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@brugluiz there is a lot of deforestation going on in Brazil, so perhaps there are some green companies trying to protect the ancient forests like anti-logging agencies, environmental companies etc...might be worth looking into. I wouldn't trade a tropical climate for cold /dark northern Europe

ask Leo is he is hiring an intern

Have you been around when "reputation points " were still available here? Oh man that was an ego rollercoaster The dopamine hit from every single like was like nothing else. I'm glad Leo removed that function.

Some adaptogenic herbs such as Valerian could come in handy. These help to balance nervous system which is pretty much the thing behind premature ejaculation as everything in body is regulated by this system. Perhaps look this up a little bit more.

Interesting you bring this up. I was recently reading a book (10% human by Alanah Collen) where author presented some interesting evidence saying that Autism, Asperger's , Asthma, Allergies, IBDs, MS and many other commonly occuring diseases where we are only guessing the cause.. are caused by antibiotic prescription. The medical industry likes to brag that we've wiped up cholera, polio, smallpox with vaccines and saves millions of people from deadly infections with penicilin and other antibiotics ..which is all true. But now with over-prescription we have cases above that have not been known 60 years ago. Our grandparents did not suffer from allergies, asthmas and authisms. She said that because of overuse of antibiotics we have effectively destroyed out microbiota in the large intestines and allowed a "bad" pathogens to grow there causing all sorts of shitty issues we have these days that are often wrongly blamed on genetics. One does not change their genes in 2 generations, that takes 1000s of years. Additionally,Mothers are depriving their newborn of the greatest gift of their lifetime, their microbiota delivered during birth from vagina and sometimes anus (hence the occasional defecation during delivery) by choosing C-section birth. But I can kinda understand this, the pain is immense and not everybody is ready to go through it, I wouldn't be.Some hospitals don't even allow you to have a natural birth. But what else, in US children post birth are now being put on cycle on antibiotics just to be sure there is no infection...so being born by C-section and getting 2 cycles of AB you have effectively been stripped of any potential immunity and now have been colonised by all sorts of shitty bacteria...or didn't just get the right balance. There is some research now showing a changed behaviour of little kids post antibiotics towards authism and asperger's and kids born by C-section were more prone to be asthmatics and suffer allergies later in life. So maybe by eradicating one disease the medical industry effectively brought on few new ones that don't kill but make you a lifelong "client" of big pharma...but that's an area of conspiracies which I don't wanna go into.

it would mean less pesticides / herbicides when the wheat was grown but in the end bread is bread (white bread) and it is an empty high carb meal with no fibre and minimal nutrient value. Doesn't mean its bad...but it can cause weight gain much easier than something like wholegrain buckwheat bread or oatmeal.

@RachelThorpe anything in your current lifestyle that could be a contributor you can think of?

@Charlotte don't mind at all

Search the history. This topic has been opened many times. There was a good thread created not long ago with lots of cool tips.

I don't believe that CFS is a disease. Too many people seem to be suffering from it in the west. It is a disbalance to our body's homeostasis caused by the terrible lifestyle we lead, stress, lack of movement, sunshine and general nutrient deficiency. Before you sell your ass to the medical industry see if there is something you can do. Fix your diet, cut out everything that is processed, fizzy rinks, sweets, pastries, cornflakes, dairy, all sources of white sugar and heavy animal foods. Don't drink anything but water and herbal tea, everything else should go. Get in as much natural food as possible (fruits, veggies, beans, lentils, wholegrains, more water, if you like add some Omega 3 eggs (that's their name) from clean sources and a fish couple times a week if you'd like (sardines , salmon, anchovies and mackrel seem to be the best, forget tuna that's a toxic mercury dump). Eat 3 times a day regularly, make sure to eat your breakfast, and have 2 snacks in between. Consider including magnesium (up to 300mg) and B-complex into your diet. These two together are key elements for production of ATP, your main energy unit. This alone is cause for many CFSs in people, simple nutrient lack. Get outside and move every day, take a break in the afternoon and go out. Your retina needs to be exposed to sunlight to reduce production of adenosin and melatonin that both make you lethargic and sleepy. cut all stimulants (coffee, redbulls, taurine drinks etc..) get at least 20 min of sunshine if possible Drink enough water (2l a day) Find a healthy sleep routine devoid of any electronics 2 hours prior to yoru bed time, ensure your room is pitch black and dont eat straight before bed time. There is a loooot you can try yourself, just don't give up, these issues can definitelly be fixed in 90% cases. Sometimes there is a deep rooted issue.

@Aeris about Medical Medium? or Anthony William in general?

