Comments for Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Comment on Do you suffer from the Semmelweis Reflex? by Eric Pritchard

Eric Pritchard — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:16:39 +0000

The masters of endocrinology definitely have the Semmelweis reflex when they encounter the concepts of mimics of hypothyroidism. These masters, experts in their field, believe that one post thyroid function never fails and the other, if they acknowledge its existence, can not be treated. Consequently, they do not attempt to do anything for the patients who have continuing symptoms of hypothyroidism. Instead of acknowledging real science, they have produced scapegoats of “nonspecific symptoms” and “functional somatoform disorders.” So either medicine is not suffiently advanced to treat the patient or the suffering is all in the patients mind. Neither is correct, but that is their story and they are sticking to it. We are shocked that Semmelweis had to fight against “bad humors in the air” with only empirical data. Now we should be doubly shocked as the masters of endocrinology reiterate junk science in the face of their counterexamples – patients who have suffered under their prescriptions but have regained active healthy lives under their proscriptions.

Comment on Shrinking the Shrink – 19_Jan_10 by Spring Leaning starts March 1st. | Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Spring Leaning starts March 1st. | Cliff Heegel Ph.D. — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:11 +0000

[...] mark. Somewhere around the beginning of the new year I relaxed my nutrition and exercise. See my Shrinking the Shrink post for more on that [...]

Comment on The 30 Day Paleo-Crossfit Challenge by Spring Leaning starts March 1st. | Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Spring Leaning starts March 1st. | Cliff Heegel Ph.D. — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:07:35 +0000

[...] October I started my Paleo Crossfit challenge. It worked so well and I liked it so much that I continued well beyond the 30 day mark. Somewhere [...]

Comment on Easy Paleo guide – Eating for health by Cliff

Cliff — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:44:28 +0000

Whole Foods Memphis has a decent selection of grass fed and organically raised beef, chicken, and pork. And bison, too. The prices are not crazy-high compared to local Farmer’s Market grass fed, and now and then they dump some meat on sale at much lower prices.

However– it is, of course, more expensive than the industrial meat that is the standard american diet fare.

Kroger Sanderlin has some beef that is organic- it looks like regular Kroger beef vacuum packed but it is labeled organic. Selection is limited but now and then it goes on sale…

Comment on Easy Paleo guide – Eating for health by Shari

Shari — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:06:13 +0000

I was reading a discussion of grass-fed beef (as well as other meats, poultry, etc.) on the CrossFit site, particularly about what is offered at Whole Foods. Seems to vary from store to store around the country. What has been your experience shopping at the Poplar-Mendenhall store? And is it really affordable for folks living at/near 100% poverty?

Comment on Eating by Easy Paleo guide – Eating for health | Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Easy Paleo guide – Eating for health | Cliff Heegel Ph.D. — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:22:54 +0000

[...] Eating [...]

Comment on My Cat Boo is gone by Cliff

Cliff — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:39:56 +0000

Hey, thanks Kenny. If you spot it, you got it. You can see it in me because it is in you, too. Now you just have to live it, one moment at a time. Live Fierce and Free- or die trying.

Comment on My Cat Boo is gone by Kenny U.

Kenny U. — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:28:24 +0000

Cliff,

You are the man. Thanks for sharing your heart. Thanks for keeping it real.
To live fierce and free. AMEN! To fight through the battles of life and to learn from mistake, to grow from each wound, to be renew from each lost. That’s what’s life about. You practice what you preach. I’m am honor that you would share such a vulnerable moment. You are a stud.

take care doc,
Kenny U.

Comment on The 30 Day Paleo-Crossfit Challenge by What about Crossfit? | Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

What about Crossfit? | Cliff Heegel Ph.D. — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:19:14 +0000

[...] from visiting my new granddaughter Emaline and her mom and dad in Austin, TX, I made a commitment to strictly follow a Crossfit routine and a Paleo diet for 30 days. It felt so good and worked so well I am still going and I have no plan to [...]

Comment on I am reading this one now– by Richard Moore

Richard Moore — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:13:14 +0000

I’ll be interested in your response to the book.

cheers,
richard