• Vandals_handle@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    "He shows what is beneficial, what’s increasing his longevity. " How?

    How would we know his longevity has increased and not decreased? How would we know which of the myriad of variables, or which combination of variables, was responsible for the increase (or decrease)? Not following the scientific method, won’t produce useful data. As someone said, anecdotes.

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      6 months ago

      By taking readings and measurements of the human body. Seeing if your in an increased healthy state.

      There are markers which shows the health of the body.

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        6 months ago

        Yes, I understand, annual medical checkups including blood tests, ekg, eeg, etc. provide readings and measurement that measure an individuals general health. That was not the focus of the question.

        The how I am asking is how measurements of his condition tell us which of the multiple concurrent changes he made are effective and which had no effect, or perhaps even a negative counter effect? How is this providing useful data?

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          Because specific treatments work in specific areas.

          Sleeping for the brain, general body rejuvenation.

          Antioxidants the heart, there are many experiments going on. But health could be attributed to certain treatments.

          Sometimes we don’t know the full extent of the affects of treatment over the whole body.

          But key aspects can change with certain treatments.

          To see if there’s a net positive affect as well.

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            Sleeping for the brain, general body rejuvenation.

            We already know sleep is important and lack of sleep causes or exacerbates multiple conditions. Will his next breakthrough be stay hydrated homie?

            *Antioxidants the heart, there are many experiments going on. But health could be attributed to certain treatments. *

            Again how? With multiple treatments at once, how do you attribute to a certain treatment and not another, or multiple?

            Sometimes we don’t know the full extent of the affects of treatment over the whole body.

            And the methodology being used will provide no helpful data to help gain that knowledge.

            But key aspects can change with certain treatments.

            Again how? With multiple treatments at once, how do you attribute to a certain treatment and not another, or multiple?

            To see if there’s a net positive affect as well.

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