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It's a chrome extension called mr beastify

To school, I bring an apple, a little container of nuts/seeds, a spring mix salad with peeled carrots, pepper, and sprouted greens on top, and a thermos full of either chickpeas or lentils (that I put on top of my salad).

This community & this forum is one of the most unique corners of the internet - by far.

Found this interesting. And to think that infinity doesn’t even come close to this? That’s fucking amazing.

I think Leo is skilled with the cognitive and mental aspects of nonduality, but he doesn’t seem to have anything to say about actual embodiment. His content is so cognitive-centric that it can spin some people out.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220929203659/https://yourbrainrebalanced.com/forum/index.php?threads/my-thoughts-on-rebooting-extremely-long-post.15558/ check this out, very useful.

Leo said that he doesn’t care what order you watch his videos in, how it really depends on where you are in life and what videos are best fitted for you to watch at the moment.

Also made a huge mod for TES IV: Oblivion

@Leo Gura I actually enjoy the clips channel quite a bit. I listen to it in the mornings and it’s a great way to get my mind-space ready for the day. Two or three hour long videos are quite a commitment to sit through in their entirety for a lot of people I absolutely agree with you not pandering to stupid or lazy people. Your clips channel is just fine how it is. It just won’t cater for a much larger market, and that’s fine. @D2sage last time I checked he was on apple podcasts.

Couldn't have said it better myself. What do you mean by this? Are you asking if there's beneficial health outcomes from consuming natural foods, or something that's natural rewarding in the short-term, but detrimental in the long term? My family is in a bit of a financial situation and we've been unable to purchase all the necessary test kits (and my primary care provider doesn't seem to care when I bring this up). The first thing I plan on doing when I get a disposable income is going to a licensed naturopathic doctor and working with them on the foods I eat. I'd assume simply knowing lab results can be fruitful but the implementation of those results to everyday life is much more beneficial in terms of health outcomes - that's why I'm going to see an ND. Aside from that, my BMI is in the healthy range and I haven't consumed cholesterol in years, so I'd assume it's pretty low

Made by an MD Ph.D., very well-rounded and evidence based approach to nutrition as a whole without entrepreneurship, bias, and with a great degree of nuance and truthfulness. 1. https://www.redpenreviews.org 2. https://peterattiamd.com/ 3. https://drguess.substack.com/ 4. https://twitter.com/Drlipid?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author 5. https://m.youtube.com/@biolayne1 6. https://m.youtube.com/@DrBradStanfield 7. https://twitter.com/KevinH_PhD?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author 8. https://twitter.com/deirdre_tobias?lang=en 9. https://theproof.com/podcast/ 10. https://sigmanutrition.com/podcast-welcome/

Agreed

Absolutely. Our firsthand experience with the food we eat can be very beneficial if we have an immediate reaction to it because of an allergy, for example. But subjective experience can only take us so far. We should take advantage of the documented long-term health outcomes to gauge our own decisions. You don’t feel the plaque growing in your arteries until it’s too late. Personal experience and scientific data are complementary. There are lots of things that make us feel good in the short-term that are terrible for us in the long-term. Take smoking, for example. Someone who quits smoking may report that they are easily aggravated, restless, having trouble sleeping, and putting on weight - does that mean that their entire belief system around cigarettes should be based on the fact that these symptoms go away when they smoke? Of course not. Subjective experience only takes us so far and can have negative outcomes if you ignore evidence that points in the contrary. Completing ignoring subjective experience and only focusing on the evidence is also just as short-sighted. Try to go for a balance between the two. The modern healthcare system is designed for the management of symptoms without treating the underlying cause. This superficial approach is problematic for a multitude of reasons, but the same can be said for how many people treat diet. If you have fiber intolerance, instead of completely avoiding fibrous foods for the rest of your life you can work on healing the cause of your intolerance naturally. Point is: go straight to the root of the issue without putting band aids over it.

Absolutely. But this is also a double edged sword.

@Cireeric Maybe this will help Might as well rename this thread to the top ten Gil Carvalho videos

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Video made by the same highly-respected individual. If you really loved Dr. Gregor, then you’d have no problem with him getting fact checked and being held to scientific rigor. When Gil makes these fact-checking videos, he only examines the scientific evidence and sees if it matches the evidence. He never goes after the individual. Highly recommend if you want a more clear picture. Essentially - Michael Gregor is known for cherry-picking his studies to fit the vegan agenda. On numerous instances he’s been known to read out a study and mention the “strict vegetarian” percentages and completely ignore the omnivorous percentages (which show benefit as well). He’s also known to stretch the truth and make claims without nuance, uncertainty, and correction. Dr. Gregor has said on numerous occasions that his influences are Caldwell Esselstyn and Dean Ornish, both of whom wrote studies about heart disease reversal and the role diet plays in this process. The Esselstyn report is an observational description of the patient’s outcomes, which is fine by itself - but it’s not a randomized control trial that has been repeated with control groups and randomization. It’s something that generates a hypothesis, not a conclusion. The Ornish Trial is a randomized control trial that followed 48 participants over a period of five years. The group that received treatment was put on a vegetarian diet, not a strict-vegetarian / vegan diet (even Dr. Gregor acknowledges this, saying “an overwhelmingly plant based diet”). The treatment group also exercised, was given stress-management techniques, and was told to quit smoking. How do you know any of these factors contributed to the outcome or not? Saying that the diet is the what caused xyz is like saying that quitting smoking caused xyz. The report only suggests a reduction of plaque size. An interesting finding, but Dr. Gregor over-exaggerates these claims by saying that HIS diet is the ONLY diet that’s EVER been shown to completely reverse heart disease. CORDIOPREV is a recent randomized control trial that followed 939 participants over a period of seven years and also suggested a reduction in atherosclerotic progression on a Mediterranean diet, and they only changed diet (not lifestyle). Instead, Dr. Gregor should come out and say that a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, and unprocessed plants is a great tool to help prevent and manage cardiovascular disease. That claim is scientific nuance, not a stretching of the truth to fit a certain agenda. Point is, I highly respect Dr. Gregor and believe that he has helped millions of people (myself included) get off their crappy western diets and switch to a diet that’s rich in unprocessed whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables with his Daily Dozen. The comments of his videos are just so many anecdotal reports of his diet healing people and their families from their many ailments and chronic diseases. And unlike so many people in the field of nutritional quackery, Dr. Gregor actually uses evidence to back up his claims. I myself have followed his content for years now and still occasionally watch his videos if it’s something that peaks my interest, like a new study done on a WFPB diet and stage 3 kidney cancer, for example. He cherry-picks, but the cherries he picks are very ripe and fresh. His claims are backed by evidence, but he just needs a little more nuance and acknowledgement that other dietary patterns that are high in unprocessed plant foods and with or without animal products also have been shown to have benefits in the field of nutrition. I’m not a nutritionist by the way, I’m just repeating what Gil has to say about it

