Michael569

Know your values, your strengths and have a powerful vision in life. Follow your passion and use your greatest gifts and talents to help the humanity, the planet, the animals or the nature. And make sure your definition of success isn't "having a lot of money" or "being famous".

Amazing herb for female health. I think we are far from knowing all its health effects but it is THE queen of reproductive health for ladies....when sourced responsively.

Extra virgin olive oil for cooking has the best results when compared to others on cooking. Or don't use oils for cooking at all. I've stopped a long time ago.

Interesting systemic analysis from 2016 looking at 24 papers studying the topic of "coconut in relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD)" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892314/ KEY FINDINGS Alarming & statistically significant increase in LDL (bad cholesterol) for butter & coconut oil equally. Note that cholesterol itself is not "evil" but raised LDL usually indicates a progressive dysfunction in the arterial system usually including a lot of inflammation & oxidative damage. An overall increase in Total Cholesterol (LDL + HDL) HDL (good cholesterol) slightly increased but not enough to offset the harmful effect of high LDL (in most studies) Increase in Apoliprotein E (some but not all) - this is a marker of progressive arterial dysfunction. coconut oil seems to be as dangerous as butter in its impact on cardiovascular health LIMITATIONS: most of these studies were relatively short (up to 6 weeks) most of them had very small samples not all of them had a control group we do not have long term (years) data on coconut oil and risk of CVD we don't know anything about participants and their overall health markers or their state of blood sugar balance TAKEAWAY Maybe we should start questioning the proponents of the health benefits of coconut fats. Just because it is plant does not mean it is good. Despite what we hear evidence shows that extra virgin olive oil is the best oil to use for cooking. This is because of its extreme content of antioxidants that protects from development of lipid peroxides. EVOO consistently scores the highest when tested against other plant and animal oils. Or just don't use any oils whatsoever and cook on water. Seems like that is the safest way to navigate and to spare your cardiovascular system of unnecessary shock

People operate on learned behaviours. Jealousy, disguise and scheming is just a survival game, these people don't know how to survive in the world in any other way, they've never been told otherwise. They are not bad or evil. If you were born to their families, you would have been the same. In a way, they are victims to large systemic problem.

I'm merely pointing out to the myth that coconut is NOT healthy. At least not the fat part. The water is great but it is not worth exporting over the entire world...but that's for another topic. Most people know that butter is horrible so many will avoid it yet coconut is still seen as some sort of miracle superfood which needs to change. Too much unhealthy garbage out there already

@Username Eric Berg is highly biased. He seels an entire range of keto supplements and so naturally will be looking for evidence to support his bias. He listed 3 studies. The above has included 21 and we are talking about the systematic analysis here, the highest link in the pyramid of the evidence hierarchy. There are health benefits such as MCT absolutely but if anything has been proven to (across all studies) raise risk of heart disease I'm gonna say it should probably be looked at with a lot of scepticism. Saturated fats are no doubt one of the greatest contributors of heart disease but they are not the full picture and for some reason the results of cholesterol & saturated fats studies are incredibly different. Like across the board....and the raising suspicion is that this is because people's microbiome differs so much. There is something in our guts that seems to be making difference why some people get massive spike of cholesterol & triglycerides after just few fat heavy meals and others don't. So I'd say we'll know more ion years to come.

I think this is the most useful application for coconut. Apparently it also works well as a lube @Red-White-Light pretty much

not unless there are bad migraines, rashes, sensitivities etc. Things that stand out.

Thanks You could consider an alternative approach. Instead of dieting and cutting our sources of carbohydrates why don't you try regular eating but start exercising regularly with the aim to increase muscle mass. More skeletal muscle will help you burn fat because muscles are highly metabolically active and burn more energy even at rest, where fat tissue is highly pro-inflammatory and the fatter you have the easier it is to gain even more. As you gain muscle, you will be losing fat and even if your weight remained unchanged and your BMI would tell you "overweight" you will start tilting your body composition to healthy & athletic. Remember that BMI is a non-specific marker. It does not account for athleticism and muscle mass. It is a predictor of cardiometabolic risk for general population, people that are overweight and do not exercise. So you could gain muscle, lose fat, remain at, say 75 kilos (165pounds), but build a strong and resilient body with high metabolic activity. You could start by purchasing a set of adjustable dumbells (6-16 kg), a bench, a skipping rope and TRX and getting your hands dirty with some proper weights and some HIITs. Lots of youtube tutorials on how to start lifting at home in the pandemics. You don't need the gym for that. Athlean X, Scott Herman, Buff Dudes are good youtube channels that also have beginner videos. Alongside that, you may consider switching your carbs sources from high GL (rice, sorghum) to low GL (buckwheat, quinoa, sweet potato, oats, amaranth, wholegrain pasta, wholegrain bread) that are higher in fibre, protein and overall nutrition. You can also increase your intake of legumes. These foods produce more satiety, are healthier and it is impossible to gain weight from them because your body just cannot extract so much energy from them as it can from white rice. Otherwise, if you start cutting carbs, your body may start relying on protein for energy which means muscle atrophy and potential metabolic stagnation. You can also slip in depression because long fasting windows and starvation rapidly raise your adrenaline & cortisol levels. Once you get out of that kind of starvation your body will save energy single calory and rapid weight gain would follow. A typical yoyo effect Anyways, sorry for the long post but hopefully some of it helps

