mnorton

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by mnorton 7y ago
this is worth checking out. helps to have someone explain what is going on. youtube is a good place to start. guy also has a twitch channel with a phenomenal amount of viewers.
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by mnorton 7y ago
not sure why this would get downvoted
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by mnorton 7y ago
I have heard folks say one of the best ways to absorb magnesium is an empsom salt bath. Not sure if there is "science" on this, but hear it is one of the great benefits of a float tank.
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by mnorton 7y ago
lol the hacker news relationship advice this spawned
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by mnorton 7y ago
There's definitely stuff in there that is dusty for sure. Thanks for this.
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by mnorton 7y ago
I have kept around and distributed multiple copies of The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White, for the past few years (lots of revisions of this out there, 4th might be most recent iirc). It's like a 9$ book and the guidance is pric
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by mnorton 7y ago
guaranteed lending == bad idea
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by mnorton 7y ago
Great book. He's also making the podcast rounds. I enjoyed the term 8 hour sleep "opportunity", that he uses. Much more relatable for me.
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by mnorton 7y ago
Some tricks I like: - Magnesium bath (aka epsom salts) - Orally supplemented liquid magnesium (though I have heard folks say that absorbing magnesium through the skin is actually a better way than orally.) - Cold shower for 2-5 minutes, war
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by mnorton 7y ago
this should be like, pinned, to the top of HN
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by mnorton 8y ago
well yeah. if you have an actual diagnosis such as that, a treatment protocol known to be effective makes perfect sense.
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by mnorton 8y ago
> It suggests that we are incapable of feeling anything physically real in our bodies. It makes me sad that this is the representation the word has to you. I think the book is an honest attempt to change exactly this type of impression a
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by mnorton 8y ago
the book is what you make it. most of the beginning of the book is actual cases of folks taking their health into their own hands, which I find empowering. certainly dont condone throwing placebo around as a reason to ignore chronically ill
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by mnorton 8y ago
I certainly understand
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by mnorton 8y ago
There's a fantastic book called "The Body Keeps the Score" that touches on some of your observations here.
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by mnorton 8y ago
the narrative of 'chronic' illness is a shame edit: I always get beat up on the internet when I make comments like this. Not sure why I keep doing it. Slow learner. In this case, I meant that it is a shame medical professionals t
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by mnorton 8y ago
this should be at the top, dammit
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by mnorton 8y ago
> developer named all the variables for things from Norse Mythologies. this is hilarious.
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by mnorton 8y ago
>Is saturated fat bad for your health? only if you are conducting or reading a study commissioned by the sugar lobby ;)
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by mnorton 8y ago
As the other commenter noted, I think there are several folks at Mason who are Austrian leaning. Don Boudreaux was someone whose writing I followed back in the late 20-aughts, I'm sure he's still doing work.
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by mnorton 8y ago
Once took a History of Economic Theory course that completely ignored the Austrians. Nice to see them included