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It might be worth a read if they are open to it and curious about trauma in general. It’s kind of a long read though, and the majority of it is not about EMDR. To get an experience of EMDR, they are likely better off just seeing a therapist or trying virtual EMDR (https://www.virtualemdr.com/)

@Michael569 EMDR. Bessel talks a lot about its ability to work with nightmares related to trauma in The Body Keeps The Score. Never dealt with these kind of nightmares personally, but in my experience EMDR definitely is effective and worth investigating.

Which platform to post on is less important than actually having something of value to say. What about your message makes it unique or worth listening to?

Did she have some sort of external device like a NES?

According their reports, it’s just enough to offset the hormone loss from the calorie restriction he is on. It’s not meant to push him above normal ranges, like with bodybuilders. I do think this could be an argument against the caloric restriction he is doing. But so far he seems to be managing fine. We will have to see if it crumbles on him. This is a gross effect. Yes, gross effects can be felt. But you cannot feel extremely subtle effects, like the build up of atherosclerosis. Proof is that the vast majority of people who have atherosclerosis have no clue about it. They eat like trash and think everything is going well. If you claim you have an extra level of sensitivity beyond normal humans, fine. Good for you. But that is not 99.9% of people. 99.9% of people need testing and data. That is true to a degree. But you can still find many doctors who are deeply systemic and evolved in the health industry. And even doctors who are overly reductionistic still understand quite a lot in their field.

@koops I’d recommend not getting caught up in the conspiracy theories and anti-elitism around the WEF.

This is what I've been contemplating lately. Your body's feedback system is not really attuned for long-term, subtle effects on the system, like the slow build of atherosclerosis over 40 years. Hence why people drop dead of a heart attack and have no idea. But the feedback system IS highly tuned for acute situations, like stepping on a nail or breaking a bone. That you will definitely most likely feel. The problem becomes when we have long-term goals like longevity, but are relying on short-term, acute feedback. This cannot work. Undoubtably. So far it seems like he has actually been able to put on a ton of muscle and strength. Will be extremely interesting to see where he ends up in 30-40 years.

No you cannot. You can only tell the most gross, obvious effects. More subtle effects will completely allude you. The reality for 99.9% people is they have no idea whether the supplements they are taking are doing what they intend for them to do. The natural feedback system of the body that you can tune into by “listening” is not robust enough. Unless you are a Vipassana interoceptive master or extremely gifted psychic, your intuition is not that strong. And even for these people I would have doubts. To know what effects supplements are having on your body requires not just listening, but rigorous testing. Listening to how you feel is just one piece of data among many other potential pieces of data. It by itself is often incomplete. Maybe. But the point is to use data to sift through these sort of hunches. This is the essence of science. Wellness is too complex for any one human to fully understand. I understand the point. Obviously they don’t have perfect information and could be making errors, even serious errors. But consider the alternative, which is that it only seems impossible from your POV because you lack the level of data, testing and experts on staff that he has.

Well obviously. The whole point of what he is doing is that everything must be rigorously tested. You cannot just copy-paste his exact supplements and meal plan. This kind of thinking is exactly what Blueprint is meant to correct. Granted that it’s possible his health could be a house of cards. But a heart attack or a similar situation is highly unlikely given how well-monitored his health situation. Heart attacks generally do not just happen out of the blue. They are the result of years of slow atherosclerosis. They only seem out of the blue for most people because we are not nearly as well-monitored as him. If he was actually on the verge of a heart attack, his team would more than likely know. They already caught one timebomb with his jugular vein stenosis. That’s why he has 30+ doctors. They certainly have some idea what is good or bad. It’s not completely flying blind, even if it’s not perfect. In his case, his paperwork is better and he feels better. So your point does not really hold. Any thoughts on whether his caloric restriction is sustainable? In my personal experiments with caloric restriction, I hit a wall eventually. It seems he is only able to maintain it through supplements and TRT.

@CARDOZZO I posted about this awhile back as well. I am skeptical of some of his specific tactics. For instance, I question whether he will be able to maintain the calorie deficit he is on for the rest of his life, his use of TRT + Metformin + Rapamycin, as well as the sheer cost time / energy However, I am starting consider that data-driven wellness may be the future. It may be the solution to so many debates about health. The reality is that poor health is mostly only a lack of one thing: proper feedback. With enough correct feedback, almost all your health problems would be solved. And that’s really what Bryan is doing. Bryan is getting more feedback about his health than any other human. What if we all could get a similar level of feedback? What if I could step on a device first thing in the morning that read the complete health of all my organs, and then had an AI analyze it for problems before sending it to my doctor? Would you not want that? I would. Obviously there is still a lot of questions and discussion. to be had here. But it is extremely interesting to me.

@FourCrossedWands I wear them regularly and really enjoy how they feel. I’ll wear normal shoes when I need to, but I find going back to normal shoes for too long starts giving me random aches and pains. The theory is that modern shoes basically ruin your gait possibly the foot’s natural arch. Orthotics might offer temporary relief in some cases, but may also compound the problem by supplementing for an arch in the foot. I’d say experiment and see how they feel to you. If you are going to try them, it is recommended that you go slow. Your feet have adapted to walking a certain way, and going barefoot forces new adaptations. You don’t want to push that process too fast.

This is Bedros Keuilian. He’s a pretty significant influencer in the self-help/business. Think dan lok, dan pena, grant cardone, tai lopez, ed mylett etc. That he doesn’t have a good understanding of politics is not surprising. Turns out political understanding is not a requirement for being an influencer.

