Schauer Thoughts

Apologies for the late upload! I cannot stress how absolutely devastated I am that I recorded for forty minutes towards the end and only video (not audio) recorded! There will absolutely be a part two to this because I have much more to say and share!

That aside, please enjoy this weeks episode of Schauer Thoughts, we are going on a long journey through the land of light and LEDs so hide your vitamins and slather on the sunscreen because subject-matter will be quite photoDEGRADING. Ayo! Word play *untz untz*

I will also be discussing my research on the *historically* shared diagnosis of autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy and *part of* my theory for why that was. Again, I must apologize because the part that tied them all together was included in the portion that did not have audio.

What I am NOT saying here:

Artificial lighting is universally bad.

Artificial lighting is the sole cause of any chronic/ immune/ psychological disease, disorder, or diagnosis.

There is nothing to be done to protect yourself, your vitamins, your health from light pollution.

Vitamins and turning off your lights are the cure for everything!

Remember folks, nuance! And yes, absolutely feel free to run this by your dietician, PCP, therapist, etc. Please enjoy and know that more resources are coming.

Books:

The Science of Nutrition - Rhiannon Lambert

A Silent Fire - Shilpa Ravella

The Wahls Protocol - Terry Wahls, MD

The Collected Schizophrenias - Esme Weijun Wang

Sources:

Nutrient Degradation Under Retail Lighting: Protecting Vitamins with Food-Safe LEDS

https://safespectrum.com/nutrient-degradation-under-retail-lighting-protecting-vitamins-with-food-safe-leds/

Market Lighting Affects Nutrients

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2011/market-lighting-affects-nutrients/

Relationship between Fresh-Packages Spinach Leaves Exposed to Continuous Light or Dark and Bioactive Contents: Effects of Cultivar, Leaf Size, and Storage Duration (2011)

https://pubs.acs.org/jafcau/article-abstract/58/5/2980/207964/Relationship-between-Fresh-Packaged-Spinach-Leaves?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Comparison of milk oxidation by exposure to LED and fluorescent light

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030216001351

Why Are Medicine Bottles Amber?

https://www.roetell.com/why-are-medicine-bottles-amber/

Skin ‘sees’ UV light, starts producing pigment

https://archive2.news.brown.edu/2007-2015/articles/2011/11/melanin.html

About Colour Blindness

https://www.colourblindawareness.org/colour-blindness/

Melatonin Moderates the Triangle of Chronic Pain, Sleep Architecture, Immunometabolic Traffic

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8392406/

Sunlight-Induced Immunosuppresion in Humans is Initially Because of UVB, Then UVA, Follower by Interactive Effects

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15324489

Male versus female skin: What Dermatologists and cosmeticians should know

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325926189_Male_versus_female_skin_What_dermatologists_and_cosmeticians_should_know

Risks and Uncertainties in Photobiological Measurements

https://actascientific.com/ASMS/pdf/ASMS-06-1249.pdf

Big data and AI for gender equality in health: bias is a big challenge

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11521869/

Gender Differences in Schizophrenia and First-Episode Psychosis: A Comprehensive Literature Review

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3420456/

Nutrition, nutritional deficiencies, and schizophrenia: An association worthy of constant reassessment

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8554424/

Gastrointestinal and liver disease in patients with schizophrenia: A narrative review

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9594005/

The impact of aging and biological sex on cardiac collagen metabolism

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637425000557

Collagen Degradation Pathways in Humans

https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Collagen-Degradation-Pathways-in-Humans.aspx

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Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re covering vast expanses of the topical board, and yes, I checked my medication and realized I did not take my Vyvanse. Thanks to that ADHD misstep we will be going over: a *potential* case of securities fraud, the ins and outs of heart failure, erectile tissue in the nose, what’s happening with Russia and what it means for American elections, as well as a new documentary coming out on *slams head against wall* Elon Musk.

Thank you all for your continued support, it means the absolute world to me. I would just like to say, if your child was automatically enrolled into a Trump Kids Account, please strongly consider picking up “The Second Estate” (listed below) as it’ll give you an amazing primer into why the Trump Kids accounts are a bad idea and potential ways to navigate the situation. There will be a separate episode on that coming soon.

Hope you all enjoy this weeks episode!

