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Month: May 2023

May 6, 2023

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A glowing oval shape sits in a sea of blue.

Five sessions in the Harmonic Egg

One of the trippiest and most pleasant treatments I’ve ever tried, the Harmonic Egg allowed me to get some peace of mind back after a long period of that good ole 2020s stress.

May 3, 2023

The ARx Team

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Hypnagogic fun with melatonin supplements

(Updated April 2023.) I have conducted three self-experiments with melatonin supplements, none of them particularly helpful with my sleep, but highly intriguing nonetheless.

May 3, 2023

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A set of scales weighing sugar and chocolate.

On quitting chocolate but not sugar

I began a regular chocolate bar intake in junior high and have been trying to quit since my mid-thirties. For a long time it was the only sugar craving I experienced. I could turn down caffeine and cupcakes with no problem, for example.

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