does Neil deGrasse have a day job doing research as a scientist or just attending a classroom and just gives lectures after completing his education . kinda like a higher educated version of , bill Nye the science guy only in astronomy
My sister got prescribed a (non-anabolic) steroid for inflammation once in the 1990s. My dad threw a fit. He said "My daughter is NOT going to be on steroids!". In many ways, he taught me to make sure I know what I'm talking about before I speak.
Your testosterone levels has nothing to do with your athletic gifts. Regardless of where you are on the spectrum their are so many variables such as aerobic capacity, body structure, etc. that would make it impossible to categorize athletes with the intention of creating a level playing field. I say that with the utmost respect.
I was born with Klinefelter Syndrome, XXY. Because of that my Testosterone levels are quite diminished. I am prescribed a Testosterone supplement and apply a cream to my upper arm each day. This only brings me back to the normal T levels. I can definitely say that improved T levels has improved my life in many ways.
Injections have been proven more beneficial with TRT. They were working on Esther at one point that only require a few injections per year. Believe this was in Europe somewhere. In the states pretty much stuck with cypionate which is typically a once a week injection unless you have a super slow metabolism then they will suggest one injection every 14 days. I typically take a half dose every 3 1/2 days subcutaneous not intramuscular.
The creams and gels leave you with a higher levels of estrogen conversion. Estrogen is also what fuels prostate cancer. That’s why most people that take anabolic steroids end up with prostate issues because they never monitor their estrogen levels, E2 levels.
@@eastwood111 The research I've done indicates the creams are a better delivery system for T. With the injections, the T levels vary fron high at the time of the injection to low in the days leading up to subsequent injections. The cost of injections compared to androgels is lower which is the main reason why people choose the injectons. I suppose there is also the frequency of application issue. My doctor monitors my levels every 6 months, no problems there.
@@pratikpatange9135 There are really 2 forms of T delivery, the androgel that I use or an intremuscular injection. The injections are monthly. The downside to the injections is that your T level will not be consistent, towards the end of the month you will experience low(er) T levels tha is optimal. The androgel being applied daily gives you a far more consistent T level. The upside to the intramuscular injections are that they are cheaper. One possible downside to the androgel is that you can experience a rash or inflammation to the application site. Thankfully that doesn't happen for me.
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This fixation on testosterone levels in sports is part of the problem. The hormones regulate gene expression, there is an up or down regulation of specific processes. So even if everyone in a particular sport everyone had testosterone levels of exactly 500 ng/dl that testosterone would still be acting on a unique set of genes for each person. You would still have guys or girls who are drastically bigger, faster, stronger than others because their genes called for it. Not to mention hormone levels have nothing to do with skill development, training history, coaching, access to equipment, etc.
Agreed. Studies on primates in social colonies have shown testosterone doesn’t affect anyones behaviors or social hierarchies whatsoever, it only makes the existing behaviors more intense.
This is incorrect at times but I’ll give it to you. B UT regudless a man is a man and a woman is a women. Sports have people who are similar and a man is likely to be similar to another man when it comes to physical sports.
Does Metandienone increase testosterone levels specifically just help physical ability? I know the typical side effects but that is a specific process, correct?
You'd still need to keep people's weight in mind with the hormones. Someone who is 200 lbs of muscle can have lower levels than someone who is 150 lbs. When you are natural, there is no difference in overall performance other than how slow/fast you gain muscle. In the end, if you're both natural, it comes down to how hard you train with your genetics. Between genders will be a hole different ballgame.
It’s more to do with steroids and food (energy) than anything else. I was 260lbs 2%body fat year round at 6’2 with 5 min a day training, with lots of gear and lots of food. When I was natural it didn’t matter how much I trained and ate. Science in practice is really different than in theory, especially when it’s being practiced with u
@@meninm6211 of course it mattered how much you trained and ate when you weren't on gear, but I think you mean it didn't matter near as much for several reasons... So referring to the OP's point, it's kind of like how a bodybuilder would technically be overweight according to his BMI but it's not because of fat it's because they're not being specific enough about the weight of what remaining muscle, fat, bones and organs, etc, which in this conversation I would assume when they talk about weight they're usually talking about unwanted fat. Good thing to point out tho.
