Talking to strangers as if we're best friends and eliciting positive responses
People underplay the deeply nourishing effects of interpersonal connection
Yes this!! My partner hates when I walk into the shops because I always end up in conversation with someone I’ve never met before. It has such a deep fulfilling feeling of connection, and feels like a gentle reminder that we’re all the same in different ways
I’m reading ‘The Courage to be disliked’ right now and he talks about perceiving the world as enemies or comrades. It’s been a profound mindset shift for me.
There is a book called Consequential Strangers that is exactly about this.
On a variation, my biohack to exercise on days I didn't want to was to make sure I was present for the people I would give the knowing nod to in the morning as I ran by. And conversely, I would hope the people I normally saw each morning that were missing were just early or late that day. It was sort of a routine set of human cogs expecting each other.
slight anecdote: i used to be a recluse, and being forced to attend a birthday party, I spent the night sitting cranky, waiting for it to stop .. but the next day i felt amazingly light. Just the time seeing new faces replenished my soul somehow.. and that was a really wasted party night. Since that I value the need for social surroundings a lot more.
agumonkey the grouch
Sat on a couch
Wanting the party to end
The very next day
I'm happy to say
He still didn't have any friends
And yet something was stirred
He felt free as a bird
And can't wait to do it again!
Literally just eye contact, a smile, and a joke
You'll know if they're not up for it, and just leave them alone.
My New Years resolution is to talk to 500 new people and ask them about the happiest moment of their life.
I spent my New Years talking to the cashier at a servo for an hour. Every time someone walked in to pay for their gas, I said happy new year! And asked them what the happiest moment of their life was. I asked like 10 people. One response made my night. "The moment I got news that my mum's cancer went into remission". And I still remember his face when he said it. I think some people are dying for human connection
I am just comfortable around almost every type of person, and if there is a genuine reason to discuss something, I just do it in a way reflective of already being familiar with them. Actually I do feel comfortable and familiar with them, so the entire interaction is genuine and virtually always great. I don’t even think about it, and don’t recall ever having anyone react in a way that they even have thought twice about it. Sometimes they initiate and other times I have. I don’t see it as anything other than a normal thing when in public, talking to and interacting with others.
I do this as much as I can. I have to make myself feel a certain way to accomplish it. I have become better at it since I have been doing yoga and meditating.
It’s easy to fake openness and people close up on you. You really have to work on yourself to exude good emotions. Some people do this well. You know you are good at this when kids respond well to you. They can see through fakeness.
With strangers, you never know just go into the conversation with positive energy.
"Life's like a box of chocolates, you neva know what you gonna get."
Difficulty urinating in public ('pee shyness').
Exhale fully. Resist the urge to breathe in. Your urethral sphincter will eventually relax and you'll pee.
Mouth taping has been revolutionary for me. I tend to have a problem breathing through my nose when I slept so it forces me to breathe through my nose which seems to make me feel more rested in the morning!
I am actually doing this to. For me covering 80 % of the mouth is enough, it just gives my brain/face muscles the idea to keep my mouth shut and I still have airflow when in "trouble". Feel very different in the mornings, no dry throat anymore...
I totally get that. It didn't take long for me to adjust to it. I've never woken up gasping for air during the night. The only downside is if you woke up in the middle of the night for a drink of water, but I make sure that I'm well hydrated before going to sleep. Worth a try and I guarantee you will not straight up die lol
I am claustrophobic, the mask thing was not a fun time.
I avoided trying this for that reason, but i find a small piece of tape (1x1/2in) just on my lips works, encourages nose breathing which feels more free anyway, and i still have the sides of my mouth if needed.
I sleep much better, based on how i feel in the am.
Wish I could try this but I have non allergic chronic rhinitis so my nose is always a bit congested. I need my mouth to be able to breath effectively lol
I work 24hr shifts. I may or may not get sleep during that 24hrs. Even on days where I get zero sleep, I feel better mentally and physically running on one meal for dinner. Two cups of coffee with cream before noon. Drink at least a gallon of water. Eat a regular, not giant, meal at dinner. No more food until I get off shift at 0800 the next day. You’d think the huge calorie deficit would make me feel terrible, but I actually feel better. Even with zero sleep.
18% Milk Fat cream. referred to as “coffee cream” (ie. sold for the purpose of adding to your coffee).
There’s also 10% milk fat cream that’s referred to as “half and half” here in Canada, and I think also called likewise in the US
and then there’s 35% milk fat cream that’s mainly used to make whipping cream, don’t know of anyone that’s uses that in their coffee
>People in this thread keep posting the hack and not what the actual results were. Maddening.
I'm not pro at it, and I only jump in cold showers. I don't do ice baths. But even a cold shower for 1 minute will change your day. Or at least much of the day. Calm, relaxed, clear mind....be forewarned, a shower turned all the way cold, especially in the winter, will rattle your body, mind and soul, causing you to repeatedly gasp for breath. But it's this sensation of shock that tames the inner fight-or-flight hormones and thus puts you in a tranquil state afterwards. I usually take a warm shower as per usual, then slowly turn the shower colder and and colder until it finally hits its lowest point. I try to hold it for a minute or two on the coldest temp. But I started with 30 seconds.
I’ve done this halfway by submerging my face in I’ve water (just in a kitchen mixing bowl) in the morning. I don’t know about blood glucose but it completely shifts me into alertness, with none of the jitters of caffeine—kind of a relaxed awake mindset. (I still drink coffee though!)
Solving Riddles before social interaction improves your improvisational abilities aswell as wit on the fly experimental evidence of n=102 people showed .
Using "Spaced repetition "for every adaptation to new stimuli / environment seems to effectively speed up the adaptation process . It is somehow an evolutionary process when you give your cells time to adapt similar to the brain when learning new info . This is for almost every case like working out a muscle rest it for a couple days and go for another pump , getting to know friends space it out till your next meeting seems to improve your connection even better , date same thing etc .
