Michael569

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  1. Headspace, the phone app is a pretty decent thing to get you started especially if you struggle with meditation. Also, there is a a lot of really good Life Coaches around here. Find someone you can resonate with to help you polish your busy schedule and help implement some productive habits. It is necessary to remove any activities and habits that do not serve your spiritual growth and sometimes it may mean making radical changes in career.....happened the same for me and many people in here. Like @flowboy said the real growth comes when done alone, in the solitude of your bathroom or bedroom or on a retreat. A busy life is an ultimate excuse that people in this city use but when I looked closely at my own once "extremely busy" schedule I realized there was a shitload of time I was wasting unconsciously, lot of unconscious media browsing, netflix, partying, restaurant eating, wasted hours in gym of walking on treadmil (gym is amazing but one can waste hours doing unproductive stuff here), reading crappy books about manipulation, time travel, vampires and warrior knights, idle socialising (friday night getting shitfaced with friends or just catching up for beer twice a week), talking with people for hours about completely useless topics like TV series and so on...
  2. Dark Souls? The protagonist in DS spends the eternity collecting souls of the banishes ones in his endless search for redemption. He is forever haunted by the past the present and the future and no matter how many times he dies, he is always brought back losing a little bit of his humanity (or perhaps an ego?). There is something about Dark Souls that depicts the endless search for imortality and longevity that our society is so obsessed about. We avoid it, run away from it, close our eyes and pretend that we are immortal. In seeking longevity and avoidance of death we spend thousands of dollars on beauty clinics and miracle foods. On a surface it is just another hack&slash game but one easily gets sucked in the nihilistic and absurd atmosphere of a world that has no purpose and no meaning. One is and always has been alone and every battle is a battle uphill against imaginary foe...Death
  3. she starts by saying she is a CEO of 2 companies. The company 1 is an undeveloped blog. Company 2 is a link that points to the same blog lol. She said she is free of medication yet she admited to taking medication in next video. She says she read thousands of research papers and that's how she new the carnivore diet is right for her. She then denied any debates saying she does not care about the science behind nutrition because she knows deep inside that her Lion Diet is nonsense. Her father openly bashed on medication and encouraged people to take their suffering yet he is not going to rehab because his SSRIs fucked him up.... is that enough?
  4. @Anna1 all the best on your journey
  5. Peterson's daughter looking to sell her death-promoting riddiculous diet has shamelessly pointed out that her dad has been lying all along about his health. This family is riddled with lies and delusion and it is time for their awakening. Mikheila has been lying about her diet, lying about her job and lying about her health conditions. Yet tens of thousands of people keep following her. Some people seeking their peace of mind will go to extremes to promote their agenda.
  6. While it is none of my business to comment, I think you do realize that that is a starvation diet. There is something called Basal Metabolic Rate, this is the rate of calories your body burns in 24 hours if you just decided to lay down and breathe. This does not account for the energy needed for digestion, exercise or any cognitive activity. For a regular female weighted around 60kg, that would probably be around 1,000 calories. Anything below that is a starvation diet where the body is not receiving enough calories (and most likely nutrients) to maintain its BMR which can be dangerous in a long term. Starvation diets slow down your metabolism, dysregulate your endocrine system by spiking your cortisol while lowering oestrogens which often results in loss of period, hair loss, skin problems and bone density problems (the latest only if kept for years). A hypocaloric diet such as that one you mentioned will not be sufficient in protein, essential fats and most likely fundamental carbohydrates to sustain the production of ATP (energy currency). You may also start seeing symptoms resulting from lack of magnesium, calcium, zinc, selenium, essential vitamins and phytochemicals that are contained in variety of food. The best diet is no-diet. It is the one where you eat when you are hungry and stop before you are full. 3 times a day eating the meal of a decent size that is mostly plant-based and contains things such as: nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and if you eat animal products an oily fish every once in a while and few eggs from the sustainable source per week. Animal products are not a necessity though but most people prefer to have some. But in the end, your body is your own temple to govern and all of these are just opinions of random people. Just please make sure you do not harm your body by underfeeding it to achieve a goal that is purely driven by pressure of media, instagram and low-consciousness of masses.