And actually I'm a little confused you said there's no difference in overall performance if you're natural other than how slow or fast you gain muscle but then you go on to say it's about genetics and rigorousness of training... Not exactly sure what you meant by that but I agree that genetics, including how fast you gain muscle which is genetics as well, as well as your nutrition, environmental conditions, training regimen and many other factors matter to varying degrees (sleep, overall disposition/mood/stress, training form, eating schedule (intermittent fasting/frequent eating, etc), and others matter, but less. I agree some of the top ones are what you listed). Also everyone's biology is different. Some people thrive on what would bog another person down. All good points to discuss I believe 👍
@@finchisneat genetics have nothing to do with anything, it’s physics, mass in (food) equals mass retain, The gear will make sure that mass is muscle not fat. But my point was these guys have never trained in their life they’re speaking from theory, and not even a solid one. They are not geneticists, Who would you rather take advice from Arnold Schwarzenegger or a skinny fat guy in a lab coat who can’t put his theory into practice
I'm an example when the pituitary fails, I have Panhypopituitarism. That is a rare condition in which the pituitary gland stops making most or all hormones
Hi Neil & Tyson I participated in a meditation retreat called “Awakening Wisdom” at Bodhi Meditation in Richmond BC. It’s a standing meditation practice with guidance and movement. The instructions are in Chinese and translated to English. On the second day of the retreat, I could not hear the translation, all I heard was static noise. I turned the receiver off and proceeded to continue the practice observing the movements of the participant in front of me. I saw two flashes in midair in the hall to my left. One went over my head and the other landed on an empty meditation cushion one row to my right and one row behind me. There was an opaque column of light about six feet high. A participant came a few minutes late to the retreat and went and stood on that cushion and both were sharing the same space. I was observing them for a few minutes and went back to my practice. I can see an intensive white flash that was occurring. I stopped and turned back to see what was making the flash. When she was moving slowly or still the opaque column was visible. When she made a faster movement the column of light disappeared and became visible again when she was still or made slow movements. That was the flashing. Th appearing of the column of light. On another day a German lady, Alexandra and I saw this whatever it was. She was repeating my name and pointing at the cushion between the two of us.
#StarTalk : ... Guys, you've only JUST scraped the surface here and you need to DO MORE soon! Endocrinology is so much more important than people give it attention or credit beyond sports!! The better understood this subject is, the more people can improve their general health...etc. Enough said, thank you... 😍😍😍
I have addison's disease which means I don't produce hormones like cortisol. I feel like I can feel the hormones rush through my body at times and when your levels are too low you start wanting to throw up and have other symptoms too, the worst of it is when your blood pressure starts going wild, id say its the closest feeling to dying that you can get. It sucks having to try and regulate your hormones yourself cause any emotional or physical stress you get makes you have to take extra dosses. I feel like sleeping beauty when my physical work stress is high cause I can sleep for hours and wake up and then still be tired and want to go to bed.
As a combat veteran who has still has spinal cord injuries both at the cervical region (C2-C7) and Lumbar region (L3-L5 S1) with advanced degenerative disc disease, I am looking into the potential benefits of natural healing like HGH or even Anabolic. I have tried everything except surgery because for one, I am not the best surgical candidate due to the multiple injuries and my young age, and two, the success rate after the surgical intervention is low…with the high probability of aggravation in the anatomy (spine) above or below the discectomy or fusion performed. Please advise if HGH would help heal
I don't know regarding HGH but I'm sure you've done the research on how the others actually work. The stem cell therapy field is very promising but still very uncommon.
And some not so great too, poor doc tried to explain how diferent people have diferent levels of testosterore and this should not be the comparative betwen them but even neil rush over the explanation like a rocket.
@@youknowwho257 that was one of the great questions 😭….. a lot of times Neil asks questions that the normal person would ask! Sometimes the explanation is better than just giving a no/yes answer!
14:25 Autocrine signalling is a cell talking to itself. Paracrine is a cell talking to it's neighbors. Neurocrine is neural tissues talking to endocrine tissues.
That insulin regulation system is brilliant! It didn't seem clearly explained whether testosterone levels are that significant in victory or how/why The design error Neil mentions sounds like oversimplification/specialization or organs to such a degree that adding control systems internally could foul things up; an evolved response to specialized tools as it were
@@voodoophil Yes, the show's subject was about hormones but it was asked if it was just hormones alone that one could use to have an even playing field for sports. He didn't answer "no, it's not just hormones that determine the outcome. Things like bone structure and muscle mass greatly effect those outcomes." Now, maybe enough hormones can give you a big boost like that but how large of a dosage would be needed? Would the person die before they even started the competition because they are pumped with too many hormones? 🤔
@Nora Michels Yes, and transmen still don't have as much bone and muscle density, and have wider hips and narrower shoulders than men; while transwomen have more bone and muscle density, and narrower hips and wider shoulders than women. Pumping someone full of hormones doesn't change that part, unless you're able to use enough hormones to overcome the physics aspect of the persons physical structure... 🤷♂
@@voodoophil We already impose limits such as male vs male, female vs female, weight range, and skill level. Those separations are there to impose fairness while the sport remains inclusive to everyone. Maybe the solution is to make other categories for transman vs transman and transwoman vs transwoman? And those categories will also end up having weight and skill level categories.
Good intro to a very complex subject. A good topic to cover in the future would be the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as they are completely different diseases with different causes and effects.
I think there should be sports leagues that test for drugs but also leagues were there is zero testing and the athletes can take whatever they want. That would be so fun to watch these athletes do superhuman things.
Just to correct something, autocrine signallin is when a cell produces a hormone that acts on another part of the same cell (hence auto), whereas what the doctor described is referred to as paracrine signalling.
Neil. Thank you for discussing trans people as people who exist in the world. My daughter is trans. The ignorance and hate on trans people is truly disheartening. I appreciate you not dismissing them and also coming up with solutions
Speaking of athletes wearing glucose monitors and insulin pumps, I recently saw a 16 year old female contestant named Katie Bone on the American Ninja athletic competition who was wearing both to control her type 1 diabetes while completing at a very high level. Amazing technology!
