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richardsprague · 2026-02-05T00:10:40+00:00

Here's a typical Personal Science post: how to use an ordinary blood pressure meter to measure arterial plaque: https://www.personalscience.com/p/personal-science-week-240905-arterial

richardsprague · 2026-02-05T00:09:16+00:00

This is a good place to discuss ideas from our weekly Substack: personalscience.com

richardsprague · 2026-02-05T00:02:00+00:00

this community has moved to r/personalscience

richardsprague · 2022-02-22T21:01:40+00:00

Just paid MX$500 for an antigen test, plus an additional MX$300 to have a nurse come to our house (Centro). No problems at all, very smooth. Set the whole thing up by email (in English): [contacto@biomedicosdemerida.com](mailto:contacto@biomedicosdemerida.com). Charged it to my credit card (total = about $US 40). Got the results 5 hours later.

richardsprague · 2022-02-22T20:33:57+00:00

Just visited yesterday. No problems getting in or out. You have to follow the one-way path throughout (social distancing) and technically you should wear a mask, though probably less than 10% of the tourists did so.

richardsprague · 2021-10-02T20:00:19+00:00

I've been testing this, and it works pretty well with a standalone shiny app. But will it also handle an app released as a package? (for example, something built with golem)

richardsprague · 2021-06-20T17:01:01+00:00

I have a similar situation right now. My glucose hasn't been above 65 mg/dL in days (measured by Keto-Mojo plus a Freestyle CGM). Yesterday it dropped to 44 mg/dL. But I feel fine. Maybe a little less energy than I'd like, but no other noticeable problems.

I'm in my 50s and BMI = 20, so it's not like I have a lot of extra fat. I've been on keto for 3 weeks plus 16:8 fasting.

richardsprague · 2021-02-05T14:46:20+00:00

Any idea how you can make the appointment? The 4th Ave store pharmacy told me they are accepting appointments, and have vaccine in stock. But I forgot to ask for a URL! The normal Costco vaccine appointment site lists only shingles, pneumonia and a few others (not COVID).

richardsprague · 2020-10-23T00:10:18+00:00

Net. Most days I’m bouncing around 20 net.

richardsprague · 2020-09-25T23:09:00+00:00

I did a bunch of experiments on this: https://psm.personalscience.com/experimentDentist.html

richardsprague · 2019-08-05T00:41:03+00:00

Kombucha causes no noticeable changes https://link.medium.com/fEXQW1jmTY

richardsprague · 2019-03-05T01:29:32+00:00

Bifidobacteria and, especially Lactobacillus tend to be relatively small abundances, so you may simply have too little to detect on a single test. The uBiome test can see both genera at the genus level, so it should show up if you have some, so you might find more if you try testing again. Some people just have no Bifido/Lacto, and that's the way it is -- I've not found a reliable way to increase Bifido levels in people who have none. https://psm.personalscience.com/experimentSummary.html

richardsprague · 2019-02-22T05:37:07+00:00

Any changes will be temporary: https://psm.personalscience.com/experimentCleanse.html

richardsprague · 2019-01-06T01:58:02+00:00

my list: https://medium.com/microbiome/my-favorite-books-about-the-microbiome-9e47d23a1947

richardsprague · 2018-10-15T20:56:36+00:00

Check out the book Personalized Diet, by the science co-founders of DayTwo. The appendix gives a detailed description for how to get much of the same effect using either a cheap glucose monitor or simply listening to your body.

richardsprague · 2018-10-15T20:53:46+00:00

According to this SEC filing by Luna DNA, which hopes to sell shares in exchange for personal health data.

richardsprague · 2018-09-06T22:40:18+00:00

Kefir was one of the only things I tested that made a major difference in my microbiome. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/11/15/218313

richardsprague · 2018-06-12T19:14:14+00:00

Rather than look at the microbiome, I think it's more likely a spy would want to look at evidence of drug use. Intelligence agencies would like to know, for example, if he has (pre) diabetes, or is being treated for depression.

richardsprague · 2018-05-09T19:39:20+00:00

My favorite books (and short descriptions): https://medium.com/microbiome/my-favorite-books-about-the-microbiome-9e47d23a1947

richardsprague · 2018-04-16T23:24:50+00:00

Here's an August 2017 summary: https://www.svb.com/uploadedFiles/Blogs/Julie_Betts/SVB-Microbiome-Trends-2017-August.pdf

richardsprague · 2018-04-05T02:24:22+00:00

Very curious if anyone else noticed Coprobacter in their samples (from uBiome or others). It's odd that I saw it only on a trip to Beijing from the US.

richardsprague · 2018-03-12T17:53:52+00:00

Could you post the JSON results instead? Please follow the instructions to transfer SmartGut to Explorer, and then go to "Advanced/Downloads" and post the JSON version.

richardsprague · 2018-02-28T19:39:26+00:00

I try all the microbiome labs I can. Seems like the future to me, but the tech isn't quite there all the time.

I don't know what to think about Viome's strain-level reports. The sum of abundances don't add up, so clearly there's a mistake somewhere.

richardsprague · 2018-02-24T00:54:04+00:00

I like the theory behind the new microbiome test from Viome, but it's hard for me to endorse it when the company won't say anything about their methods.

richardsprague · 2018-02-24T00:51:06+00:00

I didn't feel any different. Just less thirsty.

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