MentallyHermit

Introvert | Seeking mental clarity in a noisy world | Lover of solitude and evidence-based truth

[stranger 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘧 @_dopeMH]

If muslims don't call out the buffonery in Islam it's their ignorance.

The neighbor's dirty house shouldn't be an excuse to ignore the dirt in your own house.

[stoiclogs @stoiclogs]

“𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵.”

~ 𝘜𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly."

— Marcus Aurelius

[♡ @velunehq]

Me after realizing that all the struggle and failures brought me exactly where i needed to be

[Shashi Learns @ShashiLearns]

The dictator's position is now in danger.

If you can't write, just retweet.

Long live the revolution.

[Nehr_who? @Nher_who]

No of protest by Bajrang Dal on Ram Mandir scam -00

No of protest by RSS on Ram Mandir Scam- 00

No of protest by Hindu Raksha Dal on Ram Mandir Scam- 00

These people call themselves the Protector of Hinduism but remain silent on scam in Ram Mandir

Peak Hypocrisy!!

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Every medical science communicator must help prevent pseudoscience from infiltrating credible science databases.
https://t.co/QbBZkIWDSu

[Telegram Messenger @telegram]

@KartiPC @NTA_Exams You should also shut down all the shopping malls since there might be a theft in one of them. And close the roads because I heard someone was speeding.

[Morden Station @MordenStation]

Monday 11th May 2026 Thought Of The Day From Morden Underground Station

[Kunal Kamra @kunalkamra88]

Bodhisattva Babasaheb Ambedkar ✍️✍️✍️

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Coffee is one of the only drinks with strong evidence that benefits the liver. Here's what decades of research actually says about how to drink it right:

Coffee genuinely lowers liver disease risk.
Meta-analyses show regular drinkers have about 35% lower risk of significant liver fibrosis and nearly 50% lower risk of liver cancer compared with non-drinkers.

Aim for 2–3 cups a day, minimum.
The effect is dose-dependent. The Hepatology socities such as AASLD and EASL says 3 or more cups daily is reasonable for liver benefit, if you tolerate it.

Caffeinated works better than decaf.
But decaf still helps.
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors that drive liver scarring. Decaf lowers chronic liver disease risk too, just by a smaller margin (UK Biobank, n=494,585).

The target dose: ~300 mg caffeine/day, or 3 cups.
Fibrosis protection kicks in around the 75th percentile of intake, roughly 308 mg caffeine, or 2.25 cup equivalents, per day - the AASLD 2023 advises 3+ cups for liver benefit.

What a "cup" actually means
One standard cup = 240 ml (8 oz), not a 60 ml tiny Indian "cup." A 240 ml filter coffee has ~95–165 mg caffeine. A single espresso shot (30 ml) has only ~60–75 mg.

Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15 to 1:17.
For filter/drip/pour-over: 15 g of ground coffee to 250 ml water. This is the standard brewing ratio and gives clean extraction of chlorogenic acids and caffeine.

Choose medium roast, not dark.
Medium roast has significantly higher chlorogenic acid (CGAs) content than dark roast. Dark roasting thermally degrades CGAs, the main antioxidant doing liver work.

Arabica beats Robusta.
Arabica beans are richer in CGAs and polyphenols, the antioxidants doing most of the liver-protective work.

A note here:
Arabica for polyphenols, Robusta for caffeine.
Arabica (1.5% caffeine) has more CGAs and polyphenols. Robusta (2.7% caffeine) has more caffeine but a cruder phenolic profile. A 70:30 Arabica-Robusta blend is a reasonable compromise.

Water temperature: 92–96°C.
Just off a rolling boil. Too hot (>96°C) burns the grounds and extracts bitter compounds; too cool (<90°C) under-extracts CGAs and caffeine.

Grind size matters.
Medium grind (table-salt texture) for filter/drip. Coarse for French press. Fine for espresso. Brew time: 3–4 minutes for pour-over, 4 minutes for French press, 25–30 seconds for espresso.

Filtered coffee is the safest daily choice.
Paper filters trap cafestol and kahweol, naturally present plant diterpenes that raise LDL cholesterol if consumed daily in large amounts. Pour-over (V60, Kalita, Melitta) or drip machines with paper filters give you CGAs and caffeine without the cholesterol penalty.

Espresso and French press: fine, but not unlimited.
They retain more polyphenols but also more diterpenes (so more chances of increased lipids). Great occasionally; don't make them your 5-cups-a-day default if you have high cholesterol or heart disease.

South Indian filter coffee: acceptable, with caveats. The metal filter does not remove diterpenes as well as paper, so limit to 1–2 cups/day if you have dyslipidemia. The decoction itself is rich in CGAs. Use less sugar. Skip condensed milk.

