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I have been taking 5-HTP for a few weeks now. Mainly because of low Dopamine production. I’m loving the positive effects. I also take L-Tyrosine to balance out the Serotonin levels. Anyhow, my question is, does 5-HTP have any dangerous interactions with Psychedelics? I tried Acid the other day, and it was fine. Although I didn’t take any 5-HTP two days prior to the trip. But would it be fine with 5-MEO-DMT? I tried searching for it on google, but could only find results with LSD. Thanks in advance! PS. I vaguely remember Leo mentioning 5-HTP in his nootropics video, but he didn’t mention psychedelics there. Curious if you know @Leo Gura?

Last year when I was working out a lot, I consumed high amounts of dairy products. On average I was eating like 500grams of Greek Yoghurt on a daily basis. 2 protein shakes with Whey protein, 1 liter of milk every day. Also, every now and then I would buy these low quality ready to drink protein drinks at the supermarket. On top of this I was dealing with a lot of stress and emotional labor on a daily basis. It was pretty fine at first when I was consuming it, but after a while I have noticed that I have got small pimples/acne on my biceps, arms and a bit on my back. My face flared up a bit, especially around the nose area. It was pretty bad up to a month ago. And now I have reduced my dairy consumption to a minimum. Actually the only dairy I consume now is 1-2 scoops of Clear Whey Protein (ultrafiltered/isolated protein, essentially without fat and lactose) I have noticed great results, just from cutting back on my dairy consumption. I still got some on my arms, but it is much less. But my skin is left a bit dull and weird after this ordeal. (I would appreciate if you got some tips on how to restore my skin) I have been doing some research for foods that help you detox and clear up your skin and I have found this so far: Foods: ➢ Prebiotic Fibers (for feeding good bacteria in the gut) ➢ Sauerkraut (Fermented Foods) (Probiotic, healing from inside out) ➢ Brazil Nuts (Selenium) (stops free radical damage and inflammation in the skin) ➢ Beans & Legumes (B-Vitamins and Fiber) ➢ Carrots (Beta-carotene) ➢ Avocados (B3 and Vitamin E) ➢ Brown Rice (Vitamin B3) ➢ Extra Virgin Olive Oil (rich polyphenols prevent oxidative stress and inflammation in the skin) ➢ Arugula (Vitamin A and C) (help to fight free radicals that cause skin aging) ➢ Spinach (Vitamin C, K and Iron) (promotes Collagen production) Supplements: Vitamins: ➢ Vitamin A ➢ Vitamin B3 ➢ Vitamin C ➢ Vitamin D ➢ Vitamin E Minerals: ➢ Zinc ➢ Selenium Healthy Fats: ➢ Omega 3's ➢ EVOO ➢ Avocado Post below if you got any tips and tricks on how to clear and restore skin after an extreme diet and/or a lot of stress in your life, causing oxidative damage to your skin and your body in general.

I don't. I have no clue where you are at, it just an assumption. So is this.

I understand. Thank you! Appreciate it

If skin was mostly fat then our skin wouldnt be able to breathe through the pores. Thats what happens when there is to much fat in the diet that the body cant use up, it either stores as extra "energy" or it pushes it out through the largest organ in the body (the skin) when it can't digest it. The skin is made of water, protein, fats and minerals, forming in to collagen. "The most important hormones found in milk and other dairy products by using a variety of analytical methods consist of prolactin, steroids including estrogens, progesterone, corticoids, and androgens" Also, female cows are injected with growth hormones from an early age to be able to grow up and start producing milk faster. Bodybuilders consume crazy amounts of milk because it makes you anabolic. It has a lot of hormones in it, especially estrogen, and when you put in extra estrogen in to a body which has and creates testosterone, that body then goes in to a anabolic state. Unbalanced amounts of hormones makes the body more prone to acne. Hence teenagers having so much acne, because their bodies are creating more hormones.

