Majid Ali, M.D. Beware of What You Read About Polycystic Ovarian syndrome (PCOS) Wikipedia and PCOS Here are some words from Wikipedia about PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most prevalent female endocrine health matters. PCOS is a complex and heterogeneous problem of uncertain etiology, there is major evidence that the PCOS can be classified as a
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Oxyphobic fermenting microbes (fungi and yeasts) have caused mass mortalities among oxyphillic species. How will oxyphillic human cells escape mass mortalities in the future? In 1994, I coined the term oxyphile-oxyphobe conflicts for host-pathogen dynamics in which the host cells fighting pathogens are oxyphiles (oxygen-living) while the invading pathogens are oxyphobic (oxygen-shunning).1 1 My purpose in introducing
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Absence of Disease Is Not Presence of Health – Part Four What Are Hormones? Chemical Messengers That Help Cells Talk to Each Other. Hormonal problems are forever increasing. Many people have cold hands and feet. Many suffer from sugar roller coasters—rapid hyperglycemic-hypoglycemic shifts that trigger adrenaline roller coasters. Many women suffer from PMS, irregular menstrual bleeding
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Absence of Disease Is Not Presence of Health – Part Six Autoimmunity Is Betrayal by the Immune System Autoimmune disorders are disorders in which the immune system of the injured person turns on his own tissues—a bit like an injured dog biting his master’s child in confusion. How many different types of autoimmune diseases do we see?
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Absence of Disease Is Not Presence of Health – Part Five When I was a young pathologist, I knew of 23 different types of arthritis. Now I know of only three: 1) the arthritis of oxidative injury caused by wear and tear, 2) arthritis of oxidative injury caused by food and environmental triggers, and 3) arthritis
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Absence of Disease Is Not Presence of Health – Part Three Shapes of Colitis We excel in the classification of various types of chronic bowel disorders. We have spastic colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s colitis, ischemic colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, collagenous colitis and microscopic colitis. (I remembered wondering about what a
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Absence of Disease Is Not Presence of Health – Part Two What Causes Heart Attacks? Of course, plaque formation in coronary arteries! What causes plaque formation? Of course, arteriosclerosis! What causes arteriosclerosis? Of course, cholesterol deposits in the blood vessel walls! Why do cholesterol deposits form there? There are risk factors: obesity, smoking, stress, hypertension and diabetes.
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