@Sincerity Thank you for sharing. We need more videos like this of people's awakenings!

Nothing is able to happen without sufficient intervention and regulation from the government.

Stupidity. There is nothing that functions in modern society without the government. Even your ability to take personal responsibility for your life requires a highly effective State. This idea that you shouldn’t depend on the public sector is both impossible and hypocritical. Right-wingers depend on the government every second of their life. Of course, there is a limit. You cannot and should not depend on the government for everything. Some balance must be struck. But a lot of right-wingers are in denial of how badly we need government.

There is a need for progressive economics policies. Progressives are correct that the middle class is getting hallowed out. This is not healthy for the overall system. Too much wealth polarization creates absurdities and instability. That said, I don’t think a socialist utopia where everyone is completely financially equal is a worth while goal. Some degree of wealth inequality is going to be inevitable and probably beneficial. What we should be concerned with is: 1) Raising the overall standards of living 2) Raising people’s economic ability to pursue higher consciousness pursuits 3) Constantly maintaining balance in the system so the distribution of wealth doesn’t polarize too much to either extreme (inequality or equality)

Both lens are correct, and they’re both incomplete. Yes, we have a degree of individual autonomy in our lives. And, we also are massively influenced by our environment, upbringing, etc. The problem I see is when people get dogmatic about either of these perspectives. In America, you actually do have quite a lot of individual autonomy to shape your destiny relative to other parts of the world. But at the same time there is also corruption and racism and trauma and geography and general rigging of the system. So everyone’s situation will be different. The question for me is whether or not your perspective is adaptive or maladaptive to the situation you are in.

I just came across this video of Bryan Johnson, current world record-holder in the anti-aging community and millionaire CEO. I thought a discussion of his protocol and the future of health & wellness would be fun. What are the collective pros of what Bryan is doing? What are the downsides? And how does it relate to the themes of Actualized.org? Here is a quick list that I came up with: Possible Pros 1. Data driven health & wellness can disrupt biased, human opinionated health & wellness. No longer do we have to debate about whether vegan or carnivore is superior. As technology improves, we can have access to real-time data about our health like never before. Everything can be tested and measured for effectiveness. This was not possible without modern technology, which is why no one has ever done it. We are entering a new golden age of biofeedback. 2. Bryan is helping to change our collective beliefs about aging and rejuvenation. What was once inevitable effects of aging may no longer be the case. 3. Bryan is providing his protocols to the general public, therefore helping to increase public health. Healthier people are more likely to seek out self-actualized and be interested in Tier 2 values & needs 4. We are being shown the power of team-based health and wellness. Most people try to solve their health problems either by themselves or with just a few professionals. What happens when someone has an entire team dedicated to their wellness? What if everyone had accessed to such a team, or at least close to it? 5. Mental health benefits seem to be correlated for Bryan with this protocol. So this is about more than the physical body, it's about happiness Possible Critiques 1. We are becoming obsessed with data and losing our natural intuition about our own bodies. What ever happened to eat when hungry, sleep when tired, drink when thirsty? Why are we making health so complicated? 2. Bryan is only able to accomplish what he is doing because he has accrued vast financial resources that 99.9% of people never will 3. What is the purpose of anti-aging or health & wellness if it takes this much effort to accomplish? Is this level of health even functionally necessary? Might we be better off spending less time on our health and more time actually living our life? 4. This is advanced survival, which ultimately is a distraction from deeper spiritual contemplation and pursuits 5. This promotes surrendering your own authority around your health to experts, science and research which may be flawed Thoughts?

No. I am not saying our environment is not polluted with toxics to some degree. It definitely is. But the situation is not nearly as bad as you are making it out to be. Immortality is not natural at all. It is highly unnatural to how all species have evolved. To achieve physical immortality would require something beyond what is considered natural. Cleaning up the environment is grossly insufficient for immortality. As far as breatharianism, I don’t deny that such a thing could be possible. There are people like Ray Maor who may have an ability to eat very little food. But that does not mean it’s optimal for anti-aging, or that you will be able to do the same, even with a clean environment and training.

It’s more complex than that.

Amazing. What was your doses, < 10mg?

Can you say more about this? Currently also experiencing some vision issues and have been curious if psychedelics can help. My thinking is that the eyes and brain are so deeply connected that there may be some healing potential there. But I’ve seen almost no research or even anecdotes about this so far.

@Giulio Bevilacqua I've not done 5Me0. It could help. But from what I've read about it, a breakthrough dose sounds like overkill. If your primary intention is to heal muscle tension, you're probably better off just getting some bodywork done.

Sometimes he says some New Age stuff that causes me to raise an eyebrow. But many of the takes I’ve seen from him are very solid. Regardless, Bashar is just a jumping off point. This conversation is really not about him.

@Husseinisdoingfine realistically, you will not succeed at not feeling FOMO. It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others. You would need far more maturity, wisdom and perspective to truly no longer care about your friend’s success. You’re not in a place where that’s real for you. What’s real for you is that having a fun college experience and getting into a good university is very important. And your friend’s success is rubbing salt in the wound. That’s fine. Justified or not, that’s where you are at. And so I wouldn’t try to not feel how you feel. Instead, ask yourself: how is this contributing to my sense of self-awareness of what I want? What is my jealousy pointing me to that’s real? And how can I move in the direction of that?