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"Healthy" people reporting severe/fast acting changes when making bad health decisions.

I often find that people who are more focused on health often report that when they make unhealthy decisions they feel an almost instant decline in performance. For example, If they eat something unhealthy they feel awful (reporting a lack of focus or poor physical performance) or if they don't train they feel anxious. I too often feel like I suffer from this. However, when a person who is less focused on health as a whole makes a "bad" decision, nutritionally or activity wise, they do not report any such feeling, or at the very least do not report a severe change. Have you ever noticed this trend and, if so, what do you think is the cause? It seems to me like people often explain this away as "My body is used to a higher level of function" but this feels extremely surface level.

Obtaining health benefits by blood transfusion (vampire powers)

Dear, to what extend would you benefit from blood transfusions from individuals with "interesting" blood content? For example, people who train a lot, who may have increased levels of HGH. Would a person benefit from a transfusion with them? If so, how far can you take this? People with increased hemoglobin levels, antibodies for X, or other health benefits I am unaware of. Could you mix up a cocktail of a group of people with these "interesting" blood contents and bypass the requirements for working out to obtain those benefits? To my knowledge, it can be done with fecal transplants, you can boost the gut biome and I was curious (weird question I know) if you can do this with blood. Thanks.

How to ensure enough possible sleep to stay healthy among parents with small babies

Parents with small babies constantly report that they are tired. The cycles of babies sleep is differnt than those of an adult. Any recommendation for the protocol that could help young parents stay healthy and energetic with sleep deprivation?

Ultradian Rhythms precise timekeeping of peaks and troughs

How do you know when you're approaching Ultradian Performance Peaks (the apex of your productivity) vs. Ultradian Troughs (an energetic low point). Supposedly, these cycles are not exactly 90 minutes (an hour and a half to two hours), so it is difficult to time it, set an alarm to 45/90 min intervals; but if they are exactly 90 min - then 'the clock starts ticking' as we wake up? In addition, some of my daily tasks (productive n goofy ones) are of various duration - it makes more challenging for me to spot a peak/trough in the middle of an activity. I can recognize trough - no energy, hunger, muddy thinking ... but how can I zero in on the peak, how can I 'perfectly' time it so I can utilize to its best? Alarm clock or simple self-monitoring, or...?

How to control high blood pressure.

How to improve cardiovascular health. In particular, how to control high blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) without medication.