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Journal Review #4: Detrimental Effects of a Long-Term Ketogenic Diet
Background - The ketogenic diet has gained much notoriety over the years, with promises of significant weight loss, better brain health, and improved mood. All of the benefits of the ketogenic diet have been plastered all over social media without...
Post · August 11, 2022
Not Always Innocent: Pre-school children's reinforcement of gender stereotypes during play
"We know that children police or control their peers' gender development" but how do we know and where is the literature that supports this view.
The opening 'quote' is paraphrased from the introduction of many articles that examine the role of p...
Post · August 10, 2022
Science Corner: One Person’s Trash Could Be Another Person’s Earthship
I hope we agree that, as people who have been commanded to love our neighbors, we could do a better job caring for the living space, (i.e., the Earth) we share by being conscious of the mess and cleaning up after ourselves.
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Post · August 07, 2022
Science Corner: Awe and Wonder Through a Microscope
I don’t know about you, but for me these images of deep space spark a profound sense of awe and wonder that point me to God. They elicit “the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends my understanding of the world”1, and ...
Post · August 07, 2022
Supplement Review #1: Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR)
Background
Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) is a commonly supplemented molecule amongst many gym goers and nootropic formulators. L-carnitine is a naturally occurring molecule synthesized by the liver and kidneys and found primarily in cells that use f...
Post · August 06, 2022
A Model for Standardizing Self-Experimentation
The world is filled with information regarding nutrition, sleep optimization, exercise, and other tips and tricks to improve quality of life. So many different blog sites and YouTube channels are aimed at presenting the best combination of drugs ...
Post · August 01, 2022
Journal Review #3: Serotonin & Depression, is there a link?
"The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence"
Authors: Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann, Simone Amendola, Michael P. Hengartner & Mark A. Horowitz
Journal: Molecular psychiatry, Published July...
Post · August 01, 2022
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