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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]john mandrolaI like thinking and learning.

Birthdays surely make one slower on the bike, but birthdays, it seems, do not have the same drag on the brain.

For me, birthdays have increased my appreciation of liberty. In the Constitution of Liberty, Hayek defines it as the absence of coercion. Such is a beautiful definition. Don’t coerce me to wear a bike helmet when I ride my Dutch bike to work. Don’t coerce an 85 year-old with life-limiting disease to stop smoking. And above all, don’t coerce people-without-complaints to have unproven tests in the name of health.

Piotr Skrabanek wrote in the Death of Humane Medicine that “the pursuit of health is a symptom of unhealth.” (That would be an apt blog title for this era of the quantified self.)

Birthdays have also brought me an appreciation of contrarian views. Christopher Hitchens famously said in Letters to a Young Contrarian that to be a contrarian is not to be a nihilist. When I question entrenched dogma, or a dubious new drug or the latest new toy for cardiologists, these views do not equate with nihilism. Hell, I sometimes ablate patients with dilated left atria and persistent atrial fib.

Medical culture shuns uncertainty. I like thinking about how little we know. Medical culture favors conformity. I find that tiresome and pretentious.

One of the challenges of being a medical writer is that embracing uncertainty and calling out hype can hurt one’s ability to function in the mainstream. You don’t get invited to the podium at medical meetings or ease through peer review if you highlight contrarian views: abuse of the p-value, financial conflict of interests, biased research and hyped results.

Illiberalism-wise, cardiology is better than some areas of medicine. I will mention neither the less tolerant fields nor the specific no-go areas of medical topics–out of fear of public shaming.

Yet intolerance of contrary opinions in the medical sphere pale in comparison to the intolerance on many college campuses. Witness the Middlebury College and UC Berkeley incidents.

One somewhat fearless speaker on the matter of intolerance of ideas is the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, now a professor of ethical leadership at the Stern School of Business (NYU).

Here are two interesting videos in which he contrasts opposing viewpoints. Gosh do we need more of this.

This is a lecture that belies its simple title.

This a discussion with Frank Bruni on the origins of intolerance on some college campuses.

https://youtu.be/6SxSrDixH1M

I think we could use a Heterodox Academy in Medicine.

Think away readers.

JMM

(Dr John Mandrola is one of the best-known blogger-cardiologists of the US)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Ensure nutrition supplement ad wins hearts, Tweeple say video taught them a lot | WATCH

In this era of ads where some advertisements are really praised for their inclusivity while the others are being criticised, Ensure (an American brand of nutritional supplements) have also come up with a very heart touching advertisement in this festive season.

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In this era of ads where some advertisements are really praised for their inclusivity while the others are being criticised, Ensure (an American brand of nutritional supplements) have also come up with a very heart touching advertisement in this festive season.

The video is on fleek and it’s being liked and shared by people a lot on social media, soon it came out. Tweeple are appreciating and twitting this viral video with good compliments.

In this inspiring advertisement, we can see a man making a list of guests, asking her wife for one of his specific friends on the occasion of the festival but her wife denies informing him about the long list and work overload, the man then make her a cup of hot tea made of Ensure milk powder, saying that we should thank the people who took time for us when nobody did. This cute message is liked by the people and Twitter is flooded with appreciation posts with the hashtag StrongerInsideOut.

One person tweeted that this video taught him to come up front, help people and celebrate. Have a look :

The other Twitter user wrote about the amazing initiative of this video and appreciated this.

https://twitter.com/Gopika55/status/1457671525209833479

What is Ensure?

Ensure is an American for nutritional supplements and replacements for meals. This brand, Ensure is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories.

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Ensure Original contains 220 calories, six grams of saturated fat, 15 grams of sugar, and nine grams of protein in a 237-ml (8-fl oz) bottle. Water, corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, and soy protein isolate are the top six ingredients in Ensure original. For people with lactose intolerance can also take this as Ensure is considered lactose-free.

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Tip Tip Barsa Paani: Raveena Tandon or Katrina Kaif? Mohra star likes tweets hailing original song

Apart from the movie’s plot, Sooryavanshi is ruling the hearts of the audience with its peppy songs. Recently, the makers have dropped the remake of the iconic 90s song Tip Tip Barsa Paani that has been recreated by Katrina and Akshay.

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The much-awaited film from Rohit Shetty’s cop universe, Sooryavanshi hit the silver screens on November 5. Apart from the movie’s plot, the Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer is ruling the hearts of the audience with its peppy songs. Recently, the makers have dropped the remake of the iconic 90s song Tip Tip Barsa Paani that has been recreated by Katrina and Akshay.

The original Tip Tip Barsa Paani song from Mohra film was voiced by the singers, noted singers Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. It came out in the year 1994 wherein the audience had witnessed the sizzling chemistry between Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar.

Raveena Tandon likes tweets hailing original Tip Tip Barsa Paani

Soon after the song was released, fans started comparing it to the original song from the film Mohra, which featured Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar. The recreated version by Kat and Akki sent the mercury soaring and is receiving rave reviews, however, a section of fans had conflicting opinions about Katrina’s performance. While some of them admired her performance, others felt that it did not match the original version.

One of the fans tweeted that the original tip tip barsa pani is something else, that too in the early 90s. The Tip Tip Barsa Pani star has liked the tweets wherein the audience have praised the original version of the song.

Tip Tip song from Sooryavanshi

In the song, Katrina Kaif can be seen donning a silver metallic saree and her scintillating moves will surely make you fall head over heels in love with her. While Katrina is dancing in the rain, Akshay can be seen admiring her. The song has a carnival set up and has been recreated by Tanishk Bagchi.

Watch the Tip Tip song here

In other news, Telugu actor Anushka Shetty gave a return gift to her fans on the occasion of her 40th birthday. The Baahubali star has announced her new project with Mahesh Babu P.

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Bheemla Nayak’s latest song out: Pawan Kalyan’s new power look in the lungi

Finally the wait is over, after a long time this new song Lala Bheemla has been released today. It is debuted by the filmmakers of the upcoming film Bheemla Nayak, which stars superstar Pawan Kalyan.

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Finally, the wait is over, after a long time this new song Lala Bheemla has been released today. It is debuted by the filmmakers of the upcoming film Bheemla Nayak, which stars superstar Pawan Kalyan.

Lala Bheemla is a song with such a high level of energy and music. The song is composed by S Thaman and released on the occasion of Trivikram’s birthday who is a lyricist and dialogue writer for the film.

Manobala Vijayabalan tweeted about the song release with the date, song name and the name of filmstar Pawan Kalyan.

The song is based on strong composition, intense lyrics, aggressive vocals, and hair-raising imagery which absolutely meets beyond the expectations.

It’s a treat to watch Pawan Kalyan dressed as a cop in a mass avatar in Lungi. The female dancers from Odisha in the background are also enhancing the mass appeal.

The fact that Trivikram Srinivas, who produced the film’s screenplay and dialogues, also wrote the song’s lyrics is intriguing. Because of his energetic singing, Arun Kaundinya totally changed the mood of the song which is an absolute game-changer.

If we talk about the production of the film, Naga Vamsi has produced the film under the company Sithara Entertainments. Fans of the actor Pawan Kalyan are amazed to hear this incredible song. Therefore, Bheemla Nayak is set to hit the theatres in Sankranthi 2022.

Nithya Menen also plays the lead role in Bheemla Nayak. S Thaman is in charge of the film’s musical score, while Ravi K. Chandran and Naveen Nooli are the cinematographer and editor, respectively.

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