Michael569

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  1. @roberthenry there was an open topic on this few weeks ago, have a look into past topics.
  2. @Sahil Pandit Thanks ! looks awesome, I'm going to give it a try.
  3. @pluto great video, thanks for sharing! @Soulbass with Celiac's the best cure is unfortunately avoidance. Fortunately it is one of the autoimmune diseases that can be controlled by changing dietary habits. The list of gluten-free products is longer than the one containing them. I believe there is no cure so far but it can definitely be controlled. That being said, it could be other complications of GIT, your GP would be able to assess that.
  4. Oh yeah I absolutely love Indian cooking! Bring them on, all of them !
  5. Coconut Milk - Curry chickpea sweet potato recipe. 1 can coconut milk 1 sweet potato chopped in cubes ( peeled or not) 1/2 onion ( chopped) 1/2 bell pepper (chopped) 1 cup frozen/fresh peas 1 can / 1.5 cup chickpeas 2 tbsp currypowder 1 tsp cummin powder 1tsp red pepper powder 1. Saute onion and pepper on water ( or oil) for few minutes 2. ad spices and little water and stir occasionally 3. add coconut milk + sweet potato + chickpeas 4. slightly cover with water -> cook for 20 minutes, stir occasionaly 5. add peas and continue cooking until thickened. Serve with rice or quinoa. Goes well with mango chutney and naan bread. Vegan, Gluten Free ( without naan)
  6. @The Monk cholesterol is incredibly important. It is a precursor of Vitamin D production as well as all steroid hormones (cortisol, testosterone, oestrogen, some mineralocorticoids...). Your body uses it to put out an inflammation .....aaaand that's why our livers produce all we need! Around 1000 mg every day in healthy individual. We need zero cholesterol in our diets. Of course the production down regulates if we take it in but we cannot process infinite amounts. The excess has been shown to increase risk of fatty liver disease, atherosclerosis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, diabetes type 2, pancreatic disease , hypertension (and all conditions related to it), kidney disease, gall stones and the list goes on... The problem is that all foods containing cholesterol also contain saturated fats as well as quite often trans fats. A combination of these is a simple and effective way to shorten ones lifespan. Also eggs are highly contaminated with pathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, shigella, Staphylococcus aureus..) Diabates https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24674850 Pancreatic Cancer (most fatal cancer) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25649888 Breast cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333953 Fatty liver in mice https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26847248 CVD https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26864369 Dmentia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29357793
  7. @Privet pretty much.. I mean they are amazing at treating acute ilnesses and injuries, hats down but chronic disease..not a chance. Just crisis management. give it more like 30 days of all gluten. It takes a while to get all of that out. If you were a Celiac, gluten would wreak havoc because it completely wipes out the villi&microvili ( absorbtion area) from your intestinal tract so you get all the symptoms of lacking nutrition , lacking b12, anxiety, headaches, malaise, etc etc. I would not discredit this from your diagnosis. You could also be tested for this by immunologist. can you negotiate with your parents to stop buying food for you and give you a food budget instead? Figure out how much does your food cost them and tell them to give you that mony on monthly bases. Offer to help out when you can (within limits of your energy levels) perhaps try to get some easy job such as newsletter delivery, at bookstore, library or something quiet..options are out there. Or at local school some admin position to cover your food bills.
  8. You may look into sprouting, for those there is no need for soil or fertilizers, you can sprout various legumes and seeds in a jar on your windows. It is a good idea for a start and sprouts are high in protein and super easy to digest even for a baby.
  9. Damn man.... Are there people such as naturopathic doctors or generally nutritionists where you live? People who are not medical doctors but have equally studied anathomy, chemistry etc but focus on more of the natural side of the health? I am in second year of naturopathic medicine and if i was in your situation i would look them up as they would look more on the body as whole instead of addressing local symptoms and prescribing meds. Also at the same time, if you can look into a book called "how not to die" from Dr Greger. I would even order it through Amazon even if it took 2 weeks. I think somebody in your blog already recommended that you go on more wholefood plant based diet however only you can make that choice. This book is a scientific collection of nutrition studies and there is research after research with people who reversed all sorts and stages of diseases. Is there any chance you could be Celiac? Do you react to Gluten? ( in bread , whey, rye...)
  10. @Privet holly cow, that is a lot of symptoms and signs. You definitely need to get a full scale checkup by cardiologist, neurologist and endocrinologist who know what they are doing. Potentially even have your bone mass checked by DXA as some of those might be signs of osteopenia. What is your diet like these days or generally?
  11. @Privet sorry to hear you are having all this trouble. there is a glycoprotein called "intrinsic factor" secreted in your stomach that helps absorb B12. Have you had a history of gastritis / peptic ulcer / gastro-oesophageal reflux or something similar? Could be that your stomach is not producing enough of this. Generally the symptoms would be neurological things such as tingling, weird vibrations , random pain lacking stimulus...etc. Regarding your thyroid, you can sometimes tell if it is hypo or hyperthyroidism. How is your mood overall and your energy levels? How is your weight balance? Iodine and Selenium both are important for proper thyroid function. The issue could also be with your pituitary gland ( the middle man) or the hypothalamus (the manager of all endocrine function). What are generally your signs and symptoms? Anything else like puffy face, nausea, loosing the lateral third of your eyebrows etc...?
