Glucose loading cures everything?
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@S-Holmes yeah, my approach has been gut health since before the Peat days, but the tinnitus is something I became aware of in the last few years, (given my state of existence was so poor i couldn’t perceive most of my health issues). I may have had it since playing football…
I used to fast for 3-5 days before I found Peat and that seemed to help most things, (but again, my awareness was so poor, I’m sure I did plenty harm too). I think I just robbed my body of the energy to exhibit symptoms of illness. I just don’t know how long I’ve had tinnitus is my main issue there. I will continue along though!
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@Ecstatic_Hamster I’ve looked at your threads on LDN, and felt it could be something for me. I’m concerned about the sleep disruptions though, (gotta get my sleep!). Thanks for the reminder, I will look at it from a tinnitus perspective.
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I just got a new bag of glucose, same brand, but it smells more perfumed. I don't use any kind of perfumed products so for me it's very strong, and the smell reminds me of perfumed soap. There's a similar aftertaste, but other than that I feel the same having it. Has anyone experienced this? I found some mentions of it when I googled, but I'm not sure it was pure glucose or other sweeteners.
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@gentlepotato said in Glucose loading cures everything?:
I just got a new bag of glucose, same brand, but it smells more perfumed. I don't use any kind of perfumed products so for me it's very strong, and the smell reminds me of perfumed soap. There's a similar aftertaste, but other than that I feel the same having it. Has anyone experienced this? I found some mentions of it when I googled, but I'm not sure it was pure glucose or other sweeteners.
I bought a 50 lb bag of dextrose but it had a strange odor so didn't use it. I've had better luck with a couple of the brands in plastic containers, so I'm sticking with those.
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Nutricost is what I am using now, and it’s great. No odor at all.
My progress so far: I’m up to 30g X 4. Gained a few pounds which I’ll try to lose today and tomorrow, that has more to do with other factors I think. My temps are not really any different. I no longer have any stomach issue when I take my glucose.
I went on a fast walk up and down hills and when I returned my temps were really low, indicating a hypoglycemic episode. I’m sleeping well as usual.
I am feeling better than I usually do right now so far, fewer endotoxin symptoms, so that could be a good sign.
I’m just going to continue and see what happens.
My theory as to why this works:
I think this forces the body into sugar burning mode.
The lipolysis retreats. Ultimately you retrain your body to becoming a young sugar burner, which has many benefits in terms of raising CO2 levels and free radicals (protecting against cancer).
I think Dr. Stephens’ brain theory is sorta wrong, but they do call dementia type 3 diabetes. I think this dextrose works because without the fructose, it can efficiently stop excessive lipolysis and kickstart oxphos.
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@gentlepotato said in Glucose loading cures everything?:
it's very strong, and the smell reminds me of perfumed soap. There's a similar aftertaste
I had experienced and reported something similar already. You can try to keep the bag wide open for a few days (and put it into other containers) and see if some of those solvents dissipate. Some of them will. But as you can even taste them it's likely some (or all) will remain.
+1 on S.Holme's suggestion of not buying dextrose in cardboard boxes or paper bags anymore. (As also for many other foods' packagings, indeed) -
Thanks for your reports coming in, everyone.
@Ecstatic_Hamster said in Glucose loading cures everything?:
I think Dr. Stephens’ brain theory is sorta wrong, but they do call dementia type 3 diabetes. I think this dextrose works because without the fructose, it can efficiently stop excessive lipolysis and kickstart oxphos.
I also reckon that ultimately a lot is going to be mediated through liver energy metabolism. Which, not least through biliary functioning, duodenal microbiome and barrier integrity and non-translocation of pathogens, toxins and LPS, is directly related to brain inflammation and functioning.
This brief little comment also stuck with me and I am now looking into extra CoQ10 and (tauro)ursodeoxycholicacid:
@LetTheRedeemed said in "Glucose Loading" protocol, a la Dr Stephens - A Critique:
Honestly, if one's liver function is so compromised they need to avoid fructose, [...]
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@CrumblingCookie said in Glucose loading cures everything?:
Thanks for your reports coming in, everyone.
@Ecstatic_Hamster said in Glucose loading cures everything?:
I think Dr. Stephens’ brain theory is sorta wrong, but they do call dementia type 3 diabetes. I think this dextrose works because without the fructose, it can efficiently stop excessive lipolysis and kickstart oxphos.
I also reckon that ultimately a lot is going to be mediated through liver energy metabolism. Which, not least through biliary functioning, duodenal microbiome and barrier integrity and non-translocation of pathogens, toxins and LPS, is directly related to brain inflammation and functioning.
This brief little comment also stuck with me and I am now looking into extra CoQ10 and (tauro)ursodeoxycholicacid:
@LetTheRedeemed said in "Glucose Loading" protocol, a la Dr Stephens - A Critique:
Honestly, if one's liver function is so compromised they need to avoid fructose, [...]
I wonder if the fructose (in fruit and sucrose) is why so many gain weight when they begin following Dr. Peat. I did.
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Thanks for the input about the glucose! It's in a plastic bag, and there's a noticeable difference between the two bags I got, where one smells way more. But I'll try to air them out and see what happens!
@Ecstatic_Hamster Thanks for sharing! I didn't know the names of the pathways, and had not had capacity to read up on it yet, but I've been thinking along the same lines. I don't remember if I already mentioned this, but I wonder if the liver will accumulate fat if it is prioritizing those pathways, since fat has more energy per gram, and as a side effect would not store as much glucose, which could exasperate the problem. I had a blood test show higher triglycerides (after the week I did high sucrose, before my glucose arrived) and I was thinking it was because the liver was releasing fat and making space for glycogen. I seem to have more glycogen stored now.
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I like Dr. Mercola's gut healing protocol using glucose (I'm not using sucrose).
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/09/15/the-truth-about-health.aspx