Dr. Nick Thompson

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Dr. Nick Thompson

@holisticvetUK

Vet 40 years. Canine evolutionary nutrition & medicine champion. Truth seeker, pragmatist, joy jockey, calisthete. Rational writer. Raw food rebel 🐕🐄🥩🔬⽣🔆

Bath, UK. Katılım Ağustos 2009
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Everything you'll ever need to know about feeding raw bones safely and for maximum benefit to your dog. All here in one video vimeo.com/ondemand/bones…
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THE BIOLOGY OF SUNLIGHT ADDICTION Ultraviolet (UV) light interacting with the skin initiates a conserved biochemical cascade: UV exposure stimulates keratinocytes to produce proopiomelanocortin (POMC), which is subsequently cleaved into multiple biologically active peptides. One of those peptides is β-endorphin. β-endorphin binds to opioid receptors in the brain, producing analgesic and rewarding effects, mechanistically similar to other addictive stimuli. This creates a reinforcement loop: UV exposure → β-endorphin release → positive sensation → repeated sun-seeking behavior. From an evolutionary perspective, this “addiction” is not accidental, it’s designed: Sunlight exposure drives: • Vitamin D synthesis • Nitric oxide release • Infrared-mediated mitochondrial stimulation
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