It seems computer science / programmers are very common here on the forum

Notion

@Jannes You mentioned how your father is scientifically minded. The first book that came to mind for me is Entheogenic Liberation: Unraveling the Enigma of Nonduality with 5-MeO-DMT Energetic Therapy by Martin W. Ball, Ph.D. Dr. Ball’s framework is that of what he calls “The Entheological Paradigm.” It is a philosophical framework that focuses on the use of entheogens, or substances that generate the experience of god within, as a means of exploring consciousness, spirituality, personal growth, and understanding and integrating these experiences into one’s own life. While it recognizes that entheogens can be powerful tools for personal growth and spiritual exploration, it also acknowledges the risks and potential dangers associated with their use. It emphasizes the importance of responsible use and proper preparation, including setting intentions, creating a safe and supportive environment, and working with experienced guides or facilitators. The entheological paradigm also acknowledges the potential for entheogens to facilitate healing and transformation on both an individual and collective level. It encourages individuals to approach these experiences with openness, curiosity, and reverence, and to integrate the insights gained into their daily lives. The Entheological Paradigm is a complete analysis of reality, of the integrated and interrelated expressions of a unitary energy being - otherwise known as God. Dr. Ball’s focus is leaned more towards 5-MeO-DMT … however, his framework with entheogens can be applied when working with any psychoactive compound. I’m so incredibly grateful I read this book early on and wasn’t washed into all the spiritual woo-woo and ego-projection that is present in the psychedelic community at large.

Indica and sativa hybrids are my personal favorite. But whatever you can find and afford should be just fine. My favorite strain is blueberry muffin, which is a dominant indica hybrid (80% indica, 20% sativa). Hi-biscus also comes to mind, a 50:50 hybrid. People say blueberry muffin is the strongest strain of weed on earth because of the way it was cultivated, but I’m yet to verify that statement If you have a low tolerance, then CBD can also induce mystical states of consciousness. I agree with @Yimpa. From my own direct experience, three grams of CBD oil got me higher than any edible has in my life. You’re doing yourself a favor if you smoke rosin, too. Not only is it solventless (unlike hash oil) and less harsh on the lungs because of the water vapor from the bong, it’s also very strong. It’s expensive as fuck, though, and my source is ~$80 a gram, although you can probably get it for cheaper if you know where to look.

I wish you the best birthday @Leo Gura

How To Keep the Ultimate Journal (Commonplace Book) What is a commonplace book? A commonplace book is a repository of all your knowledge. Every idea that you run across that strikes you as important, striking, or inspiring - you write it down, organize it, and put it together like a personal Wikipedia. Journal usually implies one page that scrolls down and down sequentially. A commonplace book is much more robust. It’s a personal Wikipedia. It’s a scrap book that contains notes, clippings, goals, to-do lists, random ideas, any lessons you learn from books, videos, insights you get from psychedelic trips, or whatever sources you’re getting your insights from. Lists of quotes, drawings, diaries (intimate thoughts), personal development exercises you do, consciousness work, schematics, pictures, tables, courses, links to things you find on the internet, screenshots, screen clippings, videos, audio. It’s an extension of the mind. The mind thinks in a linear fashion. The commonplace book is a dynamic web that overcomes memory. Why is it so important? When you take all these ideas that you randomly run across throughout your everyday life and you compile them into one source and you can look through it, it’s very organized, you can scan through it, you can refer back to it constantly … it has a very powerful effect on your mind, and it organizes information in an interesting way where your mind can pick out new creative insights from all of that. It organizes all of your learning. It supercharges your creativity. Who is a commonplace book good for? Sages, philosophers, self-actualizers, designers, artists, musicians, authors, researchers, scientists, engineers, architects, business people, students. How to keep a commonplace book There are things possible with a digital commonplace book that are not at all remotely possible in a paper form. The power of digital is amazing Leo recommends OneNote, but I use Notion Requirements: Portable (Laptop with a real keyboard - not an iPad or an iPhone) System of robust tabs, sections, and categories A bunch of pages that are organized in a multi-tier structure. Search function Different rich formatting abilities (bolding, underlining, italicizing, colors, high-lighting, fonts, texts) Bulleted lists Create tables (useful) Interlinking between different pages Tagging Quickly saving and loading files Local storage (don’t use those versions) Bonus: Ability to make screenshots and screen-clippings Ability to insert pictures Record your own voice and audio Drawing little pictures and sketches