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@Hap E-Boi let's switch off the most obvious "it's gross" filter and look at it from a more holistic perspective. The body is getting rid of many toxins and accumulated heavy metals through the urine. This process takes incredible amount of energy, you lose antioxidants, enzymes and red blood cells are being damaged the process and a lot of different systems have to collaborate. And now, you, thinking this is a healing cocktail chug that back in. What's gonna happen is this toxin load is now added to the toxin load you already (if you live in modern western society, you do have a certain toxin load) have and has to be detoxified and cleared out again because those toxins have probably already reopend in the urine and are now bound to new carriers so those bonds have to be broken, reopened and recycled again to be disposed of safely. Secondly, your intestines were never meant to come in contact with urine, the environment in gut is not suited to it. It alters the PH, it may cause separation of tight junctions and it may (maybe not) cause disruption to your microbiome which will then have a knock off effect on the rest of the body including the brain, the blood-brain barrier etc. From the more energetic perspective, some people believe you lose a bit of this "vibration" or this "energy" in the forum of urine that you should get back by drinking it. This sounds to me more like a form of shamanistic purple medicine. By the same line of thinking you should also eat your poo or at least rub it all over your skin which most sane people don't. I think urine therapy is us having taken one step too far in pursuit of "natural health" and have completely ignored the benefits of science and research as well as basic anatomy.

Awesome! that's gonna make a lot of difference. Keep it up That's actually a very decent mix. These are mostly herbs that stimulate flow of bile and offer somewhat protection from oxidative damage. In such a mix, thistle won't be as potent so I'd say this is a nice addition to have. The thing with milk thistle is that it is being sold as this magic pill for all liver conditions but all it does is speed up certain detoxification pathways in the liver which is not always beneficial if the overall diet isn't very balanced because it could mean that there are more side products being produced by the liver as a result of this and if the body is not ready to take that by having sufficient antioxidant power, it can create more harm than good. But in the mix you have it will probably be fairly helpful as long as your focus on the diet remains strong. Add a few saunas if you can, some cold showers and good amount of rigorous exercise and the liver markers as well as the LDL will go down nicely

oh right, fair enough

I love that you're willing to do this! COC is such an awesome channel. Would love to watch face to face with Jordan Peterson or Sam Harris

the topic has shifted into excessive self-promotion, @marinaaniram please read the forum guidelines and the comment under the penalty points given to you for this. We are open to any sorts of topics and discussions including fruitarianism & raw foodism but not to the extent of sending every single person to your insta. You may put your insta into your signature and that is totally fine

What helped me disassociate from this was to cut out all news feed. I realised consuming news was a huge part of my life. I don't watch any news anymore. The major things will get to you one way or another. No more covid news, don't check how many ppl died every day, unfollow all ppl on social media who talk about covid and cut ties with all covid-mongers. Basically, remove everything that reminds you there is a pandemic. Ofcourse follow the usual social guidelines, cover yourself, social distance, blah blah blah but cut out all the news, 100% of them. Also, make sure to take excellent care of your health so that if you catch it you'll shake it of in no time. Number 1 is to get your vitamin D levels into optimal. Second is to remain fairly active even in pandemic (where possible)

@Alex_R have you at least watched any of his videos on health problems? You can't fix everything by making more gains and eating more chicken

@Raphael I would start here. If this is your breakfast, make it bigger. More complex carbs, more protein and more fats. Breakfast should basically be your largest meal, not only does it set your metabolism to the optimal speed, it also sets the tone of your blood glucose balance for the rest of your day and your blood glucose balance is one of your primal brain power factors. Perhaps you could combine your meal number 1 and 2 into a single breakfast meal that will give you 50-60% of your daily calories and then not eat till around d 3pm (lunchtime) The diet balance is nice but I'd suggest a bit more calories from complex carbohydrates (wholegrain, lentils), cutting out all white rice and white potatoes and replacing it with high-fibre wholegrains will also clear out a lot of brain fog Also, exercise definitely needs to be part of the routine. Not a light jog but a more rigorous strength-based form, this increases density of mitochondria in your brain cells and also stimulates BDNF. So either weights, or bodyweight, some kettlebells, HIIT with your own weight, pullups, pushups that kind of stuff. Also some agility training to deploy more areas of your brain (like primal movement, look up Ido Portal - that sort of stuff) Add some green tea in the mix. 2-3 cups per day to stimulate your neuroplasticity Make sure you go out, get some sunshine or at least expose your eyes to daylight every day, very essential for optimal brain performance. Make sure your zinc intake is optimal You can check my 2 part blog on BDNF as well as gut-brain axis post. I've put over 30 hours of research into those, you may find some helpful info in there, just follow my link in signature and click on "blog".

@Eren Eeager i assume you are trying to tackle the ADD you mentioned in another post. Has the add been diagnosed medically? Have you had rigorous testing? Or did you self-diagnose and self-prescribe a chelation therapy? Just curious

You may also ask for celiac testing, the test is called IgA & IgG tissue transglutaminase, your doctor can do it. If it comes positive, you will still need an intestinal biopsy to confirm. Other things that may be relevant is: sibo, lactose intolerance, enzymatic insufficiency, food allergies or food intolerances (not a diagnosis but a side effects of something else). Basically, you need some proper stool testing, probably including parasitic screening including candida albicans But it may be as simple as eating too much, too fat in an inappropriate combination. And it could be a combination of 10 things at the same time, which is most common, so if you don't see any help from a doctor, consider hiring a functional doctor or a naturopathic doctor or a trained herbalist

Go in the forest, sit by the tree and observe. That's your enlightenment. Everything is perfect as it is, you just need to shift your perspective and remove all those 20,000 lenses of judgement, labelling, cultural background and preconceptions.

agreed, it may be a factor but those levels will go down as less meat and more plants are consumed. Also the more fibre in the diet the less the prooxidative effects of heme iron in the colon is. Generally you want to get 80-100% of your iron from plants

agreed, seems once you get over the healing stage, other foods should be reintroduced. Kind like your typical elimination diet

@Lyubov ALT & AST don't indicate detox deficiency but they are indicators of physical damage to the liver. This could very much be connected to your cholesterol results and the bigger picture. Continue working on polishing your diet, removing junk and these values will improve. ELiminate most sources of white sugar, fructose (except fruit), alcohol, tobacco, foods with chemicals, excess salt, cheap oils in cooking. DOn't barbecue your meats, don't eat red meat, don't east cured meats, salamis, sausages and all this crap, this is incredibly toxic to liver. Get more active, eat more natural plant foods. You'll start feeling better. For particular liver benefit: citruses, apples, dandelion leaf to salads, green herbal spices, artichokes, green leafy vegetable, crucierous vegetables. I'd keep the thistle away for now, maybe at later stage, it may be too aggressive promoter of phase 1 detoxification which you don't want. Also careful with coffee. 1 per day is a good dose to aim for. You may also consider adding some herbal teas like ginger, turmeric & green

I think the attempt is not to hurt anyone, the attempt is to get as much as possible, damn the costs or consequences. Hurting others is always only a nasty side effect of ruthless selfishness. Best way? Cut ties, forever.

@Cocolove since making that comment I've gone a bit deeper into understanding allergies and it is a bit more complex than that. How's your gut health?

this stuff works better in combination. The problem with lead chelation is that there are very few studies and so it comes down to doctors and naturopaths experimenting. For lead, it appears a combination of pharmaceuticals: DMSA & CaEDTA with NAC to buff up your glutathione. It appears this combination is more effective together than either alone. + add to the mix some botanicals like curcumin + garlic extract +black cumin seeds + a potent multimineral complex with high levels if vitamin E + extra vitamin C to bump up exogenous antioxidants,. Unfortunately here in the UK, DMSA is owned by medicine so you would need a doctor to support you...or get it from States but be careful and study this thoroughly before you get into it Also in terms of lead, first of all identify your main sources of exposure and cut those out.

@Podie45 maybe get some part time, to cover up expenses & bills and spend the rest of the time thinking about your future, strategising and possibly re-educating yourself. As someone who has gone through the same process, it is worth every hour and all those thousands of dollars I invested in it. If you feels stuck, consider buying the LP course or get a life coach as suggested above

Love this, maybe this is what it took to get out of your own way and to see what has been present for years just behind the wall of suppressed emotions. Happy for you!!

@Rigel some time ago my answer would have been sardines, mackerel & wild Alaskan salmon. But now having looked into it deeper, I am losing faith in all seafood Salmon - most of it worldwide is heavily polluted even wild Alaskan & Pacific one. Contaminated with mercury, arsenic, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) & organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) Sardines - only trace amounts of mercury but extremely contaminated with PCBs & brominated flame retardants as well as arsenic mackerel - similar to sardine + 100% of fish are contaminated with microplastics Have it as a special treat food but I no longer agree with the suggestion that fish should be consumed 3 times a week. Maybe once. Oh and yeah, seaweeds are fine same as algae oil.

I don't think you can wash it out completely. The pesticides are kinda ingrown, they are part of the cellulose structure. You can't wash that away but I guess putting a bit of extra work and rubbing will make sure that if the grocery guy scratched his butt before touching your strawberries, you don't eat that.

I prefer Oat milks simply due to it being more sustainable imo and it is super easy and cheap to make it at home with a milk bag. Or home-made almond milk is nice but make sure to use the scraps and not throw it away

but of course, the nature of survival doesn't end with animals

@marinaaniram happy for you but not need to make duplicate post. You types exactly the same thing in the other post

agreed, it was a depiction of the fact that as long as you are not on the top of food chain (and even then not) your survival is never guaranteed.