Well, I recall a case in Taiwan in which someone claimed damages for cancer caused by defamation.
The case didn’t succed, but I suppose it’s possible for anything to cause cancer if it’s stressful enough. 
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I have to admit I haven’t watched the video. I find him really tedious, to be honest, but I’ll watch it after class. Has he got cancer as well?
The big burnout was caused by the medication he took for anxiety due to his wife having cancer. There isn’t really much in the video, but that bit at the end where he hesitates (the part I quoted) – I think Tempo is right. 
He was drugged up before that. I’ve seen videos of him teaching. Addicts find excuses.
Well yes he did already have chronic depression and that bizarre digestive problem, but I find it credible that the cancer thing was a contributing factor. 
And eczema.
It looks like he’s searching for words, but actually he’s trying to find coherence. He’s really messed up, hopefully he’ll recover.
I have to say this: if he got messed up on anti-anxiety medication, he may not be the most credible philosopher.
He needs to clean his own room. There. I said it.
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Which makes that quack diet he was on even more problematic.
It was beef and salt, wasn’t it? Well weird. It reminded me of The Fast Show “This week I have been mostly eating…” guy.
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There’s a bit at the and where he thanks God, says God willing or something, not sure I’ve heard him use quite that kind of language before.
Elimination diets work for some people. It’s estimated 2%-20% of people have some sort of food intolerances. There’s nothing quacky about it.
I’ve found it useful in my life as well although I don’t need to go to something as extreme. Generally you eliminate almost everything and slowly introduce foods to see what you can and cannot eat.
I had major issues eating wheat. A lot of my health issues began in Italy because the started a diet of food made from wheat. I had to spend 2 weeks in the hospital with kidney issues and actually had really bad dermatitis on my face.
As soon as I cut out the wheat, my kidney went back fully and my paralysis went away. I also no long have dermatitis flair ups all the time. The last time I had it was when I ate a whole pizza by myself.
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I don’t think Peterson and his daughter are slowly reintroducing foods, though. They are permanently only eating beef, salt, and water - which sounds very bad to me. I assume they must be taking vitamin supplements.
If they’ve found what worked to alleviate symptoms, stick with it. Some people have real issues with vegetables that are toxic to them and cause autoimmune flair ups.
This doctor gives a good explanation of why people would do this and benefit although there are also concerns. But it’s not like it’s worst than what most eating are eating if you think about it with processed food every day. Is eating beef everyday that insane when you consider all the BS people eat daily these days?
And non-alcoholic apple cider.
It does sound fishy to me, like that lightarian human who conceded that she also “occasionally” added cookies and herbal tea to her diet.
Aha! I knew something was up. 
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Apparently you can inherit this kind of thing from an ancestor who suffered DNA damage from a chemical weapon attack, like mustard gas in WWI. 
Something similar can also be a side effect of painkillers, though I don’t recall which ones.
It’s a scary thought DNA damage can be passed down.
But we are just beginning to understand autoimmune issues that seems to have correlation with mental health issues. We also know there seem to be some correlation with inflammation with depression, and even gut bacterial having correlations with depression.
For someone who has those autoimmune issues, an elimination diet can really help them.
This is not the first time I’ve noticed it. If you use they as your default 3rd person singular pronoun, you may end up using it even when you are trying to refer unambiguously to a person whose gender is known to you. Come on, people! 
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