Posts made by BioEclectic

@LucH Thank you as always. I'll re-research Niacin to take note of possible factors. That RP forum thread you linked has another useful link to a Niacin discussion at the PhoenixRising forum: https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/does-methyl-absorbing-niacin-neutralise-methyl-supplements.54918/#post-919667

@PeatPerspective, you're very welcome. A steady dose of 50mg with most meals would probably bring much of the benefits we've read about Niacinamide, especially if you keep it up for a while. It makes for interesting research too, at the RP forum i do a title only search using the word Niacinamide, so many potential benefits are posted, especially by Haidut.

@PeatPerspective
Starting 2 or 3 weeks ago i went on another Niacinamide protocol, one that i was going to actually stick with this time. At doses of 150-200mg twice a day, sometimes three times just to see if it would keep me awake at night.

I felt the calming effects the first day, as i had in the past, less than an hour after the dose. Now imagine coupling this with Taurine, Glycine and Magnesium, say goodbye to stress.

I recall in the past getting a little sleepy from it, and perhaps some sugar cravings, but not this time around.

I was going to do a standard Niacin protocol but postponed it for some time in the future.

@josh
Potential issues would be the source of ascorbic acid, if it's contaminated with metals as it often is, and would they absorb through the skin. Another concern with standard Vit-C is the toxic mold remnants from the manufacturing process and if they would cause any issues transdermally.

The same questions and concerns would apply to citric acid as well.

I'm guessing you're not using Quali-C in the bath as that seems prohibitively expensive.

@josh
Hey Josh, for clarification purposes i believe you may have meant grams as opposed to milligrams?

Just wanted to prevent future readers from getting confused.

Am also familiar with the Dr Myhill website, will dig up that article soon.

@Serotoninskeptic
I realize it's a cheat but that can be partially remedied by stirring in some ice cold low fat milk. It would likely tame down the sweetness too.

@Jennifer said in Coconut Ice Cream - Look at those ratios!:

Frönen

Thank you.

US store locator:
https://www.eatfronen.com/pages/store-locator

Apparently my local supermarket carries it, hmmm.

@dt said in A very positive experience with pregnenolone:

@Insomniac I think Ray mentioned something about the new method (since 2013) producing these results. It's unforunate. It is definitely not related to eating more food, in fact you can be eating squat and gaining weight.

Would you be referring to the questionable pregnenolone acetate perhaps? For example, many products won't divulge the actual form they use, making consideration of source paramount imo.

@Androsclerozat
Good question, if it were me i'd be leery on using coffee to flush B5 with the set of symptoms you're experiencing, but everyone's different.

And for the record I do think @Insomniac made a good point in his post though. And to be honest i wasn't entirely sure what a high dose of B5 consists of. But sometimes a sustained mid-dose becomes a high dose if done long enough, saturation etc.

In light of what B5 did for me, i may have to revisit the broader topic eventually.

The high dose folks over at the old forum only used Quali-C, have seen it in many posts. Made in Scotland using non-GMO corn etc, etc.

Have been using Quali-C about 3 or 4 years myself however my daily dose varies between 200-1000mg depending. There were times early on when i would take 2-3 grams a day for a few weeks straight with no ill effects to speak of.

I do recall the standard Chinese Vit-C giving me a bit of a runny nose pretty consistently.

Am not sure what causes the disassociation but those appear to be fairly high doses of B5 to maintain. I don't recall if there's any permanent negative health effects, but you do have to watch that one imo. Other folks have said it produces odd feelings and agitation, including myself.

https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/ideal-vitamin-b.51400/
https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/b-vitamins-dosage.52057/

You may be able to find more testimony by combining search terms like B5 and odd ... or Pantothenic acid and agitation etc etc.

Were you trying to perform a specific protocol or just experimenting?

@Sugarnotsnow
My sleep is mostly on point, but yes I'm very familiar with chamomile's affects. It's a long time favorite along with nettle. And a bit more recently i discovered cat's claw. I drink tea much less now however.

Sometimes when I refer to "Glycine" here I'm indirectly referring to collagen, gelatin and bone broth since Glycine is the major amino acid in all three.

Agreed with honey, it became a regular staple after i discovered bioenergetics. Good for so many things. And honeycomb too!

I don't believe i've had Lysine by itself but i've read much about it and had considered it.