  7. @OmegaBrite how does Omega 3 impact sleep lol? You know, you could have at least changed your name before trying to sell your supplements here.
  8. How does one get back in touch with this? I feel I lost my creative touch in years of corporate work.
  9. one does not lose weight to fit in smaller casket Still, happy that you found something positive in the illness. are you still doing this?
  10. Well done mate! Happy for you
  11. Garlic has an enzyme called alicin that is being formed when you chop it and let it sit. It is a powerful antiviral and antibacterial remedy. It helps to slow down cellular replication of some viruses and bacterial adhesion on the epithelium of things like urinary tract or digestive tract. Garlic also supports liver detoxification Phase I. However it contraindicates with a lot of medical drugs becomes it interacts with some of the P450 liver enzymes which is something to be cautious of if using things like statins or lots of painkillers
  12. Orange wearing Tier 2 cloak, selling "instant consciousness". Don't become part of that movement.
  13. Dude you're 23, you have most of your life still ahead of you. A deep and conscious relationship is worth waiting for. The more you try the more you may actually repel girls. I am not saying you are needy but high-quality women have extremely sensitive sense of guy's intentions..... If you come around as "wanting a relationship really bad" you'll probably chase them away. Like others already said, continue working on yourself. Raise your consciousness, work on your personal development, on powerful habits, and on your physical fitness. Girls in your age are often attracted to shallow things such as muscles, cars, cocky-macho type of guy. But a couple years later, they will change their preferences and be ridiculously attracted to the guy with high consciousness who understand the feminine, who has a purpose and knows what he wants from life. Become that guy now. If girls aren't flocking your way at the moment, that's fine...eventually, they will.
  14. What do you mean? I mean such as becoming holistic therapist, nutritionist etc. Helping people recover from disease and get well. Looks good. Chris is an amazing source of nutritional knowledge. I am not familiar with those particular books but the ones for beginner are probably a good way to start depending on your budget of course.
  15. You say you want to lear in DETAILED way yet have no time to study which is already setting up a big boundary. Depending on how deep you want to go it is helpful to understand the physiology first by obtaining a decent book of human anatomy. No need to learn every single muscle and bone just understand the differant organ systems and what they do, what enzymes they secrete etc. it may also useful to understand common disease associated with those systems and understand the mechanisms of these pathologies. But if you don't want to work with people then this can probably be skipped. To understand nutrition, you also need to understand some biochemistry as that is basically what eating healthy comes down to. Enzymatic reactions and breaking down food matter into simples forms of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids. Learning about what all the micro and micronutrients do, how they break down and affect our biochemistry is the fundamental part of nutrition yet details don't need to be learned if your goal is to "be healthy and eat healthy". PUBMED is the most legit source of medical studies however I'd not recommend that to be your starting point as the sheer amount and complexity of research papers will easily discourage you. rather start with basic books and if something is not clear enough, find a research paper to learn about deeper mechanisms. Hope that helps.
  16. lots of tips discussed here
  17. @Espaim in my recent studies of medicinal mushrooms I've been looking a lot on research for Cordyceps (Cordyceps Sinensis). There is a lot of evidence for its antidepressant, libido boosting and fatigue reducing effects. I'me never a fan of miracle herbs or one-thing-to-cure-it-all approach but seems that this, taken alongside other things you already do, could help a bit. Maybe look into the research and see if that's something worth trying?
