Jason Actualization

Bingo!

I didn't even consider that, good catch. I suspect so.

Lol, precisely. Raw milk is overhyped, but it is very nutritious (as is pasteurized).

I can't imagine why sharing your experience with something you've found to be fruitful would be in any way frowned upon.

The primary drawback is that it would precisely distract you from excavating for, discovering, and reconciling the underlying issue that is giving rise to the reason you feel you need them in the first place. The cure hides where the cause resides, and these chemical crutches, while useful to lean on initially, will paradoxically cripple you long-term as they merely address the downstream effects of the actual upstream issue(s) at hand.

Not nearly enough B12 my friend, is there something holding you back from consuming meat/milk/eggs daily, and incorporating beef specifically?

100%. Some folks put way too much stock into these tests, and they are notoriously unreliable. In this case it's best not to outsource your firsthand experience and to ascertain your intolerances entirely empirically (you are more in tune with your body than anyone alive).

Yes, the best way is empirically like you've laid out here. Red meat and white rice is the reset/elimination diet I recommend for most. You can add back broccoli later if you wish, but for now, if it's relieving you of this pain, I would actually remove it just to help you better discern the specific food(s) that is giving rise to these issues. Personally I drink 1 liter of whole milk daily, but MANY people have difficulties digesting it and would be fare far better if they went dairy-free. I believe you will be able to quickly discover what is causing issues, i.e., within a few weeks, and thus don't need to concern yourself with micronutrient deficiencies in the short-term, but I am a strong proponent of intelligent/spot supplementation and feel strongly that optimal health hinges on such.

Bingo. I have and never will recommend pre-workout supplements, when a full night of sleep trumps them all.

Such a chemical crutch is okay to lean on, but long-term, paradoxically, the crutch will cripple you. Similar to how, while useful, vitamin D3 is not in and of itself a sunlight substitute, neither is coffee/caffeine or any wakefulness modulating agents such as modafinil. I strongly advise against its use. Any ballpark idea of what your macronutrients are (grams of protein, carbs and fat) on average per day? Personally, I would add in some white rice to increase your carb intake, but of course prioritize how you feel energetically over any estimate I offer (i.e., 150g of carbs daily).

Try to derive it from foods my friend. The problem with these tests (MMA) is that they are drawn from the serum and don't shed light on how much actual stored vitamin B12 you have. You're on the right track now, and while unfortunate that these doctors will not sign off on a vitamin B12 shot, it's really just a matter of time until you properly recover from this deficiency.

Best wishes my friend.

Much appreciated man, that means a lot. In the future I'll be releasing much more methodical content in the form of "sanitized" and streamlined articles that I will also discuss on camera/YouTube for those who prefer that form of content.

Context is king my friend. Under those circumstances, I would seek the assistance of anyone offering it, ideally that of an air traffic controller. My concern is that you've just illustrated a far-fetched example that doesn't even remotely resemble what we are discussing, which is talking to and attracting the opposite sex. The vast majority of men have and never will, nor should spend time receiving training on how to actually land a plane, but they have, hopefully, interacted with women before, many a time. To clarify, "landing the plane" means just shut up and get whatever job done that you're doing, and similar to how a pilot already has all of the training that he needs to make it happen, so do you in your intimacy endeavors (assuming you act, not intellectualize). A stainless steel spork.

I got you man:

1. The low carb concerns me. I advise 150g as a daily minimum for men, not least because stress/cortisol related problems can arise when the liver becomes glycogen depleted. Any idea what your macronutrient split is, and, more importantly, what are your food sources? 2. My best advice is to set an alarm 30-60 minutes before you want to go to bed, and not to wake up, to allow your body to get as much sleep as is deemed necessary. You might "like" the variation, but I assure you that your body doesn't. The most valuable thing I believe you can do right now is elucidate your chronotype (in short, if you were on a deserted island in isolation, a permanent vacation of sorts, when would you naturally tend to tire and fall asleep, assuming you had no access to artificial light sources?) and to honor that as entirely as possible. 3. Excellent start, light control is paramount for deep, restorative sleep, but it's just one layer. Once we get your timing (circadian rhythm) dialed in, there are additional layers to delve into, the next one being temperature regulation.

@ZenAlex Regardless of the MMA test results, your B12 level is one of the lowest I have ever seen (even people with a 500-600 level can manifest clinical symptoms). Nevertheless, you are on the right track to recovery, and I have no doubt you are taking this seriously and will one day recollect these times as something approximating a bad dream. Keep us posted man!

