Fascinating! Makes sense that they have a multifactorial origin like so many conditions. Can you correlate with genetic disorders such as Marfans or polycystic kidneys?
I puzzled a colleague yesterday who wanted to turn on the office lights, which I declined as I preferred the, albeit dimmer, natural window light!
What’s the rate of aneurysm in populations like Orthodox Jews and observant Muslims? They, especially women, cover much more of their skin. A natural control group to test your theory.
You briefly touched on low alcohol consumption at the end without any explanation of why that would be a factor - could you please cover that a bit more?
There’s a lot of information from a Dr Jack Kruse to suggest that sunlight is the key to good health. He is a bit of a maverick and is disdainful of centralised medicine. He is a neurosugeon and has lots of vids on YouTube ( I’m no good at links ) Worth a look if you are not familiar with his thoughts. Cheers.
I work as a flight paramedic in the south. My experience is the opposite. Non-traumatic head bleeds are by far the largest percentage of calls we take. In contrast I started as a paramedic in the Midwest. I saw a whole lot less head non traumatic bleeds there. That said, many of the transports here arrive in their respective ERs by private vehicle with the initial c/o headache.
Interesting! I believe our environment greatly impacts our health. It’s helpful to see your observations.
A family practice doctor I went to told me bloodwork for vitamin D is only allowed to be routinely tested every 17 years. Otherwise, you need to have symptoms in order for the doctor to order bloodwork to check D level. Is that limitation caused by insurance? Of course you can always just order it yourself (self pay) online.
Several years ago I read about a study (from the UK I think?) …. they changed the lighting in school classrooms. The kids experienced fewer sick days.
Welcome to the south! We need you and appreciate you.
One of the phrases my wife used as a reason to have her yearly vitamin d levels check and covered was that as a woman of color, she needs to know her levels to make sure she is supplementing at the correct levels as she can’t get enough sun exposure even here in the south. For me, i have vitiligo so I used the same line of reasoning but saying because I can’t get sun exposure I need to know my levels.
Didn’t know that artificial light was pro inflammatory. It makes sense though. Being indoors under artificial light, especially fluorescent, lights feels increasingly stressful. Upon going outside into the sunshine, the feeling of relaxation and improved focus is almost immediate.
My spouse survived a ruptured brain aneurysm at 39, with no surgical intervention due to delays in diagnosis through broken down hospital equipment way back in 1990. On the final pre surgery prep scan, post head shave, it was shown to have healed, though there was still brain damage from the bleed.
Oh, and btw you are seeing fewer brain aneurysms, not less!
Thank you! Great info
Fascinating! Makes sense that they have a multifactorial origin like so many conditions. Can you correlate with genetic disorders such as Marfans or polycystic kidneys?
I puzzled a colleague yesterday who wanted to turn on the office lights, which I declined as I preferred the, albeit dimmer, natural window light!
I’m a maniac for getting Vitamin D so this is good news! I use the D Minder app and get 1 million IU every summer here in Chicago.
What’s the rate of aneurysm in populations like Orthodox Jews and observant Muslims? They, especially women, cover much more of their skin. A natural control group to test your theory.
You briefly touched on low alcohol consumption at the end without any explanation of why that would be a factor - could you please cover that a bit more?
Alcohol at some doses can act as a thinner of blood, in others, highly inflammatory.
Alcohol thins the breath - the vaporus component of blood.
In low doses, it may prove a benefit, since thinning blood tends to reduce its viscosity.
Low viscosity impacts shear stress, which modifies rate of aneurysm formation, expansion, rupture, atherosclerosis etc.
High inflammation has a negative impact.
Fewer brain aneurysms.
Son.
Not all Germans are grammar nazis.
And not all grammar Nazis are German :)
This is interesting as I live in south Texas. Very hot and lots of sun!
There’s a lot of information from a Dr Jack Kruse to suggest that sunlight is the key to good health. He is a bit of a maverick and is disdainful of centralised medicine. He is a neurosugeon and has lots of vids on YouTube ( I’m no good at links ) Worth a look if you are not familiar with his thoughts. Cheers.
Thanks. I expect there to be more cases of vasculopathies going forward due to undiagnosed & untreated vax-triggered IgG4-RD.
IgG4-Related Disease: A New Etiology Underlying Diffuse Intracranial Dilating Vasculopathy
Evan S Marlin et al. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28803167/
I work as a flight paramedic in the south. My experience is the opposite. Non-traumatic head bleeds are by far the largest percentage of calls we take. In contrast I started as a paramedic in the Midwest. I saw a whole lot less head non traumatic bleeds there. That said, many of the transports here arrive in their respective ERs by private vehicle with the initial c/o headache.
Good to know. Why do you think that is?
Interesting! I believe our environment greatly impacts our health. It’s helpful to see your observations.
A family practice doctor I went to told me bloodwork for vitamin D is only allowed to be routinely tested every 17 years. Otherwise, you need to have symptoms in order for the doctor to order bloodwork to check D level. Is that limitation caused by insurance? Of course you can always just order it yourself (self pay) online.
Several years ago I read about a study (from the UK I think?) …. they changed the lighting in school classrooms. The kids experienced fewer sick days.
Welcome to the south! We need you and appreciate you.
One of the phrases my wife used as a reason to have her yearly vitamin d levels check and covered was that as a woman of color, she needs to know her levels to make sure she is supplementing at the correct levels as she can’t get enough sun exposure even here in the south. For me, i have vitiligo so I used the same line of reasoning but saying because I can’t get sun exposure I need to know my levels.
Thank you!
Didn’t know that artificial light was pro inflammatory. It makes sense though. Being indoors under artificial light, especially fluorescent, lights feels increasingly stressful. Upon going outside into the sunshine, the feeling of relaxation and improved focus is almost immediate.
Do you think ingested Vitamin D is pointless or just less efficacious / less optimal?
Pales in comparison to Sun
But it’s better than nothing.
A very interesting read, thanks.
My spouse survived a ruptured brain aneurysm at 39, with no surgical intervention due to delays in diagnosis through broken down hospital equipment way back in 1990. On the final pre surgery prep scan, post head shave, it was shown to have healed, though there was still brain damage from the bleed.
Oh, and btw you are seeing fewer brain aneurysms, not less!
Yes as to last--my own first observation. Words matter: communication is disrupted/confused by these little things.
I’ve seen you mention alcohol consumption as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease several times recently.
Any chance of you doing a deep dive on the effects of alcohol (abuse)?
Yes please
Interested also
I imagine lower temperatures, certain air pollutants, and vaccines could lower aneurysm rates too.
Apologies, I just reread and saw that you moved to the south, not from the south.
Low temperature is out. I'd be surprised to see hot weather reduce the risk of aneurysms to be honest.
But I guess it could increase hypertension.
Perhaps it's because people spend more time outdoors exercising in the warm weather. In addition to the vitamin D you mentioned.