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Yeah, to be clear - I dont blame anyone following these health influencers. In fact, I get it! It sounds legit, most of them have credentials, it's motivational, it's non-conformist, it's cool, there is a community around it - and after all, some people clearly imrpove their health in the process. The thing is, once you actually start reading into the source material and become somewhat of a professional as well, you realise how absurd most of their claims are. They speak under this smokescreen of scientific rigor, but once you actually start to examine each claim with the evidence provided, you quickly realise how much of a bullshit fiesta it actually is. Claims for or against a specific diet are either built on an extremely fragile line of evidence or made up completely. What to do and what to avoid is stated with such a delusional level of confidence but no real substance at all. Some even sell their overpriced and usually completely shitty supplements to their clueless customers. It makes me angry, because people don't realise the real extent of the shitshow. Not everything is bad, you obviously need to look at each claim on it's own. And hey, if this is what it needs for someone on a standard american/ultraprocessed junk diet to switch to a more healthy option - then that's great. The problem is that there is so much dishonesty and bulshittery involved - it muddies the information landscape so nobody really can think straight anymore. Just look on all the social media platforms - it's diet wars - vegans vs. carnivores vs. keto vs. paleo....of course people get confused. And those influencers you mentioned are at the epicenter of this sensemaking crisis. Just look at this forum for example - the majority of posts about nutrition & health are regurgitated phrases/videos or podcasts from famous health influencers. "Oatmeal bad" - "Cholesterol good" - "Insulin spikes scary" - "Carbs kill you". This is not truth - this is a NPC mindset of uncritically repeating catchphrases you heard in a 10 minute Dr. Berg video. I would not care as much if this wasn't such a crucial topic. People will die earlier beacuse of this and that's terrible. Enough ranting!

Both Asprey and Perlmutter are terrible sources for reliable health information. Their interest is in selling books and supplements. At least you can make the Argument that Johnson is doing this out of integrity and at least hast some bulletproof science behind (some of) his claims.

The internet somehow managed to rot our brains to the extent that people are now afraid of carbs. And the ones to blame are all the "health experts" spouting absolute garbage without providing any solid evidence for it. The sheer amount of conflicting information dumbing just confuses people. If I find some time, I will write down a no bullshit guide to nutrition. This community needs it more than anything.

Does your appetite get better after you slept well? I would not play around with drugs that will increase your appetite - that's beyond unnecessary in your case. If you are really struggling with maintaining calorie intake, you could always substitute with energy gels or other means of high energy density foods (shots of super high quality olive oil for example).

That's nothing - if you want to know about one of the most horrifying diseases ever, google "fatal familial insomnia".

Hey Jannes, I can relate with your post because I have had similar issues when I was younger. Despite having an IQ in the 130+ range and now a successful career in medicine, I used to find myself in situations where I just did not "get" simple tasks others would have no problem performing. In my later teenage years I used to work in a local factory during the summer - to earn some money during school holidays. To this day I still remember the embarassing moments when my colleagues told me to do a very simple task and I somehow manage to do it wrong in some very weird ways. There are countless of those stories and I also remember thinking that there was something wrong with me. I can almost guarantee you that this has nothing to do with some anatomical or structural issues of your brain. Brain scans, even functional MRI's are very limited in that regard and the findings would be a big bowl of nothing. We know very little about how specific behavioural tendencies relate to the structural integrity and certain brain regions. Also, even if there was something "wrong"(which the chance for is basically 0%), there would not be a potential treatment at the end of it. Much more likely, as it was in my case as well, is that there are certain psychological patterns at play which sometimes inibit aspects of your sensory-cognitive apperatus and lead to those "retard moments" down the line. For me, it was a crippling lack of self-esteem and issues with insecurity. I noticed that when I felt good psychologically, those "moments" would occur less often or even disappear completely. You have already pointed at that in your post, so that's definitely a place worth exploring! What also helped me was to gain a higher sense of introspection. I used to analyze my "retard moments" after the fact to determine what went wrong in that moment. Usually, more often than not, it was some sort of stress response that lead to a panicked action. Just by noticing that, it gives you the ability to adapt your behaviour accordingly when it happens the next time. If you are feeling anxious about potential health implications, go get that brain scan. But let me tell you from yeras of experience that it will most likely come back as a negative (meaning nothing at all). Lifetsyle adaptations (diet, exercise, sleep), a mental hygiene routine (psychotherapy, meditation, psychodelics) and some form of introspective work will propably sovle the issue for you (as it did for me)! Good luck!

