Below are some thoughts on recent changes to my treatment protocol:

Thyroid dosage remains at half cynoplus and half cynomel tablet nibbled throughout the day, with the occassional quarter or eighth cynomel tablet added after my afternoon snack depending on pulse and temperature. Latest thyroid blood panel results are nearly identical to the last panel I pasted in this thread, and so are not worth repasting Adrenal overactivity, which previously caused cold feet and contributed to gastrointestinal issues, seems to have resolved after removing caffeine from my diet. As an unexpected result, my chronic pelvic soreness, while not entirely reduced, has improved somewhat. Effects of thyroid medication do also seem more potent after removing caffeine. Some ideas for why this might be are that improved adrenal function potentiates the effect of thyroid hormone (think of the synergistic effects of cortisol and thyroid when in proper ratio) or that my metabolism was burning too hot, causing an energy deficiency and preventing the thyroid meds from having their full effect All glutenous carbs have been removed from my diet. After doing a short elimination diet, I've determined that even sourdough bread, home-baked and well-fermented, now provokes an autoimmune response. Otherwise, diet now consists almost entirely of fruit, milk, eggs, and meat One rounded tablespoon of baking soda before bed has, after only a week, resulted in some improvement to gastrointestinal issues. It has reliably increased transit speed and seems, I think, to be causing more fungal biofilm elements to be excreted in stool. More time required to assess true efficacy Recent experiments supplementing with moderate to high dosages of calcium carbonate (1-2g), potassium gluconate (500-800mg), methylene blue (5-15mg), ox bile, prescription digestive enzymes, berberine, grade seed extract, bromelain, and L-glutamine have not resulted in any meaningful symptom improvement I'm considering retrying high-dose allicin. The last time I did this, I experienced significant symptom relief, albeit temporarily, when taken with each meal. The benefits of allicin supplementation may have been curbed when I (quite stupidly) started taking bismuth subsalicylate before meals, which binds to and neutralizes intestinal sulfur (forming the black chemical compound bismuth sulfide), and which likely negated the antifungal effects of the allicin. Sometimes the results of our self-experiments only make sense in retrospect, and only after several months of brooding on why they were successful

All in all, nothing too significant to report back on; my digestive symptoms persist, with minor improvements here and there. I'm beginning a new business venture next month, so I'm hoping to see some more improvement before then; but if not, I'll continue researching, experimenting, and working hard to regain my health.

Cheers to all of you; I hope the summer sun has kept you warm and energized.

Thyroid.

@Mr-X Not sure. I have not taken it by itself. I take the stack I posted morning and evening.

Positives I’ve Noticed:

More calm Feel less intimidated/scared by higher ranks in my work place less social anxiety. Used to freeze during presentations and driving meetings. no adrenaline rush (interesting feeling when I went on a rollercoaster. It was like experiencing the ride with clear vision. No fear.) feel more drive to perform well in my workplace

Negatives

Occasional dry eyes. Occasional catching myself acting confident in a rude manner, but no anger. Not afraid to speak my mind or filter my thoughts before speaking. when the stack starts wearing off, i feel like the stress response flicks on and off rapidly during a stressful event. For example, when I was riding my motorcycle I got stressed when I was trying to come off the line. While I was peeling away the feeling of stress would turn on and off repeatedly until I felt safe on my way. Weird feeling.

Neutral effects

I feel full all the time even with little food weight gain but it doesn’t feel like fat. Clothes fit the same. Hoping the drop in cortisol and serotonin is allowing some muscle to grow back.

I believe it may be an estrogen problem for most of these people. All the papers by Mawson I've read seem to point towards an increase in retinoic acid at the particular diseased site, or a dis-regulation of retinoid signalling like in glioblastoma.

From this Ray article it seems estrogen is responsible for triggering certain inflammatory immune response like the chitinase enzymes etc. I wouldn't be surprised if it did the same with retinoic acid needlessly at the site of inflammation.

