ADHD, High Myopia, Increased Light Sensitive
Hello Dr. Huberman, Hope all is well. I have struggled with severe ADHD (99th percentile in 3 tests) and high myopia (-10 vision in both eyes). I recently had an EVO ICL implant that corrected my vision and increased my sensitivity to light, which I believe has also increased my ADHD - and I've had difficulty completing tasks that I enjoyed before the surgery. I'm a little at loss. Many eye doctors and psychologists are empathetic but don't seem to fully understand. I'm at the point where, despite having made my life unbelievably easier, that I'm considering getting my ICLs removed. If you're able to shed any light on the relatioship between ADHD, High Myopia, and Photophobia generally, any general thoughts, info, or potential remedies to look into would be great appreciated. Thanks in advance either way, Jesse
How are you getting enough protein?
You say that you eat twice a day but how are you reaching that 1g per pound of body weight goal? My understanding is that the body can only utilize about 40g or protein every few hours for muscle growth. With your two meals that would be well over that 40g mark.
Anti Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry
"Anti" Toolkit of practices that destroy dopamine, epinephrine, acetylcholine. Why? Because I think it's just as important to know what to avoid and I'm not talking about obvious stuff like hardcore drugs, but especially about practices that most of us could consider almost harmless, completely harmless or even somewhat beneficial that are in fact negatively affecting our dopamine (and other neurotransmitter) levels. If we're gonna suffer through a minute-long cold shower to improve dopamine then let's not destroy the effects with something silly an hour or two later, right?
aphantasia - loss of visual imagery
Following a short Sinus operation, where my heart stopped beating for 15 seconds and I had to be reanimated I developed what is called Aphantasia – the inability to produce pictures or recall events in my mind’s eye. I used to pride myself for having a photographic memory as it was how I remembered things. I went to three neurologists and had an MRI where no damage to the brain was found, and they haven’t been very helpful. In your experience, what can I do, or alternative treatments do you propose in restoring this? I believe If I once had it, surely I should be able to get it back? I also had the covid booster shot close to the operation and not sure if that has something to do with it? Thank you so much for your help!