7 Day Water Fast
Dana White had recently revealed that he had completed an 86 hour fast. He claims that the studies show that "It gives you an over 70% chance of not getting cancer, alzheimer's, and other nasty diseases." I am not a scientist, but I conclude that our body and brain need food to function. Ignoring external benefits, is there any research showing how this 7 day fast may be or may not be beneficial for our brains and our bodies, and what is your opinion?
What can be done about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid?
I'm curious what health protocols would be best for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I read this review, https://psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis/, but had trouble understanding a few things. It wasn't clear to me what the exact immune system response was and which interleukins were the culprit, and if any behavioral actions or pharmacology can reduce those interleukins. Thanks!
Consciousness & Meditation Studies
Would you know of any current research studies on the use of meditation to connect to the consciousness/frequency of a departed loved one? My curiosity is if anyone is studying where in the brain we process the connection to higher consciousness? I feel bat shit crazy admitting to the various phenomenon I have been experiencing, but my curiosity and scientific nature are greater than the embarrassment. The experience you describe with Costello's passing--that sensation that shot through your chest that is emblazoned on your memory--I experienced that too, when Michael died of COVID in 2021. I have been obsessed with reconnecting to and maintaining my connection to that frequency ever since. My theory is that during his 40+ day hospitalization (and subsequent medically induced coma and intubation), we entrained our frequencies and created some form of quantum entanglement. I am curious where in my brain I receive the electronic impulses that create the 'pinch' sensation he can create on my skin during deep meditation....
Dysautonomia
Hey Dr. Huberman, I have recently been diagnosed with an acute case of dysautonomia. In the span of a month I had a heat stroke, anaphylactic shock due to eating a known food allergen, an episode of what we thought was anaphylactic shock and treated it as such but now seems like it wasn't due to not eating the known allergen, and then finally a concussion upon returning to my teams off season practices. All this sent my body into whack and after a million tests I received my diagnosis of the acute dysautonomia. I play professional indoor soccer (so not as big as the mls, but the highest league, the masl, of indoor soccer.) I am trying to get my body to recover and am frustrated with the symptoms I feel still, and even though I am getting help from an amazing neurological team I still feel like I could get all the help I can. So my question to you is this. Can you shed any of the vast wisdom you have to help with my situation? Can I truly recover and be back to "normal" and playing again? And if so how can I do that? Thanks!