PsychedelicEagle

That's why I said association rather than causation. Quoting directly from the Intersalt paper: Doesn't seem that sloppy. Notice they also analyzised within centers (same location), correcting for body weight and alcohol intake. Of course, other confounders could be present, but this is the nature of epidemiology. One shouldn't simply dismiss all epidemiological evidence simply because confounders could be present — that would be Slothful induction. Epidemiology was what allowed the legal case against DuPont (PFOA in Teflon) to succeed. To be fair, I haven't looked at all the data myself, but there seems to be strong evidence suggeting a true connection. One has to drawn their own conclusions. If you want RCTs, I attached images of some that looking compelling (from Gemini).

Hahaha +1 — the Ego will try to corrupt you into thinking you need more, and more, and more... That said, I think there are benefits to having really big goals, as they can unlock different perspectives in your mind. One must use it carefully tho, to not get paradigm locked.

To add to what others already mentioned. This was the first time I read about the mTOR -> acne connection, but it makes a lot of sense, especially when you think of anabolic steroid (ab)users (which raise and activate mTOR), who often have a lot of acne.

Interesting — what places would you recommend visiting in SE Asia? Quite interesting perspective. I've heard this from other sources as well. I agree with this statement in general, but cooking also allows us to eat foods that otherwise we wouldn't be able to, such as legumes, one of the healthiest foods out there for those who can consume them. Of course you can germinate, but that makes it really hard to consume the same quantities, pragmatically speaking.

Nice, but what can it actually do? Video falling short Seems like they have a nice team.

SOS-free diet.

Yep, by design, since the committee defining the new guidelines is heavily biased with individuals tied to beef and dairy industries.

This makes sense, especially when eating raw food. Meat tastes good with elaborate cooking methods, spices, oils, salt — but for the vast majority (time scale) of our evolution we were eating without salt, and wild animals' flesh used to have lower levels of body fat than modern cattle — so it makes sense to assume we'd prefer other sources. That said, fruits did not used to have the same amount of sugar as they do today either, so who knows. I guess we have to spend some days in the savanna hunting vs collecting to see what tastes best LOL Thanks, I'll try taking a look sometime soon. I've read similar books from the raw food and frugivore movement, but I have to say they mention a lot of things without solid evidence, so I take this with a grain of salt. Besides avoiding overly cooking and frying foods to prevent the formation of acrylamides, AGEs, and other sources, I don't see compelling evidence that even boiled or lightly cook food would be detrimental (disconsidering nutrient leakage through water, which one can compensate by eating a bit more or simply not throwing the water out). This of course thinking of a super optimized routine — day-to-day one doesn't need to overworry about each tiny detail.

Also, very interestingly: Fruit typically makes up 60% to 80% of a wild chimpanzee's diet.

I fully agree with this. So we can't say we are NOT adapted to eat meat, but we can say we are adapted to eating mostly plants; predominantly fruits

You are right here, tho "significantly" is relative and depends on context. The lowest the intake and the highest the need, the more bioavailability matters. Above a certain threshold it does not really matter. This is false, but also depends on context. Given someone eats enough protein, plant protein has been associated with better health outcomes. But they're definitely not more bioavailable. The context is that nowawadays most people, especially non-athletes, get enough protein. And there can be such a thing as too much protein, apparently. Too-frequent and too-intense IGF-1 and mTOR stimuli may be bad for longevity (despite good for performance). Watch this masterclass from Prof. Luc van Loon:

There's a lot of evidence associating high salt intake with hypertension and organ damage. There's a reason why most health organizations (WHO, CDC, AHA) recommend limiting sodium to less than 2300 mg/day. There's also the evidence on indigenous populations, see images attached. Wisdom => SOS-free diet.

Late to the party, but I've posted about the device I've been using quite reliably for a long time in the post below. Very easy to vaporize and inhale a breakthrough dose of DMT or 5-MeO-DMT (pure chemical, freebase) in one shot. For DMT: - Sapphire heating unit (sold separately, better heat conductivity) - Turquoise temperature (lower) - 40 second heating time (party mode) - to inhale smoothly at lower temp For 5-MeO-DMT: - Regular heating unit (no need to use the sapphire for 5meo) - Orange temperature (higher) - 20 second heating time (It ships to europe @Chakra Lion)

How do you weigh/measure such small quantities of chemical? I have a mg scale and it's already unreliable for 5-MeO-DMT doses (anyway, I always make sure to weigh it regardless, for safety reasons, in addition to volumetric measurements).

LOL - I do sauna on a regular basis; after BJ started recommending this I cold shower the boyz before/after hoping it alleviates some of heat. At the gym I go to here in Switzerland, sauna is completely naked, so one cannot wear an ice bag

Interesting. I'm interested in doing more genetic testing this year.

Nice, let me know if you have any questions.

Essentia foundation is my guess 👀 Wishing good luck & thanks for the service 🤞

Very cool video indeed. Even got me watching how to make sourdough, despite my rarely eating/making bread myself.

Agreed; to add to it there is also the short vs long-term caveat. What you're eating now may make you feel good for the upcoming days, months, and even years, but it may be detrimental over decades for example (as it's the case for cardiovascular disease, as I edited above — and pretty much all chronic diseases).

Sounds like an OK approach, but how do you know you're optimizing for cardiovascular health (a silent killer that builds over decades)? I would suggest adding legumes to your diet if possible. Against most of the scientific evidence, including the largest meta-analyses. Again, I invite you to be open-minded and look at research that goes against your currently-held beliefs. For your own benefit. If you have evidence in favor of what you propose I'm happy to see it. I would recommend anyone interested tracking at least for a brief period. It builds great awareness on what you actually consume. Don't be afraid to take a peek at some point Butter is processed milk, not a whole food in my book. Same for cheese. If you wanna argue for eating meat and milk OK (I'd still suggest limiting their consumption if possible), but at least try to avoid butter. Replace it by nuts and seeds — or, peanut butter, tahini (still somewhat processed but at least unsaturated fats sources) — would be much healthier according to the scientific evidence. Always double-check the sources you see and look if they are being rigorous enough. There's a lot of noise nowadays on social media from facts that seem appealing (like the idea of "honoring your body signals") that are not corroborated by the epidemiological and experimental evidence. This is in a way excusing yourself to eat something that you enjoy (also fine, as long as you don't back-rationalize that it's healthier).

I would argue people are pooing too few times a day.

In 2021 a technical review studied 417 studies concluding that isoflavones cause no alteration and therefore cannot be classified as endocrine disruptors. I've also had this concern myself years ago, but I've now incorporated soy back into the approach and quite satisfied with it.