I have yet to be able to afford a doctor to confirm my theory. My theory is that I suffer from hyperthyroidism. The reason is that I run on the hot side almost year round. Especially my torso area. It takes a lot for me to get cold. This has caused me a lot of problems. One is that I can actually wake up in a pool of sweat when everyone else are freezing. It causes problems between my wife and my self, because she wants to run the heater and I'm fine with the heater hardly being ran. If I lay still under the blankets, my body becomes warm. Once I move, I get a small sense of cold until I lay still for a few minutes again. In temps above 50F, I tend to sweat waterfalls. If I do any type of activity, I get over heated rather quickly.
Great video. I would have liked to hear him also point out that Insulin Resistance is the other problem with diabetes. Saying that you don't have enough insulin might lead people to want to justify having to take insulin, when in many cases of Diabetes( type 2), the problem is too much insulin in your system, which overloads the cells to the point where they can no longer process it properly.
Hypoboli (Hypovoli) is what the theatre prompter does (called hypovoleas). Provoli is the same as "projection", like in maps and provoleas is the projector (also a big light).
To be honest, great video, but you guys should really cover anti aging hormones and practices in one of your future videos perhaps, I think people will really like that, coming through you guys, there are some elderly ones among us who can definitely benefit from that information. ✌🏻 ♥ ✨
fun fact : there are both greek and latin etymology in the words lactose, galaxy, etc. The roman part is "lac, lactis" meaning milk. it gave lactose, but also lait in French or the famous latte! And then there is γάλα, gála, in ancient Greek which means... milk! and it gave galaxy. The latin Lac doesn't come from the Greek γάλα but they have a common origin in early indo-eupopean langages.
Before my brother passed he got a CGM and an insulin pump. It wasn't automated at that point so i started recording his CGM data in the hopes of creating a machine learning agent that learned how to manage his doses. I found many people trying the same thing but before i could really get anywhere with my research the company that made his device allowed him into a test group for an automated system. He would joke about how that wasn't the way he wanted to become part android.
I have to comment on the logic being used by Neil regarding points of failure... it sounds as if he assumes that the more moving pieces, the more points of potential failure, as if to assume that fewer moving parts will be safer. But then he compares to rocket ships... which, if they were made with fewer moving parts, well, they probably wouldn't make it up into space as often or as safely. I would argue that the history timeline of rocket ships has gone on to only get more complex with more "moving parts" (i.e. points of failure), which are primarily there for the purposes of safety and consistency. Which would then force me to argue that complexity is not necessarily indicative of having more points of failure, IF those points are in use to prevent failure. Back to the human body... most of the "moving parts" of our bodies, via the endocrine system, are there for system stability and the prevention of failures, which means we are more complex AND safer because of it. So is it fair to argue that the human body is more "doomed" because it is more complex, yet a rocket ship is not?
As someone who has published work on this subject (just not on humans) who's also hypothytroidic and also trans I have to say this is an incredible educational video to make a good introduction to an EXTREMELY complex subject that I have had problems to start explaining in lay terms, even to educated people.
A better explanation of how insulin works, it will be describing Insulin as a messenger to the muscle cells membrane to open up and take glucose inside so it can be used as energy. There's no failure... unless your pancreas fails or receptors on the cell membrane fails
Phelps also had the right natural physique for swimming, very large lungs, longer arms, etc. you can’t use hormone level as a category. It’s just 1 facet of your natural body. You are not equally matched as there are other factors.
I feel the T category is being naively talked about, the human body is more complicated. It’s possible some people have more of a certain kind of receptor to take advantage of testosterone while others don’t so the extra testosterone doesn’t help them that much. One example is why some people can’t grow muscle in a certain area but other areas are fine. So if the goal is creating a level playing then T should simply be one factor and not a whole category.
Neil was really going to the mat to defend what was truly a bad idea and he was refusing to listen. Hormones aren't the only thing that goes into athletic performance. Hormones help determine how a body grows from a young age. Merely having more testosterone than someone else doesn't make one a better athlete. Some people are just different and more apt to win at a certain activity than others, hormones be damned. Trying to have hormone weight classes is like that is some measure of fairness is absurd. Someone that has grown up developing on testosterone their entire life has grown to be bigger, stronger, faster than someone who hasn't. But there is a giant disparity in that subset of people that cannot be explained away simply by the amount of testosterone. But what can be said that someone who didn't grow on testosterone through their entire life, you would not be able to put them on a higher level of test than a natural born male for 6 months, 1 years or 5 years and have them magically be able to all of a sudden compete. The answer to this is not to try and change the entirety of the world and how it operates. Society shouldn't realtor itself because an incredibly tiny minority of the billions of people on earth decide they want to call themselves something different than what they are. There is being inclusive. And then there is being bullied by some people taking advantage of the natural progression of life to cheat against people that can't compete. If anyone claims to be concerned about fairness, then trans leagues would be created and that would be that.
@@Felicia1 My credentials are being a person that has eyes and can actually observe what is going on. It's quite simple. Psychology is a junk "science" that holds zero weight. The mere existence of a branch of science that is completely untestable and repeatable only give credence to something that should be shut down instantly and not entertained.
Why in the world do they take breaks in a pre-recorded pod that has no scheduled commercials??? Anyone? If the people themselves want breaks, just say I want to break, take one and then edit it out so it just looks like any other cut.
