The Times They Are A-Changing … .Fast
By KIM BELLARD
If you have been following my Twitter – oops, I mean “X” – feed lately, you may have noticed that I’ve been emphasizing The Coming Wave, the new book from Mustafa Suleyman (with Michael Bhaskar). If you have not yet read it, or at least ordered it, I urge you to do so, because, frankly, our lives are not going to be the same, at all. And we’re woefully unprepared.
One thing I especially appreciated is that, although he made his reputation in artificial intelligence, Mr. Suleyman doesn’t only focus on AI. He also discusses synthetic biology, quantum computing, robotics, and new energ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI Kim Bellard quantum computing Smart Pills synthetic biology The Coming Wave Source Type: blogs
My Most Intense Psychedelic Journey So Far
I blocked off Friday evening for another magic mushroom journey. For the two experiences last month, I used about 1.5g of dried mushrooms each time. This time I opted to take 4.2g, eating the dried mushrooms plain, starting at 5pm. I trust my intuition regarding how much to take, figuring this much could invite a fairly intense experience. It was actually super intense, way beyond what I experienced with ayahuasca and my two prior mushroom trips.
It really started kicking in after about 40 minutes. I put on an eye mask and laid back on the couch while listening to music. It flowed nicely at first with lots of red-orange...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Lifestyle Source Type: blogs
Can You Eat Spicy Foods With Hypertension?
Conclusion
In conclusion, for those who can tolerate it, the regular consumption of spicy foods might be more beneficial for people with hypertension than one would think.
However, the key to managing hypertension is a balanced, heart-healthy diet complemented by regular exercise and lifestyle modifications.
Always consult with your healthcare provider before making significant changes to your diet or starting any supplement regimen, especially if you are managing a health condition like hypertension.
References
Enjoyment of Spicy Flavor Enhances Central Salty-Taste Perception and Reduces Salt Intake and Bloo...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 5, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Manganese: The Magical Element?
The element manganese is essential for human life. It’s aptly named after the Greek word for magic, and some mysteries surrounding its role in the body still exist today—like how our bodies absorb it, if very high or low levels can cause illness, or how it might play a role in certain diseases.
Manganese is necessary for metabolism, bone formation, antioxidation, and many other important functions in the body. The element is found in strong steel, bones and enzymes, and drink cans. Credit: Compound Interest CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Click to enlarge.
Making Much With Manganese
Structure of the human manganese s...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Molecular Structures Cellular Processes Proteins Source Type: blogs
Costco Wholesale: What Is Its Pharmacy Strategy? It's Complicated.
Conclusion: Costco Pharmacy Manages Hybrid Cash/Insurance Payments for Rx Drugs Better Than Most Other Big Pharmacy Chains. Still, Costco Won ' tALWAYS Be the Low-Price Leader Because of How the U.S. Prescription Drug Market Functions.Costco Pharmacy ' s cash prices for many prescriptions may be low enough for people to simply bypass their insurance and pay out-of-pocket, which Costco welcomes, similar to how Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. or a number of other rapidly-growing, cash-only pharmacies which are popping up nationwide operate because their cash prices may be potentially even cheaper than by using insurance. Howev...
Source: Scott's Web Log - January 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 Big pharma bypass insurance cash pharmacy cash-only pharmacy Costco Costco Wholesale Corp. PBM ' Source Type: blogs
Can dark chocolates keep heart disease away? Cardiology Basics
A study published in ‘Circulation’ – the flagship journal of American Heart Association, suggested that eating dark chocolate can decrease your risk for myocardial infarction.
Myocardial infarction is usually due to a coronary obstruction, though there are other varieties as well, according to the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction. High oxidative stress and limited availability of antioxidants can cause endothelial damage in the arteries, leading to increased chances for a thrombosis.
