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@Something Funny I'd just eat it. That is the easiest, cheapest and safest way (unless you have intolerance to garlic)

strawman argument blown into ridiculous proportions

what you want to do is crush it and let it sit for a few minutes before cooking. This triggers an enzymatic activity and conversion of allin to allicin (30 second - 5 minute duration). Once that is done, I believe allicin is fully heat resistant. If you cook it before that , the heat destroys the enzyme alliinase that initiates the conversion and garlic basically becomes a fancy oligosaccharide but you kill some of its healing properties. Once the reaction has taken place, cooking should not render the allicin concentration but it might affect bioavailability. Also, I have no idea if allicin survives gastric emptying and how much of it actually gets absorbed in the lumen of the gut. All the garlic studies we have are on allicin powders not on garlic cloves so we are talking hypotheticals here interesting, never heard about that the most cool thing I noticed is that megadosing garlic in food shortened my covid recovery and that also worked for my girlfriend when she got sick recently, but it could have been down to other things too so hard to say.

that's an insane salary! I am nowhere near that level even after 8 years of corporate career in UK. Well done, you can save A LOT on that income especially if you share rent with your parents. I think from what you say this is a perfect situation to be in because you are saving shit ton of money and still have time to figure out your life purpose. If you say it is monotonous that's actually perfect, it means once you learn all the basics, you will be able to do your work more efficiently and focus more on the important stuff. Do you have to go to the office daily or is hybrid module an option? How much time in the day could you dedicate to your thing (including mornings and evenings)? How many hours a week of pure time do you think could go into that? P.S. don't forget to milk out all those cool benefits !

I'd rather gouge my eyes out with teaspoons than spend hours researching this topic

not sure which one you have but they usually only have on/off buttons and sometimes intensity setup. I'd just let it run constantly even at night in the room where you don't sleep. You should also turn the heating on to accelerate evaporation from the carpets. Heating also slows down spread of mould, I think. you might even consider hiring some sort of agency that specialises in this sort of stuff - after flood rescue and drying up the flat.

Is there anything garlic cannot do?

yes, use your fingers to stimulate it. You know straight away once you find it because she goes from to in a second. A vaginal orgasm feels different to clit orgasm and different to clit + G-spot orgasm (which you can not achieve through penetration). have you not grown up watching porn and realising this stuff is fake bs in your 15s like the rest of us?

sounds like a pretty shitty spiritual retreat if they give you sas for your dietary choices. Aren't those places supposed to be completely judgement free? In terms of the diet conundrum, plant-based diets do not need to cause problems when carefully planned, but they might if they are not approached strategically. Despite knowing about potential pitfalls, many people do not supplement, nor do they compensate by eating specific foods in abundance. You might benefit from evaluating the whole diet by tracking your intake for a few days in cronometer.com and see if any major deficiencies come up. Once they do, you can quickly look up foods that complement the missing nutrients or supplement for a short period of time. Have you had any blood tests? I have been talking to many girls from these yogic/spiritual communities, and while they mean well, many of them approach this lifestyle very naively, and in 20 years many of them will become osteopenic, and anaemic due to all the fasting, juicing, hypocaloric diets and lack of weight-bearing physical activities.. If you tracked the average ferritin levels in those groups, it would probably be below 40 on average. Whether you choose to include animal products or not should ONLY be your choice. No groups should shame you for it. Ethical choices should be individual and not peer-pressured.

@integral i assume you mean 70 grams? ?

can you move out? (or at least temporarily) can you get rid of that carpet? What you need is to have a powerful dehumidifier running 24/7 and potentially renegotiate the contract of your rent so you can terminate your rent agreement (do you own this place or rent btw?) Does your rental contract cover a force majeure case? Yes, mould is toxic and pro-allergenic; it will mess you up. Get the hell out of there

