My husband is 70 now. Still works full time and is very fit. He's always eaten that way. Basically naturally since he was a child. He only eats dinner and sometimes lunch depending if he goes out for lunch for his works but usually, he only eats once a day. He's very lean but never works out. I could never do it because I feel awful when intermittent fasting. I personally think it's different per individual.

Another update, this one’s pretty interesting… I’m still plugging away with glycine, (1 tsp at each meal) and it’s been the holidays, so I’ve had some beer and some bourbon, (some PUFA or otherwise “unhealthy” choices here or there,(nuts, salad, things that other people would consider healthy ironically…)). I decided to do a finger prick the other day and an hour after coffee on an empty stomach, and landed a 94! This is kinda amazing. Glycine has essentially perfected my blood sugar! Two other interesting notes: one, I’m up four pounds in weight, but have dropped from 34-32” waist. Two, I’ve weight trained since a teen, (in my mid forties now) but took a year or so off when I couldn’t figure out how to train without a stress response. I’ve been back training regularly 4 days a week for a few months now, and have struggled with 230lbs on the bench press, and anything over 100 standing shoulder press. This week I benched 250, and shoulder pressed 130! Not Olympian numbers, but really amazing considering where I was just a few months ago.

honestly for me having good breakfast cereal or pop tart type things works for me

@user1 Feel like my muscles are "poisoned" or "heavy," especially during the second set or compound lifts. Circadian rhythm delay. Extreme grogginess in the mornings. Milk being the only thing I changed that could have contributed to these

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@sphagnum its probably totally fine now I just vowed to not buy stuff from them because their customer service around it sucked so bad, they refused to refund me because my bottle was expired, and that was annoying because logically the bottle being expired does not negate the fact they sold me a bad product, and secondly, I wasnt contacted properly about it, they could have sent me a letter via paper mail if I wasn't checking to see if they emailed me. The way their customer service person talked to me was just shameful from a good business perspective. I just dont have time for companies run by, staffed by people like that. for k2 I just buy it from idealabs, who get it from sigma or some other reputable supplier and just mix it in oil and bottle it. the only reason I do this instead of buying the powder myself and doing it is apparently k2 mk4 powder is sensitive to light and im too lazy to setup a darkroom mixing apparatus or something. im assuming idealabs mixes it in a darkroom if its required but I have no idea as no details like this are ever given. If I found out HN has some sort of amazing pregnenolne now I would cope and buy it, but they are just selling microbially produced pregnenolone, which isn't that big of a deal. I mean it's cool, and great and all, but I haven't seen any proof that microbially produced preg makes a better end product, and secondly it's funny actually because microbially produced citric acid is really le bad according to peaters.

@Kilgore done

@ethan Thank you Ethan I will look through this.

@sunsunsun said in Avocado: Toxic but how much?: @Gardner studies after apparently didn't reproduce the effect and in fact show beneficial effects of avocados I think we are introduced to so many new or luxury foods now that it is imposible to figure out which is good or bad by simply eliminating one by one . Actually now we are getting people like Grant or Chaffee who reduce their meals to 1 or 2 basic items and cure themselves of all maladies

@lykos Jealous?

@lobotomize The difference is in isotopes, not sucrose content. Though beet sugar does seem slightly less sweet.

You are awesome pannacotta

@sunsunsun true lol

Comment “Results show that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the main polyphenol in green tea, can neutralize the carbonyl-amino cross-linking reaction and inhibit LF formation, but the underlying mechanism is unknown." LF = lipofuscin. Article https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/9017/neuro-degeneration-a-multi-factorial-approach => I’d like to develop this approach. Not only from one side: multi-factorial. When talking about neuro-degeneration we should take the whole context into consideration to avoid plaque. After having read an article on the lack of B12 when bringing the RDA for aged people (> 40 yrs.) (1), I decided to write an article to show / to tell how I manage to optimize. Afterwards I submitted my plan to AI and ask it for comments. =>The prevention of neurodegenerative and vascular disorders rests on two pillars: metabolic flexibility and membrane integrity. See my "Metabolic Safety" Protocol if you want to go deeper.

