Hello, and welcome to my doghouse!
I’m Vader, the Top Dog, Chief Eating Officer, and lord and master of this place.
Here, I sniff out absurdities, chew on the ridiculous, bark up trees of wisdom, and mark my territory with sarcasm and pee.
Vader Top Dog
Vader the Visionary breaks it all down here.
So, my Dog! What are you waiting for? Grab a bone, and get your tails wagging.
Why? Because when you’re Top Dog, every idea is a hot dog.
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Worms and India
Ancient societies suffered from several diseases that we have eliminated or controlled and several that they could not treat but that we can now cure. One super common infestation that we usually don’t talk much about is the scourge of parasitic worms in ancient India.
https://youtu.be/gRGnVnEusXs
Spices and Health
Chilies, a spice that came to India recently from the Americas (the Portuguese brought them), are the backbone of Indian cuisine today.
It is surprising how you can’t imagine Indian cuisine today without chilies, tomatoes, and potatoes, all of which came to India recently from the Americas. Their wide adoption has happened only in the last 100-200 years.
https://youtu.be/eaFcWQZgfLw
AI Boosts Drug Discovery
AI is about to take the pharmaceutical baton and sprint. Traditional drug discovery is like trying to find a needle in a haystack —slow, expensive, and uncertain. AI has already greatly reduced preclinical research time, crunching years of lab work into months. The next blockbuster cancer drugs may be "dreamt up" by an AI, skipping the trial-and-error and heading straight to trials.
https://youtu.be/2TEFt1COt9A
Seed oils and high heat Indian cooking
Which oils are villains in your tadka for sabzi and dal, fried papads, vadas, pakodas, and samosas, and which ones are better? These specific oils are bad enough and will worsen if the oil is reused. Now, we have a study in rats that shows brain damage from heated, PUFA-rich seed oils.
https://youtu.be/ypEwMaEdCNI
Doodh Decisions: Cow & Buffalo vs. Plant-Based
Have you hopped on the plant-based milk bandwagon, sipping oat, almond, or soy milk thinking you’ve unlocked the secret to great health? Before you take that next sip, take a moment to explore an alternative view—one that might spare you (and your loved ones) from nutrient shortfalls.
https://youtu.be/T3AE6Wkud1k
India’s Pollution Problem
Many of us think of pollution as a seasonal issue that peaks in Delhi around Diwali. But the truth is, if you glance at the skies above Mumbai, Kanpur, Bangalore or Kolkata, you’ll see the same smog or harmful AQI readings creeping in. The difference is that Delhi’s crisis commands headlines while other cities quietly choke.
https://youtu.be/8TH4sDfSOR4
Global Consumer Health Trends
The way the Western world thinks about health is changing. Science is making a huge comeback after a couple of decades of “natural remedies,” woo woo. Technology is making massive inroads, too, and people are swapping clinic visits for at-home test kits and letting AI decide their fitness routines.
In India, I don’t expect this to reach more than 5 to 10 million people in the next 2-6 years—those who stay tuned to credible global sources of information.
https://youtu.be/xtDHFr6xWiQ
The Fat to Thin - The GLP-1 Onslaught
There is the smell of panic from many of the world's largest businesses. And it is because of a new class of medicines.
The trillion-dollar industries built on indulgence should be running scared - from junk food empires to Big Pharma. These giants have thrived off the world's love affair with excess— super palatable food, obesity, and the lifestyle diseases that result.
https://youtu.be/is3A3k-0oAA
Earlier posts and videos by Vader Top Dog
Fertility and Pregnancy Testing
To Pee or Not to Pee
AI in Cancer Detection and Treatment Plans
Universal Supplementation
Viruses and Cancer
Parkinsons and Gut Health
Fireworks, smoke, light, and sound
From Sad to Happy at the Press of a Button
A Single Drop of Blood
New lungs - installed by a robot
IL-11 Inhibitors and Ageing
Paalak and Blanching
Nothing Indian about aloo-tamatar-mirchi
Now we have manufactured a mouse