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I wish I could just take one pill a day (or three) for nutrition (and satiating hunger) and not have to eat meals at all. That would be amazing, not to have to
by ehPReth 3y ago
I wish I could just take one pill a day (or three) for nutrition (and satiating hunger) and not have to eat meals at all. That would be amazing, not to have to deal with food. Buying, preparing, ordering, over eating.
- wodenokoto 3y agoThere are quite a few companies that deals with this, usually in the form of a shake rather than a pill. I think Soylent was the name of one of the early entrants.
- ajmurmann 3y agoNow I feel old. It feels like yesterday that everyone was talking about Soylent and its eccentric founder who ordered new shirts from China instead of washing the ones he had and tried to find a diet that allows you to not to have to use the bathroom.
- fbdab103 3y agoI am strangely intrigued by the bathroom avoidance. Did he find much success? Although, I seem to recall a correlation between low fiber/defecation frequency and colon cancer, but not sure how strong the association was supposed to be.
- stevenwoo 3y agoThe Alzheimer’s connection study was more recent https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive-decline-gut-health-wellness/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive...
- Scoundreller 3y agoI think he was just trying to conserve as much water as possible. Cotton uses lots of water so he bought some synthetic overalls. He also took some antibiotics to minimize poop, which I wouldn’t recommend unless strictly necessary. It’s all here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhinehart.com/?p=1152 https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhineha...
- mst 3y agoMost of those seem to be US based, but there's a European company https://jimmyjoy.com https://jimmyjoy.com as well.
- carabiner 3y agoSoylent is sold in over 28,000 stores nationwide (US) today.
- unethical_ban 3y agoBasicallyfood.com, but I got heartburn from it. I hear a liquid diet is t good if you have a sensitive esophagus.
- vacuumcl 3y agoOne pill a day perhaps not, but you can definitely sustain yourself on meal replacement products like the ones from Soylent or Huel. I get about 1/3rd my calories from those and it saves a lot of time.
- snthpy 3y agoHave you ever tried not eating at all? Fasting is actually easier than you think once you get over the initial hunger humps. Obviously seek proper medical advice first but just to point out that it's possible and I've personally done up to five day fasts while still working and going to gym as normal.
- swarnie 3y agoNot sure why this got such a negative reception, intermittent fasting has been shown to have multiple benefits. Its probably closer to what we spent generations evolving towards than the typical diet of shoving processed meats + Big Gulps in your face hole 19 hours a day.
- padjo 3y agoFasting for more than ~36 hours can be quite dangerous without medical supervision. Probably why it’s downvoted.
- maerF0x0 3y agoI'd like to see a source for that, my experience is you need to be pushing 4-5 days before it's really risky. Let's assume the individuals are intelligent enough to take in basic electrolytes. eg: There are mixes made for this purpose such as LMNT https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/22-best-electrolytes-for-fasting-news-264177 https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/22-best-elect...
- b112 3y agoIts probably closer to what we spent generations evolving towards than the typical diet of shoving processed meats + Big Gulps in your face hole 19 hours a day. That's kind of two extremes though, isn't it? You fast, or eat crap? And people get all upset about eating animal fat in quantities equal to protein, but that's what we did until the 70s. Then we stopped, and everyone ended up overweight. So I agree, traditional diets seem best, and maybe a fast or two. But if we fast, it should be in the late winter, and we should faten up in the late summer/fall too, yes? That's most inline with humans prior to cities/agriculture. Then again, we have what... 20,000? 50,000? generations of humanity using animal husbandry, and farming, to change that cycle?
- sneak 3y agoThis is why ready-to-drink Soylent exists. It's not a pill, it's a bottle, but it is precisely this. It's extremely convenient.
- asah 3y ago+1 also Huel and energy bars.
- swader999 3y agohttps://www.completefoods.co/ https://www.completefoods.co/ has exactly what you wish for in diy powder form. Or as others have mentioned, there's a lot of products that try to do the same that you can buy directly.
- Magi604 3y agoI'm with you there!
- Daneel_ 3y agoIf you’re in Australia then look up Qota. They used to be called Aussielent. Basically powdered meal - I’ve been eating it for about 8 years now. I get the vanilla and add just a little bit of honey, using warm/hot water. It’s like smooth porridge. Meal dealt with in ~2mins.
- Ekaros 3y agoA pill alone doesn't work do to well just how much mass is needed for it to contain enough usable calories. You need to eat the same amount of calories to survive and these have non-trivial mass/volume. Just one thing from Sci-Fa... Still there has been meal replacement products for a long time now. From diets to lifestyle changes.
- floitsch 3y agoAs others already mentioned, there are lots of shakes for that. I have tried the following (mostly European): - Soylent: the original (first). Ok, but not my favorite. - Mana: I like their powder version (more than the drinks). Especially good with some bread sticks. - Bertrand.bio: tastes very much like cereals. Pretty good. - Jake food: one of my friend's favorite. I prefer others.
- cheschire 3y agoIf you’re concerned at all about quality of ingredients, also consider Huel. It’s available in Europe and the US.
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- thegabriele 3y agoYep, i would do it 5/7 and having normal food as a ceremony the other two days. Still, don't forget that chewing is important for your general health
- SergeAx 3y agoYou will miss a lot of sensory sensations with that. You may treat your body as a brain-riding bipedal machine, but it is not a healthy approach.
- Daneel_ 3y agoI don’t eat for sensation though. I don’t crave it or need it. I can happily eat the same thing every day and not care. For some people that’s insanity, and for others that’s normal. I just don’t care about food, I see it as a waste of time and effort. The less time spent preparing, eating and cleaning up the better. I understand that chewing is good for your health, which is why I eat solid food a fair bit, but otherwise I wouldn’t care, honestly.
- SergeAx 3y agoAre you doing anything for bodily sensations then? I mean like swimming, jogging, massage, sex?
- Daneel_ 3y agoOh, 100%. I'm happily married with the all usual things that comes with. I do mountain biking, go for walks daily, and remedial massages are 80% covered by my health fund so I go for those occasionally too. I also have two small kids ands do a lot of renovations on our house, so I'm physically active a lot. No shortage of activity and stimulation!
- alpaca128 3y agoIt's more healthy than not treating your body at all.
- nsomaru 3y agoThis has been my dream, inspired from watching the Jetsons when I was younger
- fragmede 3y agoSoylent and Huel address this. It's not literally a pill but I think they're what you're looking for.