From what I understand, Leo's day to day experience isn't radically different than yours. The extraordianry states of conciousness he enters are limited to a certain time frame after ingesting a psychodelic compound. He still has a sense of self, he still stuffers, he still deals with human shit. So basically, it's what you have now + an inflamed GI-tract. (lol) But at the end, he is the only one who can give you a correct answer

As a doctor and someone who has performed dozens of cardiopulmonary resuscitations, let me tell you how incredibly useful this is. Doing chest compressions on a dying individual is one of the most stressful situations you can find yourself in. It does not really matter how experienced you are, when shit hits the fan - you will feel the stress. Studies show that people tend to do really bad in finding the appropriate rhythm (100-120 compressions/minute) and it gets even worse otuside a training-environemnt. A simple song (like Staying alive) can act as the perfect grounding tool for CPR. To this day, I am still humming this in my head during chest compressions and I know that many of my colleagues do this as well. A simple trick that defenitely save lives! Here are some alternatives in a similar BPM-range: Stayin Alive by Bee Gees - 100 BPM Another One Bite The Dust by Queen -110 BPM Baby Shark by Pink Fong - 115 BPM One Week by Barenaked Ladies - 113 BPM I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor - 117 BPM Just Dance by Lady Gaga, Colby O'Donis - 119 BPM Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake - 101 BPM American Girl by Tome Petty and The Heart Breakers - 115 BPM Sorry by Justin Bieber - 100 BPM Another Bring In the Wall by Pink Floyd - 104 BPM Dancing Queen by ABBA - 101 BPM Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson - 100 BPM

Owen definitely exhibits a fair amount of system thinking, which is hallmark of stage yellow. However, he is not a well integrated stage yellow and there are still a lot of first tier shadows he needs to work through.

I have a soft spot for Owen. But I am at a point of my life where I realise that most of my earlier "heroes" (and that includes him) are highly delusional in some very fundamental sense. Real and honest sensemaking skills have become such a rare quality - and while a lot of individuals think of themselves as "critical thinkers", reality hits hard when you actually read what they have to say about a given topic. Leo & others already mentioned that Owen has an anti-establishment/anti-mainstream bias. I would go even further and say that this kind of mind-virus is endemic in personal developement scene.

You have to delineate between processed food and "processed food". There is no clear cut definition outside of "altered in some way during preparation", which is a rather vague description. That would involve anything from making a homemade legume tofu to adding a shitton of additives, salt & preservatives to an already unhealthy product. When we colloquially talk about processed foods, then we mean the kind of chemically fortified, high energy density, low nutritional value, high saturated-fat, high salt, simple carbohydrate based Frankenstein creations that are so ubiquitous in our current dieatry environment. The products that are engineered to be hyper-palatable and therefore come with a shitload of ingredients that will increase our chance of death over the long run.

Yeah, nobody is above the data. If you hold 3 PhD's in nutritional science and base an argument on a poor interpretational framework, you are still wrong. The problem with Berg is that he gives the appearance of someone who holds real expertise. I have interacted with multiple "fans" over the years, who were convinced that he is a real doctor giving legit & evidence based health advice. People like him base their enterprise on the fact that the general population knows next to nothing about science & epistemiology. Yet of course, anyone with the slightest shred of insight will to recognize the idiocracy. He is just a well known figure in the heterodox health-influencer ecosystem - but when it comes to quality health information, he has a terrible signal to noise ratio. Any claim Berg makes in his videos needs to be taken with mulptiple grains of salt. It's not about being "systemically false" - it's just about that you can't trust that guy with anything. Why would you watch his take on fish & heavy metals when you know that he is talking so much nonsense in some of his other videos? He has already shown that he is incapable of using proper heuristics for similar topics - why give a shit what he has to say at all? It's literally like is like trying to build a sturdy house with a stack of playing cards.

Listening to "Dr" Berg for health advice is like trying to build a sturdy house with a stack of playing cards;

A groundbreaking philosopher & (in my opinion) the most important biologist alive have an amazing discussion about Michael's work and the parallels/implications with ontological idealism. I really, really enjoyed this one - some really thought-provoking gems in there!

