Posts made by Mossy

@yerrag
That is an interesting take, and one that is consistent with other success stories I've heard — where one's diet brought them back from a point of deficiency, allowing for success that otherwise would not be possible. As you say, a lot does come into play, but at the very least, high quality food — that which normally would need to come from outside the corporate food monopoly — should be objective #1. I have been positioning myself for that, over the last several years, but I'm not 100% free yet, from the corporate food manufacturing system. Though, I have been able to eat as whole food as possible, though just not from my own garden yet, or from local farms. Little by little I hope to get there.

I hear you on farmed sea food. I do look for wild caught, but due to budget constraints I need to wait for it to go on sale. Sea food is probably my least eaten food, simply due to price. Though, i do like it.

Alamang sound interesting. I'll have to look those up.

@LucH @yerrag
After a quick search I see my original understanding of iodide and iodine was lacking, to say the least. I thought they were distinct from each other. But this quote helps to clarify: "... iodide is the ionic form of iodine."

@LucH

I really appreciate the in-depth information. I will add this to my notes. Thank you.

I do have Selenomethionine, but it may be outdated by now. I've had it for at least 5 years.

Since doing what I'd call general Peating the last 8 years, the occurrence of canker sores has been very limited for me. I don't know of anything that works better than baking soda with salt in warm to very warm water and rinsing with that several times a day. I could guess that all the calcium (milk and cheese) in my diet may be a factor in reducing the occurrence of canker sores. Prior to Peating, I didn't drink a lot of milk or eat a lot of cheese. Maybe subconsciously I was influenced by an anti-dairy perspective.

@LucH
Thank you. I appreciated your input.

I'm not certain what percentage, if any, of SSKI is iodine, but I thought it consisted of potassium iodide. Meaning, predominantly, if not entirely, iodide.

I do not do well with supplements, and was attempting to get my Se from Brazil nuts. Do you feel this is too inconsistent, or do you know of a better food source for Se?

@yerrag
Very interesting. I didn't realize (or I had forgotten) that you were on @Jam 's protocol. I was on that thread on RPF and was desperately wanting to be able to take SSKI for that specific reason — to avoid periodontal disease. I did test it, but as with everything I get heavy side effects. I did try both ingesting the SSKI and using it only as a mouth wash. Maybe I didn't give the latter a fair chance, and I was influenced by negative effects from ingesting it, but last I recall I did get hypo effects, i.e., crushing fatigue, after getting what I'd call a boost in physical and mental energy.

That is amazing, that you've gotten the exact results I was hoping for. On my long list of "need to try again", is SSKI.

@LucH said in Silicon the dietary nutrient:

@dapose said in Silicon the dietary nutrient:

Anyone ever used Orgono G5?

Yes, I've used G5 organic silicium. Fine. Thé one from Ireland. Useful if deficient.
I've made a post on my forum on different forms silicium and test from Dr Willems. I can give a link if interested about "the hype" and the different molecules.

That could be interesting information to have. Maybe it's on your forum post, but if not do you have an opinion about the silica in Fiji water and are you familiar with the make your own silica water, which supposedly is the same as Fiji?

@sushi_is_cringe
Ok, good to know.

@Rah1woot
Like you, I don't like the taste of liver and tire of it quickly. But, it does tend to make me feel good, so I treat it like a medicine, and attempt to flavor it best I can and make it as painless as I can. I've started to eat two, 2oz servings a week, instead of one 4oz serving. It's easier to consume that way.

I've wondered about Peat's views on silicone, as on the RPF there are several threads on it. I know at one point I've heard a more direct Peat quote on it — for I'm on some of those threads — I just can't recall it. I did try making silicon water, which is supposedly the cheapest way to get it; and seemingly very close to the natural makeup of Fiji water.

The last post on this thread paraphrases Peat as saying silicone is like powdered glass and will tear up the gut: https://www.lowtoxinforum.com/threads/using-silica-water-fiji-water-to-remove-aluminum.39444/

Here is a thread started by Haidut where he notes silica as being "risky" and that it "activates the endotoxin receptor": https://www.lowtoxinforum.com/threads/silica-present-in-most-supplements-food-activates-the-endotoxin-receptor-tlr4.40952/

Like many things, it's hard to conclude ultimately; though, Haidut is clearly against it.

