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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30529885/
Better to just eat meat and eggs.
Metaphor I learned from a biochemist: You are in a boat with holes in it (holes in this metaphor are nutritional deficiencies). To prevent the boat from sinking you patch the holes under waterline starting from the largest. The boat continues to sink until all holes under the waterline are patched. You don't stop sinking by patching one hole again and again. After you have patched all holes under the waterline you ca…
IIRC, ALA is an Omega 3, just one the human body doesn't use for much. The body can synthesize EPA and DHA (which it does use), but humans are pretty bad at that. It's totally conceivable that the rate of synthesis evolved in the context of regular dietary intake of EPA/DHA, so never needed to provide for all the body's needs.
I don’t understand the author’s reading of the literature they cite. They refer to “isolated studies” and then link to a systematic review of 25 studies. They also linked to the same review twice for both memory and attention, which I assume is a mistake, because the review only supports the claim about memory. But none of these studies are about “brain-boosting”. They’re about preventing or reversing cognitive decli…
why is it that no one wants to study the effects of nootropics?
This makes doing studies on their effectiveness a neutral to losing scenario.
Either:
The nootropic works. Great, you probably spent a decent amount of money and... The results are still going to be hard to quantify and measure. It may not be good enough results to convince people who already weren't convinced. Might as well not do it and keep making money off people who buy it without scientific studies.
Or
The nootropic doesn't work. Shit. Bury the results and never publish or risk losing a money maker.
Anecdotally, when I first started taking (6 normal-strength pills a day) of fish oil in college, I quite unexpectedly noticed my "field of view" expanded when I was driving. Previously I'd been exclusively focused on a smallish area immediately in front my my car, but after a few months of Omega 3s, I noticed I was "noticing" and taking into account traffic that was much further down the street. Though I kinda suspec…
Doesn't this sound like an inexperienced driver gaining more experience or was there little driving in between?
Maybe it sounds that way, but it wasn't.
I'd already been driving for 5+ years by that time, and the change happened only after a couple of months of supplementation.
I also used to frequently "zone out" in a particular way during daily life, which also went away around the same time.
So basically once your body has all the nutrients it needs to grow or make the things it needs to make, it makes them. Even more extra stuff it doesn’t need, it doesn’t use. Makes sense. This also appears to apply to the immune system. There’s zero evidence that supplements that are supposed to “boost your immune system” do any such thing. Yes your immune system functions best if you have good nutrition, but that’s i…
There is a shit ton of evidence supporting vitamin d3 to fight covid...
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why is it that no one wants to study the effects of nootropics?
I have two hypotheses that came to mind when I read your question: 1. It’s a hard problem to quantify effects on cognitive functioning provided by nootropic supplements. We still have so much to learn about brain function; 2. Nootropics offer patent holders opportunities to make obscene amounts of money. As long as those supplements are (generally) safe to consume. That level of review requires R&D spending, but too…
while that is true, not being 100% philosophically sound has never stopped psychology studies before - far from it
2. is also perfectly true, with the caveat that it only applies to beneficiaries of the patents.
so your hypotheses account for beneficiaries of the patents, and scientists who aren't willing to broach the subject of measuring brain function, but what about the complement of those subsets? what about non-beneficiaries who are willing to quantify brain function? are they simply a small enough subset that it justifies the observation? or is there another hypothesis to be found? or perhaps the observation is flawed in itself
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You will want k3 if you take d2. Highly recommend getting tested for D deficiency. Source. I used to have crippling migraines almost every day. I don’t anymore.
May I ask if you had gut/intestine problems before?
Diet changes and supplements are how I got thing under control for most issues. Blood thinners for Clotting since That’s way to dangerous, and no combination of anything else helped.
LDN covers symptoms when I’m not strict about diet.
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why is it that no one wants to study the effects of nootropics?
Because people buy it without it being proven and proving anything related to cognitive ability is both difficult and expensive. This makes doing studies on their effectiveness a neutral to losing scenario. Either: The nootropic works. Great, you probably spent a decent amount of money and... The results are still going to be hard to quantify and measure. It may not be good enough results to convince people who alrea…
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Lot of issues can be autoimmune related. Goal is to calm down the immune system. Not boost it. This is where basics like getting away from sugar are so important.
Immune system isn’t just too much or too little. Can’t simplify it to that. People with autoimmunity are also immunesuppressed at baseline.
However shoving large amounts of sugar and basically everything in the American diet is a great way to get the immune system to decide that everything in body is the enemy.