The testosterone hormone used as a "weight' class doesn't really suit endurance athlete sports. Testosterone is incredibly useful to better performance, but it isn't the best way to categorise endurance sports, as a cyclist can have an incredibly suppressed testosterone after a few difficult days. One athlete can have the same physical load as the next but their testosterone can be way more suppressed than another. But the contest between the two can still be fairly even. Someone with low testosterone can still beat other riders with naturally higher testosterone. Some riders with obviously strive for massive testosterone (sprinters, big bulky riders for the flat stages). Others will strive to loose weight and have suppressed hormones as they are in a great calorie deficit. (Especially in a lead-up race). This comment hopefully adds some context to other sports. Probably outside the scope of your discussion.
We already have an opposite for hyperbole: litotes. It's basically a dramatic understatement. "It's just a flesh wound!" is probably the best known example, but it is a common trope in literature. To answer Neil's closing question, why would I *want* to be normal? "Normal is what everyone else is and you are not." That sounds so boring. It's the deviations from the norm that make life interesting.
was Neil trying to say that testosterone and natural ability isn't always the winning factor? Some people can beat those odds by being more Skilled. You shouldn't give up because someone has an upper hand. Best thing about being human is that even the best mess up and the worst can come out winning.
A single "command center" is more efficient. But, if it gets hacked or malfunctions... EVERYTHING FAILS at once. More safeguards are better in a world of bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, etc. That is ever evolving and changing to become as savage as possible. The stop gaps are probably nice.
First singularity I wasted 2 days and I didn’t even know what I was looking for the second one was dumb luck and the third 🤷♂️ could potentially be problematic.
Big up from Brooklyn, Dr. Tyson's idea of Hormone rating in sports could actually work, Ironically Girls are kicking boys butts in high school wrestling (NOT COLLEGE)(unfortunately they cannot compete with those NCAA studs ie Iowa State Wrestling programs. Girls are also beating men in Jujitsu (Student of Rickson Gracie)
This guy just explain, in vain i should point out, that the ammount of testosterone in two people bodies is not a indicative that those two people should be competing agaisnt one another, and even explained that this happens because everyone has a diferent ammount of whats considered "normal level of testosterone" inside the body, but everybody, including Neil... keep saying that this should be the actual way of doing this. lol That momment was kinda surreal, anyway props to Dr. Aniket Sidhaye, putting aside that he agreed that "scientists need to become more sensitive to social terms", which in itself goes against facts, which in no way care about feelings, he appeared to be very inteligent and knows how to keep he's foot on the ground.
This is why calories in/calories out is bull. Imagine two people eating 2k worth of calories a day. One that eats only cake and one that eats only steak.
Well, It's not "bull", but it's a basic starting place. Both ppl in your example will have severe issues down the line. Every person is different and we all need to adjust to our own biology, but gotta start somewhere, right? Then adjust accordingly 👍
I think a better term to be used, would be "average", i.e. "this is the 'average' whatever for this class of whatever". Average would sound ethically better IMO, due to that they can always change. Or maybe even "overall". Idk, just throwing out an opinion
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Where else could we go in our exploration of the Endocrine System?
does Neil deGrasse have a day job doing research as a scientist or just attending a classroom and just gives lectures after completing his education . kinda like a higher educated version of , bill Nye the science guy only in astronomy
I think I speak for all of us and say this should be continued.
What are we missing? An autopsy?
As a diabetic, this was a very interesting episode for me.
Same. I'm type 1.
same. diagnosed with type 1 in 2020.
My sister got prescribed a (non-anabolic) steroid for inflammation once in the 1990s.
My dad threw a fit. He said "My daughter is NOT going to be on steroids!". In many ways, he taught me to make sure I know what I'm talking about before I speak.
Your testosterone levels has nothing to do with your athletic gifts. Regardless of where you are on the spectrum their are so many variables such as aerobic capacity, body structure, etc. that would make it impossible to categorize athletes with the intention of creating a level playing field. I say that with the utmost respect.
I have acromegaly and I'm very glad you did this show finally
I was born with Klinefelter Syndrome, XXY. Because of that my Testosterone levels are quite diminished. I am prescribed a Testosterone supplement and apply a cream to my upper arm each day. This only brings me back to the normal T levels.
I can definitely say that improved T levels has improved my life in many ways.
Injections have been proven more beneficial with TRT. They were working on Esther at one point that only require a few injections per year. Believe this was in Europe somewhere. In the states pretty much stuck with cypionate which is typically a once a week injection unless you have a super slow metabolism then they will suggest one injection every 14 days. I typically take a half dose every 3 1/2 days subcutaneous not intramuscular.
The creams and gels leave you with a higher levels of estrogen conversion. Estrogen is also what fuels prostate cancer. That’s why most people that take anabolic steroids end up with prostate issues because they never monitor their estrogen levels, E2 levels.
@@eastwood111 The research I've done indicates the creams are a better delivery system for T. With the injections, the T levels vary fron high at the time of the injection to low in the days leading up to subsequent injections.
The cost of injections compared to androgels is lower which is the main reason why people choose the injectons. I suppose there is also the frequency of application issue.
My doctor monitors my levels every 6 months, no problems there.
I am surprised that you have to apply the cream every day. I used to think you only do the therapy once and it's in your system for a very long time.