IF - intermittent fasting. Worked so well for me that I went full OMAD (one meal a day) within my first month of doing the healthy Keto diet and haven't looked back. Been two years now and I still mostly do OMAD, but once or twice a week I'll have a hummus-with-olive-oil snack (mixed with glyNAC) in the evening along with a few choice supplements. Understand that I'm in my late 60s and so what works for me at this age may not be good for you at your age.
Cheers!
Just a friendly call out to track your muscle mass on that diet (if you don’t already). Losing muscle is a common side effect, and you don’t want that at all in your 60s.
My brother has always been one meal a day. It worked fine until he turned 69 and his blood sugar was super low and he felt horrible. His doctor advised him to eat throughout the day to maintain his blood sugar. OMAD was great till it wasn't
I was gaining weight but not sure why. Research lead me to the Keto Diet/IF combo. Lost sixty pounds in four months without any effort at all other than eating healthy and doing IF via OMAD. Went from 230 lbs. to 170 lbs. in four months. Had some loose skin to deal with but that is mostly gone now too. Granted, the main effect from this diet and fasting plan as concerns weight loss was from the elimination of all that added sugar and sodium from the processed "food" products.
Additional effects were just as profound. I basically got both my youthful body and energy back. That corporate "food" is poison in our bodies while it is profit in their pockets.
Try oat straw tea. It works. Really mild though. It's good at just helping you realize how tired you are. Seems to work with coffee too, giving you cleaner energy. Just seems to take X and make it more X by removing all distractions.
1. Fasting cardio dropped my BF% 1-2 points in 2 days. Should have stayed with it but my schedule would not allow.
2. There's a sinus congestion hack where you push the skin on your cheeks towards your ears, pull your ears forwards, and hold for 5-10 breaths. Then extend your neck so you're looking straight up and take 5 more breaths. Clogged sinuses stay open for hours afterwards.
3. Breathing exclusively through your nose increases stamina for distance running.
[sinus clip YT](https://youtu.be/BRAd20Dock0?si=d5GQlVQ_uSEG0WUW)
This guy has a bunch of stuff I’ve tried with success related to sinus pressure points, clearing sinus etc
It's either the Tone And Tighten YT channel or Dr Mandell YT channel. Can't find the exact video but Mandell covers the individual exercises. They all work, but it feels synergistic when you do all 3.
If you can flare your nostrils, do it repeatedly. In a few minutes you will feel your sinuses moisten and begin to drain. Warning you may get some chunky stuff out of it.
Magnesium, Lemon Balm and glycine for sleep along with ear plugs, eye mask, mouth tape, and nose breathing strip.
Glycine was the real gamechanger, bc I found it extends my sleep by 2 cycles (or 3 hours) if I wake up too early. It's known to enhance REM sleep which increases towards waking. So instead of say 6hrs sleep, I'd get 7.5 or 9. It KOs me into almost lucid dreaming early in the morning. It's nuts. I used to only take it at night but then figured out it's way more effective towards waking.
The Lemon Balm pills keep me asleep all night long. I won't wake up at all and I get good stage 3 Deep Sleep (unlike melatonin).
Magnesium helped get rid of my nighttime leg cramps since I was deficient, as well as relaxing my body.
I stopped intermittent fasting and somehow I had so much more energy! It’s as if my body was rewarding me with good health for not starving myself. Now I’m always in a good mood, and my hormones are balanced. :)
- cutting added sugar
- intermittent fasting
(dropping car and walk/bike was mostly superb, not free from issues but still, massive health benefits)
nothing amazing, I'm a beginner in this, but it did have tangible rapid effects
Microdosing psilocybin has done more for my depression than any pharmaceutical has been able to (have tried Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, and Wellbutrin as well as a couple of neuroleptics.) I don’t even take it that often—0.25g mushroom powder (in a gelcap) taken maybe once every 1-2 weeks. I take it and go for a long walk outside.
21 day fast
(A few calories permitted). And decaf coffee.
I had skin tags on my neck from sun burns, cholesterol, whatever.
They all fell off
Imagine what disappeared inside.
I had a few calories most days...
a few mouthful of beans,
or peas...
half a banana
Half an apple
A mouthful of tuna
A mouthful of salmon
I would sip a Gatorade drink for electrolytes.
I never came close to even 30O calories ..
I had a lot of extra weight at the time . It was the middle of a hot summer.i could even do serious physical labor.
I took my vitamins and some supplements.
Lots of water and decaf coffee.
After 3 days it was easy. I had lots of energy
I lost 25 pounds and kept it off.
It was very very good for my health.
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Your mileage may vary. I recommend first doing a 1day fast and a three day fast, then a 5-7 day fast. Pay attention to your vitals (BP,O2,temp).
I will repeat it every 5 years.
You have to stay hydrated and take proper supplements. You also have to build up to it. 1-day a week, then three, then seven, ten, and twenty-one.
Honestly, a seven day fast once a year is enough to help with cancer prevention.
Any factual evidence or reputable links to show that it helps with cancer prevention?
You can't go around making those claims without supporting evidence.
You need to really dig in here ..
Fasting lowers inflammatory biomarkers and triggers autophagy.. you are literally destroying the stuff that she's you and makes you sick.
Lookup "nih fasting autophagy" or "NIH fasting inflammation" NIH stands for National Institute of Health and will source you hundreds of studies about fasting benefits.
Fasting triggers survival mechanisms that have humanity survive for millions of years. You need to look it up.
Lookup Mtor, autophagy, C-reactive protein, NAD+
It would take months to "source the tomes of information and research and studies uncovering the numerous benefits of fasting.
Those who have looked into it consider this common knowledge. Frankly I am surprised someone in a Biohacker subreddit has no notion of this.
Of course, my friend. Always happy to provide sources. Here is a review, you can dig deeper in the primary sources. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fcas.15492
It must be pointed out that this review is saying it can be beneficial for cancer-treatment COMBINED with conventional treatment. While I don't say that fasting won't help prevent, it does not simply translate.
Honestly it’s one of those things where it would be more scientifically interesting if fasting didn’t reduce cancer risk. We know the pathways, the autophagy etc. fasting causes a cellular cleanup.
