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They are not wrong, I can attest that there have been a ton of breakthroughs and new developments. I don't know what else you're looking for here? Are you expecting them to list every single breakthrough here for you?
Literally 1 would do :)
In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
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Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#112I've noticed that my 'first' brain acts faster and better if my 'second' brain is feeling good. Probiotic foods, plenty of water and movement have been key factors there.
There's also a strange satisfaction when skipping one or two meals. Even though you feel craving food for a little while, there's a feeling of being light, lean and sharp, even mentally.
Skipping meals also helps counter jetlag. Something about not eating keeps you alert.
Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#113So this is really cool. I've been super interested in this one gene mutation called LRRK2 which has a really bizarre link to details in contentious debates over history (too long to include in this comment). The gene mutation is connected to both Crohn's disease and Parkinson's. So after seeing this article about how glial issues are connected to Crohn's, my immediate thought was - well, what about Parkinson's? And i…
LLMs also have huge potential for helping us understand genetics, see Facebook's ESM for example.
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what kind of probiotic foods have you successfully included in your daily life?
I have a high powered blender. I try to get the fiber and the probiotics at the same time. Fruits and vegetables have probiotics inside the flesh, not just on the skin. The science is less clear on supplements. [1] The night before I soak: * chia seeds (1 tsp) * psyllium husks (1 tsp) * quick oats (1 tsp) * almonds 17g In the morning I add in: * a frozen banana * kefir / fermented yogurt drink (1/2 cup) * frozen berr…
I hope you use Ceylon Cinnamon.
Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#115I've noticed that my 'first' brain acts faster and better if my 'second' brain is feeling good. Probiotic foods, plenty of water and movement have been key factors there.
There's also a strange satisfaction when skipping one or two meals. Even though you feel craving food for a little while, there's a feeling of being light, lean and sharp, even mentally.
This just isn't the case for me. I don't wake up when I skip breakfast, and if I don't eat throughout the day, I invariably end up exhausted by 3pm only to wake right up 45 minutes after dinner. I don't doubt your experience, but I certainly don't share it.
Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#116So this is really cool. I've been super interested in this one gene mutation called LRRK2 which has a really bizarre link to details in contentious debates over history (too long to include in this comment). The gene mutation is connected to both Crohn's disease and Parkinson's. So after seeing this article about how glial issues are connected to Crohn's, my immediate thought was - well, what about Parkinson's? And i…
LLMs also have huge potential for helping us understand genetics, see Facebook's ESM for example.
One of the cool discoveries in Anthropic's approach to introspection by functional grouping of neural network nodes was that there was a series of nodes dedicated to firing when it was looking at a DNA sequence.
Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#117I've noticed that my 'first' brain acts faster and better if my 'second' brain is feeling good. Probiotic foods, plenty of water and movement have been key factors there.
There's also a strange satisfaction when skipping one or two meals. Even though you feel craving food for a little while, there's a feeling of being light, lean and sharp, even mentally.
I have a high metabolism but a low desire to eat sometimes. I force myself to eat three meals a day. Could be a mental problem I don't know. But my point here was that I feel the complete opposite to this.
Re: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge
#118I've noticed that my 'first' brain acts faster and better if my 'second' brain is feeling good. Probiotic foods, plenty of water and movement have been key factors there.
what kind of probiotic foods have you successfully included in your daily life?
A shot of apple cider vinegar each day.
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There's also a strange satisfaction when skipping one or two meals. Even though you feel craving food for a little while, there's a feeling of being light, lean and sharp, even mentally.
This just isn't the case for me. I don't wake up when I skip breakfast, and if I don't eat throughout the day, I invariably end up exhausted by 3pm only to wake right up 45 minutes after dinner. I don't doubt your experience, but I certainly don't share it.
No problem, biology is so complex and vast, we're all gonna have differences. Thanks for replying.
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I think so. "Alert" is probably the proper idea, when you're hungry but cannot eat, your brain will seek satisfaction elsewhere, and all this mental energy can be channeled into another activity (a bit like how people get very very active for a few days when they stop smoking cigarettes)
I have a theory that our natural state is “hungry”. We haven’t evolved past a time where getting enough food to be “full” would be a pretty rare occurrence. Everyone’s obsession with being perfectly comfortable at all times is why such an incredible amount of people die of obesity and its comorbitities every year in America.
Yeah I think so too. We were not made for comfort (especially not that amount, not that often), there needs to be a cycle between getting satisfaction and waiting/working for it.