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Pfizer 1. shot - all good, no side effects, mild tenderness in the side of the shot for 2 days 2. shot - mild weakness and feeling as if my body was coming down with a flu that never really came on. Went to bed at 7 pm that day. The next day all was well again. No long term side effects for me. My girlfriend had exactly the same progression.

@Superfluo yeah that's the one. I use manual one (non electric) but both work well. The manual is more of a ritual as it takes up to 20 minutes per session

A portion of that "yellowness" is pigmentation. Whatever is plaq can be removed by regular single tooth spinbrushing. Sugar and flour products in diet are a concern as well. But generally floss twice a day, brush twice a day and use the uni brush at least 4 times a week. Water pick os very useful too. If nothing else helps pay a hygienist and then do your best to sustain it

@EugeneTheSage fair enough You know in my old apartment I would put the laptop on the top of my clothes drawer as it was just the right height. That was a neat "standings desk" so sometimes there are other options. All the best in the months to come, I'm sure you will figure stuff out, whatever that is. Let me know if I can help in any way.

why not sell your current table on Facebook Market (or something like that) and get the adjustable desk instead. Same functionality, same space allocation just a bit more practicality None of my business but hey where there is a will, there is a way

Experiment and see what works for you I found for me timing is most important. Turn off PC 1 hour before bedtime and spend that hour reading by a warm bulb light or by the candle light if it is bright enough

I'd start with a basic adjustable desk that you can use both for standing and sitting. That in itself might be better investment for your health than all the other gadgets combined. The treadmill under table is super cool, I'd love to have that one day.

This is an interesting topic. We do not have a lot of studies yet but the few randomised trials we have actually show promising results https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20030543/ 20 volunteers randomised into two glasses groups - the amber (blue light blockers) had significant improvement in sleep quality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29101797/ Amber glasses can also be helpful in insomnia however this is a really tiny study (n=8) but it shows clear benefit. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28017916/ The users of smartphones without blue light blockers had lower melatonin levels and higher cortisol levels overall compared to those that used the blocker. However the results were not statistically significant, meaning the results might have been obtained by chance. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28595523/ Instalment of blue light-emitting devices in elderly care homes caused more nocturnal activity and more disrupted sleep although it caused more wakefulness and active time during the day ...as it should. From direct experience, I definitely get impacted. If I binge on computer games late at night or watch TV I feel worse in the morning than having read a book but it could be due to neurostimulation of videogames rather than more parasympathetic stimulation of reading a book. Hard to tell. Overall, I'd say blue light does have some disruptive effects on human sleep.

A mark of a professional is knowing when to back off. You can have all the data and knowledge you want but sometimes you come across a wall, someone who does not want to hear the answer and they'd rather carry on doing what they are doing despite the fact it is not serving them. This guy was clearly not ready to hear that advice. As a health professional all he can do is to share the latest research and if this dude is not ready to accept that, from Matthews's perspective that's it. There is nothing else he can do. most smokers are fully aware that they can die from lung cancer which has 8% treatment success. But most smoke anyway and you can overwhelm them with research but it won't help. There are other, much bigger dynamics going on there.

There is a lot you can do if you learn proper dental hygiene (not suggesting your dental hygiene is insufficient btw ?) including daily flossing, single tooth brushing and occasional water pick. Good dental hygiene and low sugar consumption will get you a long way. But getting hygienist checkup twice a year is a good idea. Unchecked dental issues can destroy your digestive health and even give you heart problems down the road

@Raphael yeah that might be a good strategy. From my experience it is often lack of calories and lack of protein in diet that causes fatigue. Good luck!

hey @Raphael hope you don't mind me chipping in. You know there is no shame sometimes to go see a doc and get some basic testing that your medical insurance would cover. There is a variety of stool tests they can do and some blood test as well. Describe your symptoms and see what they would be willing to do Do you eat gluten or have you been in past month or so?

Thanks for the advice! You're right, get the idea of the perfect avatar of the client. That's what it comes down to. Thanks for the reminder!