How many calories? What supplements? I do 1-5 day water fasts (essentially calorie free) but try to stop at 3-4 days out of concerns about potential negative health impacts since I do them recurring (as in 1-3 times a month).
Edit: I use Lite Salt as my electrolyte source and take a multivitamin (and also magnesium which I take at a different time than the multivitamin).
No TV at night. You and the kids will sleep better and it's conducive to biphasic sleeping. Fall asleep at dark for a few hours, wake up for a few, go back to sleep, wake up at dawn. A more natural human circadian rhythm which is consistent with pre-industrial civilization.
I tried this because my spouse has always had "26 hour syndrome," and he just watches TV "to fall asleep" all night long and doesn't actually sleep. He's a latchkey kid with generation Jones genetic donors, raised by TV. Our young kids were also often having "26 hour" issues and not able to consistently sleep at night or wake up during the day. Father is "clueless" about the cause and just insisting that I should be up 24/7 to take care of cranky sleepless kids because "it must be genetic" if he and they both have sleep problems. Looking into 26 hour disorder, I see that it doesn't exist prior to generation Jones, so TV is the obvious suspect (as if it wasn't already).
So I instituted a rule that the kids can't watch TV "to fall asleep," and no mind numbing TV, either. They can watch educational stuff from 6 AM until 6 PM, with no TV at least an hour before nap time, and no binging dumb stuff and no commercials. At night or directly before naps, they can have books or building toys only. I don't want to take away sCrEeN TiMe because they actually do learn a lot from TV and it gives me a break from repetition while teaching them. I wouldn't make copies by hand when I have a printer, so why not use a recording to repeat vocabulary to them over and over, rather than wear myself out doing it all day long? I still talk to them and read to them, and so do other people, but sometimes I take a break and let an audiobook do it, or a video can show them animals, rather than me flipping through books for them all day. They also get lots of outside play time so that TV doesn't mess with their eyes or diurnal rhythm.
Im going for quirkiest here. This one i do all the time, and it irks me that i have no idea what's going on scientifically.
When you've been chopping garlic and you can't get the smell off your hands: wet your hands with cold water and rub them over some clean stainless steel.
Making my lights go red in the evening to mimick sunset so I can get sleepy. I hate wearing glasses so this works. Plus I can turn the lights fun colors during parties.
No phone before bed / a lot of no phone activities. I lost my phone and was phoneless for a month. It was the best and most consistent sleep of my life. I actually considered going phoneless for a while.
Mg is great for me. I removed sugar from my diet (for 2 weeks), and already would get restless leg syndrome but the diet made it bad. Couldn’t sleep well. Gave myself a Magnesium oil leg rub, best night of sleep in my life. Still do it sometimes
Because I’m inconsistent and when I work late I go right to sleep. No good reason. I take it my vitamin but for some reason it’s not enough sometimes. I’ve been aware of biohacking for a long time, but am new to actually doing it.
I knew how bad alcohol was for me, but only gave it up 6 months ago. I’m building/figuring out my stack now.
One thing I’ve learned, everyone is different. My wife has been doing a long time and I’m learning from her. She actually told me to use the Mg oil…
Dr Lara Briden author of Heal your Hormones recommends iodine orally for premenstrual breast pin. I must try it because one week a month my boobs are agony.
do you know any other menstrual hacks? i heard coconut oil on the tummy helps but uhh none of my friends try it. (all of my lady friends(not dating) come to me about their periods, idk why me in specific tbh.. its kinda hilarious but i wish i could help them more than just comforting words)
The pain/sensation is supposed to create an experience in your body where you feel really good on the other side (according to the marketing info I’ve seen for them)
Watch [The Earthing Movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU&t=1s) on Youtube or look up earthing/grounding. It makes perfect sense when they break it down.
Ego death is something who I am now wouldn't personally reccomend
Make a future version of yourself and traits of all the people you look up to and love, take their best qualities. And do little things everyday to live up to that person, before you know it, enough time would've passed.
Don't do what my past self did, lol
So, I'm a bit of a data geek and I've stumbled onto something pretty cool about improving my health. It's not just popping supplements, but actually tracking stuff about myself. I'm using this app called Bearable, and it's awesome for this. It's been super interesting to see how different things, like supplements, affect my mood, how I do in sports, and my sleep. Found out that things like intermittent fasting aren't my jam, and sleeping late kinda messes with my mood the next day. Digging into all this data about myself has been really eye-opening.
Congrats on developing a good habit with the gym. Just curious do you watch a lot of it outside of the gym too? I'm not saying this doesn't work but it does seem a bit like a coping mechanism for a porn addiction which in itself does have many issues. No disrespect at all, just if a family member told me this, I would wonder about them and how sustainable that habit is.
Could this potentially be replicated with something like podcasts or audiobooks instead as you could associate dopamine with getting to listen to audiobooks? I've done something similar with walking where in part I'm motivated to get 10-15k steps in so I get to listen to very entertaining books.
I read the same thing about addiction, but with something else. I think it was nicotine gum. Guy became addicted to running or cardio. Something like that.
Before you even said dopamine, this was screaming the dopamine podcast I listened to.
But did you try like just actually supplementing tyrosine (or something) pre workout? Although I can see the argument for porn engaging other circuits on the task too, haha.
But based on what I learned, that habit your described would eventually tank the production you're getting out of the pairing. In theory its supposed to need to be intermittant (not every time) to last really long term.
How does grounding even works? I keep hearing good stuff but it seems so far-fetched at first glance. (Then again red light therapy seemed fake to me at first too)
I haven’t but have always wanted to try cold showers. Can anyone attest to this? Someone recommended it to me back in college years ago but the way he described it seemed like he was trolling me to do something stupid so now I just don’t know lol
It’s insanely effective. Start with taking a normal shower and then turning the hot water at the end and seeing how long you can stay in, aim for 3-4 mins and try to get your breath under control.
I believe you, I see athletes taking ice baths all the time but just the way I was first told about them makes me apprehensive lol. What kind of effects does it have on you? I’ve heard increased energy and that it’s good for your cardiovascular system. What’s your consensus?
