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@soos_mite_ah you should seek out medical attention if you often feel like fainting. It may be hypoglycemia, hypotension, heat stroke. Hard to tell It may also be caloric deprivation as you suggested. What country are you in?

Sounds like before you do that, you should take some time to familiarise yourself with what a healthy plant-based diet actually looks like. If you are not used to eating large quantities of legumes, wholegrains and fermented soy products, it may seem like there is nothing to eat but once you start exploring other recipes, you'll quickly see that actually meat is super easy to either dump completely or minimise to a few portions per week. With some preparation, a bit of reading, bulk ordering and batch cooking, plant-based diet actually becomes pretty easy.

@Superfluo This is the only decent quality human systematic review & meta-analysis I was able to find on the topic https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32219282/ Their results show potential benefit of taking K alongside D if the aim is Bone Mineral Density, for example in the elderly with bone mineral loss. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find the full study, we could try to contact the author and get a copy...usually that's the easiest way to get it. Not sure if they compared with a group that took only vit D to see the difference. Just because D + K2 showed an effect, does not mean D on its own wouldn't. Also, we don't know anything about the population but it would be safe to assume this is a geriatric population as bone mineral density studies are rarely done on young people in e therapeutic setting. Also this is not the biggest study (971 subjects), and you would expect way more research into this topic if the effects was to be significant, so I'm kinda surprised how little there is. You also have to wonder why that is? Compare this to the amount of data on calcium with relation to bone health where we actually know that there is a significant effect in some cases, maybe it is that K2 just isn't as useful. At the moment, I have no reason to believe that everyone needs to take K2 alongside Vit D if we are talking about maintenance, no therapeutic supplementation. K2 seems to be easy to get in the diet or to be made internally and if it indeed was an issue, we would have seen developmental issues in infants and food fortification with K2 would have been done a long time ago the same way we fortify foods with B-vitamins to prevent Pellagra, Berri-Berri in general population or spina bifida in newborns. Also, for the same reason, you see products switching from butter and margarine to plant oils because evidence shows us that it works to reduce the CVD onset and all-cause mortality. If K2 was as significant for population well-being, fortification would have been administered on a mass scale in some way. So it is that either epidemiology hasn't caught up yet due to lack of evidence or the thing is that K2, for other than bone-loss patients, has no real therapeutic value to be taken alongside vitamin D as dietary intake is sufficient for most people even at the lowest quadrants of intake. But if it makes you feel safer, by all means, take it There is probably no harm as long as you are not on warfarin or heparin.

You could say ethics is a strong reason for many people. We could argue "is it ethical to consume meat if we can get (almost) everything we need from plants?" Ofcourse you'll find persuasive arguments from both sides. We know that in people who replace saturated fats for more plant-derived polyunsaturated fats, all-cause mortality, as well as cardiovascular incidence, seem to improve especially where beef is being minimised in favour of plant proteins. But certain animal foods such as oily fish are, pretty much unanimously, associated with a trend towards benefits for cardiovascular mortality and for LDL cholesterol reduction. Sometimes there is no need to go 100% in but just minimise the amount of animal protein you consume and see how that makes you feel. I guess the best advise is "go do it and see how you like it". It may be a good idea to educate yourself on potential deficiencies and making sure you do not end up starving yourself in the early weeks, which sometimes happens during the transition. Other than that, experimenting with plant-based diets can be a really good lesson not just into diet but into personal ethics, empathy & compassion for other living species, I think everybody should try, at least for some time in their life, to avoid 100% of animal products just to have that experience before judging others.

Hey Max, It may potentially be related to late surges of DHT or just achieving your peak maturity a bit later, might certainly be the case. Theoretically could be a side effects of a gym if you go heavy on bodybuilding, take supplements stimulating muscle growthm then acne growth could be a side effect of that cell cycle stimulation, perhaps through a genetic predisposition....same way young guys who have surges of DHT and growth hormone get acne as a sort of side effect of this....but this is just a speculation, so take this with a dose of scepticism. As everybody said, diet is a common contributor, always worth having a critical eye on it, could sometimes be a deficiency of a certain cell cycle regulators (vitamin A, zinc, it D, essential fatty acids) rather than eating the wrong type of food. It might be worth booking a session with a dermatologist for them to have a look and maybe help pinpoint the main cause. Sometimes samples can be taken and examined.

Amazing, thanks for sharing. Completely forgot to follow up on the progress of JW #top right corner - looks like a black hole devouring an entire galaxy

Seems like you know exactly what the issue is. It is the diet composition. You would benefit from a proper meal prep. The types of foods you can load into a glass bowl like curries, stews, lentil dahl dishes etc. Vegetables while not being high on calories help slow down the absorbtion rate of the carbohydrate component of the food. You could also add some snack box made of dried fruit and nuts. But in general from what you say you probably need to eat twice as much as you do. If you move for 9 hours at work you are easily burning 1000 extra calories compared to a sedentary guy Tuna while being good source of protein is a poor soury of useful energy. You need to add more complex carbohydrates in the mix to give you the juice. For the hydration, just get 2 * 1 litre stainless steel bottles and carry them with you. That's an easy fix. I agree don't touch the cooler bottle, it's gross and loaded with crap and microplastics Exercise wise it seems like you don't need to go to the gym and get plenty of exercise, that being said it the work is monotonous and you do repetitive type of movement, ot helps to also use other muscles around the body and occasional gym session could help with that on weekends maybe. You haven't mentioned sleep but i assume thatsy probably ok but if not that needs to be fixed too. Good luck!

Hey, I'm in a similar situation with starting business and working 9-5 so maybe I can offer an advice or two. The answer may not be what you were hoping for but there is no easy escape from 9-5 especially if you are to build something sustainable rather than a get rich quick scheme. The process despite being rewarding if it works is often frustrating and disheartening especially when you struggle with finding clients. But in general, there are few important aspects to figure out for a start Who are you looking to work with/ to change? Be specific and define this target group clearly. Even if it means that the amount of potential clients is small and rare. Actually, the more nische you can go, the better. What are you going to offer? Again, be specific What do you need, in practical terms, to start going into this space? What education? What courses? What skills do you need to master? How can you start practising those skills regularly? What books may help you get there? Can you speak to someone who has gone on that journey before you? Ok, this is a good start. Now zoom on it further. There is an army of weekend-course coaches out there. What can help you distinguish yourself? How can you not become" just another coach" but become THE COACH? What distinguishes the best from the mediocre in the field? That's enough for a start. You'll find the time eventually. If you are sufficiently intrinsically motivated, working early in the morning or evenings will become an easy option too. It all starts with the vision for your business, knowing your values, your strengths and what motivates you. This is an important anchor to have befor eytou even begin, especially in times during building your business when it seems like it is not working. If you are not anchored in a powerful vision and a core of strong values, it will be easy to lose motivation when things go south. Good luck! And congrats on having this realisation so early in life

Relatively high Tryptophan content in oat is a possible explanation for that sleepiness Regarding gluten, for non-coeliacs and people with a healthy digestive system, gluten is not an issue and there is no reason to eliminate it. Just don't go crazy with flour products, if you're gonna consume gluten eat in from high fibre whole grains like spelt or barley or whole grain products like whole-wheat pasta with supreme fibre content instead.

No, provided that you can digest them well and do not react thi things such as high FODMAP carbohydrates, neither grains not legumes nor any of that stuff is bad for you. Obviously, some carbs are better than other but I would not demonise the whole group and throw them in the "evil" bucket. Leo has said many times that he cannot tolerate them due to ongoing gastrointestinal issues, that' a different story. Wholegrains and legumes are inversely associated with chronic disease outcomes and everybody needs to eat more of them.

Start here, leave out the other 3 questions for now. You can't sell a course to cold audience unless you can spend 10,000 a month on online marketing. Figure out, who is it for an how to start reaching out to these people. Nail down your nische audience to the finest detail. Easier said then done, I know... I'm elbows deep in trying to figure this out too. Creating the course itself is actually the easy part. Plenty of places to host it such as Udemy, Thinkific, most website hosting platforms have some sort of functionality like this.

What about practising marketing as a way to bring content to people who are already interested in hearing about it and just using things like ads to make sure the algorithm (e.g. on FB) does not work against you but for you, that they actually see it. I'm not talking about annoying cold audience by spamming random adds to 500,000 random people or manipulating market in one's gain. Or do you not believe there is such thing as conscious marketing whatsoever?

Your microbiome can restore on its own, you don't really need to do anything as long as this is a single course. Just keep eating high-fibre diet with some prObiotic food and you'll get it all back. For education, you could get the book by Justin & Erica Sonnenburg - The Good Gut. These two are one of the leading microbiome researchers in the world and Justin has recently been hosted on Hubberman Lab Podcast as well although that one wasn't as interesting as the lecture Erica delivered here: * moving to health subforum,

There's plenty one can do including everything you listed already. Keeping a healthy BMI, avoiding smoking, alcohol, excessive microplastic exposure and keeping saturated fats and salt low will probably help. In terms of synthetic support, you can either have medically administered testosterone replacement therapy or exogenous synthetic growth hormone. They target different systems and are taken at different doses. Where TRT is aimed to maintain basic physiological functions and taken at levels comparable to standard male levels, anabolic steroids are hyperdosed in order to stimulate extreme muscle protein synthesis. Both therapies have risks associated with them. There is a potential link between TRT and early-onset heart disease but I've never taken a deep dive into this topic to know the risk: benefit ratio. The risk of anabolic steroids is cardiac arrest, prostate cancer & other malignancies due to excessive cell cycle stimulation, sepsis (when guys use dirty needles) and gradual narrowing of arteries because growth factors also stimulate the growth of soft muscle tissue inside tunica media. Commit to a life of health & physical activity and you'll be just fine. If you smoke, then stop. If you drink, then don't. Don't become fat and don't become diabetic. Everything else is mostly fluff.

It's several layers of arguments as to why not eat at Mcdonald's but if I was to summarise it to a single point it would be "processed beef"

I think it requires a certain level of awareness and consciousness development to be able to work with mental health condition, especially a complex one such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia or major depression. Medications are there to ease life for people who do not have tools, knowledge or resources to handle these holistically. Medication prevent people from killing themselves during states of mania and hyperarrousal. If you are a highly developed individual, chances are you can, for example deal with a panic attack through a breath work and introspection but for people in spiral dynamics stage blue who are not aware of such practices even existing, medication is what helps them and keeps them from making a suicide attempt. They are not ideal and for moderate conditions such as mild to moderate depression, they do not work as well but for extreme conditions, meds are actually very helpful. The problem is that once people are put on meds, they do not receive further support. Meds should be used to alleviate major symptoms so that core issues can be addressed, which is where an integrative approach such as IFS comes in. It's like asking someone to hold a carpet while you vacuum clean underneath

Ask and it shall be delivered, boys and girls. The episode we have been patiently waiting for AthlenX on Hubberman Lab Podcast

ah, in that case, i'm sure protein is not a concern then

Sure thing, there is much you can do to slow down that decline such as remaining physically active, lean, keeping healthy BMI and maintaining a decent lean muscle mass but only to a degree. I am yet to conduct a deep dive into the topic myself so perhaps you are right that it is not inevitable in all men. There is also a dark side of keeping testosterone too high (especially synthetically) in older age and that is an increased risk of prostate growth through the DHT pathway but the last time I checked, this has not been confirmed. Anyway, I think the focus is too much on testosterone and not enough on things like blood sugar management, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, BMI, waste:hip ratio or ApoB, markers that, in my opinion, matter way more once you get pass 50s. Rapid decline in testosterone may be caused by a disease state as well and where that happens, it needs to be investigated. Exactly as you said I am not a huge fan of antiageing because a lot of it is just mechanistic fuckery, marketing and fearmongering but I am a huge fan of healthy ageing rather than falling apart and relying on meds the last 30 years of one's life. That's imo more important than keeping testosterone at certain range.