Well, that comment was written 3 years ago, I would say a lot of what I used to believe has been changing since then. If I wrote that comment today, it would come out as ...hmmm.. less arrogant I guess? Btw 1 cup of olive oil? that just sounds fucking gross . Seems like you pushed it a bit too far. I am not against occasional PUFA supplementation in the form of algae a couple of times a year but I would probably not go as hardcore as you did, haha. it is unlikely that even if some of that made it to the brain, all of it would somehow get deposited there. The fate of fatty acids in the body can go a gazillion way and all that olive oil may end up forming an expensive stool for all you know. I don't know this for sure but I think blood-brain barrier transporters have a saturation point and probably work on a bottleneck basis (e.g. more substrate does not mean automatically increased speed of shuttle - but this is just a speculation) Now to address the first comment. I have to admit that when it comes to autism in general, my knowledge and understanding of both pathophysiology and therapeutics are super limited as I have not yet worked with an autistic client and it is not my target audience. The gut-brain hypothesis appears to be one of the strong theories here (meaning, many with autism have GIT problems but that does not mean GIT problems necessarily cause or contribute to autism. It could be vice versa - autistic kids being picky eaters, eating low fibre diets, and more hypercaloric processed foods and hence their gut profile looks different to people who don't eat the same way and maybe if you made a study feeding autistic kids high fibre diets for 3 weeks you would see that microbiota profile adjusting towards what is considered normal. There is an interesting chapter on exactly this topic in Alana Collen's 10% Human book where she talks about this case report of a boy whose autism blew out of proportion on antibiotic treatment. I don't really liked, in that article you shared, how quick they were to switch from "some studies show different microbiome profile in autistic kids" to "yo look at all the amazing benefits of short chain fatty acids" I don't think we should be so eager to reach a conclusion but I understand that this blog is part of their marketing strategy to increase supplement sales despite the obvious ethical question. When it comes to short-chain fatty acids (butyrate, valerate etc.) I think we know a lot about their structure, how they are made, where they are made and what dietary patterns stimulate more production. We know some association with disease such as lack of SCFAs in general, is seen with people with things like IBD, colon cancer and maybe even autoimmunity (there always exists possibility for reverse causality, e.g. people diagnosed with colon cancer are more likely to have poorer quality diets) But I think when it comes to therapeutics (e.g. give autistic kids some SCFAs in capsules), we know shit. The amount of research is too small, too short and too inconclusive, although they list one or two studies in the article you listed. If you feel like experimenting, definitely do but I wouldn't throw hundreds of dollars down that rabbit hole before exploring cheaper options such as dietary manipulation. In terms of their being so magical effect of supplementing either isolated SCFA or a cocktail of them, I have no idea. But from reading Sonnenburg's latest book (they are leading microbiome researchers in Stanford), the evidence does not definitely support the volume of products and marketing claims made not even for probiotics To give you a more practical response: we know that SCFAs are a side product of oligosaccharide metabolism by the microbiome. And what foods contain the most of those? Plants. So why not just eat a shit ton of plants and see what happens? Just throw legumes everywhere, eat tons of soybeans, buckwheats, millets, oats, green leaf vegetables, root veggies, fruits and all that sort of stuff. The more variety the better. You might see more improvement in a month than you would see from a year of BA supplementation. I've seen (personal clinical experience) a guy with ankelosing spondylitis go completely symptom-free (does not mean healed) on a 100% high-fibre vegan diet, I've also seen a guy with multiple sclerosis go from being super sick to being relatively stable, energetic and happy and having no new lesions on a modified Mediterranean diet. I've also seen a fair share of mental health improvement cases but that could have been down to other stuff we did also. Someone I coached two years ago with what we suspected was SIBO (he never tested), responded beautifully to a gut healing protocol mainly based on a low FODMAP diet and a bunch of products for about 3 months. All of those are anecdotal stories and just my case studies but I think there is something to gorging yourself with high-fibre foods that we don't understand yet. Finally, get a copy of both "The Good gut" and "10% human" read them both and make up your own mind. The earlier also has a list of super cool recipes, including some home fermentation tips. That's actually stuff that can make a profound difference to how you feel in the long run rather than a 60 USD worth of pill box. hope that helps , ping me if you more Qs

Definitely okay but it is important not to remain complacent with that and keep on the lookout for that thing. it will be difficult to find people who will pay attention and pay you if you are not actively putting your work out.

