Posts made by herayclitus

A meetup is definitely a great idea, kudos for putting this together

@retard Have you ever had heart palpitations?

Increasing intake of salt and electrolytes and taking progesterone helped me with similar digestive issues. I've heard some people have good results from famotidine and taurine as well.

Thought I should post a brief update since this thread has gotten some more attention lately: The symptoms I was dealing with have greatly improved with some diet and lifestyle changes. I've reduced my zinc supplementation to a more standard 15mg a day, but I still feel 120mg/day was beneficial as a short-term loading dose. I do get plenty of copper and manganese in my diet from regular shellfish consumption, and I've started using molasses as well. If anyone is interested, the current stack I'm running is a standard B-complex, 300mg thiamine HCL, 8000IU vitamin D, Thorne's vitamin K formula, 15mg zinc citrate, and T3/T4, progesterone, pregnenolone, and DHEA rarely as needed

I've been on Cynomel for a few weeks and increased the dosage up to the equivalent of 4 grains. My energy levels are great, and I feel warm throughout the day. However, when I first wake up my temps are still very low until a while after I have food and coffee, usually 97.4F or below. Seems strange that this is the only symptom not improving. Anyone else had this experience?

Chat is this real?

This used to happen to me pretty frequently. In my case it was almost certainly an electrolyte issue worsened by stress. I would increase salt intake and check vitamin D. Progest-E could be worth looking into also

The standard answer people give is that the liver can detox them through glucuronidation, if you consume enough gelatin, protein, and carbohydrate

But Peat also mentioned just having a high metabolic rate so they clear from your system quickly mitigates the damage. Vitamin E, aspirin, and of course thyroid might help too, I'd imagine. With these precautions I wouldn't worry too much about the negative effects of fat loss unless it actually makes you feel bad

I've found that topical aspirin, caffeine, and niacinamide (vitamin B3) are extremely helpful for acne outbreaks

I learned recently about myxozoa, a type of parasite that infects fish. At first scientists thought they were a type of amoeba or fungus, but their DNA reveals they are most closely related to jellyfish.

Their unique difference is that their cells contain no mitochondria. In fact, they are the only known animal species to lack mitochondria, implying they must have had them in the past, and at some point they atrophied and eventually were totally lost.

The leading theory on how they evolved is called SCANDAL: Speciation by Cancer Development in Animals. The theory is these parasites did not evolve from jellyfish themselves, but from cancerous tumors on jellyfish, which split off and developed the ability to parasitize other organisms.

Ray Peat and others in the bioenergetic space have spoken about how, via the Warburg Effect, cancerous tumors represent a "devolution" to a lower form of pre-mitochondrial life based on glycolysis, which can only grow unchecked without differentiation like bacterial colonies, and which must be parasitic to the organism by nature. I think the existence of myxozoa, as obligate parasites devolved from animal life with atrophied mitochondria, represents an interesting confirmation of this theory.

This also suggests that pathogens can be produced from higher lifeforms by degenerative processes, which seems to support Peat's idea that viruses are exosomes produced by lifeforms under stress.

I think the most important things are lifestyle, mindset, nutrition, and supplements in that order. Good nutrition and supplementation can help you compensate and adapt to stresses in life, but ultimately taking action and trying to maintain a positive mindset are the only things that can really fix problems in my experience. Good nutrition and supplements are definitely great supports to lean on while you fix stuff, though.

I would try taking a carrot salad with 1 tsp sulfur powder immediately after. I notice cyproheptadine and methylene blue are very helpful for gut issues as well

Eating enough fat and protein is important. Fats can act as "buffers" in the blood to keep the sugar level stable. Also I know the Peatsphere is generally anti-starch but I personally tend to find my blood sugar is more stable with a higher starch diet.

Cortisol is a little on the high end. High stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline can mimic symptoms of hyperthyroidism, including even low TSH value. Just some thoughts.

Zinc (moderately high dose, around 60mg)
Methylene blue, 2mg
Aspirin
Thyroid
Cyproheptadine, 3mg (in the evening before bed)

These are the most helpful supplement interventions I've found for mood issues and depression. Also make sure you're eating enough protein (I would aim for 1.2g/kg bodyweight minimum)

@happyhanneke If it is above 75 degrees Fahrenheit or so, it's normal for coconut oil to melt and become somewhat liquid. If it is liquid even well below 75 there's no way it's real coconut oil. It must be adulterated with some unsaturated fat

This is an excellent and comprehensive post on edema, I think you covered pretty much all the core issues. Progesterone, sodium, caffeine, and ample calorie intake are all good places to start with any fluid retention issues.

This interesting study found that supplementing the diets of young healthy athletes with omega-3 polyunsaturated fats caused increased feelings of hunger, food intake, and cravings for sweet foods specifically.

I think this is an important point to make against the mainstream low-carb argument that omega-3s are essential and healthy, but sugar is like an addictive drug. In fact, the intense sugar cravings many people experience and attribute to its "addictive quality" might simply be caused by a high-PUFA diet. It's almost as though the body knows it's being given inappropriate fuel, and cries out for something better.

One important caveat: increased appetite isn't necessarily a problem if combined with a high metabolic rate and good thyroid function, of course. But in the context of a high PUFA diet, it would seem the intense hunger is a sign of low energy availability, and it's easy to see how overeating in such a state would lead to obesity eventually.