evanagon

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by evanagon 7y ago
+ some of the best product and interaction designers in the world who lead the definition of the product specs from a user perspective
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by evanagon 7y ago
Helpful comment. I have an overactive immune system and I'm always on the lookout for ways to get it to relax. I've done elimination diets and had blood tests to determine foods I react to. I've also met with nutritionists to
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by evanagon 7y ago
It might not be magical, but I wouldn't underestimate the complexity of replicating even simple cells. We haven't been able to replicate an amoeba let alone neurons let alone a brain.
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by evanagon 7y ago
+ have a lot of close friends. According to an 80 year Harvard study, the quality of close relationships was among the biggest factors in long term health. “The surprising finding is that our relationships and how happy we are in our relati
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by evanagon 7y ago
There are financial incentives if their customers choose competing products because of safety concerns.
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by evanagon 8y ago
I have other autoimmune disorders and I've looked into getting stem cell treatments outside the U.S because of limitations of what American doctors are willing to do. I found a center in Panama with American trained physicians where yo
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by evanagon 8y ago
Jordan Peterson, a popular professor, and his daughter are following a carnivore diet with self reported good results. Doctors generally do not recommend this diet but it seems to be reducing autoimmune issues for a small group of people. T
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by evanagon 8y ago
This "device lineup" is missing the most important device: a phone.
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by evanagon 8y ago
It's not just that. The system has ballooned on top of itself: the arms race that is higher education is in no small part a result of government issued loans that seem great at the time but turn out to be a nightmare in practice. Stude
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by evanagon 8y ago
"Decades of research substantiate the devastating effects of social isolation. Loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day and increases the risk of death by 26-45%, which is on par with risk factors such as high blood pres
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by evanagon 8y ago
The thing I don't understand is that you can already do this for much less money and arguably in a more fun way. Get a nice-ish real bike ($1,000), some rollers or a trainer ($200), and a subscription to Zwift ($14.99/month). Zwif
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Nearly Half of Americans Are Lonely(advisory.com)
324 points by evanagon 8y ago|326 comments
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by evanagon 8y ago
Professionally: We designed and built a program that keeps patients with congestive heart failure out of the hospital. We had a ton of autonomy and figured out how to get old, sick people to do new things every day. Then we built an online
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by evanagon 8y ago
Yep. There's a book that does a good job outlining the main problems in the healthcare industry: "Catastrophic Care" by David Goldhill. https://www.amazon.com/dp/034580273X/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_-...