➢ All the accumulated fat underneath the skin, pushing itself out of the pores, creating acne. ➢ Also a whole lot of hormones, partially injected in to mother cows and also naturally found hormones in a lactating cow, that is really meant for growing a baby cow to a full-grown adult. ➢3-Nitrooxypropanol aka Bovaer which is a methane inhibitor fed to cows, which in turn gets to the milk and the dairy products.

You are just at the begining. And I dont mean that in a demeaning manner. But you might be right. If wiring has anything to do with it.

@Breakingthewall This bit stayed with me, searing in my mind ever since I saw this episode. I have been wondering what Leo really meant by what he said in the end. It felt like this whole thing is precisely that, a trap. A Well Constructed Trap...

@Michael569 Thanks for sharing! Those are some great points. I didn't even think of going to the sauna. That surely opens up and potentially unclog(s) the pores. I do a lot of cardio, so naturally let out a lot. Hopefully more now with summer around the corner. And hydration is a good point as well. I do drink a lot at the moment. Maybe need to drink more and also take some electrolytes so I don't feint over water overdose

Hahaha, nope. You're f*cked

Yeah, might be. But this one felt Total. I have "died" many times on psychedelics, probably hundred of times. But that one was something else entirely.

So the extent of the remnant ego that has seen that this could go on forever, trapped in eternity/dead emptiness, or by fluke luck or "grace" this balloon pops, is how far this identity is willing to hold on to its own model, extend its self-identity, belief structures and its own persona? No matter how big or small the identity is. Current self, the self who has been through all lives, the self who is God, the self who is Everything and so on? I remember glimpsing a very stark vision when I "accidentally" overdose Ketamine, I saw that the structure/identity who thinks it is God/Infinity, collapsed on to itself. It felt like this wholeness or this Infinite (S)elf was mixed in a blender and dissolved completely. Felt like Consciousness evaporated.

@Breakingthewall Great description! I was just pondering this on my couch. Like if I'm not escaping this moment, this stillness that is ever-present; what I think I am doing ceases and It feels like freefalling in to something completely unknown, yet, it is freeing. But at the same time, I can see that it is Infinite in a directions and it expands the sense and control the ego think it has. Almost like overfilling a balloon with helium, almost at the point of the balloon popping.

Sounds like a good plan! Freeeedooom! *braveheart emoji*

Haha So am I.

I know loads Also a psychedelic retreat that is held every summer.

I think there are facilitators/psychiatrics that help you through psychedelics. They wont help you get it, but they can help facilitate the experience.

It's definately much easier experience when you are alone and in the comfort of your own sanctuary. Unless you really need a trip sitter.

It all happens by grace, as cliché as that sounds. And you are ultimately led by a desire from within guiding you to either meditate and slowly build the momentum of interconnection of your consciousness, or through psychedelics which open radical and brief periods of great expansion, but comes at a cost. I'm not biased in one being better than the other. Whatever suits you for the moment. It's great to take the stairs sometimes and work on every step and seeing your progress slowly and steadily. Or to take the elevator once a while to take a rest and focus on resting and letting go of everything you know and embracing new expansions.

@Mellowmarsh Haha, brilliant

This is what I have realised recently as well. To be fully Conscious of both directions is to fully merge the Duality from Within. Ending the War...

Who said anything about bullshitting yourself out of it? I was pointing you to observe why you put so much emphasis and your value and your life on the line for a desire... You can't compare food and air with this. Be realistic. This is my point. You wont question this.

@Majed Contemplate why you assign so much meaning and value in to getting laid. I don’t know how old you are but I soon came to realize that this “sexual urge” is so much more than what we express through sexuality/lust/desire. It is a very potent and powerful force all men need to tame and understand within ourselves. Sexual desire is endless, the expression and hunger is endless. No matter how much you get, it still won’t satisfy you. You need to go deeper within yourself and see why this is controlling your life and your sense of self/value so much. Ask yourself and see what comes up.

Thank you for clarifying 🌟🙏🏻