Intermittent fasting might help you live longer - CNN

The appearance of this story is at the very least an opportunity to notice (again) how slow establishment purveyors of "information" can be in recognition of the obvious.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/25/health/intermittent-fasting-live-longer-wellness-trnd/index.html

The many benefits in extending periods of autophagy are pretty well "settled" at this point.
https://www.healthline.com/health/autophagy

The clinic doing some of the best research on fasting in general is True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, but it's main mission is to help folks "get their health back".

https://www.healthpromoting.com/

Exercise is an inefficient way to lose weight

Changing diet to one that is truly healthy is by far the most efficient way to lose weight. Why did I choose the words "truly healthy" to describe the efficient weight loss diet?

Because nearly any diet you can name has advocates who proclaim it to be healthy.

Because several very noticable changes to waist and health occur in fairly short order in transition to a truly healthy diet.

Because one can eat until completely satisfied and still go to a very healthy weight with comparative ease and rapidity.

Because the various systems of the body one may have experienced with discomfort will return to balance: digestive issues auto resolve, endocrine imbalances auto resolve, cardiovascular issues auto resolve, blood sugar issues auto resolve.

Medical professionals will not necessarily welcome this information with open arms.

In health one is not typically conscious of heartbeat, breathing, digestion, etc. If we are conscious of discomfort in any physiologic system we are most likely not consuming a truly healthy diet. It really is that simple.

Getting back to exercise: strenuous physical activity when overweight is uncomfortable and difficult. When one is in health it is pleasurable and even joyful. Strenuous physical activity when overweight can even be dangerous. Body "intelligence" knows this, it is "telling you" - Don't do that! This is the reason "New Years resolutions" to "hit the gym to lose a few" never last...

My own opinion is when one is overweight one should be moderately active everyday, a good amount of walking does that. But first and foremost figure out how to eat all you want and still drop to a very healthy lean weight, resolving health issues as you go, basically without even trying. If the diet you follow doesn't automatically take care of weight and health issues, and you don't know why, or what the alternative is that does do that automatically, then it's very likely your understanding of nutrition needs expansion. But don't feel bad...it's a very (very) common problem. How common? Look at how most people die.

The truly healthy diet is completely nutritious and satisfying, and once acclimated also more delicious than all the unhealthy diets combined, which begin to taste like what they are - toxic substances masquerading as food that rob us of our nature given right to good health. Without realizing it we have become addicted to flavor additives such as salt, sugar and spices. Vegetables stewed in calorie dense spiced sauces is not the truly healthy diet.

The truly healthy diet is fresh and lightly cooked low fat plant based whole foods without added sugars, salts, and oils. It is not complicated.

The most difficult part of making the transition to a truly healthy diet? Facing the fact we have become addicted, and then dealing with it as an addiction. If you're in AA you can't keep booze in the house. It's the same problem with food. It's really that simple.

What is the first thing one does when they get serious about beating addiction? They get help. Addictions that are culturally universal and accepted, such as alcohol and unhealthy food, can be particularly pernicious. Enablers are everywhere making it even harder...social acceptance is one of our strongest instincts.

The thing that makes it easier? You have to really want to feel good. It's that simple.

Darwin's linear view of evolution questioned

Not in terms of ongoing modifications to an established species, but how a species comes into being to begin with. It seems correct given the diversity and numerosity of species that there would likely have been points of coincident emergence.

There is an idea afoot currently that humans will evolve toward adaptations to technologic support, which seems inherently non logical. How can biologic mechanisms and systems evolve toward anything that is non biological? It would require technologic mechanisms to be transferred biologically to subsequent generations. There are biologic boundaries that make it impossible for different species to procreate, now we're to believe technology is capable of biologic procreation?

It is possible to think biologic evolution toward greater conditions of conductivity is possible (the many technological conveniences of post industrial conditions) but that is toward greater fragility also, and a greater likelihood of extinction.

https://youtu.be/noj4phMT9OE

an unusual description of wholeness

by Jordan Peterson a clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, and psychological theoretician.

It reminds me of a well known Freud quote: ""the goal of psychoanalysis is to bring someone from the state of abject despair into the realm of common misery". I've always thought he may have had tongue in cheek saying it, but it also points the way one can be wholly in the world as it is, and be OK with it. That does not mean there are no longer ideals to fight for, rather to have them in the context of "this whole thing is bigger than us, there's only so much that can be done, and I'm OK with that".

The ground plane for wholeness perspective for me is "it created us, we did not create it".

Here's the vid:

Got floaters? (in your eye) - A natural cure

Pineapple! Can it be that easy? Here's an eye doc talking about the study that shows pineapple cures eye floaters:

Yep. Fruit is good for us! Who knew?  :>)

I eat pineapple frequently when I find good quality. Been doing it for years. Wondered where those pesky floaters got off to:)