PRABHAKAR
17K posts


Quoting an interesting 2023 study from @JACCJournals (Cleveland Clinic , SPORT trial) 🔬 Compared low-dose rosuvastatin (5 mg) vs: 🧄 garlic | 🌿 turmeric | 🌱 plant sterols | 🐟 fish oil | 🌰 cinnamon | 🍚 red yeast rice | placebo in individuals with intermediate ASCVD risk Key findings: •Rosuvastatin 5 mg → ~35% reduction in LDL-C •None of the supplements reduced LDL-C significantly vs placebo •Adverse events → similar across groups •⚠️ Cinnamon showed a trend toward increased hs-CRP (inflammatory marker) 💡 Take-home message: Even a “miniscule” statin dose outperforms popular supplements for LDL reduction. Read this open access article jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…






Chess Grandmaster Hikaru just spent 67 minutes thinking about one move in a pro tournament, the second longest turn ever. After all that time, it was still the wrong move and cost him the game.
































