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[Mazderati]

Recently came across the Norm Macdonald quip on cancer. Minor levity. Maybe you've seen it. "I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure if you die, the cancer dies at the same time. That's not a loss. That's a draw."...

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Costco only sells the Mr. Coffee Mr. Radar combo machine.

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I made it through five (?) rounds of layoffs over the last two years. Now, every moved or canceled meeting has me convinced it is my turn and wondering if I have some kind of residual workplace PTSD.

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Creatine supplements increase plasma creatine and that study concludes "higher plasma creatine is associated with an increased risk of hypertension in men. Future studies are warranted to determine the underlying mechanisms." Maybe there is a link, maybe not.

Intra and extracellular...

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Not that creatine is a diuretic. That some hypertension medications are diuretics, and that taking creatine while on hypertensive diuretics seems like a contraindication. I do not know if this actually the case but it is intuitive. I would be certainly be checking. Also, the study below. There is some...

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Renal concerns, fluid retention, hypertension, diuretics?...