SeanBissell
-
Posts
36 -
Joined
SeanBissell's Achievements
Newbie (1/14)
-4
Reputation
-
Is there any truly guilt free way to eat? Life feeds on life. You either eat an animal that ate a plant, or you eat a plant that ate an animal.
-
Totally agreed there
-
In regards to animal "foreboding", ever see an abused dog or cat? They seem to have the ability to "forebode."
-
Isn't taking a bath with oil thrown in wasting oil?
-
I agree, fat is super important, especially saturated fat. That being said, it's really hard for your body to make fat from other sources, and it doesn't happen extremely often. It appears that keeping oxidative metabolism is more important. Do you not use soap when showering?
-
I agree that fat is important. However too much can be problematic on many levels. High circulating free fatty acids are very linked to type 2 diabetes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12028371 High circulating free fatty acids can block glucose metabolism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randle_cycle Relying on fat as your primary metabolic fuel can reduce your heart function http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion Relying on fat as your primary metabolic fuel can damage your mitochondria. http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/6/1412.full High fat meals can contribute to higher levels of circulating endotoxin. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22210577
-
Maybe a brain is just a more complex way of channeling consciousness. But plants are said to have potential brains in their root structure. They have similar neuron firing abilities and roots are a complex structure. And walking on grass doesn't kill it right? Walking on baby chicks would most likely kill them.
-
I agree Steve, I don't think you can prove anyone has consciousness at all. So I personally don't see why plants wouldn't either. In a large part, I think we associate consciousness with a lack of predictability. So rocks don't have consciousness because you can predict what they'll do when you manipulate them almost 100% of the time. However, you can't predict what a human will do all the time. Plants feel more "predictable" because they're stuck in the ground, and they move really really slowly.
-
Has "Everything" You've Learned About Nutrition Been Wrong?
SeanBissell replied to SeanBissell's topic in Miscellaneous
And thanks to you widiaz03, for hanging through this crazy thread On a side note, here's an interesting study I just saw, that came out about a week ago. It appears to show that high fat low carbohydrates do lower fasting blood sugar, but then make it hard for your cells to use insulin and carbohydrates when you eat them. http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/305/9/E1059 And this one is interesting as well, as it shows some potential link between omega-3 (polyunsaturated fatty acids) from fish might be linked to diabetes 2. Most likely due to mitochondrial damage due to lipid peroxidation. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/93/1/143.abstract?ijkey=a2e7eaaa26fc7ddf2423bab70544bf83a5402601&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha -
Has "Everything" You've Learned About Nutrition Been Wrong?
SeanBissell replied to SeanBissell's topic in Miscellaneous
I think one way to find out if you tolerate carbs well or not is to just see how you feel after eating them. Do you get tired, sluggish, etc? If so, that may be a sign of high blood sugar, and an indicator that you're not using the carbs your eating well, and they're "backing up" in your bloodstream. Otherwise, you could go "scientific" and get a blood glucose monitor and check your levels after you eat. I personally eat about 180-200 grams of sugar a day. Coming mostly from orange juice, honey, and refined sugar. On top of that I usually eat some starch, and carbs in milk as well. So my total carbohydrate intake is probably closer to 250-300 grams a day. But it varies. -
I'll try and look through the thread. Thanks man
-
No I haven't, I'm new here, and you've got 1,656 posts to go though. Do you have a PDF compilation of the highlights?
-
Can you communicate with a chicken?
-
How do ya know plants aren't conscious? I'm being serious. How do we really know plants don't have consciousness? Plants respond to light, touch, sound, movement, etc. They also have a form of memory. They even appear to get stressed out when you mess with them. (The Mythbusters helped show that.) http://youtu.be/fStmk7e9lJo Just because they can't move from their spot in the ground, or communicate in "animal ways". Why don't they have consciousness?
-
What if his needs are to be soothed and bouncing soothes him?