@@pratikpatange9135 There are really 2 forms of T delivery, the androgel that I use or an intremuscular injection. The injections are monthly. The downside to the injections is that your T level will not be consistent, towards the end of the month you will experience low(er) T levels tha is optimal. The androgel being applied daily gives you a far more consistent T level. The upside to the intramuscular injections are that they are cheaper.
One possible downside to the androgel is that you can experience a rash or inflammation to the application site. Thankfully that doesn't happen for me.
i am glad to see these issues brought up, more people need to be informed of this stuff so it does not go unnoticed.
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This fixation on testosterone levels in sports is part of the problem. The hormones regulate gene expression, there is an up or down regulation of specific processes. So even if everyone in a particular sport everyone had testosterone levels of exactly 500 ng/dl that testosterone would still be acting on a unique set of genes for each person. You would still have guys or girls who are drastically bigger, faster, stronger than others because their genes called for it. Not to mention hormone levels have nothing to do with skill development, training history, coaching, access to equipment, etc.
Agreed. Studies on primates in social colonies have shown testosterone doesn’t affect anyones behaviors or social hierarchies whatsoever, it only makes the existing behaviors more intense.
This is incorrect at times but I’ll give it to you. B UT regudless a man is a man and a woman is a women. Sports have people who are similar and a man is likely to be similar to another man when it comes to physical sports.
Does Metandienone increase testosterone levels specifically just help physical ability? I know the typical side effects but that is a specific process, correct?
False
You'd still need to keep people's weight in mind with the hormones. Someone who is 200 lbs of muscle can have lower levels than someone who is 150 lbs. When you are natural, there is no difference in overall performance other than how slow/fast you gain muscle. In the end, if you're both natural, it comes down to how hard you train with your genetics. Between genders will be a hole different ballgame.
It’s more to do with steroids and food (energy) than anything else. I was 260lbs 2%body fat year round at 6’2 with 5 min a day training, with lots of gear and lots of food. When I was natural it didn’t matter how much I trained and ate. Science in practice is really different than in theory, especially when it’s being practiced with u
@@meninm6211 of course it mattered how much you trained and ate when you weren't on gear, but I think you mean it didn't matter near as much for several reasons...
So referring to the OP's point, it's kind of like how a bodybuilder would technically be overweight according to his BMI but it's not because of fat it's because they're not being specific enough about the weight of what remaining muscle, fat, bones and organs, etc, which in this conversation I would assume when they talk about weight they're usually talking about unwanted fat.
Good thing to point out tho.
And actually I'm a little confused you said there's no difference in overall performance if you're natural other than how slow or fast you gain muscle but then you go on to say it's about genetics and rigorousness of training...
Not exactly sure what you meant by that but I agree that genetics, including how fast you gain muscle which is genetics as well, as well as your nutrition, environmental conditions, training regimen and many other factors matter to varying degrees (sleep, overall disposition/mood/stress, training form, eating schedule (intermittent fasting/frequent eating, etc), and others matter, but less. I agree some of the top ones are what you listed).
Also everyone's biology is different. Some people thrive on what would bog another person down.
All good points to discuss I believe 👍
@@finchisneat genetics have nothing to do with anything, it’s physics, mass in (food) equals mass retain, The gear will make sure that mass is muscle not fat.
But my point was these guys have never trained in their life they’re speaking from theory, and not even a solid one. They are not geneticists, Who would you rather take advice from Arnold Schwarzenegger or a skinny fat guy in a lab coat who can’t put his theory into practice
Sucks how expensive cgm are. the prior auths needed for the insurance to consider if you need it.
I'm an example when the pituitary fails, I have Panhypopituitarism. That is a rare condition in which the pituitary gland stops making most or all hormones
Hi Neil & Tyson
I participated in a meditation retreat called “Awakening Wisdom” at Bodhi Meditation in Richmond BC. It’s a standing meditation practice with guidance and movement. The instructions are in Chinese and translated to English.
On the second day of the retreat, I could not hear the translation, all I heard was static noise. I turned the receiver off and proceeded to continue the practice observing the movements of the participant in front of me. I saw two flashes in midair in the hall to my left. One went over my head and the other landed on an empty meditation cushion one row to my right and one row behind me. There was an opaque column of light about six feet high.
A participant came a few minutes late to the retreat and went and stood on that cushion and both were sharing the same space. I was observing them for a few minutes and went back to my practice. I can see an intensive white flash that was occurring. I stopped and turned back to see what was making the flash.
When she was moving slowly or still the opaque column was visible. When she made a faster movement the column of light disappeared and became visible again when she was still or made slow movements. That was the flashing. Th appearing of the column of light.
On another day a German lady, Alexandra and I saw this whatever it was. She was repeating my name and pointing at the cushion between the two of us.
😮🥸🥺🧐
#StarTalk : ... Guys, you've only JUST scraped the surface here and you need to DO MORE soon!
Endocrinology is so much more important than people give it attention or credit beyond sports!!
The better understood this subject is, the more people can improve their general health...etc.
Enough said, thank you... 😍😍😍
The best part of startalk is watching Chuck becoming smarter with every episode.
I misread the title, "Hormones on Asteroids" and I thought is was like Lord of the Flies, but in SPACE!
