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Winner and Runners Up for Tomorrow's AMA

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 159 implied HN points • 16 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Health Testing Minerals Toxins
  1. Tomorrow's AMA on HTMA testing is highly anticipated by followers of Chris Masterjohn, PhD.
  2. The question from Lauren F about the usefulness of HTMA testing in monitoring mineral and heavy metals in the body has garnered attention with 30 votes.
  3. Paid subscribers can access the full content, including the winner and runners-up of the AMA.

When did you last make time for your wellness?

The Shift With Sam Baker • 439 implied HN points • 26 Jun 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-care Physical health Healing
  1. Wellness and self-care were not prioritized or widely discussed in past decades, often seen as unnecessary or indulgent.
  2. Ignoring physical and mental health signals can lead to serious consequences, impacting overall well-being.
  3. Acknowledging personal needs, practicing self-care, and setting boundaries are crucial for maintaining mental and physical health, even if it goes against societal expectations.

The Murderous (And Magical) Mandrake Root 🔪🔮

Tripsitter • 139 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness
  1. Mandrake root has a range of effects - from hypnotic in small doses to deadly in high doses, and it contains potent chemicals that can lead to madness or death.
  2. The folklore around mandrake is rich and includes stories of its supernatural powers, association with witches, and its history in love potions.
  3. Mandrake's toxic properties come from tropane alkaloids that affect the nervous system, causing a paradoxical mix of stimulating and sedative effects, leading to hyperrealistic hallucinations and a disconnect from reality.

Navigating Uncertainty: Fostering Innovation in Times of Change

UX Psychology • 138 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Uncertainty Psychology Research Strategies Personal Growth
  1. Uncertainty can lead to stress and anxiety, impacting individual and team performance.
  2. Reframing uncertainty positively can spark creativity, growth, and better adaptation to change.
  3. Strategies for managing uncertainty include focusing on what can be controlled, embracing experimentation, celebrating small wins, fostering psychological safety, transparent communication, and reminding of organizational purpose.
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Mind Expansion Needs Guidance: The Call for Psychedelic Practitioners

Tripsitter • 159 implied HN points • 15 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychedelics Therapy Coaching Ethics
  1. Guiding psychedelic experiences requires skilled support and effort, not just a quick fix mindset.
  2. The focus should be on supporting the use of existing psychedelics, rather than just creating new drugs.
  3. There is a growing demand for knowledgeable and empathetic psychedelic practitioners to assist with mental health conditions and guide people through the psychedelic experience.

Bad back

Situation Normal • 93 implied HN points • 08 Jun 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Physical health Mental health Healthcare Wellness Practices
  1. Many people complain about their backs hurting, but rarely do they say anything good about them. A bad back can really disrupt daily activities.
  2. When dealing with pain, it's common to try various remedies like rest or yoga. Sometimes, though, seeking professional help like a chiropractor is necessary.
  3. People often blame others for their problems instead of taking responsibility. This can lead to situations where frustration and misunderstandings happen.

I didn't go to my graduation

The Nature of Training • 19 implied HN points • 16 Jun 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Training Performance Cycling Complex Systems
  1. Feeling frustrated and disappointed from traditional sports science education led to a journey of self-discovery and obsession with Complex Systems.
  2. Transitioning from competitive cycling to coaching unlocked new patterns and aspects influencing performance, beyond traditional theory.
  3. Discovering the Science of Complexity provided a new lens to address training problems and integrate diverse passions into a coherent field.

Are ultra-processed foods uniquely addictive?

Unsettled Science • 522 implied HN points • 12 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Addiction Research Processed Foods Home Cooking
  1. Experts suggest that ultra-processed foods may have addictive qualities due to their combination of sugar, salt, and fat, similar to how tobacco affects addiction.
  2. Food addiction research has developed tools like the Yale Food Addiction Scale to understand dependencies on specific nutrients like sugar, sugar-plus-fat, and carbohydrates-plus-fat.
  3. Debates continue on whether food addiction is due to behavioral disorders or physiological dependencies, with ongoing discussions about the impact of food processing on addiction.

The behavior-changing power of questions

New Things with Eric Athas • 19 implied HN points • 16 Jun 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindfulness Behavior Change Self-reflection Cognitive dissonance Questioning
  1. Become aware of your urges before acting upon them.
  2. Asking yourself questions like 'Do I really need to do this right now?' can help change your behaviors positively.
  3. The act of asking questions can alter behaviors for the better, creating cognitive dissonance if actions don't align with responses.