ShopMy Books:

https://shopmy.us/shop/sarahschauer?tab=collections&Section_id=2145383

Books:

Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation - Greg M. Epstein

The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart - Sian E. Harding

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Zoe Schlanger

The Cancer Journals - Audre Lorde

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn

The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy - Ray D. Madoff

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Sources:

HeartMate Email in Ep Files

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00102513.pdf

Susan Harriman, July 13, 2019 if the link doesn’t work

Gerardo Reyes (journalist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Reyes_(journalist)

HeartMate II and 3 LVADs Recalled Due to Potential for Outflow Graft Obstruction (April 2024)

https://www.tctmd.com/news/heartmate-ii-and-3-lvads-recalled-due-potential-outflow-graft-obstruction

FDA announces another new recall involving Abbott’s HeartMate 3 LVADs after 70 injuries, 2 deaths (May 2024)

https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/fda-new-recall-abbott-heartmate-3-lvad-implant

HeartMate 3 LVAD Linked to 16% risk of stroke, other neurological issues — what heart failure specialists should know (2026)

https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/heartmate-3-lvad-linked-16-risk-stroke-other-neurological-issues-what-heart-failure-specialists

Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula

abbott-agrees-pay-over-384m-settle-allegations-related-contaminated-infant-formula

Should You Take Daily Aspirin?

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-need-daily-aspirin-for-some-it-does-more-harm-than-good

Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nasal Concha

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK546636/

ENT Surgeon Dharambir Sethi tells Joan Chew Why Some People Get Nasal Blockages During Sex

https://drsethi.com.sg/the-nose-mechanic/

What Is Honeymoon Rhinitis?

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-50899-9_6

Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots?

https://mashable.com/tech/ukraine-strikes-yandex-data-center-bot-traffic-decline

The Many Ways Trump is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters (2024)

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100329/us-russia-election-interference-bots-2024

Reduced trolling on Russian holidays and daily US Presidential election odds

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8966999/

Free Course on Calling BS (Not Sponsored):

Calling Bullsh*t: Data Reasoning in a Digital World

https://callingbullshit.org/index.html

For the syllabus: https://callingbullshit.org/syllabus.html

News Regarding Medical Devices and Recalls

Device Events

https://deviceevents.com

Please check this out if you’re a physician.

Socialist Voting Guide (CA)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DeIITtIEvVQ/?vrfl=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re covering my 32nd birthday, what Donald Trump said about Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as going over some climate-related menstrual nuance. Is that a wide range of discussion points? Yes, but that is the essence of Schauer Thoughts, so get ready to go on a topical saga! Thank you all for accepting that I am a human being on SSRIs in a heat wave so tears (light Schauers) are normal. I appreciate you all and can’t wait for you to listen to this week’s episode.

ShopMy Book Curations

https://shopmy.us/shop/sarahschauer?Section_id=2145383&tab=collections

Again, thank you for all the birthday wishes!!!

Books

This Is Your Brain On Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD

Arab Routes: Pathways to Syrian California - Sarah M.A. Gualtieri

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky

Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being - Neil Theise

Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD

Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation - Marina Alberti

Sources

Trump Under Fire for Saying Iran Could “Take Out” LA, San Diego

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/06/trump-iran-take-out-la-san-diego

Newsom calls for 25th Amendment After Trump’s Remarks on California

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6132137-newsom-calls-trump-mentally-ill/

The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opinion/oil-companies-supreme-court.html

MIT, University of Colorado Denver, and the Clue App publish largest women’s health study documenting air pollution’s impact on menstrual cycles

https://helloclue.com/articles/press/mit-university-of-colorado-denver-and-the-clue-app-publish-largest-women-s-health-study-documenting-air-pollution-s-impact-on-menstrual-cycles
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Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we will be discussing the “Cornell 7” and the horrific gang rape of Jane Doe. I am so mad and you should be too, rape is a systemic issue and we all need to stand up and demand answers, demand accountability, and demand a world where justice can swiftly and with the full force of the law be served.

Discussion of the “Cornell 7” does begin at the later half of the episode but please know it’s not because I am pushing it’s importance to the back, it’s because this exact thing has happened to me and I’m allowed to discuss it at my own pace. Thank you for understanding.

