I was just thinking about creating a spreadsheet with people’s contact info, notes, and a picture. I guess an app would be preferable, especially if there were a web/desktop version, and it was compatible with a spreadsheet (can export from/to a spreadsheet).

What use is this? It doesn’t seem to work similar to sci-hub. I just searched it for this closed-access paper and it didn’t have it. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1073110519897731

That’s overkill for my needs.

Forums were the main thing everyone used 10+ years ago. Then Facebook & Reddit started to steal people away. But now that those big companies have shown how dangerous they are, I’ve tried to go back to forums as much as possible.

I use Lemmy too, but the lemmy software is still early in development compared to forum software. So I started up a forum instead of a Lemmy instance: https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/

I’ve been trying various things from yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi and supplements and I haven’t really had success. I must be doing something wrong or too much or not enough idk.

Yes, you’re doing something wrong. Wherever you’re getting your health/microbiome advice from is a poor source. You can find better info here: https://humanmicrobiome.info/faq/

Fermented foods contain non-host-native microbes. Their benefits are hugely oversold. They will not restore your gut microbiome.

Anything that damages the gut microbiome. Ultra-processed foods are one of many things. Antibiotics may be the biggest factor.

and people realize just as well as you do where they can or should get their information

That’s definitely not the case. Some of the most popular sources of information are terrible (Eg: reddit and other social media, huberman).

Not sure if your comment is serious, but credentials are not a valid way to determine that information is accurate.

YSK that taking health advice from youtubers, celebrities and podcasters is a terrible idea.

This is mostly correct. Huberman, for example, is not a good source. But Rhonda Patrick seems decent.

Only take advice from research universities

This is not great advice. I’ve seen so many articles on sites like Harvard that contain harmful misinformation and no study citations.

Always look for citations to studies. But even that is not enough. The source can be cherry picking to push an agenda, or simply ignorant of other conflicting research. You really have to put a lot of effort in to find quality sources.

It’s not easy to find quality information, but sites like sciencedirect, eurekalert, and medicalexpress, are some of the better sources.