Michael569

Insulin resistance is the last stage before becoming full-blown type 2 diabetic, this is not something to take lightly. A poorly managed diabetes or insulin resistance can result in irreversible damage to your optic nerve, your nerves in the extremities, kidneys and progressive arterial narrowing. Step 1 : Go and get tested by your doctor. Ask them to test for blood glucose and HbA1C It is possible that these symptoms are linked to your gut not to you being insulin resistant. In fact, I am pretty sure this is the case No time to play around, book an appointment with your doc and get tested.

you're usually talking about milligrams of substance, yeah there may be additives but in such a tiny amount they are no issue. There are worse things we do to our bodies, I mean....people fry steaks on butter and gril bacon on an open fire lol,. Something like this won't really make a difference.

order some legumes, lentils & nuts in bulk such as here https://www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/ or here https://www.realfoods.co.uk/wholefoods or. Things like red lentils are literally 40-50% protein dry weight and for the cost of Pret coffee you can get 2 kilos. This is all the protein you'll need and the only one you can get if you are avoiding meat & soy. In terms of other produce: able & cole is good but imo large supermarkets like Asda are enough and they have good organic selection

same, I didn't know he even trains Conor. This primal movement stuff is insane but you need good space for practice

many bodybuilders end up with severe arterial proliferation because of their "experimentation" with these things. They try to manipulate their insulin and testosterone to tinker with growth hormones but what ends up happening is that their tunica media (the muscles inside the arteries) starts to grow because they are super sensitive to growth factors which effectively starts to clog up their arteries. This is probably why so many end up needing bypass. I wouldn't look up to a bodybuilder community for health & longevity advice, all that animal protein is destroying their bodies

as T1 diabetic you need to be very careful with monitoring your blood sugar if you want to undergo fast in order not to end up with severe hypoglycaemia. Perhaps even on an hourly basis. Have you lost all isles of Langerhans or do you still have some natural insulin being produced?

@neovox This is interesting. IgM antibodies are usually high in the beginning and once the infection settles they drop and IgGs start raising which would explain the rise in IgGs. So this would suggest this has been going on for a while. I'm by no means an expert in virology or immunology so definitely ask for a comprehensive test on this and push to get as much as you can but happy that you found this advice helpful. Once diagnosed you'll have a clear line of treatments available to you holistic or medical. If they dismiss you, get a second opinion or see a functional medicine doctor Good luck! Keep us informed about your journey.

@Preety_India thank you. I read the whole post and I think I understand better now. I would however still go back to my original post. I would not say "leave the forum" what I was saying is "take a short break". It may do you good and come back once you feel relaxed, recharged and had some of your stress reduced. You may get anew perspective on some things going around and on many of the forum dynamics. But the second thing I'll say is that it is a part of the internet to be met with opposition. That's just what it is. Some people are trolls but many who disagree are often just people coming with different perspectives, opinions and thoughts. Some of them may even be trying to help in their own way that may often seem as unpleasant simply because they present it in the way most natural to them. We all carry our own bias and emotional baggage that we unload whenever we can When you open up about sensitive topics there will always be people who get attracted to that, that's just human nature. It cannot be prevented. Perhaps having a very private journal such as One Note that is only for you would make you safe from these things, otherwise you leave the room for others to chip in and comment...like I do now.

oh my, I hate when they do that...

it is a bit hard to assess the overall structure of your diet from these points. what does your typical breakfast, lunch, dinner look like? Also, generally rather than looking at what is and what isn't I'd also go by how do you feel: energy, digestion, sleep, skin, libido, mood, exercise recovery, motivation, current weight & body fat, dental health etc. Can you "check" all these markers? If so you're probably fine

As far as I know, there isn't anything reliable to test for permeable gut thou, the current golden standard (zonulin) has poor reliability and low specificity. Alessio Fassano, who is currently considered the leading authority in this research says we don't have anything even remotely close to being accurate so with leaky gut the best we can do is by symptomology. What test markers did you order? (genuinely curious)

I think the hydrogen/methane test is not that widely available outside of US and UK. In my home country, Slovakia doctors laugh when you talk about SIBO, a client of mine in Czechia was told there is no such thing as bacteria in small intestines by the gastroenterologist It is super hard to even have doctors entertain this idea anywhere outside of these countries.

