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@Kvirion said in Impact of Clothing on Health:

Aren't springy soles better when walking on hard pavement?

Nope. The springiness also has nothing to do with it. Zero drop refers to not only the thickness of the sole, but the heel raise as well.

@Aniciete said in Impact of Clothing on Health:

I work on a farm so barefoot “shoes” are out of the question

Why? I'm not saying I'm not sympathetic, but at least explain it. Do you require a reinforced shoe to avoid injuries? I can't really think of any other possible reason other than you misunderstanding terms.

@noseleather said in Impact of Clothing on Health:

Also the elastic wasteband in most clothes is made of spandex which is akin to polyester... you dont really want that directly on your skin and they are also frequently tight on your skin as well...

Yeah and it's usually inside of the pants. not on the outside. I forgot to mention the following:

you can check the fabric of something by taking a tiny part and burn it. Plastic burns like well plastic, cotton, etc barely burns at all. I have never had pants with an elastic lining have the elastic on the outside, and the waist has never touched my skin.

Boxers are the only underwear you should wear btw.

@b1 Sure! Not in doses too high, and not by smoking obviously. If the question is 'is the consumption of it optimally healthy?'

In the vein of my other threads regarding work and cell phone usage, I wanna give my insights on extra-nutritional factors impacting our health.

This will be written from the male perspective, though I would love input from women on the same matter but applied to their situation.

Firstly there is the much-discussed matter of fabrics. Polyester, acrylic and viscose fabrics are ideally avoided, though it can be hard especially if you have to wear a uniform. In that case you can try wearing a layer of cotton underneath if the temperature allows it. I buy all my clothing secondhand, over the years I've transformed my wardrobe to be nice, vintage wool, cotton, linen and silk items almost exclusively. Linen is my favorite for warm climates. There is some studies done on the higher vibrations of organic matter.

Secondly, there is a totally under-discussed matter in my opinion: the matter of vagus nerve impingement. This is very serious, and one should never wear belts for this reason. Look for clothing with an elastic belt for your free time. and look into suspenders. If you don't like the style (in my opinion they can look very good with the proper clothing) you can even wear them underneath a vest or overshirt. I got my dad into wearing one and it has singlehandedly shifted his perspective on my approach to health immensely. It is so important not to be putting pressure on your hip and vagus nerve like that, as it affects the whole organism in a profound way.

Older pants have large crotches and even if you wore a belt it would be more around the belly button rather than the waist. Modern pants allow for no groin mobility, making this matter even more important. I highly recommend looking into this matter by buying less restrictive elastic-waisted pants or using suspenders. If you have to wear any kind of suit for work, even better. There's even invisible types of suspenders, altho since they are often polyester meant to be worn straight on the skin I wouldn't directly recommend those. I recently went hiking in suspenders and my barefoot hiking boots and it was such a pleasant experience.

The third tip regards footwear. Shoes should be foot-shaped. That's the first thing. Pushing the toes together is so awful and is hurting you everyday without you knowing.

The second element of good footwear is for it to be zero-drop, or 'barefoot', meaning there is no heel. This also impinges nerves and really fucks with your body in a profound way. Many sandals also have this issue! Any shoe that allows for individual toe movement allows the feet to be used properly. I have some VIVO shoes -they do discount on used items on the ReVivo store, you can also wear a pair for a year and return them. The ones i have are black ESC somethings. They're the only ones that aren't DISGUSTINGLY UGLY and are watertight and mostly made from leather. The first time I walked on them was honestly an amazing feeling, even on asphalt.

These are things you can change that can improve life quality more than you'd expect. Important to approach your health from every possible angle you can! Would love to hear any intelligent insight on the matter.

Thanks for reading!

@IceCreamGroyper To begin with, it's a symptom of a dysfunctional organism especially when done frequently. High estrogen leads to it. The bioenergetic viewpoint is holistic, so to start with human behavior -as if it is separate from the organism to begin with- is very misguided should you wish to get an accurate view of reality. Behavior such as this differs from other behavior as it's beyond the means of sustaining, although even your cravings are first subject to your metabolic state.

Any arousal absent stimulation is usually dysfunctional. Check out the works of Wilhelm Reich, and Ray's writings on the matter - in Mind and Tissue if I'm not mistaken -to find out more. There's an axis to be found in these works, concerning orgastic potential

Whole-body <---------> Genital

The purely genital sexual acts -not limited to masturbation- are much more frequent in hormonally disordered organisms, and the act itself will by its nature increase prolactin and estrogen. Masturbation will also strongly deplete zinc and other mineral stores just by the fact of ejaculation, but this approach of Reich's paradigm gives a better way to understand it than just 'ejaculation bad'.