Pretty much what you said above. That's a great list! Let's give it some more specificity: retain a decent proportion of muscle mass adequate to your age throughout life and avoid a type of lifestyle that leads to muscular atrophy maintain a high bone mineral density maintain a healthy BMI and a healthy waist : hip ratio -> do everything in your power to NEVER become overweight or obese retain a high level of strength throughout life lift heavy at least twice a week (but not to get injured) focus on zone 2 (and a bit of zone 3) cardio training at least twice a week stretch and retain good flexibility - keep your core strong throughout life keep optimising your sleep regularly practice techniques that help you reduce stress and turn off sympathetic nervous system overactivation eat a diet that is high in antioxidants to support cellular protection eat the most anti-atherogenic and anti-carcinogenic diet possible (as little red meat, butter, high fat dairy and animal based oils as possible) include more: legumes, vegetables, berries, greens & omega-3 rich foods in your diet. go easy on salt order less, cook more fix your dental issues (bleeding, bad breath, inflammation, wobbly teeth, gum pain, white tongue) - tooth loss is proportionally associated with reduced lifespan drink green tea regularly good quality coffee in small quantities might be beneficial (haven't made up my mind on this fully yet) avoid: smoking, hardcore drugs, vaping, alcohol: you want to avoid binging and moderate to high consumption but in very very small quantities, red wine might potentially be beneficial. We are talking like 100ml per week - but I haven't made up my mind on this yet. live in an environment with low air pollution if possible wear sunscreen when tanning practice cold water exposure when possible learn about common toxins in your environment and take gradual steps to minimise your exposure - start with air, water and food socialise (beware of idle socialising, alcohol-inducing socialising and hanging out with people who drag you down) find your life purpose and practice it regularly, daily read - a LOT !! train your brain in any way you can leave your house more often stop sitting all the time - get a standing desk. if you work in office environment, ask your facilities manager about possibility of getting a standing desk even if monthly fees would have to be deducted from your salary. Or make a bit of a tantrum about back problems. (optional but potentially interesting) learn more about your genotype and potential snips that could cause you problems later in life- (e.g. after Chris Hemsword learned that he carries the rare mutation of APoE4 increasing his risk of Alzheimer's by 10-13 times, he took a month of and doubled down on his lifestyle & diet) - some people say knowing these things creates stress. I would say it gives you a leverage.

The goal is to learn to nasal breathe, that by default leads to more abdominal breathing. Some people even tape their mouth during the day (in socially acceptable circumstances) to rewire the pattern.

@Leo Gura i suggest getting your ApoB tested throughout the diet. This is an atherogenic particle and one worth knowing. Private tests should be cheap. Great video on the topic for anyone interested in learning about blood lipids https://youtu.be/W1geXgNEG_0

What is the aspect of this stuff that you are most worried about? When you say "toxic" what does it do exactly that makes it toxic? I don't know so I'm genuinely curious. from my perspective the way I look at it if I had a client and had to help him make a decision: For some people sugar sweetened drinks can be tipping point towards becoming obese and pre-diabetic and if you take that sugar away, you actually do see reduction in body weight, improvement of blood sugar and even fewer cardiovascular incidents. This is because people who consume this, consume up to 6 sugar sweetened beverages per day, 7 days a week. For them dietary adjustments are difficult and so if you can give them drinks that taste the same but have fewer calories, you get win win. we are talking about most people in the population who do not have control over their cravings, their diet and have a poor lifestyle (not the OP). For these people going away from as much sugar as possible is going to be benefit pretty much unanimously. With artificial sweeteners the only possible concern I know off is some mild microbiome changes only shown in one or two small studies. So the cost of that versus fewer people becoming prediabetic and having kidney damage, atherosclerotic deposit and eye damage e from uncontrolled hyperglycemia is a trade off worth doing every single time. You assume people drink this stuff sometimes. They don't. Everyone in my office who drinks coke, drinks 5 cans a day. It is an addiction. For those who have 1 redbull a week, I couldn't care less what redbull it is. Makes no difference Maybe you know something I don't. Open to persuasion.

Because you don't understand the role nutrition plays in human biology beyond energy and protein muscle synthesis. That's okay, most people don't unless they've spent years studying this stuff. It is not the most intuitive thing, and I agree with you, authorities have done poor role in communicating this. it all depends on your goals: If your focus is muscle & energy right now and you don't care about health preservation,, you don't need them. If your focus is longevity, peak health and delaying chronic disease and being around long enough, you ABSOLUTELY need them. Each time you eat any vegetable, it's like you take in a cocktail of thousands of phytochemicals wrapped in oligosaccharides with all sorts of possible effects on a variety of systems, receptors and secondary messenger molecules. . We could go into mechanisms but that wouldn't interest anybody so let's just say if you care about avoiding 3 most common cancers men below 50 get in UK, you NEED TO eat vegetables on daily basis. The trick is to find an easy way to include them, so you actually crave more rather than less. Raw veggies as a side salad is IMO boring and tastes like paper. My personal preference is batch cooking - mostly Indian, Chinese and Mexican style of cooking, this is where veggies & spices actually make up the majority of the taste & texture. Get a nice cookbook and with some creativity, you can turn veggies into your favourite foods. Once you've had your first curry pumpkin coconut soup with garlic, onions and carrots you'll realise how much have you been missing out on with meat & carb diet.

