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Post by brsanders »

ianai wrote: post #541
tomhoward wrote: post #496

I've been exploring "weird" approaches to health improvement (including weight loss) for years. In response to your post: it's not necessarily the case that more oxygen will lead to positive outcomes. Respiratory illnesses like asthma and sleep apnea can be caused by overbreathing/hyperventilation. The lungs need to maintain a certain level of CO2 in order for oxygen to be properly absorbed into the blood, and where…

Any suggestion on how to obtain cilantro that’s trustworthy to be low in metals like lead? I’ve read recently a few blips about finding lead in herbs and greens. (OT wouldn’t it be nice if this were easier? Just this morning I’m realizing some foods I’ve been eating are a little higher in iron than I’d like.)

avoid cilantro if you have mercury; it is a powerful chelator, but the half life is unknown so it will continue to move mercury around your body and you will feel the ill effects of redistribution. if you're interested in safe chelation, study the andy cutler method.

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Post by joshcanhelp »

Timpy wrote: post #514

This is a weird tip I think I could only share with the hacker news crowd. Once I learned about gut bacteria I started thinking of my cravings as something external to me. Like instead of saying "I'm hungry and I'm in the mood for something sweet" I would realize "the hormone ghrelin is sending hunger signals to my brain and the gut bacteria in my body is asking for something that's not actually in my best interest."…

I just started listening to a great podcast about this:

https://hubermanlab.com/how-to-enhance-your-gut-microbiome-f...

I have no connection at all, just thought it might be useful for folks that like to listen and learn.

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by joshcanhelp »

knicholes wrote: post #710

I'm shocked to see how many people are saying that exercise is the way to lose weight. Exercise is a great way to strengthen your lungs, heart, and other muscles, but it's not going to be the way you lose fat. Diet is the answer. I know this because I've seen it time and time again, and because of recent research showing that a tribe who moves far more than we do burn about the same amount of calories as those who ar…

Totally agree but exercise benefits go far beyond calorie burning. More muscle === higher resting metabolic rate. It also helps to put you in a more healthy mindset, in my experience. If both diet and exercise are hard, then focus on diet. But I always drop weight when I’m regularly moving my body.

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Post by lobati »

A really simple tip that has worked wonders for me:

Don't eat until you're full, eat until you're no longer hungry.

I've lost 25 pounds so far with this in mind. It requires reflecting while you're eating and realizing that while you may want to eat more, you may not actually be hungry anymore. While I may want to stuff myself and eat 4 slices of pizza, I'm generally no longer hungry after a single slice. In the morning, half an egg and a couple of sausage links is enough, or a few bites of oatmeal.

That's all well and good, but then you might be hungry in an hour. This actually hasn't been a huge issue for me, but if I am hungry, I'll generally eat a handful of nuts or a spoonful of peanut butter.

I'll typically eat a bigger dinner, and let myself cut loose a bit on the weekend when we order delivery.

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Post by JimBlackwood »

knicholes wrote: post #710

I'm shocked to see how many people are saying that exercise is the way to lose weight. Exercise is a great way to strengthen your lungs, heart, and other muscles, but it's not going to be the way you lose fat. Diet is the answer. I know this because I've seen it time and time again, and because of recent research showing that a tribe who moves far more than we do burn about the same amount of calories as those who ar…

Couldn’t agree more. When you realise to lose 0.25kg a week you have eat at a deficit of 250 kcal per day, that’s already a lot. One snack and you’ve compensated already. Oxygen tricks won’t change that reality.

To add to Clean Simple Eats; get a book like Greg Doucette’s cookbook. His youtube channel is a bit cringe but his food is the real deal. Eating high fiber, high protein and calorie sparse (as opposed to dense) is a huge help to stay full but not eat too much.

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Post by tharne »

listenallyall wrote: post #907
buzzert wrote: post #901

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not just the nicotine that acts as a appetite suppressant; it’s mostly the menthol. You can get the same effect just consuming cough drops. They’re cheaper and won’t cause cancer.

Aren't cough drops mostly sugar? Seems that would be a hindrance. As far as cigarettes, I understand there is a small amount of menthol in non-menthol cigarettes but is that enough to have an effect? Finally, I think part of the suppressant part is the length of time needed to smoke, it gets your mind off the immediate desire to eat -- versus a cough drop which typically lasts 15-30 seconds.

It's not just the oral fixation and act of smoking. Cigarettes genuinely suppress appetite. As an added bonus, after you smoke for a while (not that long), your taste buds don't work very well and eating becomes less pleasurable.

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Post by jgoodknight »

idorosen wrote: post #106

Intermittent fasting and writing down what you eat religiously worked for me. Use an app to keep track on your phone: Fastic, Noom, LoseIt, etc. Some people go with other diets like ketogenic diets, those work too. Another option is to ask your doctor about semaglutide (e.g., Wegovy). Here is a study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 (Health insurance usually covers it. They have a coupon to bring…

I just started on wegovy last week and it is amazing: hunger no longer rules me. TLDR on the study: average weight loss of ~15% compared to a control group. I had to fight through some insurance prior authorization issues but now I get it for free as a preventative medicine.
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