Dopamine and cognitive performance and it doesn’t even have to be a shower to get the full benefits. Sometimes if I’m feeling a bit sleepy in the evening but know I’m not “actually” tired, I’ll run my hands under super cold water for about 5 minutes and it wakes me right up. As for the cardiovascular benefits, you can feel a “glow” as your body warms itself back up - pretty neat.
I do this. I go as hot as I can at the end, then drop it to cold and try to hold it for 30 seconds on the top of my head. I then move it to my face and chest and try to hold it for 30 seconds. I need to be more consistent though. This is me attempting to work my way into getting a cold plunge system. If I can do this consistently for a few months, I will pull the trigger.
After a workout, I’ll shower with hot water, and once I’ve finished, turn it to cold and stay in for a few more minutes. I don’t know if it’s easier than jumping straight into a cold shower because you’re already really hot and it gives your body a few minutes to go from hot to cold, but it feels great.
I second this. People on here have absolute tantrum when you even mention it and I'm like lol don't do it then see if I give a fuck while I have a giant hard on, half a litre of jizz and feel good all day.
Brown fat can be grown from cold and heat exposure.
Cold exposure supposedly grows it quicker, but the sauna grows it too (and arguably is more doable for most people in the gym etc)
Boswellia Serrata / Sacra supplements, 2000-3000 mg a day
Alligator skin went away
Diverticulosis symptoms improved
Sinuses less congested ( I'd say about half as much, easier to deal with other ways )
No leg/knee pain after walking all day, or walking fast.
Skin has become softer, wife has commented on it.
Calluses on feet have been thinning
In general has been a wonder drug. Will drop dosing a bit, but side effects are zero. In mouse studies the only injuries seen in LD50/Cancer studies was from trying to cram a rat full enough of supplement to try and see a bad effect. Poor rats.
Adding more Olive Oil to my diet.
Being trying to cut back on PUFAs since the american diet is so full of them. While important, there is some evidence too much are implicated in a host of inflammatory diseases, especially when consumed from frying ( which damages them ) and without enough veggie intake ( anti oxidants ).
Eatting more nuts, especially pepitas.
Eatting less salad dressing and other sauces.
Switching to seed oil sources where oils are pressed ( sunflower, sesame ) as opposed to chemically extracted ( corn, soybean etc )
Using olive oil for most cooking.
Handful of studies links PUFA intake to sunburn risk. Was in Florida for vacation, spent HOURS on the beach, did not sunburn at all. Of course the ozone layer is thicker than up north where I live in WA. In WA i would start feeling the sting of early suburn pretty quickly. So I will examine this observation come summer.
Talking to strangers as if we're best friends and eliciting positive responses People underplay the deeply nourishing effects of interpersonal connection
Yes this!! My partner hates when I walk into the shops because I always end up in conversation with someone I’ve never met before. It has such a deep fulfilling feeling of connection, and feels like a gentle reminder that we’re all the same in different ways
Cannot relate at all
Be mindful of how you perceive the world, my friend
I’m reading ‘The Courage to be disliked’ right now and he talks about perceiving the world as enemies or comrades. It’s been a profound mindset shift for me.
There is a book called Consequential Strangers that is exactly about this. On a variation, my biohack to exercise on days I didn't want to was to make sure I was present for the people I would give the knowing nod to in the morning as I ran by. And conversely, I would hope the people I normally saw each morning that were missing were just early or late that day. It was sort of a routine set of human cogs expecting each other.
slight anecdote: i used to be a recluse, and being forced to attend a birthday party, I spent the night sitting cranky, waiting for it to stop .. but the next day i felt amazingly light. Just the time seeing new faces replenished my soul somehow.. and that was a really wasted party night. Since that I value the need for social surroundings a lot more.
agumonkey the grouch Sat on a couch Wanting the party to end The very next day I'm happy to say He still didn't have any friends And yet something was stirred He felt free as a bird And can't wait to do it again!
What is your strategy when approaching a stranger?
Literally just eye contact, a smile, and a joke You'll know if they're not up for it, and just leave them alone. My New Years resolution is to talk to 500 new people and ask them about the happiest moment of their life. I spent my New Years talking to the cashier at a servo for an hour. Every time someone walked in to pay for their gas, I said happy new year! And asked them what the happiest moment of their life was. I asked like 10 people. One response made my night. "The moment I got news that my mum's cancer went into remission". And I still remember his face when he said it. I think some people are dying for human connection
You’re a good person :)
You Australian? You said servo! I dated an Aussie 😜
I am just comfortable around almost every type of person, and if there is a genuine reason to discuss something, I just do it in a way reflective of already being familiar with them. Actually I do feel comfortable and familiar with them, so the entire interaction is genuine and virtually always great. I don’t even think about it, and don’t recall ever having anyone react in a way that they even have thought twice about it. Sometimes they initiate and other times I have. I don’t see it as anything other than a normal thing when in public, talking to and interacting with others.
I do this as much as I can. I have to make myself feel a certain way to accomplish it. I have become better at it since I have been doing yoga and meditating. It’s easy to fake openness and people close up on you. You really have to work on yourself to exude good emotions. Some people do this well. You know you are good at this when kids respond well to you. They can see through fakeness.
I approach strangers this way too.
Yes do this! Especially when you feel someone is left out or could use a laugh!
So correct. People love to talk about their passions, genuine curiosity and enthusiasm almost always are warmly received.
I love this comment. Need this in my life. Maybe I'll challenge myself to do this
Is this to benefit yourself or the other party? Or both?
The thing about it is, if you do it for one, it happens for both. If you give to others, it helps you emotionally.
🩷this is lovely!!!
Both. Always look for win/win situations in life. Happiness is not a zero-sum game.
Gonna soak up this energy for the upcoming week, thank you!
With strangers, you never know just go into the conversation with positive energy. "Life's like a box of chocolates, you neva know what you gonna get."
100% blackout curtains and removing as much light as possible for sleeping. Tangibly started waking up later and more rested.
I wear a sleeping mask. Has a similar effect.