😂😂😂
I have addison's disease which means I don't produce hormones like cortisol. I feel like I can feel the hormones rush through my body at times and when your levels are too low you start wanting to throw up and have other symptoms too, the worst of it is when your blood pressure starts going wild, id say its the closest feeling to dying that you can get. It sucks having to try and regulate your hormones yourself cause any emotional or physical stress you get makes you have to take extra dosses. I feel like sleeping beauty when my physical work stress is high cause I can sleep for hours and wake up and then still be tired and want to go to bed.
Yup, I dated a women who had type 1 diabetes, she had to adjust her insulin levels if we planned on "having relations"...
What a hassle. That's a deal breaker for me.
As a combat veteran who has still has spinal cord injuries both at the cervical region (C2-C7) and Lumbar region (L3-L5 S1) with advanced degenerative disc disease, I am looking into the potential benefits of natural healing like HGH or even Anabolic. I have tried everything except surgery because for one, I am not the best surgical candidate due to the multiple injuries and my young age, and two, the success rate after the surgical intervention is low…with the high probability of aggravation in the anatomy (spine) above or below the discectomy or fusion performed. Please advise if HGH would help heal
I don't know regarding HGH but I'm sure you've done the research on how the others actually work. The stem cell therapy field is very promising but still very uncommon.
Much LOVE to Startalkers. Loved Chuck's commentary and questions particularly. Yay!
Neil asked some great questions, love the show
And some not so great too, poor doc tried to explain how diferent people have diferent levels of testosterore and this should not be the comparative betwen them but even neil rush over the explanation like a rocket.
@@youknowwho257 that was one of the great questions 😭….. a lot of times Neil asks questions that the normal person would ask! Sometimes the explanation is better than just giving a no/yes answer!
14:25
Autocrine signalling is a cell talking to itself. Paracrine is a cell talking to it's neighbors. Neurocrine is neural tissues talking to endocrine tissues.
Is this podcast available on spotify?
It is!
Greatest teacher ever Neil and Chuck is a intelligent type of guy
Very interesting episode!
Neil and Chuck for 2024
Why did I read "Hormones on Asteroids" and I wasn't even surprised XD
I would answer this but i don't want to be mean even though it is a joke.
Because you can't read?
That insulin regulation system is brilliant!
It didn't seem clearly explained whether testosterone levels are that significant in victory or how/why
The design error Neil mentions sounds like oversimplification/specialization or organs to such a degree that adding control systems internally could foul things up; an evolved response to specialized tools as it were
What was never mentioned was bone structure difference between males and females
@@voodoophil Yes, the show's subject was about hormones but it was asked if it was just hormones alone that one could use to have an even playing field for sports. He didn't answer "no, it's not just hormones that determine the outcome. Things like bone structure and muscle mass greatly effect those outcomes." Now, maybe enough hormones can give you a big boost like that but how large of a dosage would be needed? Would the person die before they even started the competition because they are pumped with too many hormones? 🤔
@Nora Michels Yes, and transmen still don't have as much bone and muscle density, and have wider hips and narrower shoulders than men; while transwomen have more bone and muscle density, and narrower hips and wider shoulders than women. Pumping someone full of hormones doesn't change that part, unless you're able to use enough hormones to overcome the physics aspect of the persons physical structure... 🤷♂
@@voodoophil We already impose limits such as male vs male, female vs female, weight range, and skill level. Those separations are there to impose fairness while the sport remains inclusive to everyone. Maybe the solution is to make other categories for transman vs transman and transwoman vs transwoman? And those categories will also end up having weight and skill level categories.
Considering he is sitting among academics; I appreciate how Chuck's Barry Bonds joke went right over their heads. 😆
Good intro to a very complex subject. A good topic to cover in the future would be the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as they are completely different diseases with different causes and effects.
Thank you for the suggestion!
Testosterone doesn't guarantee sports greatness. . .
Our Neil really laid an egg regarding his questions on this one.
I think there should be sports leagues that test for drugs but also leagues were there is zero testing and the athletes can take whatever they want. That would be so fun to watch these athletes do superhuman things.
im watching this ... going... I HAVE THAT SYMPTEM,,,, omg,.... so many symptoms.... At what point do i go ot to the doctor for?
Good stuff
Just to correct something, autocrine signallin is when a cell produces a hormone that acts on another part of the same cell (hence auto), whereas what the doctor described is referred to as paracrine signalling.
Neil. Thank you for discussing trans people as people who exist in the world. My daughter is trans. The ignorance and hate on trans people is truly disheartening. I appreciate you not dismissing them and also coming up with solutions
We need more of biology star talk too. This was interesting, educative and amazing
Speaking of athletes wearing glucose monitors and insulin pumps, I recently saw a 16 year old female contestant named Katie Bone on the American Ninja athletic competition who was wearing both to control her type 1 diabetes while completing at a very high level. Amazing technology!
I have yet to be able to afford a doctor to confirm my theory. My theory is that I suffer from hyperthyroidism. The reason is that I run on the hot side almost year round. Especially my torso area. It takes a lot for me to get cold. This has caused me a lot of problems. One is that I can actually wake up in a pool of sweat when everyone else are freezing. It causes problems between my wife and my self, because she wants to run the heater and I'm fine with the heater hardly being ran. If I lay still under the blankets, my body becomes warm. Once I move, I get a small sense of cold until I lay still for a few minutes again. In temps above 50F, I tend to sweat waterfalls. If I do any type of activity, I get over heated rather quickly.
