Biological Sex Procreation Fetal development Birth and development Puberty Sexual Preference Identity Sperm Meets Egg, Chromosomal Sex, Gonadal Sex Egg duplicates cells and they differentiate. Hormones come from mother and the developing fetus that organize and develop areas that will be masculinized or feminized. XX or XY first, then gonadal sex (testes or ovaries). Y …
Author Archives: Jay Downes
N = 1
N = 1 Quantified Self: https://quantifiedself.com/ Medical therapies Functional medicine Integrative psychiatry Ketamine therapy Medical TMS Medical vagal nerve stimulation Bioidentical hormone therapy Walsh therapy Genomics-based personalized medicine Structural therapies Medical microbiomics Medical detox therapies Oxygen therapies Hyperbarics Bioelectrical Transcranial stimulation TMS tDCS tACS Transcranial laser Transcranial ultrasound PEMF e-STIM/TENS CES Blood stim Vagal nerve stimulation …
Huberman Lab Podcasts
Huberman Lab Podcasts Author: Andrew Huberman & Guests Topics: Neuroscience, nutrition, fasting, psychology, circadian rhythm, heat and cold therapy All information is attributed to the speaker and his guests. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized it incorrectly. These notes are only for reference, and we always suggest reading/listening/watching …
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Psychological aspect True Pain Control by Belief and Context Punches hurt much less during a fight than after. Adrenaline has pain blunting effects. NE binding to pain receptors shuts pain pathways down. Loss of pain with the belief of morphine administration. Romantic Love and Pain If people look or think about someone they …
The Beautification Cheat Sheet
The Beautification Cheat Sheet Hair Why stress turns your hair white Increase in nerve fibers that release adrenaline to hair follicles, which activates peroxide groups turning hair white. Fight or flight turns hair white with noradrenaline: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03949-8 Beards & Baldness Patterns Around the World, DHT, 5-alpha-reductase DHT is the hormone primarily responsible for beard growth …
Postural Health
Postural Health Core Instability Foot Health Katy Bowman (Whole Body Barefoot) and Dr. Emily Splichal (Barefoot Strong). Foot researcher and nutritionist Norman Walker posits that if women consistently wear heels over 2 inches high, their digestive systems can be thrown out of alignment, contributing to constipation and poor digestive function. Pete Egoscue (Egoscue training program) …
Gut Health
Gut Health Polyphenol diet helped leaky gut symptoms in elderly: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932812 Fecal transplants for longevity: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201002091049.htm Sugar binges increasing IBS risk: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/news/stories/ocfvdk Vaccine for flagellin to improve gut health and inflammation: https://presse.inserm.fr/en/un-vaccin-contre-les-maladies-inflammatoires-chroniques/37598/
The Senses
The Senses Primitive Expressions and Actions When we see or smell something interesting or pleasant, we tend to lean in and inhale. When we see or experience things we don’t like, we have a visible look of disgust. Aversion and attraction are a push pull system. Action in the nervous system (motor behavior) of moving …
Neurodegenerative
Neurodegenerative To be completed *** Reminder: Not medical advice, consult doctor before, etc. What is the general understanding of neurodegeneration? Complications for the person, their family, and the public perception How to think about recovery, management, and responsibility without distributing blame (the emotionally charged aspect of this topic makes it hard to work on recovery …
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome To be completed *** Reminder: Not medical advice, consult doctor before, etc. What is the general understanding of metabolic syndrome? Complications for the person, their family, and the public perception How to think about recovery, management, and responsibility without distributing blame (the emotionally charged aspect of this topic makes it hard to work …