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this is worth checking out. helps to have someone explain what is going on. youtube is a good place to start. guy also has a twitch channel with a phenomenal amount of viewers.

not sure why this would get downvoted

I have heard folks say one of the best ways to absorb magnesium is an empsom salt bath. Not sure if there is "science" on this, but hear it is one of the great benefits of a float tank.

lol the hacker news relationship advice this spawned

There's definitely stuff in there that is dusty for sure. Thanks for this.

I have kept around and distributed multiple copies of The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White, for the past few years (lots of revisions of this out there, 4th might be most recent iirc). It's like a 9$ book and the guidance is priceless.

https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/...

guaranteed lending == bad idea

Great book. He's also making the podcast rounds.

I enjoyed the term 8 hour sleep "opportunity", that he uses. Much more relatable for me.

Some tricks I like:

- Magnesium bath (aka epsom salts)

- Orally supplemented liquid magnesium (though I have heard folks say that absorbing magnesium through the skin is actually a better way than orally.)

- Cold shower for 2-5 minutes, warm shower for 4-8 minutes, repeat and play with the times, ending on warm if your goal is sleep. Ending on cold if your goal is to be awake/get over a sickness.

Edit, also:

- exercise, but not too late into the day

- minimize late night screen time (duh. only mentioning it because I recently discovered the Accessibility-->Display Accommodations-->Color Filters on the Iphone. If you set it up to use a custom color tint and slide INTENSITY and HUE to max, then turn on the Accessibility Shortcut at the bottom of Accessibility, you can basically get your phone display set up to toggle a red light mode, which is much easier on the eyes at night)

- somewhat controversially: cannabis

- if you're dieting, save your carbs until the end of the day

- meditation, yoga, foam rolling, stretching - immediately prior to bed

I also do random shit like wear a bite guard to prevent grinding and occasionally go through phases where I'll tape my mouth shut to promote nasal breathing

this should be like, pinned, to the top of HN

well yeah. if you have an actual diagnosis such as that, a treatment protocol known to be effective makes perfect sense.

It suggests that we are incapable of feeling anything physically real in our bodies.

It makes me sad that this is the representation the word has to you. I think the book is an honest attempt to change exactly this type of impression about the term placebo.

the book is what you make it. most of the beginning of the book is actual cases of folks taking their health into their own hands, which I find empowering.

certainly dont condone throwing placebo around as a reason to ignore chronically ill people.

just think folks are not presented with this path of recourse by the traditional healthcare system. the placebo is treated as a dirty word and stigmatized. why not attempt harness it? who cares if you cant currently explain the mechanisms at work, the results are what matter.

I certainly understand

There's a fantastic book called "The Body Keeps the Score" that touches on some of your observations here.

the narrative of 'chronic' illness is a shame

edit: I always get beat up on the internet when I make comments like this. Not sure why I keep doing it. Slow learner. In this case, I meant that it is a shame medical professionals tell folks that their issues are going to be with them for perpetuity, as in a lot of cases the medical professional is reinforcing a narrative of helplessness.

https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Placebo-Making-Matter/dp/1401...

this should be at the top, dammit

developer named all the variables for things from Norse Mythologies.

this is hilarious.

Is saturated fat bad for your health?

only if you are conducting or reading a study commissioned by the sugar lobby ;)

As the other commenter noted, I think there are several folks at Mason who are Austrian leaning. Don Boudreaux was someone whose writing I followed back in the late 20-aughts, I'm sure he's still doing work.

Once took a History of Economic Theory course that completely ignored the Austrians. Nice to see them included