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No. All cows are artificially inseminated to ramp up dairy production. This is standard practice. Plus, animals and dairy especially, have natural hormones present in them. & Rest assured, it isn't testosterone.

What? Whatever you may think is bad in fruits veg. Meat is 1000 worse. First of all, animals are fed the lowest quality plant food. Animal products are the highest sources of POS (persistent organic pollutants) 95 Percent of all POS is found in meat. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888492/ "Humans are exposed to dioxins/furans mainly through high-fat food such as fish, meat and dairy products Throw on that hormones, natural and synthetic, antibiotics, pathegoenic bacteria, saturated fat, inflammatory proteins, and the list goes on.

We are primates, it is clear that we were meant to eat plants. Everything in our physiology points toward this being the case. Now in actuality, were are opportunistic eaters, we eat whatever we can to survive. What about thriving? Our gut microbiota thrives on fiber because we co-evolved with them in a symbiotic relationship for millions of years, and primates always ate fiber. That's why when people cut off plants the gut bacteria that ferment fiber and produce butyrate die. And when there is no butyrate, your immune system starts to become dysfunctional and leads to autoimmune diseases. Low butyrate levels are taken as a sign of you starving by your gut bacteria, then they turn on you. Because no one purposefully avoided plants. That how much this built in our physiology, not to mention all the other things like teeth, digestive track etc. Or how about that we don't have enzymes to transport Sialic Acid (found in animal products) which is linked to inflammation and disease. It is clear we are meant to eat predominantly plants. You can still eat a little meat if you want, but a vegan/mostly vegan diet is our species diet. We are one species. Sure, you might be allergic to peanuts, and I'm not. We are different, but not that different. That's why there are thousands of edible plants to choose from. You are an anomaly because you have SIBO. Other people have such bad gut health they literally can't digest a bean burrito because of how shitty they have been eating all their life. That doesn't vegan diet doesn't work for you. It means your gut isn't working for you.

Too simplistic. Ken Wilber has called this "Waking up" and "Growing up". Someone can be a super woke monk and a warrior who kills and pillages. And someone can have no idea what awakening is and be a pacifist (Like bertrand russel). Waking up doesn't necessarily correlate with Growing Up, although of course there is some correlation.

@Salvijus @Tobia As someone very familiar with the clinical psychological literature on drug addiction and the neuroscience of addiction, and the psychopharmacology of addictive substances. You guys have no fucking idea what addiction is. You think anyone who takes a psychedelic more than twice a week is an addict. It is clear you have a bias against substances, and thus your criterion of "abuse" is false. Addiction entails a disruption in the socio-biological function of the addict. I don't see that here, and psychedelics are one of the few chemicals where such disruptions (especially biological) are very low. LOL, the fact that you use the term natural and unnatural shows that you have yet to break this duality. Even dogmatic scientists know that such distinctions are opaque. Buddhist monks used to drink green tea before meditation to aid in concentration. Does caffeine's action as an adenosine antagonist and L-theanine actions (increase cerebral concentrations of GABA) count as unnatural? Psychedelics are no different. Serotonergic Psychedelics especially are, in fact, more "natural" than caffeine because many of them (DMT, 5-MEO) are endogenous compounds, and others are analogs of endogenous neurotransmitters. Calling any chemical and its influence on the brain "artificial" is a misnomer. They are chemicals acting upon your neurons, nothing more natural than that. You can disagree or say they shouldn't be used. But calling it artificial is false. I think the bias is because you guys feel like it’s a “magic pill” that isn’t natural, like someone taking steroids to gain muscle. When in reality, it is more like using a telescope instead of only your eyes, yet you are still using your eyes.

"If you seek awakening, make sure you have a life worth awakening to."

In Leo's recent video, in 16:25 he said some scientists even said that everything that there is to know would be discovered in the next 50 years. Does anyone know what scientist he was talking about? Can anyone provide a quote, I'm interested to read the full quote, thanks.

cheating is one thing; sexual freedom is another. I personally have thick skin and don't jealous easily. My first gf cheated on me (I was 18) and it did hurt me a lot. Now, I don't think about cheating because I'm radically honest and I don't put myself in situations where I would need cheat. I don't think cheating is a deal breaker, and if the lie didn't go on for years or something like that, I would forgive her. Luckily, I haven't experienced monogamous relationships since I was 18 (24 now)

@somegirl, I think you are wrong, some guys do use it to justify cheating, but that doesn't explain why the desire to cheat was there in the first place—two different things. As a girl, you will never understand what it feels like to be a man and what arouses us isn't the same as what arouses you. Stable relationships are not contingent upon monogamy. As I said, you can still make it work, and some guys are okay with it. But most guys aren't, that's just the truth. I have formed a stable non-monogamous relationship.