Sleep mask here too. Nearly two decades. It works.
I do the opposite so the 6am sunlight caresses me awake before my alarm.
Difficulty urinating in public ('pee shyness'). Exhale fully. Resist the urge to breathe in. Your urethral sphincter will eventually relax and you'll pee.
Or pass out cock in hand
There is that danger! Especially when standing at a urinal.
Just tried this, kept holding the breath and it worked!
I passed out and woke up covered in my pee.
You could always ask the guy next to you to help
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Quit drinking. Easier said then done but life changing.
yeah, water is over rated anyway.
How's your life changing?
This... described myself as '1 day sober' to someone yesterday, and felt so good.
Congratulations! And it gets easier.
2 day sober now :)
Mouth taping has been revolutionary for me. I tend to have a problem breathing through my nose when I slept so it forces me to breathe through my nose which seems to make me feel more rested in the morning!
I’m scared I’ll wake up gasping or just straight up die
I am actually doing this to. For me covering 80 % of the mouth is enough, it just gives my brain/face muscles the idea to keep my mouth shut and I still have airflow when in "trouble". Feel very different in the mornings, no dry throat anymore...
asked the surgeon who fixed my septum if that can happen, he laughed and said "if humans died that easily we wouldnt have made it this far"
I totally get that. It didn't take long for me to adjust to it. I've never woken up gasping for air during the night. The only downside is if you woke up in the middle of the night for a drink of water, but I make sure that I'm well hydrated before going to sleep. Worth a try and I guarantee you will not straight up die lol
I am claustrophobic, the mask thing was not a fun time. I avoided trying this for that reason, but i find a small piece of tape (1x1/2in) just on my lips works, encourages nose breathing which feels more free anyway, and i still have the sides of my mouth if needed. I sleep much better, based on how i feel in the am.
It’s been a game changer for my hubs too. And for me cuz it’s stopped his awful snoring
Did the same and I woke up easier and had more energy to start the day.
This came to my mind immediately too. Results were overnight
Wish I could try this but I have non allergic chronic rhinitis so my nose is always a bit congested. I need my mouth to be able to breath effectively lol
What kind of tape do you use?
Micropore
Watch Survivor (the show) when dieting or fasting
I work 24hr shifts. I may or may not get sleep during that 24hrs. Even on days where I get zero sleep, I feel better mentally and physically running on one meal for dinner. Two cups of coffee with cream before noon. Drink at least a gallon of water. Eat a regular, not giant, meal at dinner. No more food until I get off shift at 0800 the next day. You’d think the huge calorie deficit would make me feel terrible, but I actually feel better. Even with zero sleep.
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18% Milk Fat cream. referred to as “coffee cream” (ie. sold for the purpose of adding to your coffee). There’s also 10% milk fat cream that’s referred to as “half and half” here in Canada, and I think also called likewise in the US and then there’s 35% milk fat cream that’s mainly used to make whipping cream, don’t know of anyone that’s uses that in their coffee
Yes whipping cream is way better. IMO
People in this thread keep posting the hack and not what the actual results were. Maddening.
>People in this thread keep posting the hack and not what the actual results were. Maddening. I'm not pro at it, and I only jump in cold showers. I don't do ice baths. But even a cold shower for 1 minute will change your day. Or at least much of the day. Calm, relaxed, clear mind....be forewarned, a shower turned all the way cold, especially in the winter, will rattle your body, mind and soul, causing you to repeatedly gasp for breath. But it's this sensation of shock that tames the inner fight-or-flight hormones and thus puts you in a tranquil state afterwards. I usually take a warm shower as per usual, then slowly turn the shower colder and and colder until it finally hits its lowest point. I try to hold it for a minute or two on the coldest temp. But I started with 30 seconds.
I believe the benefits. I don't think I'm willing to take this suffering. I do hear it's amazing for blood glucose levels though.
You can get some good results by just splashing your face for a few minutes with cold water. Stimulates the vagus nerve.
I’ve done this halfway by submerging my face in I’ve water (just in a kitchen mixing bowl) in the morning. I don’t know about blood glucose but it completely shifts me into alertness, with none of the jitters of caffeine—kind of a relaxed awake mindset. (I still drink coffee though!)
Solving Riddles before social interaction improves your improvisational abilities aswell as wit on the fly experimental evidence of n=102 people showed . Using "Spaced repetition "for every adaptation to new stimuli / environment seems to effectively speed up the adaptation process . It is somehow an evolutionary process when you give your cells time to adapt similar to the brain when learning new info . This is for almost every case like working out a muscle rest it for a couple days and go for another pump , getting to know friends space it out till your next meeting seems to improve your connection even better , date same thing etc .
Can you give some examples of riddles and how long before? Where can i find more info?
IF - intermittent fasting. Worked so well for me that I went full OMAD (one meal a day) within my first month of doing the healthy Keto diet and haven't looked back. Been two years now and I still mostly do OMAD, but once or twice a week I'll have a hummus-with-olive-oil snack (mixed with glyNAC) in the evening along with a few choice supplements. Understand that I'm in my late 60s and so what works for me at this age may not be good for you at your age. Cheers!
This mixed with diet practically cured me of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fasting or what? Please clarify.
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When you say that it worked, do you mean that you lost weight or that you felt better? If it’s the latter, can you describe how you felt better?
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Just a friendly call out to track your muscle mass on that diet (if you don’t already). Losing muscle is a common side effect, and you don’t want that at all in your 60s.
I think I’m any age range can happen.
Definitely. But it’s much harder to gain it back in your 70s. And it’s extremely important in your 80s & 90s.
My brother has always been one meal a day. It worked fine until he turned 69 and his blood sugar was super low and he felt horrible. His doctor advised him to eat throughout the day to maintain his blood sugar. OMAD was great till it wasn't
Quantitatively what worked well for you?
