Rob

Iron overload via excess intake being this common villain of health we should all be concerned about is wild fear mongering in my view. Your body has a sophisticated iron regulation system. Some people have genetic variations. They need to be careful. But even with this, it should be clear in your bloodwork. So where does all the fear mongering come from? To raise concerns about even moderate iron intake - many cite studies showing high cellular iron in certain pathologies. This is rarely an intake issue. It's most likely inflammation (or low copper). Consider endometriosis. Many with this condition have excess iron in the overgrown tissue on the endometrium. While over half of these women have iron deficiencies. What could look like iron overload clearly isn't once you add context. It's inflammation raising hepcidin - which traps iron in cells while preventing intestinal absorption. The next part of the confusion likely comes from blood tests people can't interpret. High serum iron is regularly interpreted as iron overload. But even fasting over 12 hours raises serum iron significantly. How many people do you know have dinner at 7pm? Do they get their blood test drawn before 7am the next day? No they do not. Next, many over interpret high transferrin sat % as overload. But it's not always. It's just calculated by iron divided by TIBC x 100. So if iron is normal, and transferrin is low (because of inflammation), iron sat % will look elevated. And ferritin is also often over misconstrued as an iron overload marker. It commonly raises from liver burden or inflammation. As you can see - there are many basic traps. I view bloodwork all day, every day. The iron overload epidemic is not here. Yes some people genuinely do have it - and it can be life changing when they correct it. But the fear mongering about this topic is overkill. If you're worried, check your iron panel. It will be clear as day what you should and shouldn't be worried about.

THE DARK KNIGHT becoming less beloved by a segment of film fans, especially Gen Z and younger, is utterly incomprehensible to the typical millennial mind. When it released in IMAX in ‘08, most of us thought we saw God. It’s an interesting indicator of changing tastes over time.

FIRE is probably the most soul crushing lifestyle I have ever heard of and it's a terrible indictment on our society. Some of the most competent and intelligent people are structuring themselves to live as minimally as possible so they can check out of society before they're 40. Many of these people are unbelievably hard workers and incredibly intelligent. But they are so disillusioned so all of their potential goes to waste because there's no point to work for more.

Very unpopular truth: Creatine monohydrate is manufactured by combining cyanamide (a fertilizer and pesticide feedstock) with sarcosine (a synthetic surfactant used in cosmetics) in a high-pressure reactor at 80°C. The FDA approved it as a dietary supplement because it exists naturally in red meat. The creatine in your scoop has never seen a cow. 10oz of ribeye, three times a week, gives you every performance benefit of creatine monohydrate with zero cyanamide, zero sarcosine, and the B12, iron, zinc, and saturated fat your testosterone actually needs to exist.

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