Great video. I would have liked to hear him also point out that Insulin Resistance is the other problem with diabetes. Saying that you don't have enough insulin might lead people to want to justify having to take insulin, when in many cases of Diabetes( type 2), the problem is too much insulin in your system, which overloads the cells to the point where they can no longer process it properly.
what about categorizing the ratios of estrogen to testosterone for athletes??
Such a great episode learn so much about hormones. this is a subject that had very little knowledge on
Hypoboli (Hypovoli) is what the theatre prompter does (called hypovoleas). Provoli is the same as "projection", like in maps and provoleas is the projector (also a big light).
Please speak on estrogen and fibroids. Is there hope of changing hormone levels so that they would stop growing, or maybe even shrink over time?
Great vid
To be honest, great video, but you guys should really cover anti aging hormones and practices in one of your future videos perhaps, I think people will really like that, coming through you guys, there are some elderly ones among us who can definitely benefit from that information. ✌🏻 ♥ ✨
fun fact : there are both greek and latin etymology in the words lactose, galaxy, etc. The roman part is "lac, lactis" meaning milk. it gave lactose, but also lait in French or the famous latte! And then there is γάλα, gála, in ancient Greek which means... milk! and it gave galaxy.
The latin Lac doesn't come from the Greek γάλα but they have a common origin in early indo-eupopean langages.
Before my brother passed he got a CGM and an insulin pump. It wasn't automated at that point so i started recording his CGM data in the hopes of creating a machine learning agent that learned how to manage his doses. I found many people trying the same thing but before i could really get anywhere with my research the company that made his device allowed him into a test group for an automated system. He would joke about how that wasn't the way he wanted to become part android.
I have to comment on the logic being used by Neil regarding points of failure... it sounds as if he assumes that the more moving pieces, the more points of potential failure, as if to assume that fewer moving parts will be safer. But then he compares to rocket ships... which, if they were made with fewer moving parts, well, they probably wouldn't make it up into space as often or as safely. I would argue that the history timeline of rocket ships has gone on to only get more complex with more "moving parts" (i.e. points of failure), which are primarily there for the purposes of safety and consistency. Which would then force me to argue that complexity is not necessarily indicative of having more points of failure, IF those points are in use to prevent failure. Back to the human body... most of the "moving parts" of our bodies, via the endocrine system, are there for system stability and the prevention of failures, which means we are more complex AND safer because of it. So is it fair to argue that the human body is more "doomed" because it is more complex, yet a rocket ship is not?
As someone who has published work on this subject (just not on humans) who's also hypothytroidic and also trans I have to say this is an incredible educational video to make a good introduction to an EXTREMELY complex subject that I have had problems to start explaining in lay terms, even to educated people.
Today's fact: The Himalayan Honey Bee, the largest of the honey bees, makes a hallucinogenic honey that tribes collect.
How much for an OZ ?
Never drink alcohol!
what's for people who have flawed receptor cell which catch testosterone. Do they have any therapy or nothing at all?
A better explanation of how insulin works, it will be describing Insulin as a messenger to the muscle cells membrane to open up and take glucose inside so it can be used as energy. There's no failure... unless your pancreas fails or receptors on the cell membrane fails
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Clomid would be another way of increasing the amount of test the body makes.
Great questions for the doc, especially that last one about what is normal or abnormal and the impact of that label on inclusion. 👍🏼👏🏼
Phelps also had the right natural physique for swimming, very large lungs, longer arms, etc. you can’t use hormone level as a category. It’s just 1 facet of your natural body. You are not equally matched as there are other factors.
Very good comment from the doc about longitudinal studies for consequences of variations in our physiology...
Hello Chuck and Neil!
Nice Job, as always👍
Thank you!
I feel the T category is being naively talked about, the human body is more complicated. It’s possible some people have more of a certain kind of receptor to take advantage of testosterone while others don’t so the extra testosterone doesn’t help them that much. One example is why some people can’t grow muscle in a certain area but other areas are fine. So if the goal is creating a level playing then T should simply be one factor and not a whole category.
How do you make hormone ?
Good talk guys, thanks.
Neil was really going to the mat to defend what was truly a bad idea and he was refusing to listen. Hormones aren't the only thing that goes into athletic performance. Hormones help determine how a body grows from a young age. Merely having more testosterone than someone else doesn't make one a better athlete. Some people are just different and more apt to win at a certain activity than others, hormones be damned. Trying to have hormone weight classes is like that is some measure of fairness is absurd. Someone that has grown up developing on testosterone their entire life has grown to be bigger, stronger, faster than someone who hasn't. But there is a giant disparity in that subset of people that cannot be explained away simply by the amount of testosterone. But what can be said that someone who didn't grow on testosterone through their entire life, you would not be able to put them on a higher level of test than a natural born male for 6 months, 1 years or 5 years and have them magically be able to all of a sudden compete. The answer to this is not to try and change the entirety of the world and how it operates. Society shouldn't realtor itself because an incredibly tiny minority of the billions of people on earth decide they want to call themselves something different than what they are. There is being inclusive. And then there is being bullied by some people taking advantage of the natural progression of life to cheat against people that can't compete. If anyone claims to be concerned about fairness, then trans leagues would be created and that would be that.
