@Mulloch94

True enough what you said, as this applies to most people. And I believe most people to be magnesium a deficient, and as such needs serotonin to drive bowel movement.

But with a food lifestyle that supplies one with adequate magnesium intake, bowel movement is not dependent on having a gut flora teeming with microbes that supply serotonin to drive bowel movement.

I went from being dependent on serotonin to being dependent on magnesium to drive bowel movement, and it has worked well for me.

Lately, I was prevailed upon to take a calcium channel blocker (Amlodipine) for my high blood pressure. One of the side effects is constipation, and I experienced more difficulty with my bowel movement. This is not surprising, as with the movement of calcium into and out of the cell altered , there is a change in the strong gradient between internal and external calcium ( external calcium being around 15000 more than internal calcium) which drives muscle contraction and relaxation. This would affect peristalsis, involving the gut muscles that drive bowel movement. The energy from the magnesium-ATP complex is somehow affected negatively by the calcium channel blockers, and this makes the bowel movement less natural and less effortless.

@Peatly It was posted by her account here https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/thor-torrens-interviews-willofeuropa-how-to-lose-100-pounds-on-a-low-vitamin-a-diet.52933/page-2#post-992139

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@Orindere Update on your art?

@Mulloch94 For sure, I wasn't managing at all without taking it every day but I can go about 2 days now so it's progress. I have oysters canned in water or fresh-ish local beef liver when I feel the need for vitamin A aside from fatty dairy.

I miss my Dad. He was the type to do everything his doctor said so unfortunately it was just a matter of time.

@Kilgore What can you even say about Ray Peat? Everything you hear about him online is like a cut from all sorts of places. Before you'd even want to write about him, you'd need a lot of information, & also a good reason why an article on him should be made. I think since he's adjacent to a lot of alternative-health spaces & even the whole trad movement & right-wing stuff, he should have a page. That's me though.

@Kilgore nice shorts on the topic, hope they help - basically echoing what Haidut said above thanks to @donovan

https://youtu.be/9CsUQDSIrLs?si=vfaiCOpU4mDp51pd

https://youtu.be/OQ_gNLEWxd4?si=joj_6_sdiQXhW3Uw

https://youtu.be/N4obd1e3ljw?si=Zw89WteFiYO4hUan

@ThinPicking said in BIOHACKING by Nathan Hatch, "F*** Portion Control":

@NotShanalotte said in BIOHACKING by Nathan Hatch, "F*** Portion Control":

Conversation, debate, and exchange 101, a brief "step 0" summary.

Be sure there's subject matter to discuss. Post something of substance could help people and spark discussion of what works

When composing, ask yourself questions like "What is your basis for (your or my own) claim(s)? When did you apply Hatchian methods (in the case of this thread)? Which ones? Were you able to keep track of relevant details so others in the future would have clues to go by if direct application didn't work?

Be open to feedback, even when you don't want to hear it. Attachment to particular people and/or ideas can prevent your mind from flourishing and from truly participating

Be deliberate about getting your meaning across. Don't be patronizing, but make sure you're producing quality content rather than doing a poor job followed by asking rhetorical questions.

realize that open forum threads are not your dominion, you cannot prevent others from participating

Based!

It's probably for the best I'm in the doghouse and she can't see my endorsement.

Thank you, and yeah it's so weird on RPF she was eloquent and made long responses in most cases but now just making conversation is too much effort. We're better off this way.

@Mulloch94 Yeah, the corporate and "rational" (reductionistic) world is probably still in love with a single metric/KPI...

I guess that IQ may be somewhat helpful in measuring the ability to "connect the dots", but intelligence is also about perceiving things "out of the box" (predictive processing), knowing how to make sense of things, not being blinded by ego, etc.

There are also theories about extended cognition i.e. 4E

Fun fact, according to a test done many years ago when I was low in T3, my results in categories of IQ and "processing speed" were exactly on the opposite sides of the Gauss curve, LOL!

I've noticed similar issues, and I do best with long-cooked potatoes (crock pot ftw) and red potatoes seem to digest best. I've switched back to Russets lately because the red and gold potatoes right now kinda suck, so maybe a different kind of potato would be a solution.

