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About these supplementary pills I think the advice of Taleb is very good: - When there is a very strong reason to medicate or do surgery, do it immediately. -
by gbog 13y ago
About these supplementary pills I think the advice of Taleb is very good:
- When there is a very strong reason to medicate or do surgery, do it immediately.
- When it is just for convenience, don't do it. The long term risks are unknown.
His diet advice is "don't ingerate anything that has been invented in the last 50 or 100 years", so wine: yes, Coke: no, vitamin pills: no, etc.
However in case of a cancer with a very bad diagnostic, he would try even the newest unverified cure.
I think this advice should be heard in the US where so many people seem to fill their stomack with aliments that did not exist 50 years ago (processed food, chocolate bars, soda, pills being the worst).
(I am rephrasing)
- patrickk 13y agoCan you link to where he says that? I'd like to read more, it sounds interesting. Also, coke (both the drug and the soft drink) is well over 50 years old, but I understand the point you're getting at with being wary of consuming substances that are not well understood. On a side note, some people who argue in favour of legalising cannabis are also argue in favour of legalising cocaine, as they reckon keeping it illegal does more damage than legalising it (Mexican cartels). In places like Bolivia, people chew coca leaves as a natural stimulant (cocaine comes from processed coca leaves). I'm not sure where I stand on legalising cocaine though, I can see two sides to the argument.
- justin66 13y agoHe's basically been doing the paleo diet (and the associated exercise, short duration sprints and weight lifting) for a while now. It doesn't seem hugely compelling to me, except for the reduction of all the excess carbs that come from a modern diet, which is a really good idea. (Pretty much everyone except the nutty nutrition skeptics - have a smoke, correlation isn't causation guys! - in this thread would categorize that as a win.)
- gbog 13y agoI read this in his Antifragile book.
- patrickk 13y agoThanks, I've been thinking about buying it, this gives me the excuse I need :-)
- giardini 13y agoIn his recent book AntiFragile, Taleb states that he drinks no beverages that aren't at least 1,000 years old. In particular, he admits to drinking coffee, water and wine.
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