As far as research goes, I'm not sure.

@peatolish Progest-E! Topical to try and reduce the scarring (by its nature this will only have limited but I believe noticeable effects) and orally to improve the hormonal profile causing the overdevelopment of scar tissue. Doing everything to improve the progesterone:estrogen ratio basically.

Avoiding soap might help too, but some people have jobs that really just don't allow them to do that. In my case I get by just using baking soda and vinegar, but I don't work a physical job.

@Peatful 10/10 post

@ThinPicking The 'mission' thread?

I was busy and forgot. Also had a hard time making out what you meant. Don't take it the wrong way, but you have a slightly schizo edge to your posts. It makes it hard for me to even get what you're referring to.

@Tahodama said in Is being incel the "new normal" in 2024?:

I haven't interacted with a girl in 8 years so it's hard for me to think about them, at least outside of principle, abstract terms.

See but then who are you to comment on the system being rigged, on anything regarding social matters? The vast majority of (working) people interact with others all the time and have relationships and experiences outside of their parents'. By any reasonable metric you don't know what you're talking about. As unfortunate as I find you, please refrain from telling anyone how anything works, and focus on increasing your understanding by learning from those who actually exist as communicative and cooperative beings.

@Tahodama said in Is being incel the "new normal" in 2024?:

Andrew Anglin, one of the more thoughtful people from the remnants of /pol/ alt right, defended the modern usage of incel by likening it to gambling: Would you say someone who refuses to partake in a rigged system is "voluntarily not a gambler"?

A rigged system?

I swear you reactionary morons should spend even ONE percent of the energy you do on thinking about how stupid and icky girls are on actual political thought. All you think of is peepees and vaginas and boohoo women do this. Grow up, retard.

@dan-dominic I agree with you that natural or close to natural light exposure is one of the most important factors in health by far and that anything not diet, supplement or exercise related doesn't nearly get enough attention. Any intelligent person in this sphere will tend to jump to a holistic image for example when helping someone; asking about their relationship, living situation, sleeping schedule, time outdoors etc

@the-MOUSE

carrot
drinking fruit juice instead of water

@dan-dominic Ray mentioned everything and light exposure was always recommended by him. I remember on Twitter someone saying something like 'Peaters never mention gelatin!'.

The fact of the matter is that most 'Peaters' aren't interested in things Peat said and are very unfamiliar with his work.

This does not make these things 'lesser mentioned' because those 'people' should just be ignored entirely.

If you were to judge the movement of 'bioenergetics' by its supposed adherents then all of Ray's works are about jacking off, increasing your height, eating rice and weightlifting

@Erowidromeo said in What is up with this new coin?:

I wrote it with you in mind.

Rent Free

@C-Mex said in New "Mission" of RPF:

Vote for RFK Jr if you want to see an end to the surveillance/mind control globalist state, and some accountability for dark ops on the American people like the Ray Peat Forum. Tell everyone you know.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

@Ray-Peat-Fanboy said in Is being incel the "new normal" in 2024?:

Would you say that 80 - 90 % (perhaps even 95 %) of men in the west are incel?

honest question: how would you guys even know? you don't interact with humanity. your experiences are not representative whatsoever. it's ridiculous. go outside.

@Erowidromeo said in What is up with this new coin?:

I like the Dark Peat angle - definitely Bulgarian school coded. Hilarious if dinklov only accepted $rayp - "yeah it's thyroid hormone that I brought from a fat balkan doctor using a shitcoin by the name of $rayp - oh what got me into it? well on caribbean rhythms episode 18 "total body detox" renowned intrasexual Bronze Age Pervert told me about the carrot salad and ever since then I've been hooked.

My diet consists of melted Häagen-Dazs, oysters and Japanese breast milk (I would never trust the zogfuel diet of AWFL's). I do co2 balloons like whippets and prefer ocular administration of hormones because it bypasses the liver....

Also Ray Peat said Hitler was right

this is the worst thing I've ever read

@Tahodama Didn't read your pathetic, sickening writings. I'm in a happy long term relationship with my future wife. You need to get your shit together.

@Tahodama said in Is being incel the "new normal" in 2024?:

Most of the men reading and posting on this site would and will be called "creepy incel weirdos" by neurotic feminist women regardless of our sex lives or social lives which alone should expose the true nature of the word and those who bear it.

Speak for yourself.