Dark chocolates (which contain 70% cocoa) have lots of flavonoids – potent antioxidants which helps to overcome the oxi...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Generic Crestor Pricing Insanity
For a number of years, I ' ve used a statin drug (like 35 million Americans in the United States do). For more than a few years, these drugs were rather costly and protected by exclusive patent protection, although at the time, they were mostly covered by my insurance to prevent major heart attacks which could cost them even more (hundreds of thousands of dollars in claims).I ' ve used several different low-dose statins over the years, mostly for their preventative benefits. I initially began with Pfizer ' s Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium), but I experienced some pretty severe muscle aches which made it difficult for me to ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - August 23, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: rosuvastatin calcium coupon-generating websites apps coupons Crestor generic generics PBM Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 8th 2022
In conclusion, aging research will benefit from a better definition of how specific regulators map onto age-dependent change, considered on a phenotype-by-phenotype basis. Resolving some of these key questions will shed more light on how tractable (or intractable) the biology of aging is.
Does Acarbose Extend Life in Short Lived Species via Gut Microbiome Changes?
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/08/does-acarbose-extend-life-in-short-lived-species-via-gut-microbiome-changes/
Acarbose is one of a few diabetes medications shown to modestly slow aging in short-lived species. Researchers here take a...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 7, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Are Pharmacological Approaches to Slow Aging in Fact Promising?
Today's open access review paper looks over a selection of what I would consider to be largely unpromising small molecules, each with evidence for their ability to slow aging, but very modestly and unreliably in most cases. Looking at the bigger picture, for much of the public it is still surprising to hear that the pace of aging can be adjusted via any form of therapy, so there is probably a role for simple, low-cost small molecule drugs in the process of education that leads to more serious efforts aimed at producing the means of human rejuvenation. Still, entirely too much effort is devoted towards small molecules that ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 3, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
The Adventures of High School English
The recent astroturfed flapdoodle over high school literature courses got me to thinking about Huckleberry Finn. I actually think that very few high school English teachers are equipped to teach the book. I hope I don ' t need to tell you that the protagonist and narrator is a teenage white boy helping a slave to escape. The problem teaching it today is that it depicts its setting realistically. The escaped slave, Jim, is illiterate, superstitious, and has little knowledge of the world. He is given a couple of opportunities to speak for himself but the main viewpoint is Huck ' s. There is no question but that we...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 4, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
4 essential nutrients — are you getting enough?
The newest dietary guidelines for Americans say that many Americans don’t get enough of four vital nutrients. Over time, a shortfall of these nutrients may affect different aspects of your health, from teeth and bones to your heart, gut, muscles, blood pressure, weight, and more.
What is a nutritional shortfall?
Nutritional advice can be confusing. Eat more of this, less of that. Make sure you get enough — but not too much. It’s no wonder many people have so-called nutritional shortfalls, where their diet lacks sufficient essential nutrients.
So, which nutrients do you really need and how much? And what key nutri...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Solan Tags: Health Healthy Eating Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies | TAPP 85
Host Kevin Patton continues the discussion aboutstudent evaluations of teaching (SETs) with a set of strategies tomake them work better, or at least mitigate some of the potentially bad or ugly outcomes. There are things we can doproactively before a SET,actively during a SET, andreactively after a SET.Listen to hear them all!00:00 | Quotation00:57 | Student Evaluation of Teaching: Part II04:16 | Sponsored by AAA05:39 | Proactive Strategies12:49 | Sponsored by HAPI14:03 | Active Strategies29:52 | Sponsored by HAPS31:18 | Reactive Strategies46:15 | Cookies!48:00 | Staying ConnectedIf you cannot see or ac...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 4, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Your Exploration Baseline
When you explore something new, you’re exploring relative to a previous baseline.
When you explore a new diet, your baseline is your previous way of eating.
When you explore a new travel-rich lifestyle, your baseline is your previous stay-at-home lifestyle.
When you explore a new relationship and you weren’t in a relationship right before, your baseline is being single.
Your default baseline is your normal, usual, routine, or expected experience in that particular area of life. Your baseline is your status quo.
But does that have to be your baseline?
If exploration is relative to your baseline...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Health Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs
Meta-Lists
While you may have plenty of experience of making lists, such as for your to-dos and goals, have you ever thought of making a meta-list? A meta-list is a list of lists.
Which lists do you think it would be worthwhile to create?
Here’s an example of a meta-list:
Places to visitGoals to achieveSkills to developExperiences to share with a relationship partnerProgramming languages to learnTechnologies to studyPotential purchases to researchExercises or types of workouts to tryExercise equipment to acquire for a home gymFears to face and overcomeKitchen items to replace or upgradeHome maintenance tasks to doHome ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - November 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs
