Michael569

what determines "wrong" perspective and "right" perspective? The word perspective per say is just that...perspective. It is a naked word carrying no real value. My perspective on business, finances, money, girls, food, this forum and everything else is 360 different from yours. Does it mean either of us is wrong? If I brought you a book in my native language from your "perspective" it would be useless. From my perspective it could hold a groundbreaking information. Your mom or the other people do not see your attempt to help as an attempt to help but as an attempt to sabotage. A lot of people looking for help are not actually looking for help, they are just looking to get more love. Perhaps that is all you need to do, share more love and accept that people are where they are and in 99% cases there is nothing you can do about it. If they are ready to accept more than just love, they will come back and ask your opinion.

@seeking_brilliance thanks, man Will try it and let you know how it went.

I think it might just be his face. If you look at all of his videos you see the same facial expression. Not everybody can have a lovable face and a beautiful girlfriend like Derek Simnet.

Good post, pretty sure that majority of carnies could eat plants again if they fixed their sibo

Man this is perfect! All you need. The only additional investment that would REALLY be worth is a tiny portable fridge. Like one of those small cubes that are literally big for one pot. To store the meals from your pressure cooker. Seriously the pressure cooker is the only thing you need. And from the list of foods you mentioned, seems like you already have what it takes. You can create wonderful stews and soups in it. What I do is I cut 10 different vegetables, add 2 cups of lentils, 1 block of tofu and 6-8 different spices and then just cooked everything on high heat for 12 minutes. You get healthy, high protein, high fibre meals. Super cheap and one that will last you for up to 4 days. The only thing you may need is that fridge and maybe 1-2 large glass containers to store the food. But otherwise you got everything you need right there. You can also use the pot to make oatmeal for breakfast, to make great soups, to make meat, rice, quinoa bowl. I mean...there are no limits. If the fridge is not an option then make small amounts. Alternatively do you have a balcony as a form of storage?

It's funny he talks about frying, heterocyclic amines and advanced glycation end products yet as far as i know Thomas is a heavy keto guy and a proponent of gras fed beef smeared in butter and this sort of stuff. It is exactly all these things he mentions that are made when meat is heated much more than if you heat bunch of pasta in microwave.

@flume you may enjoy this

It is as complex as you need it to be. I like to see the topics discussed her like a buffet. Pick what you like, leave what you don't. . Participate in the topics that interest you, leave out all the rest.

Since I'm not a medical doctor I can't really give an objective position on antidepressants. They are essential for people with suicidal depression as they reduce risk of suicide and they help people feel more stable and grounded. I think in that case SSRIs are great but I think they should be used to look for the real root cause and deal with that while the SSRIs are keeping the depression at bay. I got a few sources on my blog you may find something helpful in there. Finished the latest post just now. Also, some guys on this forum focus on spirituality and consciousness coaching maybe you could reach out to some of our members to help you ( @Nahm, @Emerald, @mandyjw, @aurum) - hope you guys don't mind me quoting you.

Hope none of this will come as a form of judgement but if you could get this under control, you would probably see an improvement in your mood. I've been researching topic of brain health a lot recently for my blog and basically being overweight may trigger certain chemicals in brain that slump your mood and it also slows down brain regeneration and plasticity (this is essential for prevention of depression) . + exercise boosts overall mood so you'd kill 2 flies with one stone. Walking daily for an hour would be a great start. Good luck!

DO you have a large pot and a place to refrigerate your food? What sort of facilities do you have available? What's your weekly food budget?

that's the wrong approach Gotta stay fit to fight covid off easier in case you catch it.

definitely not much as I'd like to but I love to finish my workouts with 5 minutes in deep squad, the one when your bum kinda nearly touches the ground bit of yoga here and there and a lot of moving and shifting around during the day but I'd like to make it more regular habit

@seeking_brilliance man, you're killing it!! Just wanted to say I appreciate what you do for the community Willingness to share freely is a rare trait in human being.

Don't give up on your sleep. Your brain is evolving and reshaping when you sleep. Humans are the only living species that deliberately cut sleep short....often with catastrophic consequences

@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?