Oh, that’s cool
Myelin, you probably know, is the insulation on our brainal wires. It keeps them from arcing and sparking as they cross each other. That’s my very in depth medical understanding, anyhow.
Turns out, when you practice – whether a sport or an instrument – the actual measurable physical mechanism by which you get better is you grow more myelin sheath. Your insulation gets thicker!
I read that interesting fact this week and I cannot remember where. Grok backs me up.
It’s touched on briefly in this article (item 18) but I’m only linking to it because I stole the illustration from them. I dunno. I think they might be selling supplements.
Posted: August 4th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 4
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Comment from thefritz
Time: August 4, 2025, 7:57 pm
thank god for the new post…that seal/eel was really grossing me out…
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: August 5, 2025, 10:44 am
Friedegger! I choose you!
Comment from Deborah HH
Time: August 5, 2025, 3:07 pm
I read it. It’s loaddded with good information, and yes, there are vitamins for sale, but nothing exotic or woo-woo. Because I have chemo-therapy induced neuropathy including a greatly diminished sense of taste and smell, I am inclined to follow most of this advice, which seems sensible to me.
Four years ago, I went to a Dr. Hematologist to see if he would subscribe weekly B-12 shots for me (he did, without batting an eye), and he also put me on a specific vitamin regimen to help ward off Covid. Similar to the vitamin recommendations in this article.
Comment from kadashika
Time: September 1, 2025, 2:23 am
Thank you for sharing, the article is very well written.
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