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Episode 1867 Scott Adams PART2: Come Watch Me Change The Political Narrative Right In Front Of Your Eyes

Content:

• Today’s Dilbert ESG comic
• How TikTok programs human brains
• What’s up with Ray Epps and the FBI?
• Alex Epstein, 12 myths in Inflation Reduction Act
• Ukraine war update
• Biden’s Diversity Chief is racist?
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Taking this pill every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke can cause brain and stomach bleeding.

Daily aspirin even in small doses for the prevention of a heart attack or stroke should be avoided as the potential harms are fatal, a study reveals.

About one-in-four American adults age 40 or older take aspirin every day even though they have no history of stroke or heart disease.

Currently, aspirin plays a first aid role to prevent heart attack or stroke and is often recommended to patients between 50 to 69 years old who are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

Consequently, this study examined the benefits and harms of aspirin used for primary prevention of cardiovascular events.

Dr Mark Ebell, the study’s author, said:

“We shouldn’t just assume that everyone will benefit from low-dose aspirin, and in fact the data show that the potential benefits are similar to the potential harms for most people who have not had a cardiovascular event and are taking it to try to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.”

It was about 30 years ago that aspirin was first found to lower the risk of heart attacks.

Studies thereafter have found evidence that aspirin can lessen colon cancer and stroke risks as well as heart attacks.

However, taking aspirin is too risky and has serious side-effects such as bleeding in the brain and stomach.

Dr Ebell said:

“If you look back in the 1970s and ’80s when a lot of these original studies were done, patients were not taking statin drugs to control cholesterol, their blood pressure was not as well controlled, and they weren’t getting screenings for colorectal cancer.”

Dr Ebell and his colleague looked into patient’s data from aspirin studies between 1978 to 2005.

The data was alarming as for 1,000 patients on aspirin treatment, there were less cardiovascular incidents but more haemorrhages.

Dr Ebell said:

“About 1 in 300 persons who took aspirin for five years experienced a brain bleed.

That’s pretty serious harm.

This type of bleeding can be fatal.

It can be disabling, certainly.

One in 300 is not something that the typical doctor is going to be able to pick up on in their practice.

That’s why we need these big studies to understand small but important increases in risk.”

The study was published in the journal of Family Practice (Moriarty & Ebell, 2019).

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Episode 1868 Scott Adams PART1: Find Out Why Republicans and Democrats Are Different

Content:

• Immigrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard 
• Biden trots out Fine People HOAX again
• Ukraine war update
• Christianity + free markets work really well together
• Gigantic, obvious republican mistakes
• Republican policy reframes
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Episode 1868 Scott Adams PART2: Find Out Why Republicans and Democrats Are Different

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• Immigrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard
• Biden trots out Fine People HOAX again
• Ukraine war update
• Christianity + free markets work really well together
• Gigantic, obvious republican mistakes
• Republican policy reframes
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Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, making up 70 percent of cases.

People who sleep for too little or too long are at a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

However, those who sleep for between 5.5 and 7.5 hours per night do not see declines in their cognitive health, even when suffering the early effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, making up 70 percent of cases.

Poor sleep is a common symptom of Alzheimer’s and can accelerate the progression of the disease.

Dr Brendan Lucey, the study’s first author, said:

“It’s been challenging to determine how sleep and different stages of Alzheimer’s disease are related, but that’s what you need to know to start designing interventions.

Our study suggests that there is a middle range, or ‘sweet spot,’ for total sleep time where cognitive performance was stable over time.

Short and long sleep times were associated with worse cognitive performance, perhaps due to insufficient sleep or poor sleep quality.

An unanswered question is if we can intervene to improve sleep, such as increasing sleep time for short sleepers by an hour or so, would that have a positive effect on their cognitive performance so they no longer decline?

We need more longitudinal data to answer this question.”

The study included 100 people, average age 75, most with no cognitive impairments.

Their cognitive function was tracked over almost 5 years, along with their sleep quality.

