Posts made by Hearthfire

Man, I remember reading RPF over the years and being blown away by how it was one of the only sources I could find for "alternative" approaches to health. Seemed like most health queries, even the most esoteric ones, people had already discussed it there. So it was an amazing repository of knowledge, of people who had already experimented with certain things and given their experience with it.

Such an incredible shame at the state it's in now.

I always think though, no platform or website is anything without its users. There's nothing special about the code there. It was the users that provided all the value. Any rinky dink coded site could be amazing with the right users and the knowledge base that accumulates there.

I agree the forum should lean more towards free speech absolutism as Brad is doing, but there's very obviously a lot of shitposting going on. How do you deal with that? Drown it out with higher quality posts I guess? I don't know, it's a very hard line to straddle if you want to keep free speech absolutism and not turn into a Charlie.

I did find that moderator making power moves very strange, even though I hate some of the shitposters around here.

Why is it that moderator positions always seems to get filled by people that abuse and over use their mod power? I guess the position is just attractive to people who want to do that.
Which is why I think those positions should be more vetted and given to people who DON'T want them.

@wester130 Niacin reduces inflammation and helps heal wounds. The flush is histamine release. It increases blood flow, which would logically be beneficial to hair growth. Have you ever taken it? I actually think the flush feels really good, and you have an extreme sense of well being and calmness after.

Would niacin be as effective? Tried to find out why niacinimide over niacin would be better, but couldn't find an answer. Some people seem to think niacin is better due to the blood circulation increase benefit.

1-2 hours of sun is a safe amount that'll get you 10-20k UI vitamin D.

Build up slowly if you haven't been getting sun recently to prevent burns. Maybe do one or two 30 minute sessions to begin, then try 1 hour.

I absolutely never sunscreen, I have believed for 20 years that it causes skin cancer rather than the sun, and recent things I've read support that. Low vitamin D is a bigger risk factor than not putting on suncreen, and suncreen blocks vitamin D. Backwards retarded logic to use it. I'm not going to slather chemicals on my skin that will heat up and absorb into my body.

@Norwegian-Mugabe Wikipedia editors will just delete it or add tons of disparaging sections to it to prevent people from ever listening to or reading anything Peat said. They'll call everything Peat did pseudoscience and that'll be it, anyone who reads his page will never give him another minute. Wikipedia exists to "educate" NPCs on what they are allowed to think and not think about. It is filtered through the worldview of hardcore leftist woke tard "science"/institution worshipping zealots.

@Benjo I had been reading the forum on and off for several years and was just about to make an account to be able to ask questions to help my dad out, and it was the exact week this crapshow unfolded. Registrations were blocked and I wasn't even able to read posts for a while as a non-member.

Glad I found this place.

@annis Good to hear, glad its working. I'll have to try the coconut oil.

@ilovethesea

That means it's working obviously!

@PissBoy Funny, I was using it for heartburn, and a few times I took a good amount before a workout and noticed how much better I felt. Energized, less fatigue, felt amazing. Only later learned about how it could enhance performance.

Baking soda truly is a top tier natural substance.

@User69 You only need a tiny, TINY amount, and you should leave it for a few minutes and then rub/wipe it off.

@Kilgore Seconding as a deodorant. It's INCREDIBLE. I haven't used toxic deodorants in over 5 years when I realized how bad they were. I had some kind of terrible reaction to them a few times, stopped using them, never used again. Discovered baking soda as a solution to the occasional odor after working out/sweating, but in general I don't get as smelly anymore. I think it's in large part to ceasing putting toxins on my skin in all forms. Lotions, sunscreen, deodorants, etc. That plus showering often enough and you really don't need it.

Another amazing use for baking soda is occasional heartburn. Didn't want to put all the ingredients in those antacids in me, don't know what they do, I assume they're toxic. Aluminum hydroxide doesn't sound good to put in the body. A teaspoon or so of baking soda knocks any heartburn right out.

Vitamins and minerals in 4 TBSP of Maple syrup according to Cronometer (highly recommend this app). I realized recently I should eat maple syrup instead of any high fructose Aunt Jemima/Mrs. Butterworths brand, to get the vitamin/mineral benefits. Kinda crazy how much there is in such a small amount. Going to test it as a healthier pre-workout. Sometimes you need that extra energy boost before hitting the gym.

@saturnuscv

Found this article which linked a study.

https://musclemonsters.com/blogs/blog/natures-newfound-anabolic-steroid-pine-pollen

"According to a pine pollen study conducted by The U.S. National Library of Medicine, one variety of Pine pollen known as Pinus Sylvestris contains 80ng/g of testosterone, 110ng/g of epitestosterone, and 590 ng/g of androstenedione…"

The study linked:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5549221/

That's a good ratio, no? You want more epitestosterone than testosterone?

Looks like there's some supplements with Pinus sylvestris on Amazon/Google if you search "Pine pollen Pinus sylvestris".

You're telling me I can make muscle gains AND hair gains from one natural supplement? I am definitely gonna try this.