Cool beans ! Hoping they'll be able to offer you some help. 7 people wow, its always like 25-30 in our branch

Most carbohydrates are not bad. Your cells run on glucose (sugar) which they use to produce core units of energy called ATP, this keep you alive, keeps your heart beating, your nervous system running, muscle working, keeps brain from dying ...this can also be done from fatty acids (fats) but most of us don't follow that pathway very often unless starving or fasting or doing keto. Sugar/glucose (the same thing) is getting incredibly bad rep because people just throw all carbs into the same bucket as sucrose (white processed sugar). Eating a lot of sucrose from junk and fizzy drinks is terrible, nobody can dispute that...it contributes to rapid weight gain, increases risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, scratches your arteries and causes a lot of oxidative damage. On the other hand, eating complex carbohydrates such as starches and fibre are beneficial. They feed the microbiota, the billions of bacteria in your gut that impact majority of processes in the body. Disbalance in microbiata is linked to anything from authism, asthma, obesity, cancer, diabetes, mental disease (read "10% human" if that seems interesting). These would be your wholegrains, sweet potatoes as well as regular potatoes, beans, lentils, chickpeas and such. Most of them also contain essential minerals and vitamins. And finally I feel like fruit needs to be mentioned. Although it contains fructose a simple monosacharide that spikes insulin rapidly when eaten in isolation, fruit also contains fibre that slows down fructose absorbtion as well as complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and various phytochemicals, antioxidants, ensymes etc that are all beneficial for health and microbiota. Berries are probably ruling the fruit kingdom as being the healthies with the lowest insulin spike. So if you want to help your body, stay away from rapidly absorbing carbiohydrate such as sucrose in fizzy drinks and sweets as well as sources of processed starches such as breads, croissants etc..the flour has been stripped of all the good stuff. Instead get as close as possible to natural sources and you'll be fine

Lovely, thanks for sharing Charlotte ! Also hiked Monseratt few years ago and it was the best part of Barcelona for us . Seems like you had a great time

Some of us are genetically more prone to be better at early wake ups and early starts while other are better and getting up late and staying up later. Evolutionary, this would ensure that there were only minimal hours where the entire tribe was sleeping and otherwise one or the other group was awake protecting the group....or so does the guy in "Why we sleep" say..could be bollocks

nutritionfacts.org released several videos in cannabis in recent past all based on published research papers. Might be worth your time The toxic effects wouldn't necessary be from plant oils, free radicals are not toxic they simply steal electrons and turn other molecules into free radicals until they start clawing on DNA molecules that's where trouble starts. I think that's more related to other compounds hiding in these vaping liquids. Pure plant oils, it's probably ok. @Lisa2525 soz for hijacking your topic, will shut up now

@SgtPepper you'd best read about it yourself. Few interesting studies I found. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435699/ potential link to growth of tumours https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154203/ the accumulative toxic effects https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954153/ formaldehyde content and implications

For some men it has to do something with a condition called Phimosis (foreskin not fully retractable) or the frenulum being too short. But mostly this is a psychological and stress-related issue and has been discussed here many times, check the forum history.

I know you didn't ask but the fact that vaping is a booming epidemic could one day bite us in the ass really bad. .....there is still not a lot of research but it is picking up over time. There is some evidence of DNA damage, formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde and Toluen toxicity and heavy metal deposition. Some of these particules are being deposited in lungs and arteries. Other than that, heating oils generates free radicals that behave like a furious hornet stuck in a glass container, this can be verified in basic chemistry where double-bonds among the carbon chain are easy to break apart and oxidise. But it depends on the temperature generated I guess. Its prob better than regular cigarettes, that's for sure but maybe the damage is so subtle and slow that it will only be implicated once we pass on our damaged genes to the offspring....not something most people are concerned about though.....

@How to be wise yes, if you stop eating processed grains and sugar and replace them with wholegrains fruits and vegetables it will indeed be more difficult to gain weight. But even good diet can make you fatter if you go overboard with your calories. Although some foods make it more difficult to gain weight from then others, it all comes down to health of your microbiota, fibre content, absorbtion ability and other... Calories are not everything. You can eat 2000 dirty calories such as big macs and french fries and you can eat clean calories. Diet is not only about macros as some dumb bodubuilding.com posts would have you believe. You can get diabetes even on 2000 calorie diet if they come from burgers and chips.

I'd probably try Anthony Williams' - Thyroid Healing book. The guy seems to be onto something although I only read the Medical Medium.

Can you link anything in particular to the anxiety you get at night? Anything in your life currently happening? relationship / marriage / family problems recent death of someone stress at work overuse of stimulants during the day health problems fear of darkness or other phobias nightmares other...

if I tell you that jumping from the edge of the cliff will kill you it doesn't mean that jumping under a rushing train is safe. - slap across the face - stop thinking in absolutes and read between the lines

@Leo Gura welcome back sir !!

Metro 2033 while listening on Audible was one giant fantasy ride for me. Don't read fictional books a lot anymore but I really enjoyed that one.