There's something fishy about this story.

@gg12 what @awawat said. Also other things to try: Goat milk; Ultra pasteurized (UP) milk which is often labeled UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk; Buttermilk (tastes like unsweetened kefir) Try whichever appeals to you and whenever you feel like having some, then work your way up. Sweetened condensed milk is another great option. Good luck

@BearWithMe said in Mysterious gallbladder disease - can't digest fat for no apparent reason: salt might be necessary for stomach HCL production I don't add any salt now and cook food myself with no salt. My blood levels of CL are always showing in higher range. If I add salt my stomach feels irrtated or inflamed , it rather hinders stomach HCL production. But a bit of pickles with a teaspoon of brine can be very helpful occasionally .

@alfredoolivas said in Best thyroid type in context of combining with hormones?: you probably will convert t4 fine if you want to consider that. In light of this, and prior experience, will go with NDT. It's a more rounded product with other components including T1, T2, Calcitonin etc. Appreciate the input @alfredoolivas as it made me view things differently!

@user73636 said in Dietary calcium does not affect pyruvate dehydrogenase?: Your body maintains a very strict range of calcium in your blood regardless of how much you eat. Because of this: The quesiton is how does PTH (affected by dietary calcium) affect PDH.

Thyroxine is T4 - it is best to use both T4 and T3 in the right ratio. I have written a book about thyroid replacement therapy - it also presents Dr. Ray Peat's protocol for using T4+ T3. The title of the book is: "How to Use Thyroid Medication." It is helpful for anyone who wants to use thyroid medication correctly. You can get it on Amazon. I spent more than three years researching for this book in hopes of helping people who are confused about thyroid medication - I hope it will help. You are also welcome to contact me via my website: https://biochemnordic.com/ [image: 1773483570697-how-to-use-thyroid-medication-ray-peat-resized.png]

@polba you are welcome It takes time and being consistent But you will feel much better and symptom free Just easy to digest stuff Nothing that irritates your digestion u

@user73636 if the study you mention is indeed true, it's not clear if it would still be valid for Pyrucet specifically because it includes the ethyl pyruvate to replenish the PDH that the EA would reportedly inhibit.

@engineer https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/9249/nnos-a-useless-harmful-byproduct

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Now it's worse again, I think it is due to food. I am now keeping track of grocery store receipts and whether I feel better or worse afterwards to narrow down what's reducing symptoms and what's increasing it. It gets substantially worse if I eat too little so a elimination diet is off the table. Glycine helps a lot. Supposedly this is because during a state of sickness the body needs like 10-15g of Glycine daily to repair mucal barriers, gut lining, skin, etc, but can only produce 3g itself. It also generally increases the threshold for mast cell degranulation. I drink a few teaspoons per day dissolved in drinks.

@LunaticRed what @alfredoolivas said along with inhibiting cortisol, positive androgenic effects like increased strength, bone growth, anti-anxiolytic, controls blood sugar, controls inflammation from endotoxin. The list goes on. In reality, it is the TRUE male hormone.

@Korven You get a tan with the sperti lamp? Korven means sausage in swedish for all non swedes

But astrocytes are known to be basically glycolytic, so klotho seems to me to be just reinforcing their mode of operation. Glycolysis is bad when it shouldn't happen there, but sometimes it's a better option than OXPHOS, even if it's inefficient. Just imagine how quickly oxygen would be depleted if the brain chose to do OXPHOS predominantly with fatty acids, as is the case with the heart, or how much superoxide would be generated...

@user73636 I just bought some royal jelly that arrived in a cold pack. It should be very good quality. Thanks for bringing this up. Have you tried it?