@lamb Maybe you would do better with raw ginger, 5g or so daily. It does similar things to aspirin including thinning the blood, reducing prostaglandin, raising temps, mildly increase T, drop cortisol, increase insulin sensitivity. Will have more of a laxative effect.

@LucH, amazing stuff, my guy I'll try this and will probably recommend it to my mother as well. You've just brought my attention to something that might change her life. Short backstory: My mother had gluten sensitivity her entire life until we moved to Croatia. After moving, her gluten sensitivity disappeared, but she started experiencing severe stomach bloating, which has been a major source of stress for her. Now that you've highlighted that gluten sensitivity can also be a symptom of SIBO, I'll try helping her with the routine you suggested.

@splithead_ And my temps are up by about 0.2-0.4F to 97.6F, so very nearly Broda baseline.

@nothingclever said in insights welcome: definitely don’t know what you mean by this, “ First calm down / dampen. English is not my first language. I speak French. We don't take a supplement of intestinal bacteria when there is already overgrowth. We have to manage, in this way: We must first moderate the excessive activity of certain strains. Some strains take control over the management / the choice of useful nutrients (with impact on brain via chemical molecules). The communication is made through the HPA axis and the vagus nerve. We call this "quorum sensing", leading to "quorum quenching", or the taking of control of the microbiome, for the benefit of a few individuals. You no longer control what you eat, at the final stage. E.g. if you try to limit carbs, you'll get a heavy head ache. You are hungry every 2 hours ... NB: Some strains have nothing to do in the second part of the colon. The gases smell like rotten eggs (sulfur).

Hi I haven't it. But you'll be more lucky if you cite the article / the subject you target. In MP probably.

@sarahstegg said in Seed oil consumption resulting in cold/flu?: I’m pretty sure I consumed seed oils accidentally from a dinner I had two days ago Someone else's cooking by any chance? Slightly misaligned company/rhetoric to go with it by any chance? I don't worry too much about PUFA as long as I can out ratio it with SFA and take some Vitamin E occasionally. Some say I am a fake peater.

@William-Shat Same general area. Chest is probably more accurate. The self consciousness will go away the more you practice. For example, have you noticed there are fewer shy old people than young ones? LoL. And you don’t have to practice all the time, but when you are trying, think of any awkwardness as completely OK. Nothing like vulnerability to make a person more human and relatable. Nobody’s impressed with someone who’s always perfect. And yes good point. Exactly. What starts as a conscious attempt, with a little time and practice, will eventually become second nature.

@William-Shat I'd say no need to take such high doses of iodine, especially if you don't see any benefit.

@James I think dreams drive creative impulse for many people myself included. This usually means less caffeine but more sugar and sunlight. Also, I have this hunch that serotonin is tied to day-dreaming and napping. Not 100% on that, but I enjoy an occasional nap and day-dreaming or at night dreams I feel are very provocative for creating. At the same time, depending on what you're creating, yes, caffeine, sugar and nicotine are definitely handy. I miss smoking sometimes but yeah, cigarettes/cigars, coffee, sugar, Coke, aspirin. https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-5/mcclenathan/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5598771/

@LucyJ Okay! But yes if you're only on 1 grain I would not dismiss the possibility of hypo. Obviously tracking temps and pulse and all that. I dismissed it for a long time since I never saw any big improvements from the Idealabs tyromix/tyronene, but now I'm giving it a shot again with another brand.

@dapose said in How can I be a good doctor in modern medicine?: My experience with every person I know and all my family members and all friends family members, I have never heard of anyone ever getting a clear answer from a doctor what is wrong with them or what they can do to help themselves. In fact medicine seems to be so broken that they are trying to just get AI to take it over so they can mask how inconsistent and “difficult,” diagnoses seems to be. Agree. And I despise the conflict shock (see GNM) that doctors are giving people. When a doctor finds cancer and gives a life expectancy, that should be criminal. Somebody with cancer is living just fine, with some pains, until the doctor basically sends them into a panic attack. Very sick yet it "seems right," because of our "anti-cancer" "war on disease" perspective.

That's fascinating. Thanks for posting @herayclitus

@PeatPerspective Ever heard of Fenclonine?

@alfredoolivas The butter oil seems interesting, though. From some research I did, shea butter from the warmest parts of Africa can have as much as 40% stearic acid. So, maybe thats a natural alternative.

You’re welcome, @Aniciete.

counter? only in the muscle, though. But still useful.

@ffrench Thanks for your answers man!

@yerrag - I am primarily interested in the microvascular effects as well. My interest is in brain cognition. I assume the microvascular effects are there as well. Effect of serum uric acid to creatinine ratio on cognitive function decline in middle-aged adults: Longitudinal evidence from CHARLS (2025) Results: During a median follow-up of 8.6 years, there were 1512 (45.8%) cognitive function declined. After adjustment, the highest quartile of the SUA/SCr ratio was associated with the highest risk of cognitive function decline (Hazard ratio, 1.175; 95% confidence interval, 1.015–1.360). Restricted cubic spline showed a linear association between the SUA/Scr ratio and the risk of cognitive function decline (pnon−linear=0.514). There were a stronger association of cumulative SUA/Scr ratio and its exposure burden with cognitive function decline [the highest versus lowest quartile: 1.635 (1.006–2.656), the high versus low group: 1.729 (1.212–2.466), respectively]. No significant mediating effect through white blood cell count or C-reactive protein in SUA/Scr ratio-cognitive function decline was found. Conclusions: The SUA/Scr ratio was associated with a higher risk of cognitive decline, whereas the mechanism mediated by inflammation indicators was not found.

Case Report: Green Light Exposure Relieves Chronic Headache Pain in a Colorblind Patient (2022) ABSTRACT: Patients with chronic headaches sometimes prefer non-pharmacological methods for pain management. We have shown previously that green light exposure (GLED, Green Light Emitting Diode) reversed thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia in a rat model of neuropathic pain. This effect is mediated through the visual system. Moreover, we recently showed that GLED was effective in decreasing the severity of headache pain and the number of headache-days per month in migraine patients. The visual system is comprised of image-forming and non-image-forming pathways; however, the contribution of different photosensitive cells to the effect of GLED is not yet known. Here, we report a 66-year-old man with headaches attributed to other disorders of homeostasis and color blindness who was recruited in the GLED study. The subject, diagnosed with protanomaly, cannot differentiate green, yellow, orange, and red colors. After completing the GLED exposure protocol, the subject noted significant decreases in headache pain intensity without reduction in the number of headache-days per month. The subject also reported improvement in the quality of his sleep. These findings suggest that green light therapy mediates the decrease of the headache pain intensity through non-image-forming intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. However, the subject did not report a change in the frequency of his headaches, suggesting the involvement of cones in reduction of headache frequency by GLED. This is the first case reported of a colorblind man with chronic headache using GLED to manage his headache pain and may increase our understanding of the contribution of different photosensitive cells in mediating the pain-relieving effects of GLED.