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LESSWRONG 12 This is a summary of a paper that I found open in a browser tab; I don't recall where I came across it. I think it's a nice paper, but it's also 63 pages long and seemed worth a synopsis for those who wouldn't otherwise tackle it. Scott concluded in For, then Against, High-saturated-fat diets that the obesity crisis seemed to imply one of three answers: That weight less is really hard and people in previous centuries had really hard lives and that's why there was so little obesity back then. That it's “being caused by plastics or antibiotics affecting the microbiome or somethin...

TravelAwaits Find Out More In December of 2018, I retired from practicing medicine. As an anesthesiologist, I spent my days in an operating room putting people to sleep and waking them up when their surgeries were finished. It’s a package deal that I was happy to deliver to several thousand patients over the course of my 26-year career.  I have traveled at every opportunity, including several times this past year. I’m going to share the tips I follow to stay healthy while traveling — tips I used pre-COVID and during the pandemic.  Regarding COVI...

Top 10 Reasons You Should March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum Most people have been told to “go with the flow” and “don’t rock the boat” their whole lives, but that advice isn’t always appropriate. History has shown that change is often brought about by the people who stand out and are abnormal—those who march to the beat of their own drum. As it happens, being abnormal is a good thing. This list looks at how being abnormal can make your life better. It turns out you shouldn’t be like everyone else if you want to live a happier and more fulfilling life.

“Do you have any idea what’s IN that?” Most of us have been subject to a condescending lecture on the excesses of the food industrial complex. And most of the time our internal monologue tells our obnoxious comrade to choke on his kale and quinoa salad. But sometimes they have a point. Last week we tackled animal-related atrocities in a variety of sectors, including clothing (fur farms), fragrances (beaver castor sac harvesting) and houseware (bone china). This list deals more closely, though not exclusively, with food and drink. Spoiler alert: you’re eating bugs, bones and hair. 10 J...

Review: Keto isn't sustainable, or is it? In his new book "The Case for Keto," science journalist and dietary heretic Gary Taubes takes on the skeptics. 7:18 am, Jan. 10, 2021 × ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Hard to believe it's been 18 years since the publication of "What if it's All Been a Big Fat Lie?" a comically upsetting, and by now somewhat-legendary 2002 cover story for the New York Times magazine. The issue came out just after the Fourth of July weekend, featuring a ginormous porterhouse under a pat of butter on its cover, and served up a surprisingly effective beatdown ...