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Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by Slightofhand »

CodinM wrote: post #115
vijay_nair wrote: post #99

Supplements, especially L-DOPA (amazing mood improvement and libido boost), L-citrulline (libido and energy boost) and niacin. There are other supplements¹ in my stack but these three stand out as the effects are near immediate, measured in mere minutes/hours. ¹zinc methionine, L-taurine, Ashwagandha, Boswellia serrata, fish oil, cod liver oil, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B9, B12, C , D, K, calcium, resveratrol.

L-DOPA as well as L-Citrulline are Rx only, so you're either outside of US/EU or you suffer from some condition that requires that medication.

What does Rx mean?

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Post by pgt »

enonevets wrote: post #80

Air Fryer Instant Pot Noise Cancelling Headphones Pi-Hole Custom Bed Air Purifiers Walking Treadmill (that turns my automated desk into a treadmill desk) 2-in-1 Shower Splitter

Instant Pot have an Air Fryer adapter now called the Duo Crisp: https://instantpot.com/portfolio-item/duo-crisp/

Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by tck42 »

checkyoursudo wrote: post #131
devinegan wrote: post #106

Buy the best bed for your needs as soon as possible. Best bang for the buck IMO.

I would agree with this. I had bad sleep and therefore bad everything else until I decided to get a better bed. Good sleep makes everything better.

Any advice (or links to advice) for something like this?

I have been sick a lot lately and I feel like it's due to bad sleep, and I hate my bed, but buying a mattress is such a scam.

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Post by underdown »

CodinM wrote: post #115
vijay_nair wrote: post #99

Supplements, especially L-DOPA (amazing mood improvement and libido boost), L-citrulline (libido and energy boost) and niacin. There are other supplements¹ in my stack but these three stand out as the effects are near immediate, measured in mere minutes/hours. ¹zinc methionine, L-taurine, Ashwagandha, Boswellia serrata, fish oil, cod liver oil, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B9, B12, C , D, K, calcium, resveratrol.

L-DOPA as well as L-Citrulline are Rx only, so you're either outside of US/EU or you suffer from some condition that requires that medication.

L-citrulline is on the GRAS list. There are dozens of supplements for sale on Amazon.

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Post by nelsonic »

cinntaile wrote: post #67
nelsonic wrote: post #46

The best mattress you can afford is the single best investment you can make in your life. You spend 1/3 of your life asleep. Getting more high quality sleep has a direct impact on your mood, general health and personal productivity/effectiveness.

A $5000 mattress for someone that can afford it really won't make a big difference compared to a $500 one. What mattress you sleep on doesn't really matter as long as you sleep well.

Yeah, $500 seems to be the sweet spot. Obviously you can spend a lot more on a Savoire bespoke mattress, but for most people a high quality multi-material (with memory foam top) mattress is a good choice.

Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by ivalm »

sdoering wrote: post #137
ivalm wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not OP but this is a nice meta-study https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2019.0008... Looking at yields only (which is a small part of the study; sustainability depends on many other factors) it looks like log response ratio for organic vs conventional is -0.4 (but depends on crop type, etc, see figs 5,6). This response ratio means organic yields were typically ~2/3rds of conventional across US, E…

I recommend the studies from the Royale Institute. They looked at yields on a longer term and discovered, that after a transition phase of around 5 years the numbers were comparable, but with organic agriculture realizing better yields in times of draught. Additionally they looked at caloric yields per acre. I just grabbed an explanatory blog post from said institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org/blog/can-organic-feed…

Rodale compares their own experimental farm, not organic yields on real commercial organic farms (many of which are run for more than 5 years). Their conventional yield is also on their farm, not real conventional farms.

Edit: Looking a bit further rodale has rest years that they don’t count for their organic fields. 25% of the years they literally don’t grow anything on a given plot, but they only compare the growth years.

Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by bradlys »

rgoulter wrote: post #5

I'd say getting into wet-shaving has saved me a lot of money, and led to a more luxurious shave. The cost of safety-razor blades vs cartridge blades alone should makes it worth looking into.

Did it for years - cause of cost. Gave up on it and went back to regular razors. The difference in cost is maybe $20/yr for me but the time difference makes it not worth the trouble. Back when I was living off a $700/month, safety razors made sense (cause $10 for 100 blades)... But now I'm living off more than 10x that and it doesn't make sense.

Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by awiesenhofer »

cjauvin wrote: post #53
mdisc wrote: post #6

Apple Airpod Pros -- long battery life, near instant bluetooth tethering. Even other expensive headphones/earbuds (Bose) for instance could not compete with the ease of use, noise cancellation, and comfort. I don't think about headphones anymore, they just work the way they're supposed to.

Anyone would have a recommendation for a good choice of wireless earbuds (with a mic) for a Pixel phone?

I have the first gen samsung buds, they work great with all my devices so far and for me sit way better than airpods. But the new "bean" buds seem to have better sound and noise canceling

Re: Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

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Post by disgruntledphd2 »

tck42 wrote: post #143
checkyoursudo wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would agree with this. I had bad sleep and therefore bad everything else until I decided to get a better bed. Good sleep makes everything better.

Any advice (or links to advice) for something like this? I have been sick a lot lately and I feel like it's due to bad sleep, and I hate my bed, but buying a mattress is such a scam.

You probably don't need a base, but spending money on a good mattress is definitely worth it.

I would recommend getting it locally though, if this is possible for you right now.

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