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Crazy name. Grab-bag, ad-hoc nutritional doctrine. Still, I'm glad such fringe self-experimentation happens. My biggest concern would be that healthy adaptive

by gojomo 14y ago

Crazy name. Grab-bag, ad-hoc nutritional doctrine. Still, I'm glad such fringe self-experimentation happens. My biggest concern would be that healthy adaptive systems benefit from variety, challenge, and chaos. Intermittent fasting is good. A little contamination from things that are normally unhealthy is good. (See, for example, the hygiene hypothesis or the idea of hormesis.) Chewing is good -- as is the somewhat random mix of very-chewed or less-chewed foods you swallow. Triggering your body's reactions (including your gut biome's reactions) to different extremes of nutrient mix will keep the systems 'practiced'... ..unless you're sure you'll spend the rest of your life like a brain-in-a-vat, and then you might as well take nutrition by IV.

scoofy 14y ago
Taleb's new book "Antifragile" talks about this, though his conclusions about medicine are borderline absurd.
rohern 14y ago
Talk about an ad-hoc nutritional doctrine. Zing!
dangero 14y ago
"Intermittent fasting is good." Can you provide a reference for that and define what you mean by "intermittent", "fasting", and "good"?
- gojomo 14y ago
  "Fasting" is not eating. It's usually done for the span of a few meals, or a full day (24-hour period or simply daytime), or even a few days. "Intermittent" might mean fasting once every few weeks, or once a week, or every other day, or even every daytime (as for Muslims during Ramadan). "Good" means a longer life with fewer diseases and less physical or mental decline. Some references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Benefits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Benefits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/02/health/he-fasting2 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/02/health/he-fasting2
  - dangero 14y ago
    Thank you.
    - pbreit 14y ago
      Did you really need someone to point that out for you or were you being difficult?
      - crusso 14y ago
        Always keep the http://lmgtfy.com http://lmgtfy.com link in a copy/paste buffer for these kinds of emergencies!
- teod 14y ago
  The Wikipedia article on Intermittent Fasting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting) says that there is evidence which suggests it may increase longevity.
- Pkeod 14y ago
  http://www.leangains.com/ http://www.leangains.com/ Check a few articles on most popular.

by gojomo 14y ago

scoofy 14y ago

Taleb's new book "Antifragile" talks about this, though his conclusions about medicine are borderline absurd.

rohern 14y ago

Talk about an ad-hoc nutritional doctrine. Zing!

dangero 14y ago

"Intermittent fasting is good." Can you provide a reference for that and define what you mean by "intermittent", "fasting", and "good"?

gojomo 14y ago
"Fasting" is not eating. It's usually done for the span of a few meals, or a full day (24-hour period or simply daytime), or even a few days. "Intermittent" might mean fasting once every few weeks, or once a week, or every other day, or even every daytime (as for Muslims during Ramadan). "Good" means a longer life with fewer diseases and less physical or mental decline. Some references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Benefits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Benefits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/02/health/he-fasting2 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/02/health/he-fasting2
- dangero 14y ago
  Thank you.
  - pbreit 14y ago
    Did you really need someone to point that out for you or were you being difficult?
    - crusso 14y ago
      Always keep the http://lmgtfy.com http://lmgtfy.com link in a copy/paste buffer for these kinds of emergencies!
teod 14y ago
The Wikipedia article on Intermittent Fasting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting) says that there is evidence which suggests it may increase longevity.
Pkeod 14y ago
http://www.leangains.com/ http://www.leangains.com/ Check a few articles on most popular.