Useful links *) Coenzyme et Cofacteur ne se lient pas par insuffisance de Thiamine (B1) (Coenzyme and cofactor do not bind due to thiamine (B1) deficiency) https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t2015-vaut-le-detour-it-s-worth-the-detour#29416 *) B1 deficiency and Potassium Waste Thiamine Deficiency Causes Intracellular Potassium Wasting 04/23 By Elliot OVERTON, DIPCNM CFMP, author at “Hormones Matters” is a nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner based in the UK. https://www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-causes-intracellular-potassium-wasting/ Thiamine deficiency causes intracellular potassium wasting. Excerpt: In short, the bioenergetic state of the cell governs its ability to retain potassium ions and structure water into a gel-like phase. A cell with plentiful ATP can maintain this ability, independent of the “sodium potassium pump”. On the other hand, cells lacking energy lose their capacity to retain potassium, intracellular water becomes “unstructured” and intracellular concentration of sodium ions increases and the electronic state of the cell is changed. This causes water to “leak” out of the cells into the extracellular space to produce a localized edema of sorts. Thiamine, playing a central role in energy metabolism, is partially responsible for maintaining healthy redox balance and a continuous supply of ATP. Hence, it is no wonder why a deficiency of this essential nutrient produces such drastic changes in the cellular electrolyte balance. *) Thyroïde B1 B2 B3 – Interaction entre les vitamines du groupe B et la thyroïde https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t2018-comment-booster-votre-energie#29549 Thyroid hormone (thyroxine) regulates the enzymatic conversion of riboflavin into its active coenzyme forms. B2 is necessary for the regulation of thyroid enzymes: B2 helps to organify iodine (i.e. the incorporation of iodine for the production of thyroid hormones). *) Choline is a well-known methyl donor, but it cannot play a methyl-donor role until it is converted to betaine in the liver and kidneys. Avoid chronic high niacin exposure since it might induce a methyl pool depletion. Excessive nicotinic acid increases methyl consumption and hydrogen peroxide generation in rats https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209.2012.697175 https://www.nature.com/articles/hr2011133 *) Anti-Stress & Neuro-Protective Effects of Thiamine (B1) Mitochondrial Energy Uploaded thanks to Optimized Enzyme Communication https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t2045-english-corner-anti-stress-neuro-protective-effects-of-thiamine-b1#29712 Neuroprotective Effects of Thiamine Impact on mitochondrial respiration – Link with ATP production Power plant (power station generating electricity) The role of thiamin deficiency in lower brain dysfunction (dysautonomia) Nutrient deficiency & interaction of vitamins B Understanding nutritional & functional deficiencies (enzymatic metabolic block) How much and which kind of thiamine? (video Elliot Overton) How to proceed to avoid / limit a paradoxical reaction.

@what-about-bob Thanks. I like the summary. How everything all fits in from theae great minds and put together by Ray Peat into more practical lifestyle applicable ideas. I am appreciating how I see myself on the "applied technology" end of their contributions as I incorporate these ideas into my attempt to be my own doctor as I attempt to improve my health. I have been unable for the past 24 years to lower my blood pressure without using prescription medication. But I am seeing the light at the end of this tunnel. It is a long process of learning and I don't give up. Thanks to recent developments in science and technology, I may be able to lower my blood pressure finally using ideas from Peat and his predecessors. What has been helpful is my use of AI as an efficient research assistant and aggregator of concepts and minute details that my own limited human mind can't recall easily and utilize readily.

Yeah but that doesnt actually answer the question

@engineer People aren't knowledgable so you can't blame them. They just heard in throughout life that testosterone makes people into bald and agressive muscular sex offendors.

@CrumblingCookie I've done it today again and half an hour later noticed a face lift effect also my mood seems to be better. I kept forgetting about it but I'll try to do it more often.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78ZZziCarY