@somegirl It really is the nature of the male mind to gravitate towards sexual variety, no matter how much more conscious I become as a person, this has remained with me since I was a teenager till this moment. As you can see, many men will tell you the same. The keyword here is "gravitate" some men might be really insecure and will not risk losing their gf so they will not do it, some men are not comfortable with cheating and if they can't find a partner who will be willing to be in an open relationship, they won't do it. Some men will repress it for religious reasons, etc etc. If you want my opinion on it, I think we are emotionally monogamous but not sexually. So it depends on what your definition of monogamy is, as per the standard definition, I would say the majority of men are non-monogamous. Of course, some are.

@somegirl I think women do not appreciate how much men's arousal is triggered by a new experience. Anything novel will trigger dopamine. If you do it with the same person for a year, you will start to lose your arousal. If you start to have sex with another person, and then you have sex with your gf again, it will feel new and you feel much aroused. Women do not want to hear this, but it is the truth. This is why I am a proponent of open relationships. I have been in one for a year, and I absolutely love it and I love her more than anything. It is such a relief to not have to choose between sexual freedom and romantic love. It is hard, it requires constant awareness of egoic emotions, but it is worth it.

100% !!

I've been with my girl for over a year. I watch porn, she watches porn. We're both cool with it. This is really the bare minimum of openness/security/chillness here..

Hormones are essential to health. I never realized how crucial they are to almost every organ in the body, including the brain. Hormones are involved in executive cognitive functions, wound healing, energy levels, metabolism, and aging. Men focus only on Testosterone; there are master hormones that regulate a wider array of functions in your body than testosterone. The most important hormones are probably Insulin and leptin. Other hormones: Estrogen (MEN LISTEN!) too little estrogen causes erectile dysfunction. You need optimal levels of estrogen. Cortisol is an anti-inflammatory hormone and is essential for waking you up in the morning and regulating the sleep-wake cycle. It needs to be high in the morning low at night. Growth Hormone Norepinephrine Take this seriously, if you want to understand and optimize your health. Hormone optimization is ESSENTIAL. Resources:

