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by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: What doesn't kill you might make you dumber?
Replies: 25
Views: 1090

Re: What doesn't kill you might make you dumber?

Inflammation is the symptom for a lot of autoimmune diseases, I'm not sure there is any evidence that it is the trigger. I think it's increasingly known that many if not most/all autoimmune diseases are various forms of inflammation which in turn cause the associated symptoms (pain in rheumatoid ar...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Since I'm here today I wanted to mention a few ongoing observations rooted in my Oura ring. At the beginning of March I steeply increased my activity level. 3.5 weeks or so into March I have the following observations 1. My average nighttime resting heart rate has dropped from around 48 BPM to 45 BP...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:30 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

It's been interesting to see your experience with the Oura ring. I've often considered one. Are you familiar with the term Orthorexia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorexia_nervosa Applying strict food standards to your elderly father with dementia could approach that territory. With that said -...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:26 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

EdithKeeler wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:23 pm
... I try to give her whatever she wants. She’s 87, stuck in a nursing home, and food is one of the last few things that give her pleasure. ...
This is the softy emotional counterargument to my more rigorous knowledge-based argument, and it's the one that so far is winning out.
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:21 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Your post about your dad reminds me of my mother-in-law. She’s in her late 70’s and has had food issues her whole life (as in, very picky eating, no spices, only a few “safe” foods), and her diet at this point has winnowed down to sweet baked goods and yogurt drinks. She’s also showing early signs ...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

You actually think a few sunshine seeds are going to change the trajectory at this point? That The Illinois Dave's 11th Hour Resurrection Diet is going to derail death? This is only a dilemma for you... Maybe so. But there is evidence that dietary/nutritional interventions can slow the progression ...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:10 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

That's so tough. If I was in your shoes I think I'd let him eat what he wants to be happy in the moment. ... That's more/less the approach we've taken, though I have changed my shopping strategy. In the past we'd try to limit the number of shopping trips we make for him by buying him a whole week's...
by IlliniDave
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: What doesn't kill you might make you dumber?
Replies: 25
Views: 1090

Re: What doesn't kill you might make you dumber?

I'll be interested to see what they learn as they tease things out of the observation over time, specifically as it pertains to the metabolic health of those from whom the data was gathered, and especially if there is some some insight into their pre-covid (and/or pre vaccine) metabolic health. It's...
by IlliniDave
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Dilemmas and Guilt. I've been fascinated by what I've learned over the last 15 or so months when it comes to the chronic lifestyle diseases (obesity, Type II diabetes, dementia, hypertension, vascular disease, heart attack, stroke, and many cancers). I'd long bought into the conventional wisdom that...
by IlliniDave
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

:arrow: Yes, go on. And read further. There are a bunch of (American) medical skilled specialists on nutrition (not connected to the “industry). See @Oey recently. You will not become a youth anymore. But you will be a very fit person to grow old unhindered by bodily restrictions. Yes to that! I am...
by IlliniDave
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Warning: this one is mostly just using journaling to reflect on some aspects of where I've come in the past year in hopes of generating seeds of ideas for honing my lifestyle regimen for the months ahead. It's apt to be a dull read. I decided to go back and look at some numbers from a year ago. On 3...
by IlliniDave
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 369
Views: 56585

Re: Ego's Journal

... Same here. We are willing to spend on health. All of our labs continue to look good. We do not add sugar to anything, but I have added trehalose to my daily routine for it's neuroprotective and autophagy inducing properties. It is the sugar in mushrooms and seaweed but does not cause the same s...
by IlliniDave
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 369
Views: 56585

Re: Ego's Journal

Disjointed noted: ...They came back from the clinic this year enthusiastic about one of the additions to their routine. A weekly dose of Senolytics. They know we are interested in healthspan as well, and over the course of several weeks, I had an ongoing conversation with the husband. Mrs. Ego and ...
by IlliniDave
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

If you can somehow figure out how to take a BP measurement during exercising, you'll see much higher numbers. A maximum effort lift can very briefly send it up to 250/110 in a healthy person. This is why record setting power lifters may experience nosebleeds. The BP is high enough to burst the flim...
by IlliniDave
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

If you could measure your blood pressure as well, you'd probably find it to be sky high during strength training. Think of it as an engine with the heart being the fuel pump. If you floor the gas in order to accelerate fast, the pump will pump harder. Likely you feel more spent with the HIIT, becau...
by IlliniDave
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

I used to have a smartwatch but I found that once I understood how the scoring worked, I'd start gaming it, so I gave it away. For example, "sleep score" depends on how often the accelerometers are triggered when you toss and turn. Thus I perfected the art of turning in bed without moving...
by IlliniDave
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291572

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Some unexpected observances. My Oura risn isn't optimized for being a fitness tracker, but it does give me better information than I was getting without it. I've been surprised by some of the stuff. -I noticed my heart rate gets higher during strength training than is does during my HIIT workouts on...
by IlliniDave
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE
Replies: 41
Views: 2291

Re: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE

'Processed' is definitely a continuum. Some countries are adopting labeling that assigns food items on a processing scale. Even chopping up a vegetable is technically processing (and for things like broccoli, there are even alleged nutritional benefits to chopping it then cooking it compared to just...
by IlliniDave
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE
Replies: 41
Views: 2291

Re: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE

Although I wound up being somewhat of a devil's advocate in the discussion, it wasn't really my intent. I'm 100% in favor of WF-dominated nutrition, and whether or not someone chooses to make animal protein and fat a part of that is an individual choice I respect either way. I'm far from carnivore i...
by IlliniDave
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE
Replies: 41
Views: 2291

Re: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE

@theanimal agreed. But the corn and soy industry are generally selling most of the products to exactly the meat industry. ... I think biofuels has passed animal feed for both corn and soybean consumption in recent years. Corn is 40% ethanol and 35% feed (varies a little year-to-year with demand), l...