The Vague Future Health Threat Mistake

Weight and Healthcare • 459 implied HN points • 03 Jul 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Body positivity Healthcare Weight Stigma Research
  1. The Vague Future Health Threat (VFHT) is a problematic argument used against weight-neutral health, combining healthism and fatphobia.
  2. Health issues should not be used to threaten, taunt or insult someone and attributing all health problems to body size is scientifically invalid.
  3. Intentional weight loss methods often lead to weight cycling, with potential negative impacts on health, and the VFHT is not a valid justification for fatphobia.

Tips on Staying Active as a Busy Engineering Leader

The Healthy Engineering Leader • 59 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Mental health Nutrition Leadership Productivity
  1. It's important to stay active, especially if you have a busy job that requires a lot of sitting. Breaking up long periods of sitting can really boost your physical and mental health.
  2. Finding small moments to move during the day can make a big difference. Even a quick walk or stretching can improve your mood and energy levels.
  3. Using tools like standing desks or planning your workouts can help you stay on track. Plus, turning meetings into walking meetings is a fun way to stay active while working.

Weight Loss Surgery - Long-Term Outcomes and Informed Consent

Weight and Healthcare • 519 implied HN points • 11 May 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Loss Informed consent Healthcare
  1. Weight loss surgeries, such as the Lap Band procedure, have serious risks and high rates of complications and re-operations.
  2. Long-term outcomes and informed consent for weight loss surgeries lack substantial research beyond ten years, making it difficult to have fully informed conversations.
  3. Informed consent for weight loss surgeries should involve a detailed discussion on the transformative impact on the digestive system, lack of long-term data, potential negative health implications, and the importance of considering weight-neutral healthcare options.

Flu activity increases again

Force of Infection • 183 implied HN points • 07 Feb 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Public Health Disease Prevention Epidemiology Health Education Chronic Illness
  1. Flu activity is on the rise, hitting its highest level since 2002. This means more people are going to the doctor with flu-like symptoms.
  2. Younger children are getting hit hardest, with nearly 17% showing flu symptoms. Older adults are at greater risk for serious illness, even though their overall illness rates are lower.
  3. To prevent the flu, it's important to wear masks in crowded places, ventilate indoor areas, and get vaccinated. If you do get sick, antiviral medications can help you recover faster.

Xmas Mom Test

The Heart Attack Diet • 99 implied HN points • 21 Dec 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Weight Loss Self-experimentation Metabolism
  1. The author is facing a challenging 'Xmas Mom Test' where they expect to overeat while at home with their family, putting their weight loss theories to the ultimate test.
  2. Despite having various theories about weight loss and thyroid function, the author is unsure of what will happen during the test, highlighting the complexity of the human body's response to different diets.
  3. The author will observe trends in weight gain, appetite changes, and thyroid dose during the test, aiming to understand the impact of different dietary factors on their body's homeostasis.

Radio Silence

Ladyparts • 479 implied HN points • 18 Jul 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Health Wellness
  1. The author apologizes to readers for going silent due to Covid-induced hearing loss.
  2. The author's hearing loss worsened after writing a previous post and required medical investigation.
  3. Readers are encouraged to subscribe to Ladyparts for full access and to support reader-supported publications.

Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes

Weight and Healthcare • 519 implied HN points • 07 May 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Loss Adverse Effects
  1. Studies comparing weight loss surgery to traditional medical management for type 2 diabetes often have biased outcomes, leading to a skewed view of effectiveness.
  2. Traditional medical management for type 2 diabetes often focuses on weight loss, which can be ineffective and sometimes worsen blood sugar control for fat patients.
  3. Research on weight loss surgeries tends to overlook or downplay adverse effects, leaving uncertainty about long-term outcomes and quality of life post-surgery.

Intentional Weight Loss is Incompatible with Eating Disorders Prevention and Treatment – Even if Weight Watchers Disagrees

Weight and Healthcare • 499 implied HN points • 21 May 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Loss Eating Disorders Healthcare Obesity Diet Industry
  1. There is no evidence-based weight loss intervention; most people regain weight after short-term losses.
  2. Pathologizing higher-weight bodies contradicts ending weight stigma and providing ethical treatment.
  3. Promoting intentional weight loss requires ignoring failure rates, risks, and harms, incompatible with true health support.

Weekly Dose of Optimism #147

Not Boring by Packy McCormick • 92 implied HN points • 06 Jun 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Exercise Cancer Biotech Gene Therapy Health Policy
  1. Exercise helps cancer patients live longer after treatment, showing that staying active is super important for health.
  2. New cancer treatments like cilta-cel are showing promise, with some patients achieving long-term remission after just one treatment.
  3. Neuralink is making waves with its brain-computer interface tech, aiming to improve healthcare for conditions like blindness and paralysis.

