Godfried Pimlott

father, husband, wannabe, somewhat dumbfounded.
BTW: BSc (Physics), BEng (Electrical). Sometimes I engage in art.

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

So, I was playing with a free sketching app on my tablet and this happened.

It's my dog, Luna, on my couch, but that's not my living room.

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

@WilliamBuliziuk

[FoundMyFitness Clips @fmfclips]

.@foundmyfitness on krill oil:

"Krill oil supplements are so low-dose [...] Good luck getting 2 grams of omega-3 from krill oil. And also, krill oil supplements are notoriously rancid."

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

@WilliamBuliziuk hmmm ... maybe you were on to something with krill oil?

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

There is now converging evidence in animals and humans that omega-3 fatty acids are at the least anti-catabolic and, likely, anabolic.

They seem to do this by shifting the balance away from breakdown and more towards muscle building, particularly in the context of anabolic resistance.

Animal studies show omega-3 fatty acids augment muscle development:
Steers fed omega-3s showed improved amino acid efficiency and activated pathways involved in muscle growth. Similarly, pigs given a high omega-3 diet exhibited larger muscles and markers of improved amino acid absorption and use.

But more importantly, we have human evidence:
• In one study, young women taking 5 grams of omega-3s per day cut their muscle loss almost in half and increased muscle protein synthesis after two weeks of leg immobilization.
• In another study, older adults consuming 3.36 grams of omega-3s daily for two months had an increase in muscle protein synthesis in the presence of amino acids and insulin.
• Yet another study found that healthy older adults taking 4 grams of omega-3s daily for half a year increased various measures of muscle size and strength.
• Still another study, older adults who consumed 4 grams of krill oil daily for six months improved knee strength, grip strength, thigh muscle thickness, and measures of muscle nerve response.

There are still open questions.
For example, a consistent theme is that many of the studies are high dose at 4 and 5 grams per day - does that imply that these effects in muscle only happen at high dosages?

Another question we might ask is, in what context is omega-3 more anabolic - for example, in old age? During immobilization? When protein intake is sub-optimal for muscle building?

(It often is for many of us.)

Listen to my recent podcast guest Dr. Chris McGlory for more discussion of this fascinating new emerging field.

Show notes and transcript for this episode here:
https://t.co/KtBJDiG6Fj

[Greg Egan @gregeganSF]

It turns out the sociological equivalent of a laser is a kind of stimulated bullshit canon, in which bullshit reflects back and forth across the planet, recruiting a growing population of excited emitters to the task of generating ever more bullshit of the same wavelength.

[peter vranjkovic @petervranj]

Rich people burn more #fossilfuels flying than poorest do overall and fossil fuels are causing #globalwarming.
https://t.co/qEcvVtnzJq
We need to #StopTMX & ban #Privatetrips & ban #gas powered leaf blowers.

[Sophie Gabrielle @CodeRedEarth]

Neoliberalism's *end of all things capitalism -let the global market determine all aspects of life on 🌎 forever has led ,whether it's BIG OIL or BIG BEEF or BIG ANYTHING in the end to the remarkable feat of funding humanity's extinction.
#ClimateEmergency

[Jodi 💙 @jodotcom]

My favorite kind of Christmas tree: its roots are in the earth, it lives in the forest, its ornaments are birds & it doesn't die on New Year's Day.

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

@JoshRainerGold should note that there are studies that show that veganism is LESS sustainable than vegetarianism and some forms of omnivore diet.

Partly to do with the fact that some pasture land can only support food animals - not humans (who cannot digest grass)

[Lindsay Brown @Lidsville]

Sob. RIP Christine McVie who wrote some of my favourite Fleetwood Mac songs. RIP

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

@RWApodcast @EmpireinWinter Note that older men (who are usually the leaders) are typically suffering from testosterone deficiency, are they not? Thus the need for testosterone hormone therapy?

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

@ianmiles only as worthless as your opinion

[Vincent van Gogh @vangoghartist]

The Bridge at Trinquetaille, 1888 #vangogh #postimpressionism https://t.co/Qecofb5dkj

[Bill Buliziuk @WilliamBuliziuk]

@godfriedpimlott This is pretty good

[Green is a mission @Greenisamissio1]

I don't really like to repeat myself, but sometimes it can't be said often enough, we need more trees worldwide. Every creature here on earth is happy to find shade when the sun burns on its body.💚🌿🌲🌱☘️🌳🍀💚

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company https://t.co/f0eOeGu4IC

[Godfried Pimlott @godfriedpimlott]

Texas Schools Require Clear Bags To Prevent Students From Bringing In Books

https://t.co/feLmD3KjTu

[NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX]

Former President Donald Trump has declared his nemesis Rep. Liz Cheney's primary loss in Wyoming as a "referendum on the never-ending Witch Hunt" and questioned whether it means the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 will be dissolved. https://t.co/SNd5UAbkFd

[Thesis Pi @ThesisPi]

@HazelEros @VoiceOfFranky @MerlinofCanada @canadianglen @RetiredCdnRJB @LHubich @JacquotLeGrand Nothing says #freedom quite like "wait for orders".... 🙄

[Circa1971Vintage @Circa1971V]

@Mykejv1137 @godfriedpimlott While we are at it, here's a paper that first uses climate change and global warning interchangeably in the title. https://t.co/u7hK0xQXqH