Majid Ali, M.D. On Mount Washburn, Among Mountain Goats In 1982, on two consecutive July weekends, I lectured at two postgraduate immunology and allergy courses held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Rather than return home for the intervening days, I escaped to Yellowstone National Park. One day I went for a hike on a trail leading to the peak of
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
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