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@Ensho I think your condition woulod benefit if you work on 2 fronts. 1. work with a mental health specialist, someone open enough to spirituality and to help you unblock and deep shadows or traumas 2. secondly also work on your diet and lifestyle. Psychosis and depression can be complicated through poor diet, inflammation in the brain, lack of plants in the diet lack of physical activity etc. So getting as close to Mediterranean type of diet as possible can definitely help. Also, consider getting your vitamin D checked, there is a huge huge link to depression in deficiency. I'm also in UK and from what I've seen most people are vitamin D depleted (not deficient but completely depleted) and the diet in this country is hideous

Try to research some of the sources of complex carbs and add those in. Things like white rice are not serving your energy levels. See if you can replace them with high-fibre alternatives such as different whole grains. Same for rice cakes, those are probably worst of the worst type of carbs because besides being high GL they are also ultra-processed. I wouldn't;t avoid carbs but make sure all those you eat have at least 10g of fibre per 100g of dry weight. This blunts your insulin and you have a slow and gentle glucose release that does not oversaturated your blood with too much sugar. Fruits and vegetables are all fine. Experiment also with adding more beans, lentils and chickpeas.

@HERO_ What sort of carbs do you eat at the moment? What is your meal regularity Do you skip meals? Do you eat enough calories? For an athletic individual and someone who uses a lot of brainpower if you deprive yourself of all carbs, you will probably struggle although many people have been able to make keto work for them. The danger of keto is that doing it wrong can have severe consequences of your long term health. Maybe the health geeks on the forum can help you if you share a bit more info.

@BlackMaze ah that one's been on my reading list for some time. Seth Godin's - Process is keeping me company these days. I think you will find that one useful for your situation as well.

@Barbara indeed her life is brilliant demonstration of hero's journey. I admire everything she does and stands for.

bad idea It is probably better to take longer to get to your goal than to cut your lifeline short but cutting sleep short which one is this? (pm me if you don't want to reveal the book on public forum) I got the list it as well

@abrakamowse this is like one of those "Walt Disney before he was famous" photos

Could it be a wax buildup? Do you use cotton buds to clean your ears?

considering that microplastics have been found even in snow even in the north pole, I'd say it probably isn't safe. Who knows what else has a capacity to bind even to evaporated water.

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@mmKay the main thing coming up with keto is that the long-term is dangerous. I am not going to dispute that so many people feel amazing on it, lose weight, get rid of pains. But what all these studies are collectively showing is a detrimental long term effect after 12 months. This is where the balance starts to tip. This is when all the inflammatory marker are mounting up. This is where the signs of arterial damage are popping up. I don't care if somebody tells me that they feel great and lost tons of weight after a month. The question here is : "can you do this for the rest of your life"? In 90/100 the answer is no.

<NOTE: THIS MAY BE MORE SUITED FOR GEEKS> Nutrivore (Nick Hiebert) is an independent amateur researcher and Nutritional Sciences student (Phd I believe) who creates an independent meta-analysis (meta-analysis is the second-highest levels in the hierarchy of evidence) of studies comparing high fat and non-keto diets. To this day there is no other study of such a scale on the National Institute of Medicine (pubmed) https://thenutrivore.blogspot.com/2020/10/low-carbohydrate-diets-and-health.html#INS Bear in mind that this is independent analysis so not pre-reviewed (not verified by the bigger scientific community) and I did not go in and dig on the individual studies to see what they did or didn't account for that would take a lifetime of work hence multiple levels of possible biases. Still, this is a brilliant piece of work and Nick deserves the credit so go to his blog and support him to get insane level of nutritional knowledge and research interpretation. Some of the outcomes of the independent meta-analysis: increased liver enzymes on keto (may indicate liver damage) - the more weight people lose on keto the worse it gets increased levels of thyroid hormones on keto - not significant but could indicate increased stress levels on the body and more oxidative damage increased levels of epinephrine and cortisol (stress hormones) for those who lost the most weight on keto (muscle loss? starvation? nutrient deprivation?) reduced testosterone by 33% after 5 weeks compared to controls (non-keto) 30% increased CRP (inflammatory marker) in keto group over 6 months and in group that lost more than 10 kilos on keto 55% increase Tumor-Necrosis Factor (aggressive inflammatory marker commonly seen in autoimmunity and atherosclerosis) on keto and by 114% after 3 months Increased Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (inflammatory marker signalling arterial immune conflict -e.g. damage to endothelium e.g. initial stage of atherosclerosis) - increased the most for those who lost the most weight on keto Increased Vascular Adhesion Molecules on keto (means an increased level of intraarterial inflammation) -< this was not as significant as the previous one thou Increased Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 on keto (inflammatory marker in the arteries, also indicating an immune conflict and increased levels of inflammation, commonly seen in arthritis and atherosclerosis). The more weight ppl lost on keto the higher this gets Increased Interleukin 1, 8 and 10 on keto (a systemic inflammatory markers) Increased Creatinine on keto - higher load on kidney filtration Higher Triglycerides (fat flowing in arteries) by nearly double on keto vs non-keto Increased apoliprotein B on keto - indicates higher need of LDL (bad cholesterol) to be cleared out, may (or may not) indicate increased risk of atherosclerosis in progress Increased amount of LDL particles on keto - I'm not 100% sure how to inrpret this but generally you want to have fewer particles that are larger in size. (I may be wrong) Increased apoliproein A - sticky particle commonly involved in clotting and arterial plaque development. Anyways, interesting findings. Bear in mind that my interpretation may be wrong and I'd love to see interpretation of someone who understands research better. To me this brings a bit more awareness on the hidden dangers of keto diet. Not saying it can't be done good, what I am saying that if you do you better know what you are doing. Peace

