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life expectancy, rhodiola
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nootrope
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27 June 2008
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Increased U.S. Life Expectancy
It's great news that US life expectancy has gone up by 3 months. I think that's just what this community should focus on. There's much that seems from here to be very far in the future, or at last very speculative: downloading our personalities into computers, cryogenics, etc. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
All the talk about the "singularity" sounds a bit strange sometimes when one reads the news, with all the wars and projected resource shortages, and messed up developing nations. One wonders if the future will look like H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, with one portion of the world evolved into child-like creatures who have it all, while the other portion roughly struggles for survival.
A statistic like national life expectancy lets us look at how people in general are doing (at least within our industrialized nation--though we tend to overeat and we have uneven medical care). I think it would be a big problem if life extension technology were available only to a portion of humanity.
Rhodiola
The first time I tried rhodiola, instead of feeling energized or having insomnia, I actually felt run-down and tired. Using it consistently for a week, though, I did notice its stimulating effects, which are contraindicated for someone (as myself) with bipolar disorder, though I continue to test the substance very carefully in small doses. While taking rhodiola, I felt more outgoing, more sensitive to music, and continued to have good results from working out at the gym. However, I think it also made me a little more anxious, sensitive to rejection, and may have lessened my usual calm detachment.
Speaking of the gym, my workouts are going well. A month and a half ago I was lifting 70 pounds on the squat machine (for 15 repetitions); now I lift 140 pounds for 15 reps. But I think I may be over-emphasizing weight training over cardiovascular training.
It's great news that US life expectancy has gone up by 3 months. I think that's just what this community should focus on. There's much that seems from here to be very far in the future, or at last very speculative: downloading our personalities into computers, cryogenics, etc. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
All the talk about the "singularity" sounds a bit strange sometimes when one reads the news, with all the wars and projected resource shortages, and messed up developing nations. One wonders if the future will look like H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, with one portion of the world evolved into child-like creatures who have it all, while the other portion roughly struggles for survival.
A statistic like national life expectancy lets us look at how people in general are doing (at least within our industrialized nation--though we tend to overeat and we have uneven medical care). I think it would be a big problem if life extension technology were available only to a portion of humanity.
Rhodiola
The first time I tried rhodiola, instead of feeling energized or having insomnia, I actually felt run-down and tired. Using it consistently for a week, though, I did notice its stimulating effects, which are contraindicated for someone (as myself) with bipolar disorder, though I continue to test the substance very carefully in small doses. While taking rhodiola, I felt more outgoing, more sensitive to music, and continued to have good results from working out at the gym. However, I think it also made me a little more anxious, sensitive to rejection, and may have lessened my usual calm detachment.
Speaking of the gym, my workouts are going well. A month and a half ago I was lifting 70 pounds on the squat machine (for 15 repetitions); now I lift 140 pounds for 15 reps. But I think I may be over-emphasizing weight training over cardiovascular training.
