #pathclassic

[Dr. Nabeel Azeez MD Path @NabZdoc]

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