This could be due (in part) to magnesiums pharmacological effects, particularly blocking glutamate (NMDA antagonism). This has some positive effects on the dopamine system (the "D2" receptor), alongside general relief from excess glutamate (excitotoxicity).

Sweet-Smelling Urine

I personally use Redmond Real Salt (from Utah). Their salt rocks can be washed off, then dissolved, then filter the undissolved sediment off, then evoparate the water to get it solid again

google pink himalayan salt and microplastics. it seems contaminated due to plastic transport bags they use maybe

If you are having jaundice like symptoms perhaps getting blood work done for liver, kidney, and thyroid function might be helpful.

Tightness in the calf can also be a sign of mineral deficiency

Dr Peat’s articles on fluid retention

Water: swelling, tension, pain, fatigue, aging

When energy fails: Edema, heart failure, hypertension, sarcopenia, etc.

If the end goal is to restore metabolism some weight gain is inevitable in the short term

@Gull Maybe. That would be due to vitamin E's anti-lipolytic actions. But I would say this probably goes true for pretty much all fats (except MCTs) not just PUFAs.That shift to fat oxidation will lower CO2, thyroid, and NAD+ which will lower metabolic rate. The only unique feature to PUFA is it's also causing electron leakage in the transport chain which causes massive oxidative stress, and is likely where the increase in cancer potential comes from.

@Milk-Destroyer Thank you. It's definitely not something I want to bring up with the person. The inflammation makes sense. I think it stems from feelings of inferiority, like I won't be able to do what the person I'm jealous of is doing. Whenever I start working hard, but am self-focused and not trying to keep up with them, the anxiety and jealousy seems to go away.

@cremes I've already essentially done that the past two weeks. My diet right now is basically fruit, dairy, some semi processed meat, and oysters from cans currently, and will soon have ground beef in there as a protein source (moved and had no dishes so waiting to get some delivered to actually be able to cook again). What would recommend while I'm depleting PUFA to do next? Ideally I want to try to help put together a sort of standard takeoff list to share eventually.

Somebody got androgenic feeling from alloP?

@Uroš said in High sugar diet and cavities:

Are there any articles by Ray Peat on this topic? I'm still wondering how a high-sugar diet impacts tooth health.

You can look for his statements on some podcasts https://bioenergetic.life/?q=dental+health

In general poor dental health is a sign of low thyroid and low levels of D3+K2 and calcium.

If you want healthy teeth just correct your thyroid, and vitamin deficiencies, and rinse your mouth with coconut oil or baking soda. Also, avoid fluoride...

I believe that's the main reason in addition to a couple of others including contamination.

Those who won't hear must feel or so the saying goes

Eat 1 - 2 tablespoons honey (not fancy honey, just any honey that is real honey) on an empty stomach in the morning. Nothing to eat or drink for an hour. Do this 2 or 3 days in a row. Voila, it is fixed for awhile. Maybe for a few weeks.

It doesn’t seem to pay to eradicate them fully, and H Pylori have some benefit too, so this is what I use to keep them at bay.

I think one of the structural changes of hair loss involve a more circular forehead, with a pointier top of the skull -- the more egg shaped head. Assuming this is for men, when you take a certain amount it makes you temporarily baby faced with a smaller skull size and softer scalp. If you think of someone's bald shiny head, the scalp area is really rigid. Progesterone makes the tissue less dense and probably less fibrotic. Though I also think if you take too much it'll make your hair not as thick as it should be, because at that point you'd be opposing testosterone.

It's certainly a better finasteride.

@Jakeandpace Yes, 4oz of Liver and a few oysters once per week. Maybe I should up the amount of liver I eat?

@peatolish +1 to Progest-E but as Peat cautioned it’s important to make sure your vitamin D level and calcium intake are high enough to avoid activation of certain estrogen-producing enzymes (7-keto I think was in the name) by the progesterone. If you’re not sure then vitamin E might be safer to start with. Or maybe the vitamin E in the Progest-E obviates the risk, it would be good to go back and check what Ray said.

FWIW what you’re describing sounds similar to something I have on the left side of my nose which tingles like it’s growing whenever estrogen or prolactin are rising, if I consume TocoVit or slather it on the skin the tingles go away.

@BroJonas The adrenaline-y feelings have resolved over time. I’m taking around 33mg of cynoplus and few nibs of t3 a day. I think the body just adjusts to lowering pituitary activity after a while

@KippleRemover yeah, im not sure why baking soda worked before but doesnt anymore. i put a bunch of coconut oil with some drops of rosemary oil in my hair today, since theyre supposed to be anti fungal. it helped a little. i suspect showering too warm and too long hasnt been helping.

What does it mean if ~4mcg lowers my temperature 😞