Sometimes I get writer’s block. Distracted and stuck on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Experts say you get a dopamine hit from being on social media, and that is why they also say it is addictive. But when I am on social media, I most often feel it pulling me down instead of lifting me.

That is, until someone leaves a comment:

“Good one.”

“This.”

“Thanks, I needed that.”

Evidence that my post stood out to someone. And then I feel it; there it is, the dopamine “feel good” feeling I was searching for.

Why do I write? Why do I do anything? What can I do to get a dopamine boost without the weight of “doom scrolling”

Drinking is unhealthy, Facebook is harmful. Most of it is fake, and the drama is relenting. Too many people use it to vent.

Then there are the needy. Those who can’t think for themselves are always asking what to do. For Christ’s sake, Google it or use ChatGPT! You’ll get a better, safer response. There will be no one there to say anything that could potentially hurt your feelings or judge you.

Perhaps that is why some people, like my husband and me, are drawn to AI. There’s no real risk beyond entrusting your life to a bot.  AI is intelligent; it draws from all the wisdom across the internet. But does it then give you a blended meshed version instead of the actual best version? Or is it mixing the bad answers with the good answers and giving you the mediocre? The average? I wonder.

I wonder why doctors are against AI. Is it because it challenges their thinking? Like one of my doctors, who is against genetic testing. But yet he will sit there and tell me that my high cholesterol is genetic. How funny. Too often, they think that it’s a one-size-fits-all.

But not all doctors. I don’t believe my current doctor is a one-size-fits-all kind of practitioner. He’s good at reducing medication when possible, primarily when a healthy diet supports it.

Sometimes people’s eating habits necessitate medication, such as my high cholesterol. I was eating vegan, and it did not improve. So Paleo and keto, and it still did not change. The only thing I haven’t done is add more grains due to insulin resistance or glucose spikes.

Surely there is a way to add grains without the spike. I believe they are healthy, and our bodies need them to function correctly. Not necessarily rice, but oats, etc.

Then there is the question of whether it is the way we were designed to eat, but if you genuinely want to get back to our design. How far do we go, and where do we go? Do we go to Adam and Eve, or do we go to our hunter-gatherer ice age?

What is the truth? Just as people have evolved and adapted, I think that applies to our eating habits too, as the food chain has changed. So have we; we have adapted. We have evolved.

So, what is the right way to eat? Is it a one-size-fits-all? I don’t think so. I believe it varies from person to person and is based on their lifestyle. So perhaps a sedentary person needs less protein than the bodybuilder. And the runner needs more carbs than the office manager who dreams of yoga flexibility.

This is your classic morning brain dump. I hope you enjoyed a ride in my mind.

Peace, love, and still trying to figure out my write way.