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@ricksaban I found that 20-25mg post workout helps with muscle building. Its not anything ground breaking mind you, but I seemed to put on muscle slightly faster than if I were not taking it.

@Lothric said in Aspirin long term usage:

Is there any negative outcomes of long term aspirin use? I just realized I have been using it everyday for about a year now. 325-900mg a day… normal my just 325 mg. I take K2 and have never had issues with bleeding. I take it before bed and it helps me sleep like a baby.

Only thing that concerns me as I have heard it can potentially cause kidney issues.

The main concern would be instestinal bleeding but if you are taking K2 it should be fine

@Lothric sounds like a mast cell reaction,

allergen or foreign body -> IL-4 cytokine causing differentiation to Th2 cells -> Th2 cells producing IL-4 or IL-13 -> B cells production of IgE -> mast cells activating which release a bunch of irritating stuff (histamine + serotonin + leukotrines) -> Further IgE production

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27117/

1 path to itching is histamine & serotonin activating TRPa1 TRPv1 receptors .
PUFA metabolites can activate these too (maybe more susceptible if losing weight with pufa stored in fat cells being oxidised?)
there's another path signalled in the brain alternatively

If it gets really bad (mast cell activation syndrome) cortisol works for a bit but not a good long term solution.
idk would be useful to know how to prevent the cycle happening rather than trying to lessen the reaction. finding the triggers can be complex

co2 can help a bit with symptoms https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49801580_Treatment_of_mast_cells_with_carbon_dioxide_suppresses_degranulation_via_a_novel_mechanism_involving_repression_of_increased_intracellular_calcium_levels
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238230244_Intranasal_Non-Inhaled_CO2_Provides_Rapid_Relief_of_Seasonal_Allergic_Rhinitis_SAR_Nasal_Symptoms

@Snow said in Carb suggestions?:

@Jennifer I will definitely let you know. Experimenting in the kitchen and making different ice cream flavors is so fun to me for no reason haha 😅

Haha! It’s so fun to me too. I’ve had many experiments turn out bad, but ice cream isn’t one of them. 😁

@RandomUser is there any good way to help the liver? Taurine maybe

@RandomUser this makes sense.

@RandomUser I take it periodically maybe once or twice. Effects are less noticeable but I’ve also been in an elevated mood ever since the first dose. I have read on the Peat forum that it is like LSD in the sense that it can shift your mindset for a long time so it might just be useful as a “as needed” tool. It does lower prolactin so I generally dose it after intimate time with my wife

@jamezb46 Thanks. I wouldn't have guessed right.

@Lothric
You could try topical essential oils, dissolved in coconut oil. Oils like wintergreen and peppermint will be quite powerful. Lavender and clove could also be useful. Granted there will be an associated smell with this approach!

@yerrag said in Fat Loss, Metabolism and Lipolysis:

@mostlylurking I know it's not the same thing.

I've made chlorine dioxide countless times already. But Dakin's works, and it's a done deal. Next time, chlorine dioxide it shall be.

Okey dokey. the second video shows how to make a consistent concentrated product that you dilute just before use. I've used it for several years. I keep the concentrated mix in the refrigerator for months and work out of it.

@Lothric

Yes, unfortunately we don't even know really when we are lied to half the time. When we latch on to just one lie, our game is off already. We just move on and adopt the aphorism "Don't worry. Be happy," blame it on genes, walk 10,000 steps each day, and yolo before we age into more sickness and medically divine intervention.

@Lothric

If you're coming from a liberal arts background, I hope you have at least a good foundation from high school biology and chemistry.

Stuff like balancing equations and a bit or lf understanding on both organic and inorganic chemistry.

If you don't, check the syllabus of an engineering major program and you will still see some chemistry units needed.

You can then go to Khan’s Academy to take lectures from there.

I would not have you go down the road of reading Warburg, St-Georgyi, Long but you can get straight to reading Peat’s books and articles. And then every time you encounter something new, go into your own sidebar and study that topic before going back to finish reading that article or section (if it's a book).

But that is going to still be overwhelming. As Ray has written so much and you can't possibly read everything even if you were so determined (if you're like me).

It would be better to do a search on a topic that is relevant to you at that moment and search thru a database that contains all his written works.

I currently just have his 4 books, and his newsletters, but have yet to gather his other writings as well as transcripts from interviews, and don't see myself having enough time to do these.

Still, I do a search on my phone with a paid search program on what I got so far.

It has helped me a lot in understanding his principles very well. It allows me to form my own knowledge base that I draw from in problem solving my own pathology, and help others.

And it helps me too when I post answers to questions from members, as formulating answers in sharing ideas further helps me develop connections informing coherent answers to problems. And for me, that is the best way to learn. Especially when you are questioned as if a panel of advisers are questioning and interrogating you on your answers.

It can absolutely happen. Our body is capable of healing itself if we give it the right tools and the right environment for it. The thing is people have different deficiencies/toxicities (emotional toxicity too) which contribute - so what might work for one person may not work for another, and this is what makes finding solutions difficult. Someone might say mineral x or vitamin x, or solution x cured my hair loss, and that might be very true for them, but that might not work for others because ultimately everyone is different.

But, from what I have seen, red light therapy is meant to be good for hair regrowth and I believe Analyze and Optimize have posted some interesting studies about this on their Twitter recently. Morning and afternoon sunlight contains a lot of this spectrum too, so make sure you're getting some sun exposure.

@Lothric take T3, that cured my constipation

@Lothric

If you're not so sensitive to the presence of anti-nutrients and toxins in grains which are made into starch for food, you can take starch with no problem at all.

Ray Peat is sensitive somehow to them and cautions against eating starch, so he is disposed to be biased against starch. And so there is a prevailing negative take against starch among his followers.

But Ray also says that if you have a high metabolism, which provides you with high energy, you are much less likely to be sensitive to such potential irritants and allergens.

I personally have no allergies at all, as the last one I had for a long long time- allergic rhinitis- went away when my metabolism greatly improved as a result of a long period (4-5 years) of going cold turkey on PUFAs.

A lot of people have gut issues, and this makes them have a valid point against starch. So, if you are so affected, by all means avoid starch. But if you're not, there is no sense following the anti-starch bandwagon.

But if you are, maybe a way out of it is not to view it as a genetic susceptibility as much as a metabolic issue, and find a way to improve your metabolism. As improving your metabolism is like a tide that lifts all ships. It is worth your while to to spend more time on improving your metabolism than to work on each and every sundry issue in your body with a variety of nutraceuticals, supplements, and drugs that is like losing the forest for the trees.

Yet a majority, even in this forum, like to take a microscope to every little issue, and end up with unresolved issues.

@OliverCloasov I'm regards to the copper lined box, I forgot to mention that this was to house the surge protector and power bricks for my computer and devices.

Thank you. I'll be back. Still look around, don't stop.

I have the mb from Idealabs called oxidal. I only take one drop every other day.
I hear you shouldnt take it with coffee. Yet there's caffeine in the bottle.
How does that work? I have put it in my coffee so I'm wondering if I shouldnt