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And your credentials are? Clearly NOT psychology.
@@Felicia1 My credentials are being a person that has eyes and can actually observe what is going on. It's quite simple. Psychology is a junk "science" that holds zero weight. The mere existence of a branch of science that is completely untestable and repeatable only give credence to something that should be shut down instantly and not entertained.
@@thejoshbtv Junk science? Citation needed.
@@Felicia1 I said it. Right above you. There is your citation.
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that hormonal weight class is a great idea
Good job all, especially Gary on Sirius. YNWA
Very interesting segment 👍
Why in the world do they take breaks in a pre-recorded pod that has no scheduled commercials??? Anyone?
If the people themselves want breaks, just say I want to break, take one and then edit it out so it just looks like any other cut.
This boutta be fire
I will say Neil just introduce himself as the co-host of StarTalk.
Thank you so much guys.
The testosterone hormone used as a "weight' class doesn't really suit endurance athlete sports. Testosterone is incredibly useful to better performance, but it isn't the best way to categorise endurance sports, as a cyclist can have an incredibly suppressed testosterone after a few difficult days. One athlete can have the same physical load as the next but their testosterone can be way more suppressed than another. But the contest between the two can still be fairly even.
Someone with low testosterone can still beat other riders with naturally higher testosterone. Some riders with obviously strive for massive testosterone (sprinters, big bulky riders for the flat stages). Others will strive to loose weight and have suppressed hormones as they are in a great calorie deficit. (Especially in a lead-up race). This comment hopefully adds some context to other sports. Probably outside the scope of your discussion.
Can you tell me what's the difference between lesser and light and thunder ⚡
THREE CHEERS FOR CHUCK!
20:15 ...So the Millennium Falcon took a wrong turn and jumped into hypospace instead, and wasn't seen again for another five thousand years...
We already have an opposite for hyperbole: litotes. It's basically a dramatic understatement. "It's just a flesh wound!" is probably the best known example, but it is a common trope in literature.
To answer Neil's closing question, why would I *want* to be normal? "Normal is what everyone else is and you are not." That sounds so boring. It's the deviations from the norm that make life interesting.
Chuck "some of my best friends actually do chemicals"😂😂😂
Just for Chuck 😂😎😯💥
was Neil trying to say that testosterone and natural ability isn't always the winning factor? Some people can beat those odds by being more Skilled. You shouldn't give up because someone has an upper hand. Best thing about being human is that even the best mess up and the worst can come out winning.
Install a glucose bypass tube to push the glucose into muscle instead of adding insulin.
I'd love to see Mark Andrews on the show, Baltimore Ravens star tight end who has to deal with his diabetes constantly as an elite athlete.
Thank you for the suggestion!
This could have been a lot more interesting if Neil hadn't gotten soo hung up on his hormonal weight class idea
A single "command center" is more efficient. But, if it gets hacked or malfunctions... EVERYTHING FAILS at once. More safeguards are better in a world of bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, etc. That is ever evolving and changing to become as savage as possible. The stop gaps are probably nice.
One of my favorite episodes now
WOW sooooo interesting 🤔 thanks
Fungi use the same thing, the underground Web?😯
First singularity I wasted 2 days and I didn’t even know what I was looking for the second one was dumb luck and the third 🤷♂️ could potentially be problematic.
Big up from Brooklyn, Dr. Tyson's idea of Hormone rating in sports could actually work, Ironically Girls are kicking boys butts in high school wrestling (NOT COLLEGE)(unfortunately they cannot compete with those NCAA studs ie Iowa State Wrestling programs.
Girls are also beating men in Jujitsu (Student of Rickson Gracie)
Something not mention was the will to do something the will can override all this hormones
"Hyperbolie": an expensive po-boy sandwich made from exotic pricey ingredients. 🤣😊
This guy just explain, in vain i should point out, that the ammount of testosterone in two people bodies is not a indicative that those two people should be competing agaisnt one another, and even explained that this happens because everyone has a diferent ammount of whats considered "normal level of testosterone" inside the body, but everybody, including Neil... keep saying that this should be the actual way of doing this. lol
That momment was kinda surreal, anyway props to Dr. Aniket Sidhaye, putting aside that he agreed that "scientists need to become more sensitive to social terms", which in itself goes against facts, which in no way care about feelings, he appeared to be very inteligent and knows how to keep he's foot on the ground.
This is why calories in/calories out is bull. Imagine two people eating 2k worth of calories a day. One that eats only cake and one that eats only steak.
Well, It's not "bull", but it's a basic starting place. Both ppl in your example will have severe issues down the line. Every person is different and we all need to adjust to our own biology, but gotta start somewhere, right? Then adjust accordingly 👍
dad bod is a sign of good health
As always, I have become incrementally smarter after each episode.
I think a better term to be used, would be "average", i.e. "this is the 'average' whatever for this class of whatever". Average would sound ethically better IMO, due to that they can always change. Or maybe even "overall". Idk, just throwing out an opinion
Great question! Commercial. Different question. Why? None of the great questions got answered. Thank you for trying Gary, but we're going to pin all your questions.
Good thing the let him talk.
Andre the Giant had giantism