Posts by shadowfalcon33

dustypilot22 said:Let the avatar be. 🙄

Yes, I agree. There is no question about the avatar.

@shadowharbor5

Please, change your signature. You have one day to get it done.
Thanks,
P.

GABA? Are you taking it as a medication or just as a dietary supplement?

Robin Ramos2 said:We’ve been over this a thousand times already, but clearly nothing is sinking in. Honestly, a punch to the face might be the only way to get through to someone as thick-headed as you.

🙂

In my opinion, water might actually be far more dangerous than sugar. I mean, just look at how many people have drowned?

Well, go ahead and carry on in the lounge.
Best regards,
P.

You can find just about anything discussed in this thread.

I highly suggest everyone take a look at what Jim Van Os and his colleagues have to say regarding this matter.

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/conte...67.664086.63v1

Additionally, there is an interesting piece in Nature worth checking out.

http://www.nature.com/news/2004/0411.../041129-7.html

I also warmly recommend that certain participants in this discussion read some hardcore literature on the subject.

Dr. Anic is a truly wonderful guy. 👍

Kevin White5 said:Would you really spend your entire life studying just to scrape together a measly $7,000 or $9,000?$0.00?

If someone's primary motivation is chasing a massive paycheck, they probably shouldn't be entering the medical field in the first place. Besides, there’s nothing stopping a cardiac surgeon from opening a private practice and charging whatever they want for heart surgeries.
Furthermore, those "measly" $7k-$9k salaries actually represent two average American incomes combined—that's not pocket change.

The reasons why we lack pediatric cardiac surgeons are far more complex than just saying "nobody wants to do it."

ruggedviper982 said:From what I understand, the body views highly processed foods as essentially nutrient-void. To compensate, it pulls from its own internal reserves of "real nutrients" just to process them. Essentially, you're impoverishing your own system just to digest junk.

Does that imply that refined foods would actually make for the perfect weight-loss diet?

rustymoose54 said:No, absorption into the bloodstream is just as fast. I actually measured it myself 😉

Wait, hold on... You actually ran an experiment?! 😲 👍

If the absorption rate is identical, then the metabolic impact should be too. It likely all comes down to those "fillers" Taylor Brown61 was talking about.

True, there is definitely a difference in flavor profile.

I don't quite follow why white sugar is labeled as unhealthy. Proponents of brown sugar often claim it enters the bloodstream more slowly, which sounds plausible on the surface, but I fail to see the actual biochemical basis for it. Sucrose is sucrose, regardless of the color. Unless brown sugar isn't a simple polymer—requiring more time for breakdown, though I'm not certain that would be biologically significant, given how quickly starch converts to glucose—or perhaps there are trace additives involved that slow down the digestion of the sucrose.

dustycanyon6 said:Besides humans, what other animals drink or eat milk once they're fully grown? [/URL]

The explanation for that, however, isn't actually based on any supposed harm caused by milk.

dustycanyon6 said:Lactose Intolerance

Certain individuals struggle to process dairy because their bodies lack the specific enzyme needed for digestion—a condition referred to as lactose intolerance. According to the National Institutes of Health, somewhere between 30 and 50 million Americans deal with this issue. It’s also notably more prevalent within specific ethnic communities. Specifically, up to 75 percent of all adult African Americans and Native Americans and 90 percent of Asian Americans consider themselves lactose intolerant.

Exactly. As we can see, these are all people living in the US, not in Africa. Also, pay close attention to the phrasing used here: "consider themselves."

I suspect the greater risk here is actually compromising the integrity of the culture itself.

Michael Jones23 said:Ugh, how should I put this? That yellow stuff in your ear—that discharge... I can't recall the actual term, something starting with a C...

Cerumen.

Honestly, it's pretty gross. 😢 Any kind of grease would work just as well, and it’d be way more pleasant.

If we're talking about old-school "home remedies" for sore throats, though, people usually suggest rinsing with sage tea.

George Bailey2 said:I have to disagree.
If you finish your last meal at 6 PM and don't wake up until 8 AM, your body is essentially going without food for 14 hours—which, frankly, feels like nothing short of torture for your system.
You should definitely eat in the evening; you just need to steer clear of heavy, greasy foods or anything high in carbs, especially those combinations where fats and carbohydrates are paired together.

No pain, no gain! 😁

restlessmarlin6 said:When should my last meal of the day be? ... etc. 🙂

Before 6:00 PM.

dustyscout53 said:Now that we've settled that, let's start listing some crazy artists. I've already thrown out two names, so it's your turn. 😁

What about Philip K. Dick?

dustyscout53 said:(you know, autism, World Disease, etc.).

Epilepsy.