  12. @ornob as long as you can access you usual Actualized account and watch youtube videos, you are fine. I did the whole course on my Android:)
  13. a good therapist is an: 1. exceptionally good listener 2. exceptionally empathetic. These 2 qualities may often come across as personal affection since most people's attention spam is literally 0. So whenever we come across someone who can keep a deep eye contact for 15 minutes straight, we get confused as it is not common. I would say he is being very professional and would potentially risk loosing his license by engaging in a relationship with his client. Sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear but it could be the case.
  14. @CuteCornDog are you able to get a job then? Or do you have a severe physical handicap that is preventing you from it?
  15. Are you able to move out?
  16. sorry for straightforward question but: "did you poop this out" ?
  17. What is your % of bodyfat? Would you say you have a lot of fat tissue around your body? 103 kg doesn't seem like massive size unless you are like 155 cm tall and never exercised in your life. If you are mildly overweight, you will not have hanging skin especially since you won't be losing like 1 kilo per day.
  18. @willybilly30 great stuff! Keep it up. Since many addictions stem from early youth, they may take a while to get off. Journal ling is an excellent way to keep yourself accountable and track any progress. Mindfulness is the key. Leo talks about this in his "awareness alone is curative" video, that one is powerful.
  19. the cause of many addictions is that we are simply not aware of doing it. We go to kitchen and grab candy bar and eat it without even thinking about it, it is mechanical. The next time you go for a smoke do it with full consciousness. Be aware of the urgency to light up, be aware of yourself pulling out the box and a cigarette and consciously put it into your mouth and light it (actually tell yourself all these steps aloud) "I need to smoke" -> " I am pulling out the cig" -> "I am now putting it in my mouth" -> "I am no lighting it up" -> I am taking the first puff" -> " I am taking the second puff" -> " I have smoked it all" . Make sure you do not do it on autopilot. If you do this every time you engage in a a bad habit, you will notice a radical shift in your behaviour and addictive tendencies in the matter of days
  20. Your body adapts to anything as long as it is a regular stressor. Our endocrine system works its magic 24/7 and your hormones and their receptors are constantly shifting around depending on the environment that you are in and its influence on you. So if doing 50 sets of heavy quads once a week is your thing, in few months you would not get sore from it, but add to id 5 sets of sprints and you are all "dead" again. It is the adaptation. It does not mean you are doing something wrong, it is just that you have adapted to the stress. It could also mean that your nutrition is awesome which definitely helps to eliminate the buildup of lactic acid Diet full of antioxidants does an excellent job in removing the effect of free radical damage after a vigorous workout.
  21. I would just advise to slow down the rush and spend a lot of time with each single book. 7 habits from Covey is a pure goldmine. You could read that 15 times and always get something new. I remember I was reading it for a month, highlighting and taking notes from nearly every page. Actualizing is not really a goal but a way of life, as so, there is really nothing to achieve, we simply love the process and that's what gives us the highest pleasure.
  22. Go have your thyroid checked. There could be a disruption between the pituitary gland and your thyroid gland. This is very often a case of energy insufficiency.
  23. @Pristinemn no amount of plant food will give you a single nanogram of cholesterol. Cholesterol is found solely in animal food. If you go on a plant based diet you can eat as much as you want and not get fat as long as you dont start introducing junk and oils. No, I'm not telling you to go vegan and go all crazy about environment and animal rights, I'd recommend you grab a copy of "How Not To Die" and read what decades of science all aim towards. Yes, eggs will skyrocket your cholesterol, dairy and meat increase your cancer, diabetes, lung disease and heart disease risk with every single bite. Even just by frying meat, you inhale toxic PHAs which contribute to lung cancer (without even touching it with your mouth!!). By the age of 10 most of us already have mild atherosclerosis developed from the animal food. Having said that, you can achieve tremendous satisfaction with combination of: legumes, sweet potatoes, pseudograins( quinoa, buckwheat, theft, amaranth, millet...), I wouldn't touch gluten containing whey products either. Add to that daily portions of fruits, berries, greens and other veggies as well as nuts and flaxseeds and you are all set. Regardless what any ketohead tells you, this is the only diet to permanently avoid top global diseases and prolong life. The science has your back.
  24. @saint_charming7 Try to change the way you workout from time to time. I don't know if this would work for you but I do get a lot of enjoyment from shuffling between weight training, outdoor cardio, jogging, yoga, shadow boxing / bag punching, rope jumping etc... So for example, instead if hitting the gym and doing same boring routines, get outside, buy a TRX, and a jump rope and try a circuit training, there are tons of examples on youtube and most of it you can do with your bodyweight. I like to add things like short sprint sessions, pull ups on trees, jumping on benches, shadow boxing, handstands etc... Whatever feels good. Sometimes I do this after dark under a clear night sky when there is nobody else around....there is some sort of megic in that although I can't quite tell what it is. I'd definitely recommend you workout outside from time to time if possible. Alternatively find a workout buddy whether outside or inside to hold yourself accountable. And finally I'd say no matter how concious and developed you become, there will always be a bit of emotional resistance towards workout. It is painful and tedious and our body perceives it as a threat to its survival.
  25. The title of this conversation did grab my attention really fast sorry for your trouble but I couldn't stop laughing while reading the comments. You can use a lot of scented lubrication gel to cover "that shit " up