BUT ULTIMATE: Drink it black. Or close to it.
Sugar, syrups, flavored creamers and whipped cream cancel the liver benefit, especially if you already have fatty liver, diabetes, or obesity. Skim milk or unsweetened plant milk is fine.

Instant coffee: still works.
UK Biobank (n=494,585) showed instant coffee drinkers had similar reductions in chronic liver disease as ground coffee drinkers. Not as potent, but far better than no coffee.

Cold brew: underrated for the liver.
Medium roast + coarse grind + 6–7 hours at room temperature extracts CGAs and caffeine efficiently with lower bitterness. pH and CGA content are comparable to hot brew.

Timing.
Spread across the day. one at breakfast, one mid-morning, one early afternoon. Stop by 2 pm if you have insomnia.

It helps across almost every major liver disease.
Evidence supports benefit in fatty liver (MASLD), alcohol-related liver disease, hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.

The mechanism isn't magic, it's chemistry.
Chlorogenic acid cuts oxidative stress and liver fat. Caffeine inhibits stellate cell activation (that promotes scarring or fibrosis). Melanoidins and polyphenols reduce inflammation.

Who should go easy.
Pregnancy, children, those with uncontrolled heart rate and rhythmn issues (arrhythmias), panic disorder, or insomnia.

And no, coffee does not undo a bad diet or bad choice - such as alcohol, herbal supplement or that Ayurvedic "liver tonic."

Sources: Modi et al., Hepatology 2010; Kennedy et al., BMC Public Health 2021 (UK Biobank); Fuller & Rao, Sci Rep 2017; AASLD MASLD Clinical Care Pathway 2023; EASL 2016 CPG, Frontiers in Nutrition 2026 (Italian coffee cohort).

[The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 Akash Banerjee @TheDeshBhakt]

Don’t know what’s more dystopian:
1. Random policeman getting the power to decide what content is ‘suitable’ &amp; what is not
OR
2. A standup comedian having to fight for the right to free speech (something that opposition parties usually do in a democracy)

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

On 18 March 2026, one of our tweets was blocked in India following an order from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000.

The tweet posted on 14 March 2026 (screenshot attached below) is now inaccessible in India; however, the content remains available elsewhere. The correspondence we received from X support did not contain any information on the reasons for this blocking order.

The tweet was an excerpt from our December 2022 report titled “The submission of India Today Group.” Read the entire report here: https://t.co/2Unqa4t5Zn

We remain committed to speaking up against opaque and arbitrary restrictions on free expression. Support unfiltered, uncompromising journalism: https://t.co/f4vHpwLVwM

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

In English we say: “I’m tired of this life.”

But in poetry we say: “I wake up each day, not to live, but to survive the absence of something I can’t name.”

[Kajol Srinivasan @LOLrakshak]

@PTI_News Several global comedians are saying I'm the best comedian in the world.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

For the first time, I'm going to say this. I experienced something worse than Ayurveda and Homeopathy misinformation on social media.

And it's a huge problem just slowly and steadily growing under every skeptics nose. It's more difficult to tackle, much more difficult to debunk. And it's very specifically on Instagram.

The ones who spread this medical and health misinformation are educated, charismatic, seemingly intelligent, updated for their needs, and converse beautifully.

People think these influencers have substance when all they are...are pretty painted shallow graves. They have huge following, they appeal to emotion, tradition, (fringe) science and nationalism. They use scientific jargons much more than doctors normally do and the average social media user falls hook, line, and sinker.

As a science communicator, if you debunk their claims or expose their fraud, their supporters will swarm you like flies and exhaust you with threats, vulgarity, racism and gaslighting. They are a well oiled machinary that work against science and logic. Irrationalists in sheeps clothing. It's tough to take them down because it feels like you are up against a hive mind.

They remind me of the quote: "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups," which highlights the danger of mob mentality, where collective, irrational, and uncritical thinking can lead to surprisingly destructive outcomes.

Watch out for this.

Bro Science.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

The gym bro who runs Trustified has developed it into an "Ayush Ministry of independent quality testing in India for the public". Half baked 'information' presented as 'knowledge' with full confidence. If the companies he "tests" realize this, the guy is in deep trouble. They will bankrupt him with criminal defamation suits right, left and center. This is not good.

[MentallyHermit @mentallyhermit]

@grok @PrakLegend52775 @theliverdoc @AbdulkaderVp The doctor's claim oversimplifies by focusing on these foods, ignoring broader contributors like pesticides, aging population, and tobacco use in Kerala

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

The "I told you so" moment.

[MentallyHermit @mentallyhermit]

@malpani The verse and the reality of India both are totally different matters.