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Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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That’s a high amount of sugar. That by itself can’t be too good.

I doubt the sugar alone is to blame and not the high caffeine content.

There is not that much caffeine in Red Bull surprisingly. It’s a lot compared to a soda but it pales if you compare it to coffee: it’s approximately half as much as what’s in an espresso. Caffeine-wise, drinking two cans should be fine (provided you don’t drink a ton of other caffeinated beverages).

Honestly my first guess here is that we are in the presence of a confounding variable. I can somewhat imagine the life style which goes with having to drink two cans of Red Bull everyday. The cause of the sleep problems starting at the beginning of early middle age might actually be found here.

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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Obviously the real driver of aging is that there was no selective pressure to keep the organism working after sufficient semi-clones were brought online, and keeping an organism functional is a hard problem.

The solution is to gain the ability to simulate the organism that results from a particular DNA sequence, understand the design problems in the organism, fix the problems, then alter human DNA to include the fixes.

We aren’t going to find a simple fix, sorry everyone.

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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I asked ChatGPT "Is moderate consumption of energy drinks unhealthy?" and the answer was no. Moderate consumption is defined as "For adults, moderate consumption is typically defined as no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day, which is roughly equivalent to four cups of coffee or two 16-ounce cans of common energy drinks." I drink them moderately so maybe the taurine is healthy for me at my age, although exce…

Are you... treating a language model as a doctor?

Why not? Everybody thinks it is God, anyways...

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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Obviously the real driver of aging is that there was no selective pressure to keep the organism working after sufficient semi-clones were brought online, and keeping an organism functional is a hard problem. The solution is to gain the ability to simulate the organism that results from a particular DNA sequence, understand the design problems in the organism, fix the problems, then alter human DNA to include the fixe…

But if the organism lived longer it would keep pumping semiclones. And if organisms are basically huge self-sustaining feedback loops, why won't they keep sustaining ... forever until some pressure forces them to decay

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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Taurine? I've been jacking myself full of that since Middle School! Thanks RedBull! Jokes aside, This feels like one of "Wine is Good for you " In moderation and other fine point details. Not buying it.

> The median life span of taurine-treated mice increased by 10 to 12%, and life expectancy at 28 months increased by about 18 to 25%. A meaningful antiaging therapy should not only improve life span but also health span, the period of healthy living. We, therefore, investigated the health of taurine-fed middle-aged mice and found an improved functioning of bone, muscle, pancreas, brain, fat, gut, and immune system, indicating an overall increase in health span. We observed similar effects in monkeys.

I don't think any studies have shown red wine to have a clear casual impact like that, even just in mice.

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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post #84

Obviously the real driver of aging is that there was no selective pressure to keep the organism working after sufficient semi-clones were brought online, and keeping an organism functional is a hard problem. The solution is to gain the ability to simulate the organism that results from a particular DNA sequence, understand the design problems in the organism, fix the problems, then alter human DNA to include the fixe…

But if the organism lived longer it would keep pumping semiclones. And if organisms are basically huge self-sustaining feedback loops, why won't they keep sustaining ... forever until some pressure forces them to decay

Because the semi clones are a full process reboot. Rebooting is an easier way to solve the problem of continuing to exist into the future.

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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MSM media is always trying to convince people they can live longer if they stick with coffee, berries, dark chocolate and wine — as if those foods needed boosters. And if true I’m quite sure we’d have people out there living to 150…

You probably can live longer if you stick with coffee (black), berries (minus the food you put the berries on top of), dark chocolate (unsweetened), and wine (in strict moderation).

Alcohol is a carcinogen, so if you’re optimizing for “living longer” you should take exactly 0 mL a day.

If you’re optimizing for living happier, on the other hand…

Re: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

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Taurine? I've been jacking myself full of that since Middle School! Thanks RedBull! Jokes aside, This feels like one of "Wine is Good for you " In moderation and other fine point details. Not buying it.

> Jokes aside, This feels like one of "Wine is Good for you" In moderation and other fine point details. Not buying it. I mean, pinot noir has a lot of resveratrol. You'd just need 750-1000 glasses daily.

Is that a challenge? Because my mother in law just calls that Thursday.
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