Professor David Holtzman, study co-author, explained the results:

“It was particularly interesting to see that not only those with short amounts of sleep but also those with long amounts of sleep had more cognitive decline.

It suggests that sleep quality may be key, as opposed to simply total sleep.”

People suffering sleep problems should be aware that they can be treated, said Professor Beau M. Ances, study co-author:

“I ask many of my patients, ‘How’s your sleep?’

Often patients report that they’re not sleeping well.

Often once their sleep issues are treated, they may have improvements in cognition.

Physicians who are seeing patients with cognitive complaints should ask them about their quality of sleep.

This is potentially a modifiable factor.”

The study was published in the journal Brain (Lucey et al., 2021).

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Episode 1869 Scott Adams: Let’s Talk About Those Migrants Going To Martha’s Vineyard, Everybody Wins

Content:

• Mike Lindell sues FBI & DOJ
• Governor Newsom vs Governor DeSantis, debate?
• Martha’s Vineyard political stunt success
• America’s digital currency, coming soon
• Fetterman and Oz to debate
• Ray Epps and J6
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Episode 1849 Scott Adams PART2: Nothing Is More Dangerous Than Documents You Haven’t Seen. Welcome To 2022

Content:

• Homeschool produces quality kids
• Rob Reiner trends on Twitter for Bill Maher clip
• The biggest risk our country currently faces?
• The news is all speculation about things we can’t see
• Will Biden let Europe freeze to death this winter?
• Will US make Iran deal that’s bad for Israel?
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Episode 1850 Scott Adams: More Obvious Lies From The FBI And DOJ. All The Gaslighting Going On Now

Content:

• The enormity of Rob Reiner questioning a known fact
• Imagining election rigging under current conditions
• “Semi-Fascist” by definition is which political party?
• If Iran gets nukes, won’t entire middle east need nukes?
• MIT invents new type of battery, liquid metal battery
• Probable cause to believe possible obstruction?
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Taking a B12 supplement is one of the easiest ways to combat this problem. Adults need around 1.5 mcg per day.

Depression can be a sign of vitamin B12 deficiency, another study finds.

People with low levels of vitamin B12 are at a 50 percent higher risk of depression.

Around one-in-eight older adults in Ireland, where the study was carried out, have a vitamin B12 deficiency.

Many more people are not deficient but, nevertheless have low levels of vitamin B12.

Other signs of a prolonged vitamin B12 deficiency include memory issues, confusion, irritability, depression and even psychosis, which is starting to believe things that are not true.

Physical rather than mental symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency include headaches, fatigue, breathlessness and pale skin.

Taking a B12 supplement is one of the easiest ways to combat this problem.

Adults need around 1.5 mcg per day.

For those who have problems with absorption, regular shots may be required.

Usually, symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency will clear up with treatment over time.

Dr Eamon Laird, the study’s first author, said that food fortification is one option:

“There is a growing momentum to introduce a mandatory food fortification policy of B-vitamins in Europe and the UK, especially since mandatory food fortification with folic acid in the US has showed positive results, with folate deficiency or low status rates of just 1.2% in those aged 60 years and older.”

The results come from an Irish study that followed almost 4,000 people across four years.

While a vitamin B12 deficiency was linked to depression, there was no connection with a folate deficiency.

Professor Rose Anne Kenny, study co-author, said:

“Given the rise in loneliness and depression in older adults after the onset of COVID-19 restrictions, this study highlights the importance of increasing B12 intake or supplementation to help mitigate against potential risk factors of depression in older adults. “

The study was published in the British Journal of Nutrition (Laird et al., 2021).

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Episode 1851 Scott Adams PART1: Is Biden Destroying The World Right In Front Of Everyone? CNN Boycott?

Content:

• CNN Boycott cause they’re going non-biased
• President Trump should run on an anti-fascist platform
• Will America let Europe freeze and starve this winter?
• Saddam’s WMD, an intentional government lie?
• Who is winning the Ukraine war?
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