I think a lot of their benefits are as you say blunting the immune response but also I'd add a reduced endotoxin load. They all seem to do bad ("detox reactions") without any binders.

HEIGHTMAXXING - LOG 1

Read the Milk Manifesto

Regenerative milk is more environmentally friendly than vegetable harvests.

@Gaston

it won't work topically??

Effects of transdermal application of 7-oxo-DHEA on the levels of steroid hormones, gonadotropins and lipids in healthy men.
Sulcová J1, Hill M, Masek Z, Ceska R, Novácek A, Hampl R, Stárka L.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11300231

@ilovethesea
And Garrett said on X that he had talked to Grant about essentially censoring Grant's forum because of this. Not even ashamed of his support of censorship (but hypocritically condemns censorship when it's done by the other side).

@questforhealth Masculine men have to do good to feel good. Their role in life is to protect, provide for, and cherish women, children and animals. For feminine women it’s the opposite. They have to feel good to do good.

But we have too many “peter pan” men who never grew up and fail to recognize that only insecure, previously abused and damaged women will tolerate an ungiving, uncherishing man.

Of course it’s not just men who are mixed up, most women were never taught to value themselves and set boundaries. So they overgive to men and then get resentful.

@DavidPS agreed. My buddy was also disgusted with it but smoked some for his family and then ate some which got him sick. Interestingly a few months after he told me about alpha gal I had found something that could possibly cure him and he didn't want to try it - seems to be still disgusted with the thought of meat. Fascinating that we've eaten meat for millennia and all the sudden some are becoming allergic after a tick bite. Nothing to see here - move along!

@Peatly

Yes, I read that conversation. I think it was the salesman in him. He obviously is profit-driven and was likely looking to develop a 'better' product.

Edit: I'm not a Mercola stan, but I think he is just a flawed perhaps egotistical individual with a profit-driven model of 'success'.

Calcium and riboflavin are two chemicals known to reduce blood pressure, given salt intake is sufficient.

@Kruton I don’t agree at all. Getting a girl pregnant is a huge issue. Not having sex is a huge issue. The alternative birth control methods are far worse. Condoms are a minor problem in the scheme of things.

In terms of exercise I am now focussing on more playful forms. That being sports. Most sports involve some form of explosive activity rather than endurance.

I’m playing soccer/football and do Muay Thai, although they are quite exhaustive sometimes my appetite has skyrocketed and I feel a lot better not carrying around so much extra musculature in the upper body.

Sports are also good because they integrate you in your local environment. Instead of the deranged sort of Sigma gym goer loner archetype that gets so heavily promoted, performing in a local arena builds bonds and creates a greater sense of purpose.

Brute de force speaks on this, we must have an outlet to perform that earns you accolades. I would consider sport an important and easy outlet that most people have access to. You can exert yourself physically and stylistically as a form of expression.

Thought I should post a brief update since this thread has gotten some more attention lately: The symptoms I was dealing with have greatly improved with some diet and lifestyle changes. I've reduced my zinc supplementation to a more standard 15mg a day, but I still feel 120mg/day was beneficial as a short-term loading dose. I do get plenty of copper and manganese in my diet from regular shellfish consumption, and I've started using molasses as well. If anyone is interested, the current stack I'm running is a standard B-complex, 300mg thiamine HCL, 8000IU vitamin D, Thorne's vitamin K formula, 15mg zinc citrate, and T3/T4, progesterone, pregnenolone, and DHEA rarely as needed

@AstralPMP it’s a brand new built home so there’s no mold.

@wester130 I'm looking forward to getting a solid source of T and doing this some day

Penis size is associated to body-fat percentage during your childhood.
If you have a small pp, chances are you were overweight as a child.

@CO3 : ok thanks. I tend to have eggs most of days for my breakfast with orange juice. I always removed the whites as Ray said they are not that great and I try to limit my methionine intake.

I wanted to try these for lunch, but I can try during the weekend. Once a week should be fine.

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 feel surges of energy through my body if I focus my attention on my energy???