Any artificial sweetener that takes you away from sugar is beneficial. Plenty of observational data to confirm that. Ideally, you want to get to not needing to sweeten your liquids, but as a transition from sugar to sugar-like (anything) is great. Whatever sweetener gets you there is the one you should choose. It's like smoking -> vaping -> no longer smoking transition. The end goal is not needing anything but it might take some time to get there.

Hmmm, maybe. Who knows. In his video he discusses a lot of science which is based off the links in his first comment. But... most of those studies are in vitro & in-vivo filled with speculative pathways. This is quite common for anyone trying to sell you a cool new gimmick. But guess what, going from in vitro to human models about 94% of mechanistic pathways DO NOT translate to human outcomes. End of story. Most of this stuff dies with petri dish and lab rat studies there is one pilot human trial and one randomized trial on 8 humans showing some markers going up and down which they conveniently translate into "improves mitochondrial dysfunction" which isn't even a real diagnosis. It is certainly interesting but this is what these people do.,.they operate on the sides where the certainty of the evidence is low and they will try to sell you on cool pathways and "the real truth bro" where in reality all you're looking at are some petri dish chemical reactions. no to mention that video is riddled with backlinks to expensive machines, and other backlinks to his other videos with more mechanistic speculation. Some of those studies he links go as back as 2005. If this thing had such a profound impact , you would see clinical trial after trial on real humans documenting it all. Mostl likely it has been abandoned by academia because it just has little clinical usage and is just another one of those things out there.... Also, what he doesn't tell you, besides drinking H2 water he probably completely turned his life upside down during his healing journey. But that is conveniently left aside because it would obviously present an ethical confounding. It might have some usefulness but probably not to a degree that others things would, but those wouldn't be exciting to talk about such as weight lifting, diet, stress mitigation and sleep because let's face - we all already know about that.

Love to hear & read all that. being part of your community and being able to learn directly has been the most profound driver of my growth over the past 6 years I've been around here. Excited to be part of this whole new experience & transformation. The team is here to help in any way we can

Haha of course not, because they don't. Nobody does unless there was a fearmongering on a market such as those protein powders couple years ago. We may see new brands coming to the market advertising themselves as "lead-free & cadmium-free" rather than "organic" or fair trade. Good effort tho, they need to see that members of the public are interested and concerned. They also know the power of social media and the amount of shitstorms a single viral video can create such as cutting their quarterly revenue by 30%

European water can be high in chloride, this is definitely the case in Eastern Europe. In UK for example the old Victorian houses used copper piping so you might be getting some of that too. You can also tell a lot by the state of your boiling kettle and whether sediment regularly deposits at the bottom, if so I would consider filtering although a lot of people don't. I don't know whether this is linked to a higher risk of kidney stones or not. Maybe but IMO it is not worth the risk. The only countries where you absolutely MUST RO are those that have bacteria in water like Thailand or Cambodia. Or buy a water that's already RO'd. But in other countries, if you can afford it and it is not too much of a hassle and you don't mind a bit of noise, then go for it. It is a safe precaution Having said that 2 years ago I had the most vicious water poisoning of my life in an old UK hotel so since then I filter my own and outdoor including abroad buy plastic bottles (lesser evil)

keep your windows open when you cook. That's what I do in our house. And keep the vent on too if you got one. Otherwise there is only so much you can do. I try to cook in my pressure cooker most of the time, saving both gas bills and hydrocarbon inhalation. no idea I think this is one of those again where benefits (being able to cook your food and make healthier choices) outweigh the potential cost of inhaling that stuff. Considering human ancestors would cook on fire or around fire, I think, genetically we have become good at detoxifying carbon particles which is maybe why most smokers do not develop lung cancer or why it takes so long.....but that's just my speculation.

Speak to the girls in the gym, not the guys. The girls have figured out all the hacks of getting the best lower body development. Ever noticed those 60kg girls deadlifting 90 kilos and squating 80? That's the people you need to ask these questions, not guys who barely squat their own bodyweight. From my experience if you ask girls for advice rather than guys they will absolutely love to share their secrets with you as you asking them is a sort of a major compliment.