Bmischief43
Hello my name is Ben Medina I am an old school skateboarder from Embarcadero I had many names especially living in a barcadero like flannel man and a few other ones... But if you skated San Francisco you probably know me... and I deal with a lot of health issues not too long ago I was dealing with heart failure and ideal With auto immune disease. I have really severe arthritis throughout my whole entire body both of my new I've had 8 surgeries over my life replacing... I live in Truckee but I've been snowboarding up here for 30 years too. I'm still in touch with the EMB community because I hold all the EMB reunions in San Francisco.. And we're hoping to have some next August and I would like to offer you an invitation to one. Anyways I don't drink anymore and I don't do drugs but I still Deal with many health issues and I was hoping through word-of-mouth that you were doing this. Would like to incorporate some Methods to my healing???. Plus I wanted to Reach out and say hello because I am one of the O Gs skateboarders of San Francisco... Anyways I would love to discuss this issue more in depth with you so I can figure out how to heal better and incorporate it with my heeling. This is a big issue to me right now because I've been fighting this now for 20 years. And if you're still around in San Francisco Julian stranger and all those guys can tell you what's been going on...lol I still talk to Mike Archimedes a lot. Anyways to make it short I love your message and would like to learn more. And As skateboarders we always learn how to get backup And progress.. Mind you I'm kind of limited right now because I just broke my legs snowboarding. I had a great time now.. Now I will hit the gym for the next year Trying to improve my body so I can ride next year better. That is my main goal for now. But I still have a lot of issues I deal with and It's painful because I never know when it's gonna hit. I would like to know your thoughts. And I wanted to say Hi..... I hope you have a great New Year I hope it doesn't start out weird which it is but we can only get better from here...
Residual effects of thalamic stroke
I'm probable in the minority of wanting insight on the residual effects of a thalamic stroke i experienced 5 years ago, but i'd still like insight on this. The main issue is extreme exhaustion that comes from standing still, for example the simple act of standing making dinner (not walking 3 or 4 miles), but standing for 20 minutes chopping or the like and i'm completely wiped out. Any thoughts as to what might help that balance center of the thalamus get stronger and negate the fatigue of standing?
Night waking; unable to get back to sleep
I'm 65 and there are times i wake (crazy dream or peeing - sometimes only once) and cannot get back to sleep; My brain fully wakes, thinking its time to get going for the day. It seems the only thing i have found that sometime helps is taking half of a 25 mg of Doxylamine Succinate before bed. Obviously i don't want to take this. The supplements you've suggested don't help with that issue. Thanks
Effects of marijuana on default mode network and mind wandering
I have read quite a bit from you (Huberman) and others regarding the role of the default mode network in attention. Specifically, that when our minds are wandering (internal focus, particularly on ourselves), the default mode network is active. When we are intently focused on a task, the default mode network activity decreases, and task-related networks increase in activity. Can you share a summary of the scientific literature regarding anything that has been studied regarding marijuana's impacts on the default mode network and/or mind wandering (or distractability / attention)? One study (indicated below) used brain imaging to monitor disruptions to various brain networks upon application of THC (they also looked into using CBD as well, which is irrelevant to my question for the most part). They found that THC "disrupted" the "DMN (PCC+)" network and "salience" network by reducing "mean network connectivity" in both regions. I am struggling to translate this language back to my previous understanding that increased DMN activity correlates with more internal-focused, self-based, mind-wandering-esque thinking (which for me, drastically reduces my capacity to focus and be attentive). With that in mind, what does the science say regarding the use of THC and its effects on the brain regions that govern mind wandering and ability to focus on a given external task? I am interested in both acute and chronic effects. 2019 study "Dissociable effects of cannabis with and without cannabidiol on the human brain’s resting-state functional connectivity" in Journal of Psychopharmacology.
Derealisation / disassociation
I had a panic attack in March 2016 and I subsequently developed a disassociative disorder called derealisation a few weeks after. I understand that it is not harmful, however, it’s somewhat uncomfortable. I tried EMDR and Neuromodulation - which helped tremendously but I still do not feel ‘100%.’ Is there a cure to disassociative disorders, specifically derealisation? Who are the best practitioners to help me in my journey? What is the latest research to show what needs to be done to restore my brain? What are the best treatments? Thank you.