@Meeka said in Healthfully acquiring Vitamin A in the diet, experiences?:

@jamezb46

I have noticed for the past couple years that whenever I eat grass fed beef liver I tend to get constipated. Grass fed specifically, the conventional beef liver I get I have no issues with. I notice more profound prometabolic effects from the grass fed liver, which I am assuming is from the increased Vitamin A content. I was wondering if you have any tips? Should I try eating it with more fat?

Going through my notes, here is a quote that may be useful to you. Someone asked Ray about negative effects after taking large doses of vitamin A. I realize there are many factors, but maybe it will help:

"For about a month, I took 30-40k IUs daily vitamin a. Might that account for some eye troubles and very dry skin? I read a chinese paper that taurine and zinc help hypervitaminosis a, do you know of anything else, and would transthyretin saturation by A interfere with supplemental t4? As with all of us, i appreciate your dedication and humanity ineffably."

Ray:
"Vitamin A oxidizes easily and an excess can create symptoms of a deficiency, so vitamin E is the most important thing for correcting it; excess vitamin A, like PUFA, interferes with thyroid hormone transport, so it’s important to balance the two."

Original source: https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/ray-peat-email-advice-depository.1035/post-125018

@cs3000
Interesting. Thank you.

@Hearthfire
I have experienced all that you say with taurine, but regardless of the dose, I'll get the same side effects. You're fortunate, and like most who report on their experience, that it is beneficial in multiple ways.

Glad to hear the diclofenac is doing well. I have MSM on my long lists of things, but once again I've only gotten sides from that in the past.

@Ancap
Thanks for sharing. I've been researching online to help my father with diarrhea. I'm hesitant to recommend TUDCA, simply due to my very bad reaction to it. Do you only get benefits from it?

@wester130
Yeah, the list goes on and on. I have many notes with many ingredients to try. Looking at my lists is almost a deterrent more than a motivator, because of of knowing what a long trial and error process it will be.

I forget if we've talked about taurine on this thread, but that's relatively cheap and there has been a lot of talk about it for hair over the last 10 years or so. Believe it or not, I believe I get sides from topical taurine, which are the same sides I get from taking it internally, which is fatigue and lethargy, but it's not as bad. Taurine gives me what I could define as very adaptogenic benefits, until the side effects kick in. It's a clear de-stressor for me and is one of the most system balancing supplements I've ever taken — at least it makes me feel that way. If it weren't for the side effects, I would take it regularly.

@wester130
Yes, I tend to make my own tinctures, extracts to be able to control the ingredients.

@Hearthfire
That's a nice mixture, but on the costly side for 2oz. Granted, the initial cost to buy all those ingredients wouldn't be cheap; so, if someone had the budget, I could see the convenience factor outweighing the cost.

@wester130
Now that is a lot of reviews. I wonder if those are all real.

Maybe the topical usage of PUFA would not be as big of a factor, but the first three ingredients are:

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (SOYbean) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil,

@Chud
Thanks for sharing. All very Peaty.

@wester130
I do have licorice root on a reminder as well, to test various methods of delivery — which I've been snoozing for months now, with my original note being from years ago. I got this idea from Travis, who was a very knowledgeable member at RPF. I couldn't keep up with his knowledge and theories, but I gleaned that licorice root would provide enoxolone, which at the time he felt was a key factor in preventing hairloss.

@NARINGENIN
There's probably a more scientific description for this, but I've found that whenever your working hours and endeavors are occupied with a subject that you're truly interested in, less sleep is required. The drudgery of work is overcome by the quest to learn and become better in a field. It's probably also fair to say not too many people can sustain this over a lifetime, due simply to the chaotic nature of life: necessity usually comes in and sullies things.

@Hearthfire, @wester130, @sushi_is_cringe
Good information. I kind of like the potency aspect of the rosemary oil, assuming that it is indeed more potent, in the hopes that it will produce better results. But, for going to work and being out in public, the water based makes sense. But maybe in this case more potent smelling doesn't necessarily equal more effective.

Coconut and peppermint oil have been talked about and used for as long as I can remember; so, could be beneficial to add those in as well, like Hearthfire does. I've used that entire combination throughout the years: castor, coconut, rosemary, and peppermint. I've also used lavender, eucalyptus, and cedarwood. I do remember a few years back cedarwood was being talked about for hair growth.

One oil that was really talked about quite some time back was emu oil. It's really hard to know if these are legitimate pro-hair ingredients or if industries promoted them, in an attempt to make money.