Maybe the issue is you seeing them as Tier 1 (inferior in a way) so you'll end up trying to speak like Tier 1 which sends confusing message and they see through it because to Tear 1 people that comes naturally. For example if Yellow guy comes to Orange girl trying to sound all cheesy and corny she'll send him on his way. If a proper Orange guy comes in being all cheezy and corny she'l love it. Why not look for a woman at higher state of consciousness? They are rarer but the relationship will be more mature and you guys will challenge each other to grow together.

if I may ask what is your height and your overall body composition? Are you more lean? More vascular? Or more short & a bit chubby?

I think it is good to start optimising your pre-sleep hygiene, having a pre-sleep ritual and avoiding any substances that could be interfering with sleep Try to have max 2 cups of coffee per day with the second no later than 2 pm Make sure to switch all electronics (including wifi) 3 hours before bed consider purchasing blue light blocking glasses if you have a lot of LED lamps 30 minutes before bedtime you can just walk around the house with a soy candle in your hand. I do that sometimes. Helps to avoid all melatonin-disturbing lights. Exercise during the day Avoid eating 2 hours before bed time Take a herbal tea such as chamomile or lavender 1 hour before bedtime Meditation before bedtime helps to calm you and give you restorative sleep Avoid reading academic or difficult books before bedtime, I found that massively impacts my sleep in a negative way. It could also be connected to the place you live: too much light, noise, Also consider that your bed sheets shouldn't make you too hot. The body needs to cool down by around 3 degrees to fall asleep. Make sure to remove all clocks and phones and visible time from your room If nothing of that helps, you may consider seeing your doctor. Could be hyperthyroid issue, anxiety or depressive state or something else. Nightmares may also be unresolved issues and suppressed trauma so that may be a part of the puzzle but start with the points above

A lot of LM products are grown on wheat somewhere in a warehouse which eventually just becomes an expensive carbohydrate that has no biochemical properties and is just turned into energy and heat. Make sure you buy from a specialist not just any supplemental company. Make sure they grow it on trees such as birch or somewhere where they would normally grow. If your seller is one of the big supplement companies who specialise on everything, 90% chance you bought useless product. The only company I know of is Hiffas Da Terra in Portugal, did a training with them last year and their cultivation and packaging practices are incredible. Bet there are others out there but haven't done my research so can't recommend any.

Seems like your liver is a bit sluggish.

I see. In that case, you may have a subconscious fear of running out of toilet paper, hot water, food, electricity or being kicked out of your home. Where does it end?

Soap does not wash of bacteria coming out of your genitals and ass. You also want to clean the bits of your skin, body secretion, sweat, soap's not gonna do that.

huh

@LessonsSavesLifes fair enough

Leo, has anyone ever look at your gut health? Thyroid conditions can be driven by dysbiosis and by increased gut permeability as can all autoimmune diseases (I think you mentioned Hashimoto's or was it Grave's? Just wondering if you ever went down that route.

A lot of vegans assume a moral high ground and it these kinds of arguments that turn people away. Because you are not talking from a place of love, compassion and understanding but from a position of arrogance and (self-perceived) superiority. I stopped being vegan because I used to become that and because I was judgemental and hateful of everyone who dared to contradict my opinion. Veganism is amazing if it works but it does not for everyone like you have already been told several times. Some people cannot thrive on it without taking 10 supplements. We all come from different countries and would have historically evolved in a different way. We have genetic differences and lot of people have health conditions that cannot be cured by going vegan. If the whole world went 80% plant-based we would have much better results than if 20% of the world went 100% vegan.

Make sure it is not something you could extract from few good books. Building a Story Brand - by Don Miller teaches you how to speak the client's language, how to be where they are, how to position yourself into their life story and how to become their soulmate business partner. He teaches it in a very gentle and organic way and guides you stop by step on how to polish your marketing message. He talks a lot about collecting emails, elevator pitches and common sales mistakes as well.

He answered this many times before. Also the vegan / non-vegan topic has been discussed many times before, try a bit of history search

Hey no problem mate If you every want to chat about anything, feel free to reach out

This is very eye-opening, thanks for sharing Max.