Ciao! That's a really complex question and you might not like the definitve answer, which is "we don't really know". Most studies looking at increased salmon consumption show additional health benefits, regardless of the farming method. We could go into the detailss of what the actual contamination numbers are and how much of that heavy metal actually gets absorbed into the body, but I don't see the relevance for the discussion. Salmon seems to be health promoting either way, even though there is a certain grey-area. Personally, i do eat farmed salmon from norway and don't worry too much about it. If you want to be 100% sure, cut out any fish and take your Omega 3 through algae-sourced products. But if you would ask me personaly, just take the best product from your local supermarcet. (Google the fish farm and compare)

I have a thick german-english accent as well, so don't worry about that. I am having a 24h shift at the hospital starting tomorrow at 7:00 am - still your call, just saying. We can keep it private or record it for this forum. I dont mind either way.

oooof.... Are you willing to debate this on Discord right now?

"A stranger on the internet asked me to lend him 100.000$ - Initially, I was insecure about the propositon, but then I decided to do it anynwaysince he promised me an interest rate of 30000%. Months flew by, I have been following him on instagram - He did buy a new car. He did buy new clothes. He did buy a Rolex. Yet everytime I messaged him about my money, he just ignored it. But dont worry, I know 5 other strangers who all told me that he is an honest man. They also showed me all the amazing things they bought with his interest-money. After all, why would he scam me? Finally he answered - he told me his online-bank (I have never heard of) needs another 20.000$ in transcation-fees to finally give me back my well invested money. Damn, I can't pay that fee. What do I do. This all seems legit as fuck and there is nothing to learn. Better ask the guys on actualized.org."

Old generation H1- antihistamines do have annoying side effects. Worth a try, but I had bad experiences perscribing those. If Mirta helps, maybe try Trimipramine, Quetiapine or maybe even Daridorexant.

Acting thoughtfully (not instinctievely) is EXACTLY what implies a moral value system. A moral system IS a set of values derived from from thoughtful considerations and basic rationales. Using your metacognitive abilities to include factors outside immediate ego gratification IS the basis for morality. Schizo, you absolutely have an ethical framework. If I would ask you :"Is it okay to set my neighbours newborn on fire - even if I want to do it?" - your answer is (hopefully) a strict "No!". Why? Because, we can all agree that this would cause an immeasureable ammount of suffering to anyone involved. There are dozens of good arguments ranging from inherent value of human life, respect for autonomy, the categorical imperative or social contract theory. But there is really no good argument why the answer should be "yes" outside of "I feel like doing it". You see the underlying heuristic? By using rationality, empathy & reason, we can determine actions which are utilitarily in line with a greater good that exists outside of your immediate egoic wants and needs. We can see that our actions do have consequences that either increase or decrease the suffering in a given moral reference-frame. Stop dancing around the obvious - your take is the definition of inconsistency and I know you are smarter than that. Extend what I just said there to include non-human animals and you have a bullet-proof case for vegan ethics. Again, this is not about judging each other. I do eat meat - and I just came home from a barbeque with my family. I dont give a shit - but let's at least be intellectually honest about it.

Well, I do teach at a very respectable university - but it isn't Harvard obviously - Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Risk Prevention - Gastroenterology - Integrative medicine

"Siri, give me an example of sophistry"

Well, it really boils down to basic common sense and knowledge about how the internet works. Don't feeld bad about it, it really can happen to anyone who is not acquinted with the space. Here are some rules: 1) SCAMs are ubiquitous and extremely common. This is especially true for the crypto-space. Be very careful with your private information & money transfers. The bigger and more established platforms (like the big crypto exchanges) are usually the safer choices. 2) If somebody promises you fast and easy money, it will be almost certainly a scam. 3) Any offers shared on telegram are highly suspicious (It's THE tool for scammers to look for prey) 4) People bragging about their earnings = red flag. 5) Use google ato check for reports about a certain platform (like people getting scammed). Also, watch this:

It's a SCAM! Those individuals stole your money. There is no trading at all. The numbers you see in your wallet are a means to an end. A way to delude you into thinking you actaully made money. Why is that so difficult to comprehend?

This is a textbook example of an online-trading scam. Unrealistic profit margins, "instant" $-returns shown in your wallet on some dodgy trading-dashboard, a telegram group with a lot of "users" pledging for the legitimacy of the program, an insane fee you have to pay upfront to get the payout (they could just subtract your total amount).... Do NOT transfer any more money to their account's. In fact, your only chance to (maybe) get your initial money back is to contact a attorney for legal advice. In some places there are consumer protection agencies which will help you for free. The chance is slim, but maybe worth a try!