I think insulin resistance from excess calorie and carbohydrate consumption has a lot to do with it. One of the symptoms of hyperglycemia is increased hunger, since glucose is staying in your blood stream instead of getting into your cells. 1/3 Americans have prediabetes, and more than that are probably developing insulin resistance.
According to the wikipedia article, it was a Russian child that fell while riding a bike and his glasses broke and sent pieces of glass into both eyes. The doctor made radial cuts to remove the glass, and discovered that his vision improved afterward.
Fascinating. In ww2 the Allies used methamphetamine heavily to keep their soldiers awake and able to fight. When those soldiers got back they missed the drug and for a while it was something you could just buy at any old drug store
“Drug use in the German military during World War II was actively encouraged and widespread, especially during the war's later stages as the Wehrmacht became depleted and increasingly dependent on youth as opposed to experience.[4]”
A lot of things make more sense about WW2 if you realize most major combatants were on heavy duty drugs during large portions of it.
People with alcohol use disorder are many times more likely to commit suicide. Alcohol makes depression worse in the long run, even if someone finds some temporary comfort from a bottle.
Not much. I wasn't suggesting it was a satisfying amount at all. But in terms of personal achievement, he should feel proud of qualifying for the grand slams and playing on the big stage, even if that moment was short-lived.
It goes even deeper than just English. No descends from the Indo-European negation phoneme *ne. You see similar 'n' sound negative words in pretty much every IE language group.
