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> Or how to fix a lifetime of physiological and cognitive damage
“All disease begins in the gut”
Hippocrates
> Or how to fix a lifetime of physiological and cognitive damage
“All disease begins in the gut”
Hippocrates
Here comes a long one. If you've been around here for a while, you possibly got an idea about how you approach on fixing your brain. I chose to make this thread less scientific, easier to understand, I will post only a few studies.
This will be a multidisciplinary, interconnected thread. You might also need to do what I do. Extrapolate from the data and use your quantum processing tool, your gut :P. At the end of this, after 6 months, you will be a better person. Start by fixing your poor fucking diet.
Carbs are bad for you. How bad ? Colossally bad. Insulin is a important hormone, and when your body has problems with it, it is SYSTEMIC. Specially when your body loses it's sensitivity to insulin. Diseases linked to insulin problems grow large by the day. Heart, kidneys...
, liver, gut microbiome, your METABOLISM and your brain (COGNITION).
Type insulin lower IQ on your prefered searching tool, be amazed. You know what contributes HEAVILY to insulin resistance ?
Type insulin lower IQ on your prefered searching tool, be amazed. You know what contributes HEAVILY to insulin resistance ?
Not just carbs and sugar, but grains. Insulin resistance also leads to poor metabolism, thus higher inflammatory markers. Read a little on the role of said markers on depression and other diseases. IL-3, 6, 12 and TNFα are your main interest. IL-6 is one of the main culprits.
These pro-inflammatory little pests can fuck you for a long time. How long ? Decades long. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25133871/
NO NOT MY CARBOHYDRATERINOS.
As I stated many times on my account, I can't prove based on pure scientific evidence that a high carb diet will lower your IQ, nor it changes your behavior, but, you should read this. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989186/
As I stated many times on my account, I can't prove based on pure scientific evidence that a high carb diet will lower your IQ, nor it changes your behavior, but, you should read this. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989186/
This doesn't mean you should become a zealot of low carb diets, just that you should do whatever feels better to YOU. I carb cycle, which means I spend X days on a low carb diet and 1 day, or 2 on a extremely HIGH carb diet. And I mean high. A entire cake high.
Pizza and candy bar high. But also I always was and still am fairly active, rare is the day I don't hike/run a few miles loaded with gear and train.
The higher your carbs, more active you will need to be.
The higher your carbs, more active you will need to be.
You fixed your diet, change came, but Mr. Paul, I don't feel so good. That is because we all lack something, and any diet will be poor at some essentials to life. On to supplementation and how to power up your brain.
Most diets are poor on magnesium, but low carb ones usually fall short after a while (months). Magnesium is one of the most important essentials on how to unfuck your noggin.
(In rats study, but fuck you I will use it anyway)
[ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627309010447]
(In rats study, but fuck you I will use it anyway)
[ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627309010447]
magnesium intakes and blood levels have been associated with type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, elevated C-reactive protein, hypertension, atherosclerotic vascular disease, sudden cardiac death, osteoporosis, migraine headache, asthma, and colon cancer. https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/70/3/153/1903971?login=true
One could say, SUPPLEMENT MAGNESIUM NOW.
All diets are poor on sulfur, very poor. This is one of the very few required readings here. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2198910/
All diets are poor on sulfur, very poor. This is one of the very few required readings here. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2198910/
Go to the Inflammation and Anti-oxidant sections, read what sulfur does :).
Sulfur supplmentation would probably be a good thing huh.
[ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335653705_Sulfur_and_Human_Health]
Sulfur supplmentation would probably be a good thing huh.
[ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335653705_Sulfur_and_Human_Health]
You know what a lot of people with mental health problems have in common ? A fucked up gut. Why your gut is so important ? Because it produces a good portion (up to 50%) of all your neurotransmitters, it is neuro modulator, and it affects your entire physiology. GABA, serotonin
, norepinephrine, dopamine, acetylcholine and melatonin - that the brain uses to regulate mood and cognition.
Most inflammatory diseases of your gut, acid reflux, gastritis, hyperacidity, etc, affect the production of all these neurotransmitters.
Most inflammatory diseases of your gut, acid reflux, gastritis, hyperacidity, etc, affect the production of all these neurotransmitters.
The cascade effect it has on your physyology is insanely complex. It is one of the most important supplements anyone could take if they have any gut issue or disease you should REALLY TRY IT (I have, the difference is night and day btw).
Zinc. Do I really need to write anything after 2020 ? No need to supplement it alone, you should be taking a multivitamin anyway, preferably a breakable one. Your body can absorb only so much of a given "thing", so break it in half, one in the morning, another later on the day.
Now to the really good part. The secret to storing untold amounts of knowledge. Thiamine. Good old Vitamin B1. Thiamine deficiency has long been linked to a wide range of neurological diseases like Wernicke’s disease, Dementia, Alzheimer, trough different mechanisms...
, the most common is impaired glucose metabolism. (Hey, does this reminds you of anything on this list ? Just me ?).
[ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846521/]
[ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846521/]
I've personally tested all these on different "populations" and Thiamine is often the most overlooked supplementation, yet one I achieved the best results long term. Either if you are deficient, dependent or just want to supplement, just take it, there are only upsides.
Body of research ain't big on the benefits of the supplementation on memory, but reaction time and mood saw quick (few weeks) improvements on research.
Body of research is gigantic on the effects of thiamine, metabolism, neurological disorders. And as I mentioned above, I tested
Body of research is gigantic on the effects of thiamine, metabolism, neurological disorders. And as I mentioned above, I tested
A lot. Memory improvements will come with supplementation but the degree of "enhancement" varies per person and per dosage. 150 mg twice a day if you are normal, 150/4x a day if you got a poor diet over a long period. Bear in mind, it takes A LONG TIME to see memory improvements.
Months, not weeks, but after a year you can clearly tell the difference, if you keep a life journal or a journal itself, even more.
Thread got too big and twitter asked me to send it to add more tweets.
More to come tomorrow.
Also this is the short version of this thread...
Thread got too big and twitter asked me to send it to add more tweets.
More to come tomorrow.
Also this is the short version of this thread...
I should post these before but... Fuck it, here some cool research for you.
