Aiding sexual assault recovery with Peat principles
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Hey guys, I have a friend who was recently SA'ed and her body+nervous system is still reeling from the attack. She's having nightmares and waking up super tired and drained. I wanted to pool knowledge on this not only for her but for others who experience any kind of trauma and want incorporate peaty principles into their recovery.
Clearly the body is very stressed and Peating in general will help her recover as with the increase of metabolism and youth hormones (Prog, DHEA, etc.) will allow her body to heal. However, I want to get some specific things and big levers she can pull to see results relatively quick, she has no idea about peat and she doesn't take diet that seriously. I want to show her some big levers to ease her into the Peaty Paradigm. Any help is much appreciated!
Things I've told her to include:
-magnesium, topical and oral
-increasing sugar from fruits and juice
-blue lotus tea
-emphasizing supplements/teas that activate GABAergic system
-lowering serotonin thru things like the carrot salad
-raw fat for calming nervous system (s/o Aajnous)
-gelatinI've also thought about recommending things like Progest-E and Cypro (to lower serotonin) but I'm wary since she is still in early stages of this trauma.
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@shivaflow Send my condolences. Quick stress relievers I'd recommend Progest-E on the gums and/or some water with 1/2 tsp teaspoon of baking soda and 2 aspirin dissolved in it.
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I definitely understand the need to find all the supplemental/dietary changes to address trauma, but I want to encourage you with therapy and lifestyle actions.
Maybe you already know this and gainful strides are taken, but your friend needs therapy to begin processing the grief and suffering well, while at the same time, getting surrounded by friends who will take her on bike rides/tennis/whatever the thing is she likes, that promotes getting the body in a productive energy-outletting state, in the most uplifting way possible given the circumstance. Yes, this is getting one free from constant dwelling on the matter - no, this is not numbing the pain or delaying the healing process - believe me, every moment of solace can bring all the feelings flooding back (which is needed and not to be pretended away). The purpose of activity, is introducing balance for the physiology, which is similar in function, to supplements/drugs for depression - I found drugs/supplements not good enough to handle the harshest trauma in my life.
With that said, I wouldn't hesitate to hop on some GABAergic promotors and serotonin antagonizers. Progest-E (if your due diligence suggests that's an acceptable course of action at the moment) will help the body and mind in the processing - which I don't consider the same as escapism - aka Progest-E is a valuable contribution IMO.
Whether your sleep problems are caused by acute traumatic abuse, or chronic stressors over the years, dietarily, the answer would be the same to both:
- All the clean ice cream before bed.
- Lowered protein intake before bed (this almost always works almost immediately, nevertheless, some nights I just needed a junky PUFA laden Mediteranean takeout and stuffed myself with the icecream after - definitely over eating - but I slept like a baby the following night).
- Play around with great lakes gelatin doses before bed - more the better, but you don't want to get too much, as I seem to remember, it can elevate ammonia - the sweet spot being 30-40% of total protein intake.
- Vitamin K2 MK4 before bed (I suggest topicals from Georgi's idealabs).
- Vitamin D3 before bed (idealabs too) (I suggest taking a calcium supplement with it to prevent elevating PTH, further improving sleep).
- 1/2 microgram or less of cyproheptadine before bed.
- Red Light rich environment before bed.
- High salt intake.
- Caffeine all day.
- Aspirin dissolved with a little baking soda in the morning (can complicate blood thinning with cypro so needs to be taken apart) (take with glycine to prevent glycine depletion).
- Emphasize sugar carbs over starches (juices like you mentioned).
- Foods that taste good.
- Paradoxically, given I suggest plenty of icecream, for the majority of meals otherwise, trying lower fat should help the liver with it's current burden (clearly indicated by lack of sleep).
If y'all have a solid handle on taking thyroid hormone, cynoplus and cynomel could be good additions (t3 helps heal the liver; t4 lowers adrenaline) - consult Danny's recent video.
Consider researching 10-methoxy-harmalan and/or metergoline. RPF had people discussing all potential complications and other supplements not to combine with.
https://peatarchive.com/So sorry this has happened. I don't pretend to have suffered the same trauma, but catastrophic emotional events moving one to the point of an almost bedridden will to die, with inability to sleep at night... I'm all too familiar with. I hope and pray for Her and all the people in her life helping. Thank You for what you're doing
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@LetTheRedeemed Yes of course, you're right, she is receiving mental health therapy as well as acupuncture to help with her nervous system. The nutrition and supplementation is to potentiate and help integrate it all together. Thanks for your contribution
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