TechnoGlobalist Terrorism and the Criminalization of Human Life

DrV’s Newsletter, Notes, Essays, Articles, Videos, and Book Chapters • 78 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Environment Climate Farming Healthy living
  1. Behaviors such as subsistence fishing and farming might be criminalized as ecocide, leading to severe penalties for a large part of the population.
  2. Eating for survival could be considered as a crime against the environment, labeled as ecocide.
  3. There is an agenda to guilt and make individuals pay for simple everyday actions like drinking coffee, hinting at a larger scheme from previous years.

The Alchemy of Metabolomics: Erythritol

KCKlatt’s Substack • 319 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Public Health
  1. Recent studies suggest that high levels of erythritol in the blood might be linked to heart issues, but it's still unclear if it's harmful. Some research shows that the body might produce erythritol naturally, rather than just from eating it.
  2. Erythritol is often labeled as an artificial sweetener, but it occurs naturally. So, its safety isn't straightforward, and more research is needed to fully understand its effects on health.
  3. While some lab tests show erythritol might affect blood clotting, the amounts used in those tests are much higher than what people typically consume. This makes it hard to know how significant the results are for everyday life.

Boundaries in real life

Mindset Mastery • 78 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Boundaries Self-care Mental health Work-life balance Personal Growth
  1. Setting clear boundaries is essential for avoiding burnout and maintaining balance in work and personal life.
  2. Being able to communicate your needs and preferences effectively helps in establishing and maintaining boundaries.
  3. Prioritizing self-care and committing to activities that make you feel good are crucial components of setting and upholding boundaries.

My biggest personality changes over the years | #36

The Pole • 119 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Self-awareness Lifestyle changes Mindset Habits
  1. Personal growth involves changing one's mindset about various aspects of life, like voting, making one's bed, and beliefs in astrology, marketing, and traditions.
  2. Embracing rituals and respecting the values of others can lead to being less arrogant, more open-minded, and achieving internal harmony.
  3. Being humble, earnest, and accepting the value in experiences, even if they may seem trivial at first, can lead to a more fulfilling and harmonious life.

ExFatloss 2024: Year in Review

Experimental Fat Loss • 205 implied HN points • 30 Dec 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Loss Nutrition Dieting
  1. In 2024, there were many experiments and personal weight changes, with weight fluctuating but often hovering around the lowest point in several years.
  2. Tools like the Omega Tracker and various calculators were created to help people understand their dietary impact and weight loss journey better.
  3. There are new goals for the future, focusing on sharing knowledge and enabling others to experiment with their diets rather than just personal progress.

Friday Q&A: On Choosing a Doctor; Ozempic downsides; Long COVID; & Caregiver Burnout

Are You Okay? • 179 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Doctors Medication Long Covid
  1. One way to know if your doctor is good is if they engage in active listening, use medical evidence for recommendations, and refer to other clinicians when needed.
  2. When considering trying a new medication like Ozempic, it's important to be aware of potential downsides and risks, including the possibility of weight gain after stopping the medication.
  3. Caregiver burnout is a real challenge that should not be overlooked, so it's crucial to seek support and take care of your own well-being while caring for others.

"Quack Medicine"

Public • 503 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Medicine
  1. The Times of London criticizes 'gender-affirming care' using references to WPATH files.
  2. The post discusses the issue of 'Quack Medicine' and the attention it is receiving from a respected newspaper.
  3. The content is available for paid subscribers only.

The Big Lie About Success

The Leadership Lab • 118 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Wellbeing Happiness Strengths Self-Improvement Motivation
  1. Success does not guarantee enduring happiness - beware of the Arrival Fallacy that assumes achieving a goal will bring lasting joy.
  2. Believing in the Arrival Fallacy can lead to a constant feeling of something missing, as true happiness requires a different mindset than just striving for success.
  3. Use the Arrival Fallacy as a short-term motivator, but focus on developing contentment and happiness for long-term well-being.

Masterclass With Masterjohn: Energy Metabolism

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 519 implied HN points • 02 Jun 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Metabolism Energy
  1. The Masterclass With Masterjohn on Energy Metabolism is a course with 39 lessons focusing on how our bodies burn carbohydrate and fat for fuel.
  2. The course covers essential concepts like thermodynamics, the role of enzymes in controlling reactions inside our bodies, and the use of citric acid cycle and electron transport chain to produce ATP.
  3. Lessons also delve into interesting topics like the regulation of energy metabolism, the production and utilization of ketones, and the historical origins of the ketogenic diet for treating epilepsy.