Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

126 Post author: Alicorn 08 February 2011 03:17AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 February 2011 04:28:29PM 5 points [-]

Pretty sure I've had some type of allegedly-comprehensive-but-cheap blood scan done, which didn't turn up anything interesting. Is there somewhere I go for a more comprehensive blood scan?

Comment author: wedrifid 10 February 2011 05:00:17PM 4 points [-]

Ouch, you've really explored your options! I must admit I've only really looked at places to get blood tests in Melbourne.

It sounds like you didn't keep a copy of the scan results. If I you did have the results handy it would have been worth getting the guys at imminst.org to look at it. In the collective they seem to be an effective resource when it comes to identifying atypical yet not life threatening health issues.

What interests me in your case is whether you get the other benefits of exercise, particularly the neurological ones. Not losing weight from exercise is one thing but I wonder whether you still get the boost to neurogenesis and the increased resilience to stress that exercise provides.

Comment author: Davorak 11 February 2011 07:05:27AM 1 point [-]

An idea would be finding your old scan and getting your blood checked again every 6 months to a year. That way you can see if anything is slowly changing.

From personal experience I know it can take several years of patient vigilance to solve some medical problems.