Posts made by PrinceMyshkin

@evan-hinkle @Uroš I've been gelatin-maxxing with homemade oxtail broth and jello today so hopefully this helps.

@CO3 Not regularly. On rare occasion I might have a soda or juice drink with citric acid. I've never noticed any obvious issues after consuming but I do my best to avoid.

I've had lingering mild nasal congestion on the back end of having a cough/cold. It's not bad but it's been lingering for nearly 10 days. Any peaty remedies that have worked for people?

Aspirin/baking soda/OJ seem to help. I've tried big doses of thiamine hcl (800mg) which helps me sleep but hasn't solved the issue. I've also done some facial massages to drain sinuses which gives temporary relief but I want to find a solution to the root cause to fully clear it.

@PeaterDinklage This looks pretty good but I think you may be consuming too much starch. I know this varies from person to person but a peat inspired diet is generally pretty low in starch. As it can slow gut transit and increase endotoxin etc. Try to reduce to one serving of starch per day, maybe potatoes with lunch and replace those calories with citrus fruit, OJ, and/or more milk. More milk is generally good, Peat generally recommended around 2qt a day, this will keep stress hormones down. I don’t really trust sourdough unless I bake it myself and even then it’s hard to find good flour that’s not fortified with junk, might want to avoid that. For cheese you might try a parmigiano reggiano as it’s made the traditional way with animal rennet rather than GMO enzymes. Little changes like these can add up. Also I think supplementing zinc long term can lead to issues with copper levels, I’d be careful with that. Best to get zinc from oysters if you can as it’s balanced with other minerals.

Something as simple as eating less starch and drinking more milk/OJ could start to turn things around for you. Best of luck.

@mostlylurking So we got some thiamine hcl and my wife started taking it. First dose was 200mg and the next day she already started feeling relief. She’s worked up to 400mg/day and it seems to have almost completely resolved the TMJ. It’s also helping with the teeth grinding and jaw clenching at night. Amazing. Thanks again for the advice.

@Key-2 do you swish the baking soda around your mouth or just swallow it?

@Seam I find adding a bit of baking soda to my OJ not only makes it taste great with a fizzy top but helps with digestion. Also I’ve been chewing mastic gum every day and it is helping with white tongue.

@Kenji liver and oysters provide a lot more nutrients than just vitamin A. Liver is loaded with B vitamins, copper, selenium and more. Oysters are high in zinc and also provide copper, selenium. These are essential for good metabolism and the advice to have weekly liver and oysters is simple straightforward advice to make sure you’re getting these nutrients without having to take a fat stack of supplements - better to get as much as you can from food before supplementing. Vitamin A is important of course but it’s not the only reason to eat liver.

@skylark I do take kuinone sublingually, perhaps swishing it around mouth/teeth/gums could be therapeutic for oral health.

@buckminster I do eat white rice and we’ll cooked potatoes on a weekly basis. This could definitely be a contributing factor but I have a hard time eliminating starch completely, potatoes digest very well and make me feel good.

@wamantah no sinus issues, I’m generally breathing pretty clear

@HoldenCox I take it sublingual

@HoldenCox I use kuinone also and find 2-4mg is plenty to mitigate blood thinning effects from 325mg of aspirin. If you get a bloody nose or if you happen to get a cut and it takes longer than normal to stop bleeding then you should increase your K2 dose

@skylark my sleep is good, sleep well through the night and only ever wake up once or twice but always fall right back to sleep. I’ve been really warm this winter since taking thyroid and my temps are pretty much always above 98. I don’t have any symptoms of high adrenaline.

@sunandblood I’m good about breathing through my nose throughout the day but I do notice sometimes I’ll slip into mouth breathing at night. I don’t want to do the mouth taping thing - any advice for consistent nose breathing while sleeping?

@GuantanamO-Shea @CO3 any mastic gum recommendations? I tried Greco Gum once but it seems like a huge rip off.

@Peaterphile I really like Strauss whole milk with cream top. It’s non-homogenized and tastes delicious. Not sure how available it is outside California though. I know many prefer low fat or skim but I’m in my mid-30s and drink 2 quarts Strauss whole milk and have not gained any weight so the calories are not a problem for me. Milk fat feels really good to me. Also they make a chocolate milk that’s the best store bought choccy money can buy.

@mostlylurking I’m pretty good about eating beef liver weekly but my wife is hit or miss on it so she’s probably missing out on more thiamine than I am. Need to make her weekly pate. I wish there was a source of quality pork that wasn’t prohibitively expensive. I do feel it’s a useful meat for nutrition if it’s not loaded with pufa.

@skylark interesting. I used to have dry mouth sometimes at night but less so since drinking lots of milk and less plain water, especially before bed. Also got better when I switched to toothpaste without fluoride. I supplement thyroid and get quite a bit of vitamin A but perhaps it’s not enough for my needs. I feel like cortisol and estrogen are pretty low but suppose they could still be contributing to the problem.

@mostlylurking Thanks for the reply, I think this is very interesting and could be the source of the issue. We used to eat weekly pork chops and more nuts and seeds and salads etc. before we started a more peat inspired diet. I’m wondering if the old diet, which was worse in a lot of ways, was more rich in thiamine. We also eat more fructose, coffee and sugar now so that could be exacerbating the problem. I ordered some thiamine hcl and will report back on any changes. Thanks again, I really appreciate this info.

@onliest I can scrape it off but it will come back the next day typically. I don't think its leukoplakia as that would be white coating on gums and inside of cheeks which you can't scrape off, which I don't have. Also I'm not a smoker. I think it has more to do with gut bacteria.