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  6. Posted

    @Charlotte yeah it is kinda counter-intuitive. We always think we have to load on vitamins and minerals and stuff,  body when you look out in the nature, or perhaps if you have a dog, it if is sick, it will stop eating, same that any deer or a sheep in a field would. There is definitely a value in taking in little light-digesting food like fruit  but things like heavy starchy foods should probably be avoided. 

    Not to mention that the bad pathogens are fed by sugar in food so eating sweet food is probably the worst thing someone can do. A fasting with veggie juices and a lot of water is superior to any medicine out there :). 

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    if you've been injured, the pain is there for a reason, your immune system has created this inflammation so that different repair and phagocytic cells can move in and out much faster, you want to encourage that process not to stick antiinflammatories on that. 

    . People always want to put out the inflammation or pain but the pain is your body signalling you that it is repairing the area and you should not move it. Taking antinflamatories is going against body's natural healing response. .....a case of chronic inflammation is a different story ofcourse. Embrace the swelling and redness if it is there and let it do what it needs to. Don't stretch the injured area for couple days. 

    Have a lot of rest, a lot of water and a good nutrition. Your body will let you know once it is ready to carry on :)  

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    Congrats on ascending to another plato! Chasing sex and relationships is very short term-gratifying activity and drains a lot of vitality as well as money. Many people get stuck in this wheel until senior age.  

    That being said, there is still a value in a true relationship that stems from mutual willingness to grow each other and that is not purely based on satisfaction of sexual cravings and ego. 

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    Google the following and ask someone to help you do both. See if you feel any pain. Normally your doctor would test for these. 

    1. Kernig's sign

    2 Bruzinski's sign

     

    But I would say it is probably cervicogenic headache caused by stressed muscles of your neck or perhaps a long term fixed posture (in front of computer or so). A massage / accupuncture or chirpopractic consultation could help. But definitelly make sure your doctor rules out meningitis, hydrocephalus and raised intercranial pressure. 

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    @Soulbass to be honest, I am just following what Dr Greger recommends on this one. Most B12 studies were made on cyanocobalamin and the few on methylocobalamin show that it is quite unstable and has bad shelf life. But I don't really know for sure, perhaps both are ok :) Solgar is the one I picked as they have good reputation here in UK and are easily accessible. They also had sublingual caps and at the amount I was looking for. 

    I've never looked into Brewer's yeast, only in nutritional yeast. Both are very bad for people with chronic inflammatory bowel disease such as chron's or UC. I've tried once making sauce with brewer's yeast and got really nasty smelly discusting burps and weird stomach feeling, since then haven't tried it again. 

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    to add a little bit on what was said above, 

     

    Sometimes prevention is indeed the best sunscreen. Most of us grown in colder climates have very little sun tolerance before we start making a lot of damage to our skin. Generally the paler the skin the less sunshine it needs. 

    That being said, of course on vacations etc we want to get a little tan and to do so safely so sunbathing either before 10-11 am or after 5-6pm could be safe strategies. Definitely stay away from rough sunshine especially when travelling to somewhere like Thailand, the sun will roast you in 30 minutes when you get out there after 11 am. 

    As for some natural prevention: Pomegranates and berries due to their antioxidant protective have been shown to have protective effect against skin Alcohol; had opposite effect and reduced the time needed to get sunburned. So sipping margaritas while sunbathing is potentially the worst thing to do as it accelerates the damage massively. 

    Coconut oil has a sun protection factor of around 8 SPF, I use it as my daily face cream although it give me the "dog's ball" shiny effect. 

    Other than that i found this awesome study that collated data on various natural supplements , check it out https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263051/  there is a lot of info on sun protectionas well as post-sun exposure like tea tree oil and aloe vera. 

     

     

     

     

     

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    @pluto I'd say it also comes down to people being on standard diet knowing absolutely nothing about nutrition and often being defficient even on most common nutrients such as Vitamin C, A, Magnesium, Zinc etc..What we strive for is  first of all, make sure we are not deficient in anything but second also to thrive on this lifestyle... I wouldnt't say that people being on standard meat diet thrive...they may not be sick or anything but their bodies are not healthy...it is just not possible when someone eats rotten carcass...you only need to look in these people's eyes sometimes...red,  discoloured, full of broken veins and tiny bleeding capillaries. .

    I agree with the argument that you can get all you nutrients in as long as you get out on sun but since we do not eat bugs and raw picked plants most of times, B12 being microbial poop can be difficult to get unless the person would have a garden and natural spring water somewhere next to them. Of course there are fortified foods like tempeh but they are not as rich of a source and we'd need them daily. 

    So a small "cheat" in form of supplement is a nice workaround. 

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    hey man, sorry to hear that. IBS is a really nasty one I feel for you!

    Dr Robert Morse is one of the greatest healers of our time, he makes massive videos on youtube without monetising them just answering peoples questions. I believe he was asked about IBS several time, look him up. 
    Other than that, if you are interested in what the actual research says, check Dr Greger's channel (nutritionfacts.org)

    Also, perhaps try speaking to a Nasturopath in your area or Herbalist to help you out : ) 

    From what I've studied and read on digestive pathologies, you have some deep cleansing to do brother but definitelly make sure to get on with it as early as possible. Severe dietary changes may be required potentially requiring you to remove all animal products.

    Hope any of that helps. 

     

     

     

     

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    @Nathan B12 deficiency ranges from early to late stage symptoms

    Early stage: tingling in extremities, twitching in muscles, increased irritation, sore / shiny red tongue, mild anxiety
    Late stage: vision problems even loss, a lot of spontaneous movement, cognitive decline, loss of coordination. 

    Some theories attribute it even to diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis that basically stem from destruction of central nervous system pathway from brain through spinal cord

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    the silent treatment is a way of "feeling sorry" for oneself and playing the "ill person's game"

    As children we learned that the times received full attention of everyone were times we got ill. We would receive our parent's 100% treatment, love and it was very comfortable. 

    As grownups many continue this habit by playing victim, crying for completely useless things, pouting and giving people silent treatments. This gives us a certain power over the other person and lets us manipulate them emotionally to do our bidding whenever a disagreement appears by making them feel that they hurt our feelings or made us very sad and dissapointed. 

    This is a tool of the devil and you must absolutely not allow its tentacles to grasp you. Do not play the "mr nice guy" or "sorry baby it is my fault". I am not exactly sure what is the best way to tackle this but I'd say act normally. Playign this game requires a lot of emotional feedback to continue, if you don't provide it, it will stop "being fun." 

    As others already said above, if this is a common thing, consider terminating this relationship. 

     

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    1 hour ago, Charlotte said:

    Out of interest Michael where did you gain all of your knowledge? :ph34r: I learn so much from you and plutes ?

     

    aww thanks 9_9 I've signed up for a naturopathic course last year, 2 more years to go (learned a lot about anatomy there) everything else regarding nutrition pretty much by listening to experts on youtube, and from books :D