What a sneaky way to judge and dismiss someone who has been contributing to humanity for years You are a sly devil. I'm not going to mount up my defences and argue with you because our opinions on nutrition are probably as polarized as it can be. I hope you'll find the answers you are looking for.

Slow full-body relaxation. 1. Dim all lights in the room, light a candle and play something slow and peaceful such as this 2. For 10-15 minutes perform, very slowly, mindful yogic moves. Does not matter what. Something like Sun Salutation but very very slowly. Make sure your breathing is aligned with the movements. Towards the end , bend half of your body downwards and lt your head hang loosely, this is a parasympathetic activating exercise. 3. Now lay down on the floor and for 20 minutes scan your body from the top to bottom and relax purposely each body part. With every exhalation, imagine the tension leaving that particular part of the body. 4. Make sure to breathe down deep into your belly. With each exhalation, imagine the pain and the traumatic experience leaving the body a little bit. OTHER THINGS Some magnesium Citrate OR Glycinate powder dissolved in water (up to 400mg/day) may help relax the muscles. For mental distress Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis), Chamomile or Lavander tea throughout the day. All induce parasympathetic dominance. Stay away 100% from all sources of caffeine until you feel better.

Damn!! That doesn't sound right For me personally gigantic insta-pot meals made of 20 veggies, lentils, Indian spices, herbs. Usually eaten over 3-4 days. My pressure cookers gets me through winter

great thread @Barbara Definitely addiction to a degree. I like to see this as a virtual pub where most people are trying to maximise their highest potential, everybody is aiming towards something and no topic is taboo (well, saying that as a mod....that's not entirely true). I've made a few virtual semi-friendships here, had profound discussions here that help me change the trajectory of my life and even found people who were helped me greatly accelerate my life purpose and gain valuable clinical experience.

@Preety_India Whoops sorry, too late.

I'll remove my message now Take care!

haha, indeed. I cringe whenever I hear about antinutrients

no no no, get them from the foo I know you are probably joking but I have to make sure are you?

@fridjonk indeed a wider variety. As an athlete you may benefit from replacing some of those simple carbs (potato, white rice) with some wholegrains. More B-vitamins & more magnesium (essential substrates for glycolysis) and I'd also see if you can add more chickpea, lentils or beans ? Maybe something like brown pasta with tomato sauce, courgette, spinach, basil, chickpeas and sunflower seeds on top And maybe 2-3 green teas? (I made a post about it recently in my group, you can check it out below) But overall I'd say its fairly good

I can relate to that definitely although I'm not someone with a lot of non-relationship sexual experience as I've been with my partner for nearly 10 yrs now. Can't imagine going out there and having sex with random girls again, i wouldn't probably be able to pick any of them up anyways ? The sort of connection you get with someone for whom you care on a deeper level can't be replaced by shallow sex even with a 10/10. But then what do i know ?

@UDT is Tim. Go check out his youtube channel, he posted a great video if you scroll a bit above.

@seeking_brilliance the updated video is great! The breaks were just long enough for me to visualise those objects & tasks perfectly well. The progression of things was seamless and seemed much less overwhelming than the first time Great Job, this visualisation is really powerful and I'll be practising it regularly

Took me 3 months, i did it in 2016. I did one video per day in the morning before going to work. Have a specific diary or journal and write down notes, a lot of them then review during the day. Whatever it takes, that's fine. Took me another 4 years to change my education. So worth it!! ?