I think this is a decent list of traits that a LP should have. The last point is something I would try to brainstorm a bit. This could become an issue. It will be hard to dedicate thousands of hours to the pursuit of your passion if you are torn among many passions. There will always be a conflict of interest and at some point, you are likely to arrive at crossroads. I think the more specific & targeted you can be the better. Think of yourself as you would of a medieval blacksmith. He is the master of his craft, the best in the town and he regularly works to perfect his art. he knows his time is short and so despite his passion for nature, he has never become a naturalist. Despite his passion for riding, he has never become a horse breeder. And despite his passion for archery, he has never become a fletcher. This is because he knows it wouldn't be realistic to dedicate his time to multiple professions. It is ok to have many passions and hobbies but life purpose needs to be above all that. A single point of focus that you can laser-zoom in to and chip at it every single day becoming the best so that you can share your gifts with others. It is hard to do that by being jack of many trades, despite this being the preferred scenario especially here in the west. People overestimate the importance of knowing a little bit about too many things. So the answer your question , I would say the key thing to integrate is to get super specific on what it is your life purpose will revolve around. Once you get that, you know what your focus is, you can buy the right books, find the right mentors and set sail to your destination. But if this is unhelpful, ignore

You can definitely master multiple skills but you have to figure out what will be your deliberate practice method and then spend many hours on each, ideally daily. It would be logistically easier to first focus on one and then other or you could alternate between weeks or days of focusing on one and the other. But most important is to have some sort of plan of practice. Whatever that would mean for you

This thread has been reopened twice by two different spammer, @Raptorsin7 let me know if you'd like us to close this considering it's a year-old post thread that is just attracting spammers now.

good post, thanks for share Charlie! Sauna is definitely an amazing health practice.

For Optimal sleep? With capital "O", highlighted, underlined? Zero Different people metabolism caffeine at different speed. There may be competitive detoxification with supplements, herbs, medications even food such as grapefruit, turmeric, black pepper, chamomile, lavender etc all stuff that may competitively inhibit caffeine metabolism at P450 enzymatic pathway. If you are unlucky and cursed with the worst CYP1A1 allele it may take you forever to detoxify caffeine and if you then add dark chocolate and some green tea to the mix you may still be under caffeine influence 12 hours later. Statistically unlikely but if the aim is optimal sleep, then even this has to be accounted for. So for optimal sleep the answer is no caffeine If the question is: "How to minimise impact of caffeine on sleep?" the answer would be stick to one cup and have it before 2pm. But in the end the best answer is direct experience. Have a week with caffeine and week without and see how you feel/.

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@Proserpina @Human Mint @The0Self @roopepa cheers guys! Glad to see this thread come alive yet once again

Consider reading Matt Walker's - Why We Sleep and/or Sanchin Panda's - Circadian Code to truly understand the importance of sleep aligned with the rhythm of the day and why reversed, inconsistent sleep, excessive night shifting or just a sloppy sleep schedule can be a trigger of a chronic disease in a few years

Closing this down as it is turning into another one of those unproductive posts. We appreciate all the help we can get with reporting insulting behaviour and trolling. Let's not keep blaming each other anymore. All of us have made mistakes in the past, said something nasty to someone or did something we later regretted. Let's move on. If this particular troll comes back, they won't have it easy as members are now fully aware of this dynamic going on. Thanks guys!

The most important bit of this thread. DON'T FEED THE TROLL - don't acknowledge anything they say, don't comment, don't quote them, don't panic and take control of your emotional response. Trolls like to dingle a carrot in front of your eyes and then laugh as you try to reach for it with anger and emotional outburst. [ An example " Hey your journal sucks and you should XYZ yourself. You suck" ] They get their trollgasm from watching you suffer, swear and be angry and frustrated. The troll is here because they are bored or scared or just lacking emotional maturity. Sometimes they are just a kid and sometimes a regular user who has gone rogue and angry about something. Trolls are a side product of any internet forum, a corruption if you will. They will always be there and there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about that. Having said that I have seen a past troll on this forum become a regular member with valid contributions and genuine regret of past actions, I won't name anyone but trolls can sometimes be brought back once they are understood and allowed to be part of the community. Sometimes this is possible but usually not. If they come back we will ban them again. It takes more time to create new email account and new forum account than it takes to ban someone. Eventually, they will run out of steam. The frustration of needing to go through the account creation process all the time will beat the fetish of seeing others suffer and the anger feeding the troll will diminish with time. HOW CAN YOU HELP Report the troll and one of us will take care of them. Lets not raise any more of these threads, helps us do the moderating work by actively reporting, please. Make sure to always leave a short comment when you report to make it easier on us so that we don't have to go back and read the whole thread every time. Thank you all who help us keep the forum clean and a safe & secure space for everyone Also please report any shady emails, schemes, directing you to weird websites, to buy viagra and crap. If it looks dodgy, report it. - HIGH FIVE -

I truly hope it will remain that way for you. But a young body can tolerate a lot and once problems start to snowball, it takes A LOT of work and deliberate effort to stop that snowball effect. Best take care of that sooner than later Don't wait for the disaster to take the first step.

@universe thanks man, really helpful!