@BlackMaze you won't know until you try just be mindful of your dehydration levels as you do it. Funny enough water requires no digestion or energy it just kinda difuses in through the intesines. I'm not fully convinced of dry fasting being that beneficial since all detox organs are heavily dependent on hydration. Give it a try and let us know how you felt ?

give yourself some time to process your feelings and come back to this in a week, maybe you will feel different. I agree with this. It may sound a bit rough but this sums it up, don't be in a relationship that makes you unhappy, you are too young to put up with such a thing, you only have one life.

I don't really know. Not all heavy metals can cross the blood-brain barrier eitherand I guess the same for microplastics. But some people have a degree of "leaky" blood brain barrier so this is very individual. Not something I've looked into thou so I'd just be giving you my anecdotal opinion. The issue with microplastics is them being xenoestrogens that can dock into oestrogen receptors and potentially cause problems. This we already know. yeah it can if the water is filled with copper and lead. arsenic is not a big issue in water nor us mercury (at least not in UK). The greatest source of mercury is dental fillings and seafood especially big fish like tuna. The issue is chlorine, copper and lead and Britta does filter all. The Brittas all use the same filter, it is literally down to what size of the jug you want. Get something that comes with at least 2-3 filters. don't drink the shower water I don't think any of that will really enter through your skin, the dermal collagen barrier is very very dense and thick. If you wanna filter it, by all means, but I'd start with filtering the tap especially if you're on limited budget. yeah they are, copper can be a problem in the British victorian houses. Again the filter in Britta if filled with millions of tiny activated carbon particles literally being attracted to these heavy metal cations things like a magnet. Just change it regularly and you are mostly fine. If you want to go deeper and 100% buy an RO filter.

@neovox Consider requesting a test for Epstein Barr Virus. This virus has been associated with Chronic fatigue syndrome and also causes inflammation on the neuronal level (this could explain the neuropathy) The swelling of the lymph nodes indeed suggest that there is an immunological conflict because your lymphatic immunity is fighting very hard which is causing lymph nodes to swell. Push for stool testing as well as for blood testing of common viral infections. Also, consider requesting B12 (lack thereof could be causing neurological symptoms), vitamin D testing as well as HbA1C (to test your long term blood sugar) but these have probably been done already https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6525645/

Great suggestion! Definitely agree, I couldn't date a primadonna who expects to get paid for everything. Ofcourse nothingnwrong with paying occasionaly

Food - gives you everything you could possibly need.

@neovox I agree with what Nahm said. Would you be willing to share with us what you are experiencing? Do you have any medical diagnosis? Many health conditions are manageable and many curable with proper treatment/therapy. Perhaps there is much you can do and are just not aware of other options out there.

all caffeine does is promote your Liver Phase 1 detoxification. If someone who has generally poor diet and nutrient intake does this they will upregulate their toxin breakdown and if their Pase 2 is not ready for that shitstorm you will end up recycling a lot of oxidative particles. Not the best thing to do for your average Joe. This is why you cant just jump into any detox protocol without preparing your elimination channels for it

Maybe..... I'd love to see someone look into this. Follow a cohort of 100 people who use different pans and see their urinary and tissue levels (confirmed by biopsy) of different heavy metals change after a year. Otherwise, we're all just fearmongering and many of these arguments are based on thin air. I also like to believe that certain companies do adhere to certain corporate social responsibility and not all arguments and claims are BS.....but maybe I'm kidding myself

fair enough, let's not push it too far

you gotta boil em Mandy

Greenpan seemed to have put a lot of effort into making their products non-toxic and they have now fixed their super sticky pans they once used to make. Might be worth checking out. Link

All wholegrains are filled with b vitamins, legumes, nuts, seeds also have decent amounts. For folate (B9) add some extra greens and lentils and for B12 either animal products or supplements (fortified foods are not sufficient with this one)