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Category Archives: Health
Is It Time For Americans To Get Some Socialized Medicine?
America’s healthcare systems seems absurd. It could surely be done better. What do you think about a base level of socialized medicine for all American citizens akin to what England and Australia have along with private options for those willing … Continue reading
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WSJ: ‘Americans Are Obsessed With Protein and It’s Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts’
Maybe people feel better when they eat more protein? I do. I feel mentally sharper after consuming protein. After eating a lot of fat, I feel sluggish. After eating a lot of carbs, I get drowsy. Grok: You’re not alone—many … Continue reading
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Optimization Will Not Save You
Magdalene J. Taylor wrote: Huberman is one of many people aligned in the contemporary cult of optimization. Bryan Johnson is another poster child of the movement, as is much of the SF tech scene writ large. Most of these types … Continue reading
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The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
This is the most important book I’ve read in 2022. Psychologist Roger Barker had set out to discover why people behave as they do by recording their activities in minute detail as they went about their everyday lives. With his … Continue reading
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Health beliefs (8-19-21)
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Diagnosis, Therapy, and Evidence: Conundrums in Modern American Medicine
00:00 Only Fans bans porn, https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/porn-site-onlyfans-bans-porn/ 03:00 The Children of Pornhub, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html 04:00 Why Do We Let Corporations Profit From Rape Videos?, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/opinion/sunday/companies-online-rape-videos.html 08:30 Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-virus-infections-booster.html 14:45 DSM: A … Continue reading
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As Men Age
Dr. Marcia Angell writes in 2013: As they age, women tend to become psychologically more independent, for a variety of reasons, while men become more dependent, particularly when they retire and spend more time at home (the traditional woman’s domain). … Continue reading
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Mind-Body Syndrome AKA Back Pain
Dr. Howard Schubiner blogs: …there is no separation between the mind and body in the sense that physical stimuli (e.g. an injury) immediately produce changes in our minds (emotions, reactions, etc.) and emotional stimuli (e.g. a scare, a verbal criticism, … Continue reading
The Mind-Body Connection
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WSJ: Mental Resilience Can Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic; Here’s How to Build It.
From the WSJ: What can people do to build their own resilience? I have a simple saying: Deal with the bad, turn to the good, take in the good. Take in the good and help it sink in. No matter … Continue reading
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