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Shane Khalid

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Ritual 2.0

Here are two new projects I’ve been working on:

* Stock Forecasting using LSTM

* Sentiment Analysis of Stock Market using BERT

Aside from that, I want to share my daily Ritual. This was a pain-staking process because I require scientific publications (more recent the better) as my standard for facts and knowledge. Here we go:

Wake up: Hygiene

  1. Cleanse face with Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Energizing Face Wash
  2. Exfoliate with Foreo Luna 3
  3. Apply Homme Face Herbal Spray Toner
  4. Brush teeth using Philips Sonicare Prestige 9900 using Biorepair Periobioma PRO[^19]
  5. Clean tongue with Tongue Scraper
  6. Floss using Floss Sticks
  7. Rinse with Listerine (anti-cavity, anti-gingivitis)
  8. Trim beard using Philips Norelco Series 9000
  9. Apply Deep Sea Mud Mask or Shiseido Essentials Firming Massage Mask prn [^18]
  10. Apply Jack Black Double Duty Face Moisturizer (SPF 20) or HommeFace Face Moisturizer
  11. Apply Estee Lauder DayWear Eye Gel
  12. Brush hair using Boar Bristle Curved and Vented brush
  13. Apply Armani Code Deodorant
  14. Apply small amount of Acqua Di Gio Giorgio Armani cologne to neck

Morning Ritual:

  1. Drink Brooklyn’s Own Espresso Blend coffee with Nate’s 100% Organic, Raw, & Unfiltered honey
  2. Take supplements:
    • Adam NOW Men’s Multivitamin 2 qd
    • Naturewise Vitamin D3 5000IU qd
    • Vascepa [^8][^9][^10][^11] 2 bid
    • NOW L-Tyrosine[^20][^21] 500mg empty stomach prn IR
    • Taurine 3g qd [^12][^13][^14][^15][^16][^17]
    • Bacopa Monnieri 2-500mg qd[^3][^4][^5][^6]

Daytime Ritual:

  1. ANKI 45m - 1 hr.
  2. Code
  3. Learn:
    • Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Python
    • Leetcode Problems
    • Neetcode quizzes
  4. Work on:
    • Updating portfolio
    • Send Job applications
  5. Trade
  6. Drink coffee prn

Gym:

  • Cardio:
    • 1 hour LISS + HIIT on treadmill
    • 30m Stairmaster
  • Chest:
    • Pectoral - close (targets upper clavicular head) grip bench
    • Upper pectoral - incline bench ~45°
    • Mid pectoral - flys with palms down and thumbs facing one another
    • Lower pectoral - decline bench
    • Dips
    • 90° Cable crossover: (low) + (mid) + (high)
  • Shoulders:
    • Rear deltoid - palm down reverse flyes
    • Lateral deltoid - lean away between legs cable lateral raises
    • DB lean forward 15-30°
    • 3x15 Anterior deltoid - OHP DB standing and sitting; alternate with BB
  • Stretch

Evening Ritual:

  1. Chill out with Olipop drinks
  2. Go to meetings
  3. Talk to/Hang with friends
  4. Play with cat

Nighttime Ritual:

  1. Brew 1Tbsp./ 8 oz of Tiesta Tea - Cocoa Mint Chill, Loose Leaf tea (no caffeine)
  2. Dinner
  3. Take bedtime supplements:
    • Zinc 100mg qHS [^22][^23][^24]
    • Magnesium 500mg qHS [^25][^26][^27]
  4. Cleanse face with Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Botanical Cleansing Oil using Foreo Luna 3
  5. Apply Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate (overnight) or Midnight Recovery Omega Rich Botanical Night Cream (overnight)
  6. Brush teeth routine same as that in Morning Ritual
  7. Listen to TTC (The Teaching Company) audiolectures while I go to sleep.

Sources: [^1]Butera, A.; Gallo, S.; Maiorani, C.; Preda, C.; Chiesa, A.; Esposito, F.; Pascadopoli, M.; Scribante, A. Management of Gingival Bleeding in Periodontal Patients with Domiciliary Use of Toothpastes Containing Hyaluronic Acid, Lactoferrin, or Paraprobiotics: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 8586. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188586

[^2]Khan, M. S., Agarwal, S., Choudhury, D., Sharma, V., Suradkar, K., & Dalave, P. (2022). Assessment of the efficiency of listerine mouthwash as an adjuvant to conventional tooth brushing. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 1297-1304. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.4880

[^3] Fatima, Urooj and Roy, Sonam and Ahmad, Shahnawaz and Ali, Sabeeha and Elkady, Wafaa M. and Khan, Ilyas and Alsaffar, Rana M. and Adnan, Mohd and Islam, Asimul and Hassan, Md. Imtaiyaz. Pharmacological attributes of Bacopa monnieri extract: Current updates and clinical manifestation. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.972379

[^4] Urooj Fatima, Sonam Roy, Shahnawaz Ahmad, Lamya Ahmed Al-Keridis, Nawaf Alshammari, Mohd Adnan, Asimul Islam, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan, Investigating neuroprotective roles of Bacopa monnieri extracts: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 153, 2022, 113469,ISSN 0753-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113469.

[^5] Costantini, Erica; Jarlapoodi, Srinivas; Serra, Federica; Aielli, Lisa; Khan, Haroon; Belwal, Tarun; Falasca, Katia; Reale, Marcella. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders), Volume 22, Number 3, 2023, pp. 441-451(11). Bentham Science Publishers DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1871527321666220111124047

[^6] Rai, Saloni & Meena, Sunil & Rai, Dinesh & Panda, Priyanka & Kumar, Sandeep. (2022). A comprehensive review on Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (Brahmi): Utilization as a functional food ingredient and health-promoting attributes Annals of Phytomedicine 11(1): 142-150, 2022 Annals of Phytomedicine: An International Journal http://www.ukaazpublications.com/publications/index.php. International Journal of Phytomedicine. 11. 142-150. 10.54085/ap.2022.11.1.14.

