Skeptical Health

Diet, exercise & recovery. Half what we are told about health is BS. Skepticism is the only rational position. Follow the incentives.

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Some memes don't require words...

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@DolfDoofinsky Good rule of thumb

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Nettles are the scourge of the British runner. They rule out some of my best running routes May - Oct.

I once brute-forced my way through a large nettles patch in skimpy shorts, thinking “how bad can it be?”

Answer: medically, not bad… but I barely slept a wink that night.

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@SBakerMD Verdict on the eggs? I am always suspicious of egg dishes at catered venues

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The humble doorway pull up bar - surprisingly useful.

The hanging stretch is one of the best: with this you can do 60 secs anytime

For upper body home workouts you can splice press-ups and pull-ups into the most hectic morning routine

Good value at $25/£20

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@660ag Just salt…

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Beef heart with slow cook juices while getting sun

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The humble doorway pull up bar - surprisingly useful.

The hanging stretch is one of the best: with this you can do 60 secs anytime

For upper body home workouts you can splice press-ups and pull-ups into the most hectic morning routine

Good value at $25/£20

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My top 5 recovery tools:

- sauna
- cold plunge
- sunshine
- beef
- early night

Last week I took 2 straight days off exercise and did all of these. I was ready to go again on day 3.

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If proven, this would be a big deal!

Seems like it would not be too hard to design a study that controlled for the known vitamin D promoters (sunlight and diet) and had a test group doing daily cold plunge?

If only there was a Big Cold lobby who could fund it 😂

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Fair point but…

I criticise vegans for this not because they are trying to simulate a food they don’t want to eat.

It is because they are trying to simulate a food they have declared immoral. Carnivores do not see bread as immoral, just unhealthy.

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If proven, this would be a big deal!

Seems like it would not be too hard to design a study that controlled for the known vitamin D promoters (sunlight and diet) and had a test group doing daily cold plunge?

If only there was a Big Cold lobby who could fund it 😂

[MorozkoForge @MorozkoForge]

Cold exposure triggers mitochondria in brown fat to dramatically increase activity for thermogenesis.

These activated mitochondria emit ultraviolet biophotons that may convert cellular cholesterol to Vitamin D, bypassing the need for sunlight.

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Beef fore-rib I cooked for the family yesterday. Was very popular.

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My top 5 recovery tools:

- sauna
- cold plunge
- sunshine
- beef
- early night

Last week I took 2 straight days off exercise and did all of these. I was ready to go again on day 3.

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6 eggs, 100g smoked salmon and 120g mozzarella. My 3 favourite non-beef lunch options all together.

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@wellness4u2024 The morning is when I tended to do it. Will have to try evening, as I am not exactly a sound sleeper myself!

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Fair point but…

I criticise vegans for this not because they are trying to simulate a food they don’t want to eat.

It is because they are trying to simulate a food they have declared immoral. Carnivores do not see bread as immoral, just unhealthy.

[Nicole @SneakerPurple]

It cracks me up when carnivores make fun of vegans for trying to recreate plant-based meat...

And are busy themselves trying to make animal-based bread.

Do you not see the irony?

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@johnrwoodman 🤌

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@RachyBull You probably felt a much bigger benefit than me in the mornings then, although it was still noticeably better for me stopping a glass.

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@Mangan150 Same. Top of the list.