  18. I agree with that assumption. A bad diet will take decades to kill you, and most likely it will make your years from 50+ really miserable. Lack of exericse will shorten your life and make you prone to some disease but again will not kill you especially while you are young. Sleep, on the other hand is a different story. A chronic undersleeping (geting 7 hours and less) reduces your immune surveilence and disrupts your endocrine system. Deprive yourself of sleep for 48 hours and your cognitive abilities will match those of a drunken man. There is greater tendency to overeat, to lie, to manipulate and to lash out on people. Your reasoning, empathy and emotional inteligence go down the toilet even after 1 day of bad sleep. Even sleeping during day and working nights increases your chances of cancer dramatically, make you more prone to obesity and stress-related issues. Your cortisol is chronically elevated which unsufficient sleep which leads to A LOT of problems down the road A lot of disease we see today is related to chronic sleep deprivation.
  19. Theanine is powerful for people experiencing sudden onset of depressions or mania or who are excessive stimulated. But taken just to be more "chilled" for a balanced person may indeed result in what you decribe. You may have also overdosed. How many mg did you take? A good starting dose is 50mg.
  20. The current evidence on soy in forms of edamame, tofu, nato and miso is positive. It shows reduction in breast cancer, increase in bone density, reduction in PMS and overally improved quality of life. They are very good alternative for postemenopausal women who don't want to go for HRT. This is because soy isoflavonoids are weak stimulants of oestrogen receptors and the stronger oestrogens cannot "dock in" while these are present. On the other hand, a soy concentrate (such as soy protein powder) will contain a massive amounts of these which is when a good things starts turning to not-so-good. So this is just personal opinion based on few papers I read on isoflavonoids but you are better of with a hemp / pea protein. All soy products are still cool but soy concentrates are not good imo. Also alwayas make sure all soy products you consume are organic
  21. I had a panic attack couple months ago that haunted me for few days, for me it was triggered by a period of high stress with my studies that ended. Can definitely understand the feelings of impending doom and feeling like you are about to die. It is hard to say what triggers them, but usually it is about your mind perceiving something that is not a threat yet it seeses it so so it activates a fight or flight response however the reaction is to a wrong stimulus that is not harmful. So we try to fight it back and tell our mind that this is wrong which creates even more anxiety, bit of a viscous circle. Once I realised this and that it is under my control, it started wearing of. In your case, it is possible it had something to do with simply being at that place (loud events with lot of flickering light present a tremendous amount of stress to your body even if you enjoy them on the outside). Could have also been related to a spiritual breakthrough, its possible. What helped me the most were sessions of extremely slow deep breathing. Into the belly. 8 seconds in, 12 seconds out. This helps your nervous system to calm down and signals your mind that it is safe.
  22. I'd say it is best to start with bodyweight. Learn the proper technique of pushup, squad, pullup. Have your joints and muscles adapt to the initial stressor. Practice things like handstands against the wall to get a bit of balance training and get those shoulders accustomed to pressure. After couple week of this start with weights and some machines. But like I said, good to start with a trainer and have them create a system for each bodypart. I think dumbells should come before you start lifting barbels that require interconnection of big muscles and some lifting experience. Before you start deadlifting, get comfortable with feeling through your lateral muscles and being able to pull and squeeze them with the hanging bar on the machine. Same as before benchpress, learn to do proper pushups and dumbell presses on a horizontal and inclined bench.
  23. Because instead of being called "assholes who don't give shit about others" these people need help themselves first. It is a nature of human being to want to help each other. For everybody that means something different and the means by which they do it can be radically different yet the motive is the same. The ability to help is directly proportional to the amount of love and education the person has recieved in their life. A lot of people, however don't have the basic stuff under control. Poverty, lack of education, disease, bad marriage, bad parenting, childhood abuse, addiction due to lack of fulfillment. In order for one to grow to a stage where they can become loving and sharing they need to have the basic shit covered. Because that's the way they have been brought up. They cannot delay immediate gratification. It is often not their fault and they need your help to get away from that kind of thinking. Another demonstration of unconsciousness. Such behaviour is to be pittied not frowned upon. This person is causing themselves so much suffering it is sick.