[^7] Walker EA, Pellegrini MV. Bacopa monnieri. [Updated 2023 Mar 17]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589635/

[^8] The Protective Effects of Selective Omega-3 Ethyl Ester Prescription Drugs on Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance Al Rijjal, Dana.   University of Toronto (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2022. 29394650. https://www.proquest.com/openview/bcb08f6aabe3a0b620975fafa14936a1/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

[^9 ] Dana Al Rijjal,1 Ying Liu,1,2 Mi Lai,1,2 Youchen Song,1 Zahra Danaei,1 Anne Wu,1 Haneesha Mohan,1 Li Wei,3 Francisco J. Schopfer,4 Feihan F. Dai,1 and Michael B. Wheeler1,2. Vascepa protects against high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and impaired b-cell function https://www.cell.com/iscience/pdf/S2589-0042(21)00877-4.pdf

[^10] Wang, Z., Zhang, X., Qu, Y. et al. Icosapent ethyl therapy for very high triglyceride levels: a 12-week, multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded, phase III clinical trial in China. Lipids Health Dis 22, 71 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-023-01838-8

[^11] Muhammed Ibrahim Erbay, Norma Nicole Gamarra Valverde, Parth Patel, Hasan Selcuk Ozkan, Andre Wilson, Suvam Banerjee, Aydan Babazade, Valeria Londono, Aayushi Sood, Rahul Gupta, Fish Oil Derivatives in Hypertriglyceridemia: Mechanism and Cardiovascular Prevention: What Do Studies Say?, Current Problems in Cardiology, Volume 49, Issue 1, Part B, 2024, 102066, ISSN 0146-2806, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102066.

[^12] Ramírez-Guerrero Sofía, Guardo-Maya Santiago, Medina-Rincón Germán J., Orrego-González Eduardo E., Cabezas-Pérez Ricardo, González-Reyes Rodrigo E. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.937789/full

[^13] Rafiee Z, García-Serrano AM, Duarte JMN. Taurine Supplementation as a Neuroprotective Strategy upon Brain Dysfunction in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes. Nutrients. 2022; 14(6):1292. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061292

[^14] Parminder Singh et al. ,Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging.Science380,eabn9257(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.abn9257 https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abn9257

[^15] Ashraf, M.A., Rasheed, R., Hussain, I. et al. Taurine modulates dynamics of oxidative defense, secondary metabolism, and nutrient relation to mitigate boron and chromium toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 45527–45548 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19066-5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-19066-5

[^16] Xiaomei Tao, Zhanzhi Zhang, Zhenpeng Yang, Benqiang Rao, The effects of taurine supplementation on diabetes mellitus in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, Volume 4, 2022, 100106, ISSN 2666-5662, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochms.2022.100106. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266656622200034X

[^17] Joseph McGaunn, Joseph A. Baur ,Taurine linked with healthy aging.Science380,1010-1011(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.adi3025 https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adi3025

[^18]Tian, X., Zhang, Y., Li, H. et al. Property of mud and its application in cosmetic and medical fields: a review. Environ Geochem Health 44, 4235–4251 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-022-01228-6

[^19]Ohsumi, T., Takenaka, S., Sakaue, Y. et al. Adjunct use of mouth rinses with a sonic toothbrush accelerates the detachment of a Streptococcus mutans biofilm: an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health 20, 161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01144-0

[20]Catecholaminergic modulation of indices of cognitive flexibility: A pharmaco-tDCS study Dennison, Olivia et al. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, Volume 12, Issue 2, 290 - 295. Published:December 07, 2018. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.001 [^21]Alabsi A, Khoudary A, C, Abdelwahed W: The Antidepressant Effect of L-Tyrosine-Loaded Nanoparticles: Behavioral Aspects. Ann Neurosci 2016;23:89-99. doi: 10.1159/000443575

[^22]Wang MX, Win SS, Pang J. Zinc Supplementation Reduces Common Cold Duration among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials with Micronutrients Supplementation. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020;103(1):86-99. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.19-0718 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356429/

[^23]Jian Guo, Jingbo Xie, Bo Zhou, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Hamed Kord-Varkaneh, Cain C.T. Clark, Ammar Salehi-Sahlabadi, Yunkai Li, Xianzhang Han, Youguo Hao, Yimin Liang, The influence of zinc supplementation on IGF-1 levels in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of King Saud University - Science, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 1824-1830,ISSN 1018-3647, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.01.018

[^24]Mousavi, S.M., Mofrad, M.D., do Nascimento, I.J.B. et al. The effect of zinc supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. Eur J Nutr 59, 1815–1827 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02204-5

[^25] Chen, S., Luo, S., Zou, B. et al. Magnesium Supplementation Stimulates Autophagy to Reduce Lipid Accumulation in Hepatocytes via the AMPK/mTOR Pathway. Biol Trace Elem Res 201, 3311–3322 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-022-03438-6

[^26] Talebi, S., Miraghajani, M., Hosseini, R. et al. The Effect of Oral Magnesium Supplementation on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adults: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Dose–response Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 1538–1550 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02783-2

[^27] 33 total citations on Dimensions. Reno, Alyssum M.; Green, Matt; Killen, Lauren G.; O’Neal, Eric K.; Pritchett, Kelly; Hanson, Zella Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Volume 36, Number 8, August 2022, pp. 2198-2203(6) Wolters Kluwer DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003827

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