@Eternal Unity LOL

@Leo Gura has said in the comment section of this forum that "plants can be very inflammatory" and that whether plants are beneficial or not "it all depends." Other people have further propagated this myth in other posts. I will make no diet recommendations; I will only provide evidence from the literature on why plants are not inflammatory. (I KNOW THAT PLANTS MAKE SIBO WORSE, THIS IS WHY THIS ISNT A BLANKET RECOMMENDATION.) 1- Plants produce anti-inflammatory molecules as part of their defense mechanisms. It makes no sense that plants would produce inflammatory compounds (some compounds in certain plants might be inflammatory). Leo's gut might react to plant compounds by releasing inflammatory compounds, yet the inflammation comes from the body, not the plant. "Plants have played an important role in human health care since ancient times. In an adaptation against attacking pathogen and environmental stress, plants produce several substances that exert biological activities. These small organic molecules come from secondary metabolism and have several biological activities. Among the diverse functions, anti-inflammatory actions are highlighted [6,7]. It is known that inflammation is an evolutionarily conserved process of protection and a critical survival mechanism [8]. It is composed of complex sequential changes in the tissue to eliminate the initial cause of the cell injury, which may have been caused by infectious agents or substances from their metabolism (microorganisms and toxins), as well as by physical agents (radiation, burn, and trauma), or chemicals (caustic substances) [9,10]. The signs of inflammation are local redness, swelling, pain, heat, and loss of function [7]." Reference: Plants as Sources of Anti-Inflammatory Agents 2- Some of the most well-researched, beneficial compounds in plants are pesticides. Plants are so health-promoting, that even the pesticides they release are beneficial. Sulforaphane is the prime example. It is found in cruciferous vegetables and is produced by plants to deter pests. List of research on sulforaphane: Sulforaphane's ability to enhance carcinogen excretion (benzene, acrolein). NRF2 as a genetic switch via antioxidant response elements. How NRF2 activation enhances carcinogen excretion via glutathione-S-conjugates. Brussels sprouts increase glutathione-S-transferase and reduce DNA damage. Broccoli sprout drink increases benzene excretion by 61%. Broccoli sprout homogenate increases antioxidant enzymes in the upper airway Cruciferous vegetable consumption and heart disease mortality. Broccoli sprout powder improves blood lipids and overall heart disease risk in type 2 diabetics. Sulforaphane-enriched diet enhances the lifespan of beetles from 15 to 30% (in certain conditions). Importance of low inflammation for longevity. Cruciferous vegetables and broccoli sprout powder seem to reduce a wide variety of inflammatory markers in humans. Mouse studies suggest sulforaphane might improve adaptive immune function in old age. Sulforaphane improved hair growth in a mouse model of balding. Effect of broccoli sprout extract on autism. Effect of glucoraphanin on schizophrenia. Mouse's study using 10 different models of stress-induced depression show sulforaphane similarly effective as fluoxetine Study shows direct ingestion of glucoraphanin in mice is similarly effective at preventing depression from social defeat stress model. 00:33:01 - Beginning of neurodegeneration section Sulforaphane and Alzheimer's disease. Sulforaphane and Parkinson's disease Sulforaphane and Hungtington's disease. Sulforaphane increases heat shock proteins. Sulforaphane injected immediately after TBI improves memory (mouse study). Sulforaphane and neuronal plasticity. Sulforaphane improves learning in a model of type II diabetes in mice. Sulforaphane and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Myostatin inhibition in muscle satellite cells (in vitro). Reference: Video Other beneficial compounds used by plants for protection (from pests, from oxygen, from environmental stressors) include: Resveratrol Curcumin Allicin Nicotine Caffeine Polyphenols / Antioxidants 3- Psychedelics are plant compounds Note: I know Leo has unique health issues and that is probably why he said that. I wish more carnivore/keto advocates would just be honest and say that they react badly to plants but that does not mean plants are bad! I

He said that this because his mind is always in a state of creative influx of imagery. I can relate to this, and this is the exact reason why meditation is harder for me than for maybe you. Not ego-related. When I take psychedelics I am liberated from my ego-mind (not fully) and yet this influx of creative imagery is enhanced 1000000%! Also, Leo has taken multiple meditation retreats where he meditates for 5 hours straight / meditates almost daily for 45 mins - 1 hour for years so I don't think Leo is slacking off when it comes to meditation or that his ego is preventing him from doing so.

If any of you have experience with (whether it be you or someone else you know) this disease, please give me some helpful info.

@Epikur The Keto/ Carnivore / Joe Rogan type love to mention this study as a way to attempt to demonstrate that sugar is bad and fat is good, it has just been demonized. No. Sugar is bad, fat is even worse. The dairy industry does the exact same thing and not 50 years ago, but right now. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-the-dairy-industry-designs-misleading-studies/

@The0Self Studying Sulforaphane as an isolated molecule will lead to believe that. But what is remarkable about sulforaphane is the potent induction of NRF2 and the catalyzation and conjugation of glutathione. Any evidence for that? I have never heard of that in all the time I have been researching nutrition. I am highly skeptical of that claim especially because there is so much research into sulforaphane and its having a negative impact on heavy metals was not found, in fact, it seems the opposite is the truth from Jed Fahey who is a phytochemist and an expert in sulforaphane and health. I am highly skeptical of people who use certain facts of biochemistry to extrapolate that to form an opinion on a complex system, like detoxification. For example (as a thought experiment), it could be that people who have very high levels of mercury will not benefit from sulforaphane, but people who have low to medium levels of mercury do. Or maybe they benefit before exposure but not during, or after one month of exposure but not one day. In reality, this is how nutrition actually works. Saying a compound harms you in X condition because it contains an X structure is very limited and unholisitic. Especially knowing that NRF2 influences every system in your body.

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I second this. OP, check out Gojiman he is legit and an expert in gut issues. Don't listen to science bros.

Yes I can't say yes or no, but you'd be surprised how much the human body is capable of healing if we give it what it needs. People with worse conditions have been cured, so why not? Research more, commit to eating healthy, execute, research more and more and more until you find what helps you. Best of luck and I wish you good health and fortune.