@AnxiousMess said in Appetite loss: When experiencing stress related loss of appetite should you force yourself to eat or simply wait for the desire to return? For me, it depends on the stress, i.e., if it’s the result of low blood sugar, and if the stress is acute or chronic. If the stress is not the result of hypoglycemia and is acute, I wait until the stress has passed before I consume anything or else it will upset my stomach and exacerbate my stress, but if it’s chronic, I consume frequently and in small portions easy to digest, stress reducing foods—for me that means a combination of simple sugars, saturated fat and salt so something like salted caramel ice cream or fruit juice with a chunk of raw goat cheese.

I've been trying to use Farmaciadelnino but their Bitcoin transaction fee is around 70% of my order price. Am I doing something wrong or is this standard for them?

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Perhaps need to address it more via mental health therapies than trying to medicate with supplements, if you're usually calm in other scenarios.

@wester130 It just never ceases to amaze me the endless reports of "no side effects known", and "no harm", yet I always get sides. I'm not certain if they're being honest, yet short-sighted, i.e., they haven't done extensive and objective studies, or if they know what they say lacks proper study but they just say it so they can move forward with their ideas and career; or, if I'm just the odd ball that can't take anything without sides? I'm just thinking out loud here with these rhetorical questions.

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Pro progesterone effects... These data suggest that cinnamaldehyde selectively induced progesterone production and inhibited production of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in human adrenal cells. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024320510001803 Also, to bypass any possible heavy metal contaminants maybe the use of cinnamon essential oil could work. Eg, 1 drop in food/drink etc. Cinnamaldehyde is an aldehyde found in cinnamon bark in high concentrations. It's used as a flavor and medicine. Cinnamon bark is usually used medicinally in doses of 1-6 grams orally. 6 grams of cinnamon can contain from to 42 to 189 mg cinnamaldehyde. Cinnamon contains approximately 1 to 3.5 percent essential oil. The essential oil is approximately 70 to 90 percent cinnamaldehyde. — http://herbpedia.wikidot.com/cinnamaldehyde

@Alomongerpete said in Glucose Loading Protocol: What's the purpose of this protocol? Expected benefits? Reply This protocol gets glucose to the brain, even for insulin resistant or metabolically challenged people, and gets the brain functioning better. This can result in the healing of brain fog, mental illness, and even other physical challenges that might be present because of less than optimal brain function.

@slow-learner wow that is a interesting phenomenon Ive heard of ssris , accutane and lions mane having permanent changes on peoples gene expression but I doubt methylblue could do that. Also finasteride. i.e PSSD, PFAS.

@A-Former-User said in Metabolism: sloth to a dopaminergic child: Holy shit I think I'm about to make it to a healthy metabolism... I'm almost there... Just waiting for my grass fed livers next week I never noticed much energy surplus from liver, though I like it. Maybe the organic is better. I think good seafood and shellfish is 100% energizing; citrus and other fruits, potatoes. Frozen shrimp is probably one of the best and cheapest shellfish even with whatever heavy metals and contamination is present. It usually instantly gives me energy. Spanish Shrimp: fry garlic in butter, add shrimp, salt and pepper. add parsley, add lemon juice. top with paprika when finished.

Ray Peat’s response to my question (https://www.bioenergetic.life/clips/16348?t=3962&c=74) may be helpful for anyone looking for an answer in the future. In summary, he said that yes, pregnenolone can be beneficial, but recommended keeping progesterone supplementation low because high or long-term doses can suppress testosterone. This also suggests that one should keep pregnenolone doses relatively low and use it for a shorter period, since pregnenolone and progesterone levels tend to rise in tandem.

@pannacottas Any luck on DHTE? Ex-athlete trying to figure things out as I transition to next part of life...particularly interested in the mental and lifestyle benefits. Think this is where the real benefits are and the research looks promising

@jonnil yep. Eat robustly and balanced macros as much as you can. Huge help usually.

@mexican_coke_fan said in DNP Powder: @Alexander99 You should put them in capsules. I did some research a while back, and it would be best to buy a capping device, such as a "Cap M Quik" to make your pills. Go to body building forums and look at how to do this, I recall it was recommended to mix corn starch with the DNP, but I don't recall how many mg of each you need. I do recall that you're going to want to dry your powder, DNP ships wet because it is flammable. You can lay out your powder for like a day in the sun and it should be enough. I ended up encapsulating using a milligram scale, gelatin capsules and a mg spoon to pack the capsules. Let them dry too before consumption, went from dirty salty brown to bright yellow in 24h. Was good as I did in bulk and dosed to 150mg - a low(er) dose I felt comfortable at, while the pills bought online tend to be 200mg (with a vast margin of error) as standard. Lost a couple kg in a week then stopped cycle 1. On a second longer cycle now.

@Serotoninskeptic ooops I can't read. I'm doing honey diet + using gelatin as primary protein source to get lean. Non-dietary just blast DNP