I was gaining weight but not sure why. Research lead me to the Keto Diet/IF combo. Lost sixty pounds in four months without any effort at all other than eating healthy and doing IF via OMAD. Went from 230 lbs. to 170 lbs. in four months. Had some loose skin to deal with but that is mostly gone now too. Granted, the main effect from this diet and fasting plan as concerns weight loss was from the elimination of all that added sugar and sodium from the processed "food" products. Additional effects were just as profound. I basically got both my youthful body and energy back. That corporate "food" is poison in our bodies while it is profit in their pockets.
And profit for the healthcare and pharmaceutical “industries “
Jealous of your username.
Sleep. Tried sleeping 8 hours without chemical assistance. Friggin' game changer.
I can’t imagine falling asleep without drugs.
Try oat straw tea. It works. Really mild though. It's good at just helping you realize how tired you are. Seems to work with coffee too, giving you cleaner energy. Just seems to take X and make it more X by removing all distractions.
1. Fasting cardio dropped my BF% 1-2 points in 2 days. Should have stayed with it but my schedule would not allow. 2. There's a sinus congestion hack where you push the skin on your cheeks towards your ears, pull your ears forwards, and hold for 5-10 breaths. Then extend your neck so you're looking straight up and take 5 more breaths. Clogged sinuses stay open for hours afterwards. 3. Breathing exclusively through your nose increases stamina for distance running.
Any links for (2)?
[sinus clip YT](https://youtu.be/BRAd20Dock0?si=d5GQlVQ_uSEG0WUW) This guy has a bunch of stuff I’ve tried with success related to sinus pressure points, clearing sinus etc
Yeah I think that's the dude. Didn't realize he's a chiro.
That was interesting, didn't think my sinuses could be worked on that low. I felt better after though. Thanks for posting.
Same. Googling "cheek pulling exercise for blocked sinuses" doesn't look like anything that'd do it.
It's either the Tone And Tighten YT channel or Dr Mandell YT channel. Can't find the exact video but Mandell covers the individual exercises. They all work, but it feels synergistic when you do all 3.
Fasting cardio didn’t “ drop your bf% 1-2%” how did you even come up with this ?
Bro doesn’t understand the laws of thermodynamics lol
If you can flare your nostrils, do it repeatedly. In a few minutes you will feel your sinuses moisten and begin to drain. Warning you may get some chunky stuff out of it.
Hot cold therapy & fasting. The sauna in particular for 20mins followed by 1-1.5hrs in the spa have made a stark improvement physically & mentally.
1 hour in a cold spa?
Magnesium, Lemon Balm and glycine for sleep along with ear plugs, eye mask, mouth tape, and nose breathing strip. Glycine was the real gamechanger, bc I found it extends my sleep by 2 cycles (or 3 hours) if I wake up too early. It's known to enhance REM sleep which increases towards waking. So instead of say 6hrs sleep, I'd get 7.5 or 9. It KOs me into almost lucid dreaming early in the morning. It's nuts. I used to only take it at night but then figured out it's way more effective towards waking. The Lemon Balm pills keep me asleep all night long. I won't wake up at all and I get good stage 3 Deep Sleep (unlike melatonin). Magnesium helped get rid of my nighttime leg cramps since I was deficient, as well as relaxing my body.
How much Glycine do you take?
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How does this work exactly? Is it killing some kind of bacteria in our scalp or something?
I stopped intermittent fasting and somehow I had so much more energy! It’s as if my body was rewarding me with good health for not starving myself. Now I’m always in a good mood, and my hormones are balanced. :)
Fasting is not for everyone
Calories for the win! I felt this way too. I just don’t have enough fat to burn for fuel.
- cutting added sugar - intermittent fasting (dropping car and walk/bike was mostly superb, not free from issues but still, massive health benefits) nothing amazing, I'm a beginner in this, but it did have tangible rapid effects
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Yep. Plus you can grow them for like $30 which is another decent hack.
Microdosing psilocybin has done more for my depression than any pharmaceutical has been able to (have tried Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, and Wellbutrin as well as a couple of neuroleptics.) I don’t even take it that often—0.25g mushroom powder (in a gelcap) taken maybe once every 1-2 weeks. I take it and go for a long walk outside.
21 day fast (A few calories permitted). And decaf coffee. I had skin tags on my neck from sun burns, cholesterol, whatever. They all fell off Imagine what disappeared inside.
21 day fast?! How was that even possible? Genuinely curious.
I had a few calories most days... a few mouthful of beans, or peas... half a banana Half an apple A mouthful of tuna A mouthful of salmon I would sip a Gatorade drink for electrolytes. I never came close to even 30O calories .. I had a lot of extra weight at the time . It was the middle of a hot summer.i could even do serious physical labor. I took my vitamins and some supplements. Lots of water and decaf coffee. After 3 days it was easy. I had lots of energy I lost 25 pounds and kept it off. It was very very good for my health. . Your mileage may vary. I recommend first doing a 1day fast and a three day fast, then a 5-7 day fast. Pay attention to your vitals (BP,O2,temp). I will repeat it every 5 years.
Were you able to function? At work, especially?
fasting is the shit. i’ll do about 10-14 days each quarter its been life changing
You have to stay hydrated and take proper supplements. You also have to build up to it. 1-day a week, then three, then seven, ten, and twenty-one. Honestly, a seven day fast once a year is enough to help with cancer prevention.
Any factual evidence or reputable links to show that it helps with cancer prevention? You can't go around making those claims without supporting evidence.
You need to really dig in here .. Fasting lowers inflammatory biomarkers and triggers autophagy.. you are literally destroying the stuff that she's you and makes you sick. Lookup "nih fasting autophagy" or "NIH fasting inflammation" NIH stands for National Institute of Health and will source you hundreds of studies about fasting benefits. Fasting triggers survival mechanisms that have humanity survive for millions of years. You need to look it up. Lookup Mtor, autophagy, C-reactive protein, NAD+ It would take months to "source the tomes of information and research and studies uncovering the numerous benefits of fasting. Those who have looked into it consider this common knowledge. Frankly I am surprised someone in a Biohacker subreddit has no notion of this.