Mag-Glycinate definitely sounds like a two for one in regards to relaxation.

I've cycled through several forms of Mag over the years but the three that noticeably work for me the most are Sulfate, Hydroxide and Bicarbonate. But there's still a few more forms i haven't tried yet.

My ultimate relaxation stack is Mag, Glycine, Taurine, 100-200mg Niacinamide. If i'm already low on sleep i now take an extra aspirin to curtail potential brain inflammation.

Have read that Gaba slows the ruminations down, reducing worry or excess thought before sleep. Sodium Butyrate can help some insomniacs too apparently. And last but not least, insomnia may trace back to excess serotonin for some folks.

@LetTheRedeemed said in Ray Peat was a Stalinist:

@bk_ said in Ray Peat was a Stalinist only to be immediately coopted and undercut by the powerbrokers who used it... picture a Bernie Bro still distraught and confused about the Hillary Hijack -- Bernie's handlers may have been in on it from the beginning, unknown to well meaning starbucks baristas.

Bernie Sanders was apparently in on the take, votes shepherded to Hillary Clinton. A slick NEO outreach to Progressives and other anti-fascist types.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240810042517/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pHLlTK1CV2K8HEnNaDD0CE2b5igEBQheyt25azSZ_Rw/mobilebasic

But what also seems apparent, and imo, just enough voters were taken aback by these events and either stayed home or voted for Trump instead.

@secondkelping
The same happened to me once. We had major projects going on at the job so i showed up tired and de-energized for work one day. Had a Coke and everything came to life quickly. Visual acuity and sharpness were the most noticeable improvements.

I had two visitors that week who were present when it happened, trainers etc, and for the rest of the week they showed up with Cokes instead of coffee.

@yerrag said in Simple immune boosting "protocol" that works (in my experience):

@Sugarnotsnow

Is it? I didn't know. I know potassium industrial KCL is derived from mold as well. I got really sick from it when I happened to be using tetracycline with it. The worst infection I had and I fixed it without going to a hospital, which at that time would have dumped me into the COVID stew and Would not have survived their treatments.

Ray was more concerned about the lead contamination in the usual vitamin C you find everywhere.

@Yerrag not sure if you remember the discussions at the old forum, they were about citric and ascorbic acid. Sometimes the topic of Quali-C purity would come up, coupled with the fact that it was derived fron non-GMO corn. And thanks for the heads up about Potassium Chloride [correction, Potassium Citrate], i'll have to research the topic further.

As for the original poster, it resembles the stack i've been doing for years. Not every day of course, but certain other minerals i do supplement nearly every day, like Magnesium for instance. Others to keep on your radar for part time use are Potassium Iodide (Lugol's) and Magnesium Chloride. Both have their own set of immune boosting benefits.

You may want to make sure that it isn't a tendon injury due to straining or repetitive motion, carpal tunnel / tennis elbow or similar. I know for some carpal tunnel can take a while to resolve depending on how they treat it. I would go very easy, or even abstain, on the forearms in the meantime till you figure it out or it clears up.

I realize this is an old thread by an inactive poster but a few comments for those who may be considering something similar.

1lb of muscle meat, 2 cups of slow digesting milk, rice, questionable vegetable fibers and starch? That's an aweful lot of food and mixing for most folks going to bed just a few hours later, all while trying to lose mid-section fat. Maybe the original poster keeps unique hours but I can't think of many folks who would need that much and that sort of energy at that time.

Relevant for many and thank you as always.

This info will be passed on.

My personal experience in nearly 4+ years of reading the RP forum is that hair regrowth is such a minor secondary topic there.

Anyone doing online searches for hair loss support would probably never even find that forum. The folks who do go there are nearly always going for other reasons.

Which basically means the hand wringing in starting this thread is much ado about nothing.

Backing up David's idea above there's a knowledgeable guy in my own circles who swears by NAC and Guaifenesin for similar symptoms. Though he does take NAC regularly.

Speaking of NAC, checkout the following claim of it's anti-aging properties, scroll down till you see the list of substances:

• https://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2022/03/31/glynac-improves-biomarkers-in-humans-and-extends-lifespan-in-rodents/

Josh Mitteldorf got that info from here:

• https://genomics.senescence.info/drugs/browse.php#details-549