The question is "what would be a meaningful business for you?" You can offer a high-quality service even on a budget The danger here is investing in something purely for maximising revenue and selling your soul to the devil by screwing over customers for maximising your margins. Or you can use that money to get the education necessary to offer a type of service that you will be proud of.

It may take a while to get the right ratio if you are athletic and especially if you prefer to get most of your protein from plants but what I found, just bulk ordering wholegrains and legumes and then always soaking few bowls of beans and lentils, pressure cooking large batches and then freezing them in small bags has been a way to go. Once you find a level of efficiency to do this, then in combination with organic tofu, which is becoming more and more affordable you should be all sorted. If you eat animal foods then by default you are probably eating more protein then vegetarian or vegan person so I wouldn't worry too much unless you are a competitive athlete. The protein concerns are just way way out of proportion due to all the industry propaganda, marketing and social media. In reality, most of us are eating more than we need.

Yes testosterone levels decline with age which is why some men choose to undergo TRT after 50s. Main role of testosterone in your body is for reproductive purposes, spermatogenesis, maintenance of erection and sperm motility and to maintain primal sexual characteristics, once you are past reproductive age, natural selection kicks in and you lose the ability to reproduce. Same way women lose gonadal oestrogen production post-menopausal, there is no need to reproduce any longer. Wanting muscle and stuff like that, which is associated with testosterone these days is a modern invention, evolution is still driven by the survival of species and once your reproductive window is done, evolution does not care about you anymore and your body starts ageing and losing its primal sexual features as well as its vigour. Even longevity is a modern thing, humans would rarely live past reproductive prime in ancient times.

@Aimblack look at their ingredient list, its full of chemical, glucose syrups, additives, caking agents, thickeners. I understand why they are there but companies Like Vivo or Huel are now using more wholefood ingredients instead these days. Secondly, that low price has to come at a cost somewhere else. I'm up for affordable products but they seem to push it too far. Either they are monopolising the market in some way and eating up small competitors, or cutting down employee payments, or screwing over suppliers or screwing over the farmer's market or getting the cheapest most garbage ingredients they can, importing whey from god knows where. Their website has no language on 3rd party and metal testing. I don't trust them, never have and never will. I don't recommend my clients protein powder anymore unless they specifically want to take them. And since most of my clients are not pro athletes or bodybulders, most people can get their protein from food. Still, if you want some, I'd go for something organic, tested, vegan and that is neither soy protein nor animal protein. Or just get a pressure cooker and bulk up on lentils and beans and you won't need any of this.

The problem with this is that you are seeing a clean diet as a choir or burden and junk food as your salvation. This type of thinking does not allow you to create health as your core value because you not being serious with it. Eventually the amount of junk food grows as you make more and more exceptions, you get lazier, your willpower drains and before you know it 40% of your diet is made of junk, sugar and crisps. Once you start to truly value health, you won't even crave those things. Like, it won't even cross your mind to stop in Mcdonalds unless you are starvcing and there is no food for miles around. Even then, I'd rather hold a fast then eat at Mcdonald's ..maybe with the exception of their veggie wrap. Doesn't mean you are not fun to be around but just because other people piss on their health, you don;t have to. There are always way to have healthy food even if you are out and you can still see as a treat. It's all about building that mindset. If you don't have it, making exceptions soon becomes the norm. if you have friends who eat shit and drink and treat their digestive system as a garbage disposal bag, find better friends. Eventually all of them will end up sick and so will you if you let them lead you. Unless your standards are strict and built around a strong core value, you will be compromising all the time.

@Jannes I'd rather gouge my eye with a teaspoon than consume something from myprotein