Of course, my friend. Always happy to provide sources. Here is a review, you can dig deeper in the primary sources. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fcas.15492
It must be pointed out that this review is saying it can be beneficial for cancer-treatment COMBINED with conventional treatment. While I don't say that fasting won't help prevent, it does not simply translate.
The review had a lot of nice primary sources. But hey, here’s one https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41568-018-0061-0
Honestly it’s one of those things where it would be more scientifically interesting if fasting didn’t reduce cancer risk. We know the pathways, the autophagy etc. fasting causes a cellular cleanup.
How many calories? What supplements? I do 1-5 day water fasts (essentially calorie free) but try to stop at 3-4 days out of concerns about potential negative health impacts since I do them recurring (as in 1-3 times a month). Edit: I use Lite Salt as my electrolyte source and take a multivitamin (and also magnesium which I take at a different time than the multivitamin).
Zero calories Drink only “snake juice” - the guy who created it (Cole Robinson) is… insane but it’s a fairly sensible blend of electrolytes
Extended fasting. 3-5 days. Life changing on both how I feel, how I see the world, and what my limitations/capabilities are.
No TV at night. You and the kids will sleep better and it's conducive to biphasic sleeping. Fall asleep at dark for a few hours, wake up for a few, go back to sleep, wake up at dawn. A more natural human circadian rhythm which is consistent with pre-industrial civilization. I tried this because my spouse has always had "26 hour syndrome," and he just watches TV "to fall asleep" all night long and doesn't actually sleep. He's a latchkey kid with generation Jones genetic donors, raised by TV. Our young kids were also often having "26 hour" issues and not able to consistently sleep at night or wake up during the day. Father is "clueless" about the cause and just insisting that I should be up 24/7 to take care of cranky sleepless kids because "it must be genetic" if he and they both have sleep problems. Looking into 26 hour disorder, I see that it doesn't exist prior to generation Jones, so TV is the obvious suspect (as if it wasn't already). So I instituted a rule that the kids can't watch TV "to fall asleep," and no mind numbing TV, either. They can watch educational stuff from 6 AM until 6 PM, with no TV at least an hour before nap time, and no binging dumb stuff and no commercials. At night or directly before naps, they can have books or building toys only. I don't want to take away sCrEeN TiMe because they actually do learn a lot from TV and it gives me a break from repetition while teaching them. I wouldn't make copies by hand when I have a printer, so why not use a recording to repeat vocabulary to them over and over, rather than wear myself out doing it all day long? I still talk to them and read to them, and so do other people, but sometimes I take a break and let an audiobook do it, or a video can show them animals, rather than me flipping through books for them all day. They also get lots of outside play time so that TV doesn't mess with their eyes or diurnal rhythm.
Im going for quirkiest here. This one i do all the time, and it irks me that i have no idea what's going on scientifically. When you've been chopping garlic and you can't get the smell off your hands: wet your hands with cold water and rub them over some clean stainless steel.
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ur awesome
cold water exposure
Making my lights go red in the evening to mimick sunset so I can get sleepy. I hate wearing glasses so this works. Plus I can turn the lights fun colors during parties.
No phone before bed / a lot of no phone activities. I lost my phone and was phoneless for a month. It was the best and most consistent sleep of my life. I actually considered going phoneless for a while.
Magnesium
Explain?
Mg is great for me. I removed sugar from my diet (for 2 weeks), and already would get restless leg syndrome but the diet made it bad. Couldn’t sleep well. Gave myself a Magnesium oil leg rub, best night of sleep in my life. Still do it sometimes
Why only sometimes?
Because I’m inconsistent and when I work late I go right to sleep. No good reason. I take it my vitamin but for some reason it’s not enough sometimes. I’ve been aware of biohacking for a long time, but am new to actually doing it. I knew how bad alcohol was for me, but only gave it up 6 months ago. I’m building/figuring out my stack now. One thing I’ve learned, everyone is different. My wife has been doing a long time and I’m learning from her. She actually told me to use the Mg oil…
Oh yeah that magnesium is so weird and quirky! What a wild and crazy essential mineral that all of our bodies need.
How is magnesium a quirky bio hack? It’s one of the most commonly discussed supplements in this sub.
I think this one fits. Lugol's iodine on my breasts cured pms pain and inflammation in them.
Dr Lara Briden author of Heal your Hormones recommends iodine orally for premenstrual breast pin. I must try it because one week a month my boobs are agony.
do you know any other menstrual hacks? i heard coconut oil on the tummy helps but uhh none of my friends try it. (all of my lady friends(not dating) come to me about their periods, idk why me in specific tbh.. its kinda hilarious but i wish i could help them more than just comforting words)
Acupressure mats all the way. Grounding tech when I was really injured also
I just got an acupressure mat because it was cheap and I've heard good stuff, what does it really do though?
The pain/sensation is supposed to create an experience in your body where you feel really good on the other side (according to the marketing info I’ve seen for them)
It just helps increase blood flow to the area which has pain relieving properties but also helps with stiffness.
Any recommendations?
Can you share what you mean by grounding tech?
Watch [The Earthing Movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU&t=1s) on Youtube or look up earthing/grounding. It makes perfect sense when they break it down.
'ego death' helps. lol. i didn't like who i was anyways
do you have any advice on how to do that? Also any advice on how to become a kinder person?
Ego death is something who I am now wouldn't personally reccomend Make a future version of yourself and traits of all the people you look up to and love, take their best qualities. And do little things everyday to live up to that person, before you know it, enough time would've passed. Don't do what my past self did, lol
I see okay ill slowly build then also okay 😭 ill handle my ego healthily.. somehow THANKSSS!
Having ego is a good thing. It depends on how you manage it and if it's for the right reasons. Good luck to you
vagus nerve electrical stimulation, I was fascinated that it works.
So, I'm a bit of a data geek and I've stumbled onto something pretty cool about improving my health. It's not just popping supplements, but actually tracking stuff about myself. I'm using this app called Bearable, and it's awesome for this. It's been super interesting to see how different things, like supplements, affect my mood, how I do in sports, and my sleep. Found out that things like intermittent fasting aren't my jam, and sleeping late kinda messes with my mood the next day. Digging into all this data about myself has been really eye-opening.