Antibiotic reaction is probably the bacteria dying and spilling their guts which is both irritating and toxic. Could be an actual allergy too or even part of their mechanism of action. I'm allergic to one of them and avoid all of them as a result.

I had a work friend several years ago who had endometriosis so bad the doctor said she'd never give birth. She left for a different job but surprised me at work later on that she had conceived! She was using 100mg Prometrium, which is sort of amazing because it has tons of junk like peanut oil and titanium oxide but the progesterone itself was still that powerful. She implied she used it vaginally but I was caught off guard about the whole thing and didn't ask for certain.

What helped me most was keeping stress low for appetite, and the the circus of electrolytes and water. Getting plenty of fluids can be difficult but water especially will dissolve gases in the gut and bring relief. IME the gas mimics the same effect as a water-logged intestine by preventing proper intestinal movement, and this dissolution-need diverts water from softening stool, hence the alternating between dry stool and diarrhea.

@hwisdom no

@Mauritio nah, too many factors. I was eating a pufa laiden vegan diet with a ton of indigestible “foods.” I think the very low protein of one meat based meal a week in combination with a whole food vegetarian diet would probably be a great option.

From this model I went carnivore and incorporated block fasting and one meal a day, (information I didn’t share). So increasing protein to that degree very certainly did not help, (it’s kinda relative right?) I’m looking at the one meat meal a week plus whole food vegetarian, (not dogmatic) as a potential “easy” diet to achieve methionine restriction. Sorry for any confusion.

Thanks guys.

I’ll get prolactin checked this week too. Will look at adding the DHEA and cortisol tests also.

Ordered some T3 a while back. I tried it last fall and 12.5mcg did eliminate all symptoms for a day. I only took it once though as I was worried about continuing on using an exogenous hormone.

@HyperTorless Love the idea, just updated the default setting.

@HyperTorless yea like 1-2kg of liver per week

It went away now tho (this is 3 weeks later)

@HyperTorless yeah androsterone definitely has some pheromone effects. I remember reading this Reddit post by supposedly some guy who wrote his PhD thesis or some kind of research iirc on pheromones. And he stated that all steroids with the andro- prefix are pheromones and that they have actually varying effectiveness, if I remember correctly androstenedione was the most potent one.

@Amazoniac said in cancer:

@Jennifer, are the clinics based on Gerson's protocol in Mexico an option to consider? Battling a relative for one small win at a time can be draining and lead to loss of valuable time. You may also face pressure from the entire family if you oppose their opinion.

The cancer program offered by these clinics would demand a series of interventions at once, him and the rest of the family would probably be less resistant when clinicians are involved, and part of the responsibility would be lifted from you (food preparation, supplements, decisions).

The protocol should rely on the support of substances that you're familiar with. A few examples:

Aspirin Niacin Caffeine (through the other end, but still) (Pro)poison A Thyroid hormones (with Lugol's solution)

Regarding the clinics, some are depressive, but others look like a spa with people on vacation. They can be pricy; however, it's possible to find alternatives, such as the remote (yet supervised) version of the treatment.

We read on occasion the miraculous recoveries after minor changes, but comprehensive approaches increase the chances of success. If you had difficulty convincing him to let go of a beverage, a marked change in diet for therapeutic purposes doesn't seem likely without an external driver.

Nevertheless, in addition to the listed substances, Ray's cascara sagrada (check this out as well) to keep the bowels clean would be simple to apply for now.

Thank you, Gustavo. I appreciate the suggestions. My dad takes aspirin daily, gets provitamin A from mainly dairy and eggs, and though not enemas, he has coffee twice a day and regular elimination. As far as pressure from family goes, I’m the only one now with any real involvement in my dad’s life so the only opinion, and really the only one that matters, is his and he’s set on having conventional treatment. I essentially control his diet, but with my family’s failure to thrive on a diet of predominantly plants, let alone one centered on juice, and my mum’s success treating her cancer with more of an animal-based diet combined with some of Ray’s recommendations, I feel more confident in that than the Gerson Therapy.

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