- the science of fermented fish sauce
- there may be a better treatment your doctor knows about but doesn’t tell you about.
- brief overview of the human microbiome and its manipulation. In one study, yogurt had no effect.
- detailed illustrated sauerkraut recipe
Thanks to David Cramer and Arthur Niculitcheff.
Hi Seth. The last link is broken – it should be:
https://www.economist.com/node/21560523
Seth: thanks, fixed.
I read Ramachandran’s Phantoms in the Brain book: absolutely fascinating but the technical portions were very heavy going.
The comments in the psychiatrist’s blog point to a likely reason for his not thinking of using the mirror technique: if he tries it and it doesn’t work, then he’s labelled ‘altie woo-type’, the patient might complain about his unorthodoxy, etc. Malpractice suits hang over every doctor.
Great post there by the Psychiatrist.
“Without ducking responsibility, what’s wrong with medicine today is that it is predicated on providing treatment, not on reducing suffering. Not on solving problems.
The reason it never occurred to me to use the mirror is because the mirror is not something doctors do. Never mind it is fairly safe. What we do is offer treatments. Medications. Procedures. Not *maneuvers*.”
The same passage Adam quoted above in the psychiatrist’s article stood out in blinking neon for me as well. This is precisely why I have found personal science such an important component of tackling my kids’ autism. Reading you, Seth, opened my eyes to the possibilities. Life is one big experiment now. Thank you, Seth!