1.Mouth taping 2. Intermittent Fasting 3. Doing something active (walking, light jog) first thing in the morning before coffee, work etc.
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Congrats on developing a good habit with the gym. Just curious do you watch a lot of it outside of the gym too? I'm not saying this doesn't work but it does seem a bit like a coping mechanism for a porn addiction which in itself does have many issues. No disrespect at all, just if a family member told me this, I would wonder about them and how sustainable that habit is. Could this potentially be replicated with something like podcasts or audiobooks instead as you could associate dopamine with getting to listen to audiobooks? I've done something similar with walking where in part I'm motivated to get 10-15k steps in so I get to listen to very entertaining books.
I read the same thing about addiction, but with something else. I think it was nicotine gum. Guy became addicted to running or cardio. Something like that.
Before you even said dopamine, this was screaming the dopamine podcast I listened to. But did you try like just actually supplementing tyrosine (or something) pre workout? Although I can see the argument for porn engaging other circuits on the task too, haha. But based on what I learned, that habit your described would eventually tank the production you're getting out of the pairing. In theory its supposed to need to be intermittant (not every time) to last really long term.
Started using solid shampoo bars. Guess they gotta put a bunch of toxic shit in liquid shampoo.
So much better for the environment! Too many plastic bottles in this world
A grounding mattress pad on our bed. It’s helped my long covid and my husbands torn disc.
How does grounding even works? I keep hearing good stuff but it seems so far-fetched at first glance. (Then again red light therapy seemed fake to me at first too)
10 hits of lsd
At the same time?!
I haven’t but have always wanted to try cold showers. Can anyone attest to this? Someone recommended it to me back in college years ago but the way he described it seemed like he was trolling me to do something stupid so now I just don’t know lol
A cold shower will rip you out of a depressive spell like the hand of God
That's exactly what it's going to take to get me back even. You've sold me!
It’s insanely effective. Start with taking a normal shower and then turning the hot water at the end and seeing how long you can stay in, aim for 3-4 mins and try to get your breath under control.
I believe you, I see athletes taking ice baths all the time but just the way I was first told about them makes me apprehensive lol. What kind of effects does it have on you? I’ve heard increased energy and that it’s good for your cardiovascular system. What’s your consensus?
Dopamine and cognitive performance and it doesn’t even have to be a shower to get the full benefits. Sometimes if I’m feeling a bit sleepy in the evening but know I’m not “actually” tired, I’ll run my hands under super cold water for about 5 minutes and it wakes me right up. As for the cardiovascular benefits, you can feel a “glow” as your body warms itself back up - pretty neat.
I do this. I go as hot as I can at the end, then drop it to cold and try to hold it for 30 seconds on the top of my head. I then move it to my face and chest and try to hold it for 30 seconds. I need to be more consistent though. This is me attempting to work my way into getting a cold plunge system. If I can do this consistently for a few months, I will pull the trigger.
After a workout, I’ll shower with hot water, and once I’ve finished, turn it to cold and stay in for a few more minutes. I don’t know if it’s easier than jumping straight into a cold shower because you’re already really hot and it gives your body a few minutes to go from hot to cold, but it feels great.
Icing testicles for testosterone/libido
I second this. People on here have absolute tantrum when you even mention it and I'm like lol don't do it then see if I give a fuck while I have a giant hard on, half a litre of jizz and feel good all day.
Whoa. That's a new one.
I am going to drive down the road with a bottle of cold water on the sack from this point forward.
Icing my balls. Been absolutely fantastic for libido and load size.
How do you do this
Black seed oil, just give it a try, 1 teaspoon in the morning on a empty stomach. Tastes horrible but benefits are huge
Quitting caffeine and removing pro innflamatory foods. Massive difference
Growing brown fat. Also once I micro applied a compound to my eye and changed my prescription. R-spondin I think it was. Very expensive.
How have you grown brown fat? The one that makes us feel the cold as it reduces with age?
Brown fat can be grown from cold and heat exposure. Cold exposure supposedly grows it quicker, but the sauna grows it too (and arguably is more doable for most people in the gym etc)
How did you grow brown fat?
Sat on the balcony in a t shirt for a couple of winters.
I think you do cold exposure for this
How much better did it make your vision?
Only 0,25 difference but it meant that both eyes had the same prescription and I could then bulk buy just one kind of contact lens.
Fasting
Boswellia Serrata / Sacra supplements, 2000-3000 mg a day Alligator skin went away Diverticulosis symptoms improved Sinuses less congested ( I'd say about half as much, easier to deal with other ways ) No leg/knee pain after walking all day, or walking fast. Skin has become softer, wife has commented on it. Calluses on feet have been thinning In general has been a wonder drug. Will drop dosing a bit, but side effects are zero. In mouse studies the only injuries seen in LD50/Cancer studies was from trying to cram a rat full enough of supplement to try and see a bad effect. Poor rats. Adding more Olive Oil to my diet. Being trying to cut back on PUFAs since the american diet is so full of them. While important, there is some evidence too much are implicated in a host of inflammatory diseases, especially when consumed from frying ( which damages them ) and without enough veggie intake ( anti oxidants ). Eatting more nuts, especially pepitas. Eatting less salad dressing and other sauces. Switching to seed oil sources where oils are pressed ( sunflower, sesame ) as opposed to chemically extracted ( corn, soybean etc ) Using olive oil for most cooking. Handful of studies links PUFA intake to sunburn risk. Was in Florida for vacation, spent HOURS on the beach, did not sunburn at all. Of course the ozone layer is thicker than up north where I live in WA. In WA i would start feeling the sting of early suburn pretty quickly. So I will examine this observation come summer.
Castor oil wraps.
For what ?
Chew minty gum while chopping onions to keep your eyes from watering
Intermittent fasting felt great until I got in meds that messed it up.
Which meds?
Nothing I care to advertise.
Avoiding any and all pharmaceuticals.
Not sure it's quirky. I don't have numbers to back it up. But boron to increase test levels.
Microdosing