Nuance for my rant on Jimmy Carter: He did try more than *one* environmental initiative and did create CERCLA (I appreciate that) but he could have done so much more and did not. If my direct communities - farmers and those I’ve been elected to represent (the people of the United States) lives were on the line, I would have done so much more.

SA Resources Substack Post

https://substack.com/home/post/p-218383219

The letter count wouldn’t let me add all these resources so I put them into a Substack post - please visit for resources and ways to get involved.

Sarah’s ShopMy

https://shopmy.us/sarahschauer/shelves

If you’d like to shop the books mentioned in this episode check out my ShopMy.

It is taking me awhile to upload (and get items approved by the ShopMy team, so please hang tight for all book curations - they are coming though)

Sarah’s Venmo: Sarah-Schauer

(Yes, my hair is blonde in the profile picture)

Just for anyone who’d like to wish me a happy birthday, absolutely no pressure. Thank you if you do send me anything.

Also I swear this is not meant to pressure anyone but since I am discussing sexual assault and an ongoing case I do feel like this video will be demonetized, so I can not stress enough how grateful I am if you do send me anything.

Book on Sexual Assault mentioned at the end:

Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus - Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan

MIT Books:

(Not sponsored, however these books were sent to me) - all of these are in the Sept. 30 ShopMy curation.

They Knew: The Us Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis - James Gustave Speth

Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation - Marina Alberti

The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart - Sian E. Harding

The Disappearance of Insight: When Technology Undermines How and Why - Frank C. Keil

This is Why You Love Lego - Jess Uhre Rahbek

Other Books:

Paradise Falls: A Deadly Secret, a Cover-Up, and the Women Who Forged the Environmental Movement - Keith O’Brien

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloan & Philip Fernbach

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep & Dreams - Matthew Walker, PhD

All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More - Zachary Rubin, MD

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD

Sources:

Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/tccsuykuvb4z

Editorial | Cornell Won’t, We Will

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/editorial-cornell-won-t-we-will

Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/28/atrazine-herbicide-pollution-rivers

Mesabi Metallics, company behind Iowa steel plant, has troubled past

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2026/10/01/mesabi-metallics-company-iowa-steel-plant-lee-county/92004068007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114926p118550l000450c118550u002227e008350v114926&gca-ft=51&gca-ds=sophi
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Hello guys! This episode of Schauer Thoughts truly is just a mental free for all, we will be discussing predominantly ME/CFS and registering to vote for the Midterm elections though. I do apologize for not getting to Boomers committing mass tax fraud and identity theft - that will be covered in a later episode. Hopefully there was some semblance of coherence here and I would like everyone to know with chronic conditions and chronic pain conditions that I will continue to raise awareness and just care in general because it is unacceptable that you all have been forced to go this alone. We all can do better.

Thank you all so much for listening!

Make sure to register to vote! — Vote.org

To learn more about ME/CFS and other chronic conditions, visit: https://batemanhornecenter.org/

Books:

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding the Wealth — and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn

The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell - Luca Turin

Every Living Creature: How Xenotransplantation Will Change Our Lives - Joshua D. Mezrich, MD

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD

All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More - Zachary Rubin, MD

The Irritable Heart: The Medical Mystery of the Gulf War - Jeff Wheelwright

Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement - Jessica Hernandez, PhD - Not sponsored, however this book was sent to me by North Atlantic Books.

Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene - We actually read this book for my book club!

Sources:

A Shared Biology Underlies 5 Major Fatigue-Causing Illnesses, Scientists Suggest

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-shared-biology-underlies-5-major-fatigue-causing-illnesses-scientists-suggest

When are the 2026 Midterm Elections? And What is Their Purpose?

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/when-are-2026-midterm-elections-and-what-their-purpose

State Ballot Measures 2026

https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures

Key Races (Volunteer Blue)

https://volunteerblue.org/key-races-2026/

Of course I’m not about to share any Republican related info.

2026 Voter Guide - Cal Matter

https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/

Democratic Socialist Voter Guide 2026

https://voterguide.dsa-la.org/

How having a disability became cool

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/05/disability-became-cool/

Absolute nonsense

Elon Musk is Running a Fake Voter Registration Site Designed to Steal and Sell Data

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/elon-musk-running-fake-voter-130639289.html
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