From RP: When cells are stimulated, they adapt, with substance flowing into complexification until an approximate, appropriate equilibrium is reached. Stimulation is a need, and an opportunity, for adaptation and differentiation. If there is a need for adaptation, without the necessary substance and energy, the cell or organism will either deteriorate or withdraw. Energy, structure, and carbon dioxide: A realistic view of the organism Ray Peat Discussion in 'Articles & Newsletters' started by mas, Mar 8, 2014. https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/energy-structure-and-carbon-dioxide-a-realistic-view-of-t.3344/#post-39530

@GRay carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and beta blocker drops are safest. Prostaglandin drops not so much. The “drops” I make work through carbonic anhydrase inhibition. My loved one had a laser iredectomy but it isn’t enough. Not sure it is actually useful.

@Evolutionarily said in Recovery from drinking beer: Anyone have anything to add? yes, drink water when coming home with electrolytes. mainly protection against headache, but not only. Alcohol has driven water away. Excess water and electrolytes are acutely excreted in response to additional alcohol ingestion. Take some fat (2 egg yolks and 1 tsp coconut oil) 2 hours before leaving, to protect liver. one caps antihistamine would be fine too, just before taking a meal. enzymeDAO 1000 000 IU.

I notice an intense rise in estrogen within hours of consuming a seed-oil rich meal. Recently (this is a little TMI) I was on my period, which is usually light and painless. I had a big chicken kebab wrap, I could see it was dripping with pufas. That night I woke up to hot flushes, cramps and I bled through everything. This lasted for days after. So not worth it.

I remember reading awhile ago that injecting Hyaluronic Acid (HA) into a scar made it fade then come back, but injecting HA + CO2 made it go away. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37723352/). I think there's something about the combination that might be good even if you're not exactly dealing with scars. I'd look into carboxytherapy (it's a subcutaneous injection, but I think CO2 absorbs well enough through the skin even without that. there's little gels for a face mask you can get like from here Otherwise I read that Vitamin A is needed in excreting calcium in the calcium cycle, so a topical vitamin A and D combo in coconut oil wouldn't hurt to try if you think calcification is involved.

@16charactersitis Exactly! The good old days lmao... retvrn!

@edouard I stopped taking the DHT not long after making this post because it was freaking me out. However, the past few weeks I've been experimenting with using Stearic Acid as my main fat source and the green stools have returned. So I'm assuming it just means very fast transit time. I'm going to tentatively say it seems like a good thing, stomach bloat is way down, and fast transit time should be a good thing according to the Peatarian view. Also I changed my user account to this.

@Rah1woot said in Muscle Pain: However, what I have since learned is that it is a serotonin agonist preferentially into what is known as a serotonin "autoreceptors", which play a role in regulating the synthesis and distribution of serotonin. So in effect the drug causes the body/brain to think "I have enough serotonin" and actually lowers the overall amount. Yes, as I understand and would attest, social trust and openness increase with usage which is opposite serotonin. I think of serotonin as self-serving, more introspective. Pretty sure cannabis is pro-serotonin and is linked to "Serotonin Syndrome" in a few studies. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10398562231219858 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2kj531sc Psychiatrists have unbelievable powers right now, and psychologists too. They prescribe uppers and downers to "depressed" patients who continue using marijuana and other stuff regularly. Somehow these "doctors" people sleep just fine at night. I think R.D. Laing was using LSD to treat schizophrenia, depression and other illness in the 1960s - very controversial. But I can honestly see the merit - only now, 60 years later, are people considering ketamine, mushrooms, and lsd as "possible treatments." My opinion is yeah, these probably all have some treatment potential. Rich people are flying to the Amazon to do the demon-inducing ayhuasca drug, while all of these known medicine remain illegal except in certain states that are pioneering treatments.

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I've got all of my labs and more on the way as I figure this out. My hope this thread can add to the ever growing knowledge of the forum. I will also do a full synopsis once I have this completely figured out and "cured".

@Razvan what is your iron anemia protocol? do you take iron rich foods? would you post any study links on this if you have them already

@sneedful I don’t really see much here. I’m planning on using something like DMSA to remove the antimony… if only I can convince a physician to prescribe it

@hcwilliams said in How would you come off of TRT without PCT?: Sounds good. Been 5 days since last injection. E2 and serotonin notably still high. I would also add some Aspirin (plus K2-mk4) to the mix, which should help lower serotonin and E2 levels. And also "refresh the pipes"... More about it: https://testonation.com/2023/05/22/aspirin-on-testosterone-dopamine-and-sexual-function/

@GreekDemiGod In Celsius I get around 97- low 98 temps sometimes my temps go as low as 96 though. I just want to know how , and with what I should be measuring. Im not sure how bad my thyroid is I do sort of have no lunulae and my nails are pink/purple. I also get cold after meals.

@Corngold If you’re talking about garlic possibly yes it might help with absorption of B1.

anybody?

Masterjohn advises 20-25 mg per day. I take 400 UI twice a week. Now foods Advanced Gamma E complex. Don't take at the same time as Vit K.