Bingo. Action over intellect my friends. Sean Connery has an epic line in a 1996 film (The Rock) in response to Nicholas Cage who says "I'll do my best." His response was, "Your best? Losers whine about their best; winners go home and f*ck the prom queen." Stop strategizing like an air traffic controller and just land the f*cking plane. Indeed. Much of these assertions are demonstrably false, i.e., people close enough to Owen's circle are well aware of his social prowess. In general, yes, pickup coaches are biased and often times untruthful, but we don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Also, yes, genetics are incredibly important, going along with the examples, in explaining outliers who operate at the peak of their place in society, be it bodybuilders, actors, spiritual gurus or intellectuals. That said, pickup, in contrast to these other areas of expertise which all have sizeable populations of people who have devoted their lives to, is far less competitive. Becoming a top 0.1% (1 in 1000) male at cold approach is in reach for >99% of guys within a couple of years (at worst) if they went as hard as other people do in pursuing, for example, their career in acting or philosophizing. Appearance absolutely matters, but self image and by extension, confidence, reigns supreme and is overwhelmingly the showstopper for most gents. For myriad reasons, declining testosterone and false societal programming (not least from increasingly "woke" media) among them, women RARELY get stone cold sober approached nowadays, and more often than not when they do, it is a mentally compromised, homeless man, for example, whistling at them. The bottom line is, because the primary barrier to entry to mastering cold approach is surrendering one's ego and embracing feedback and rejection, it is a game that's easier (relative to "games" that have more "players" such as physique development) to win because nobody else wants to play, and thereby the influence of genetics gets stymied. The question is, are you the protagonist playing the game, putting your own skin into it, or are you still merely spectating?

Likewise. The presupposition that a 50/50 masculine/feminine composition epitomizes perfection is erroneous when applied to individuals. Perhaps said composition is more reflective of what constitutes a healthy relationship, but then we must ask ourselves, is either party actually winning in an androgenous encounter wherein neither the yin, nor the yang is embodied in a fully actualized fashion? Said differently, a relationship could achieve this balance if both parties were 50/50 yin/yang, or, for example, one party was 95/5 yin/yang, and the other was 5/95 yin/yang. The prudence of the latter lies in the fact that it checks the same box as the former, i.e., the balance of energies, while checking an additional box, namely the sustenance of sexual polarity.

Could you provide some more details regarding this situation? It's not at all ridiculous, but we firstly need to determine what's causing you to wake up at this time. I have a few ideas I'm leaning towards, but could you please elaborate on the following: 1. Your overall nutrition and meal timing relative to bedtime 2. The ostensibly unique circumstances around Sunday/Monday that is preceding this scenario (something work related perhaps?) 3. Your sleep hygiene practices (i.e., blackout curtains, sleep mask, mouth tape, etc., essentially how have you already optimized for sleep?)

As a former pharmacist of 5 years, I will echo this message entirely. I will also add that I'm a bit more optimistic that Alex will internalize and actualize both your and my advice/feedback, while acknowledging that indeed, these messages do tend to fall on deaf ears. Alex has a reason to change, and I'm confident that he will embrace what's been said here and never look back after experiencing the results firsthand.

@ZenAlex My friend: the fact that you started experiencing these symptoms months after starting this supplement is merely coincidental. What you are currently facing has been many years in the making as your liver, over nearly a decade now, has become increasingly depleted of vitamin B12, until hitting the threshold with which symptomology finally surfaced. Vitamin B12 is stored long-term in the liver which acts as a multi-year reservoir of such, which will slowly release over months and years to meet your demands. The problem is that, if you have a net deficit/depletion of vitamin B12, then over an impossible to predict time horizon, you will eventually hit the aforementioned threshold wherein your symptoms surface, but never attribute that to your diet which as far as you can tell is non-contributory because you have been following it for nearly a decade. Until you get your vitamin B12 above 1,000 - you are going to continue feeling terrible. Some people, by the way, are non responders to vitamin B12 supplementation and fail to augment their levels, necessitating they source it from whole foods, and I would place you in this category. Before you do anything else, quite frankly including responding to this message, although feel free to ask any clarifying questions, this is exactly what I would do in your position: 1. Speak to a physician about receiving an intramuscular vitamin B12 shot ASAP. 2. Eat red meat, ideally beef, daily (I consume 400g but try to get at least 200g or better yet, half a pound). 3. Completely ignore the currently, laughably low, established reference range and aim for a four-digit result. 4. Do not dive down any adjacent rabbit holes, depleting time and energy affiliated with such, until you fully go down this one and come out on the other side, where you will, I promise, see the light at the end of the tunnel. 5. Trash that supplement today, not least because it is advertised to contain 10x the RDA of vitamin B12, and, as evidenced by your labs, has left you at the bottom end of the reference range. I don't want you to have to suffer any more from this my friend, so please take this advice seriously and let me know if there is any further clarification I can offer. You've got this man!

I've always wanted to get a DEXA scan, so I decided to get one done as a 30th birthday gift to self. I attribute having had zero detectable visceral fat to the fact that my sole source of fructose is 250 mL of pomegranate juice (~17 g) that I drink daily to augment my antioxidant status. Anyone else here ever had one of these scans performed, or wanted to?

Beef is incredibly nutritious for humans, and yes that's right, one must consider the totality of the expenses they incur in light of a particular lifestyle. Vegans have the best of intentions, and if somehow selfish, are so inadvertently, but nevertheless I find admirable the intentionality with which they consume food. Over time, they will tend to reincorporate animal products and find for themself that omnivore is ultimately optimal.

@Spiritedness Just shot a YouTube short for you: