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Mostly just any fish with good texture Economical: canned shrimp, canned crab (both very low in mercury content...if you have doubts, check FDA website)...a cheaper alternative is salmon (packet version, just not as delicious...similar to canned chunk light tuna in texture) Once in a Blue mood: Swordfish...with all the…

I can't decide...barbell hack squats, machine front squats, or standing calf raises. Something about self inflicting pain has a confession like effect mentally

Yes, verapamil lowers heart rate. Normally, Vasodilators help improve exercise tolerance if they are peripherally acting (I.e amlodipine, isosorbide mononitrate, etc.); however both verapamil and diltiazem are more centrally acting in cardiac myoctyes (heart affinity > peripheral artery affinity). Lowers cardiac output but…

Non drug: alternate hot & cold (or room temperature and hot or cold) 15mins on, then off for a temperture difference...vasodilation to vasoconstriction to move prostaglandins (heh, P for pain) and chemical messengers from accumulating at the site Acetaminophen (N-Acetyl Para-Amino-Phenol=Paracetamol) 500-1,000mg per oral…

Beta antagonists are going to shunt your Sympathetic Nervous System (Norepinephrine release), lower heart rate, & lower contractility (CO or Cardiac Output)...all contributing to lowered exercise tolerance. On the plus side, they lower Oxygen demand and ameliorate ischemia signs and symptoms, lower BP (& risk of stroke),…

Agreed, cholesterol lowering meds are pretty redundant to be using especially in high doses for the elderly...the Framingham CV Risk calculator doesn't seem to realize that 10 year mortality won't matter much in people with only a few years left to live. Minimum dosing or every other day dosing provides about the same…

Yeah, I can relate...my actual body weight < Ideal body weight (BMI leaning towards below normal, only around 20). More fat and more cheat days (fat bombs)! Might also be a good time to take a break from stimulants too or bouts of excessive cardio...focus more on improving body composition and weight lifting if possible…

Yes indeed, keep in mind OTC med ingredients are labeled DIFFERENTLY from food labels. Food labels list ingredients from greatest quantity to least quantity whereas OTC excipients (inactive ingredients) are listed ALPHABETICALLY....so there is no way of knowing carbohydrate content solely by reading the label...this…

Does it count steps because you are standing in a moving vehicle? Or does sitting have the same effect?

How old is that passage? Yeah, caffeine 4 Life...not going to happen. I've got some similar "tips" from webmd....the 1s for diet are always bizarre, but all the others are plausible/useful: " Manage Stress by Eating Healthy Stress and poor eating habits often go hand in hand. When people eat more than normal during…

Makes a good sauce; I cut mine in slices and let it melt with hot seafood for some moisture content. Pretty cool because it will melt and then start recrystalizing as the food cools.

Good waste of money...if you're willing to pay that much then why don't you look into the cost of Glumetza DAW-1? Gastric retention dose form A good, cheap alternative is the osmotic release (Extended Release) metformin. Look at your insurance formulary BEFORE for coverage details so you don't unknowingly wind up needing a…

Yes, gelatin improves sleep quality for myself as well. I use straight, old school Knox gelatin. Gelatine has a "poor" amino acid profile & deemed useless by "protein-a holic"/gym bros for being inferior to whey protein isolate. However, gelatin is mostly composed of the "kinky" amino acids glycine & hydroxyproline (small…

Standing desk...standing whenever possible since heart rate is elevated in this position

Yes, informed Dr. Of keto...looking at the lab results before physically seeing me appearance wise all tall and lanky. Sure answered why cholesterol was high yet triglycerides were almost abnormally low, why blood glucose was borderline hypoglycemic and the obvious ketone (only +) in my urine. No deception

Corticosteroids & long acting Beta-2 agonists can both lower serum potassium causing hypokalemia. A vague symptom is muscle weakness. I would think this would not be plausible however if you complain of weakness in a particular muscle group (yet that is half your body). Or just go with the obvious; you might not be…

Long term (5+ years) effects of "poisoning" myself seem rather stellar...all labs within normal limits or better with the exception of Blood Urea Nitrogen & Vitamin D, which are hardly purely keto induced. Just some minor tweaks increasing water intake & lowering protein. Biggest actual concern is nephrolithiasis &…

Always interesting to see how amino acids can contribute to allergies...in particular histamine & tryptophan. Take it with a grain of salt however; there is a huge difference in Tolerance vs. Histamine reaction ranging all the way up to Allergic reaction/Anaphylaxis...i.e. you can have dose-dependent GI symptoms from…

Weaker in terms of strength (say less weight per 5 rep max set) or endurance wise (say 10 reps vs. 12 reps per set, same weight)? Or weaker in terms of cardio/endurance activities (are you doing LISS or HIIT?)?

Real food Realistically though, when on travel, nothing compares to sludge

You're trying to get stronger shoulders, bigger shoulders, or wider shoulders? Side Laterals in high reps, low weight for shoulder hypertrophy is your gold standard exercise, not shoulder press. Building up lat muscles also helps exaggerate shoulder width (pullovers, lat pulldowns, pull ups, etc.). Form over weight, I only…

Plenty of those days consuming an entire jar of coconut manna (butter), 5,000+kcals...I laugh exceptionally hard when I wake up even lighter the next day. Chalk it up to malabsorption & possibly thermogenic effect of food. I don't get the same results when eating an entire block of cheese though

Short term memory would have to be tested; problem always being are improvements due to adapting to taking tests regularly or actual improvements in memory? Folstein mini mental status exam or other similar subjective tests/surveys aren't going to show any change for someone < 30yo. It's obvious the only objective measure…

Yes, I'm sick of the site's advertising & pushing supplements with bro-science backings. They use to actually cover bodybuilding as a sport yet now don't even host the online events like the olympia or Arnold classic...it's just mainstream appeal to as many athletes & weight lifters as possible to sell supplements because…

I can not say much to be honest with you other than (& just because bullets are popular in this topic):* Improved body composition proportion-wise, bodyfat%-wise * Stable energy as opposed to the crash & burn from carbohydrates (would eat hundreds of carbohydrates post marathon training) * Improved mental health...in…

I will say it over & over again, the most economical MCT is Carrington Farms MCT oil; literally $8 for 16 fluid ounces at Target. Labeling even breaks down Caprylic, Lauric, & capric acid content...>>> random overpriced food "supplements".

Was your baseline LP done before starting Keto? Yes, I've had similar significant changes in HDL within only a 3 month span. I believe it is mostly attributed to fat type changes in my diet (saturated vs. mono) & changes in exercise capacity (attributed to beta antagonism/med). Other factors that can attribute to lower HDL…

Diet wise' I'm currently experimenting with asparagus (dry heat oven with EVOO) for digestion improvement (inulin, prebiotic) & diuretic effects (anecdotal? I can't seem to find any science backing this effect other than altering potassium : sodium). No bloating whatsoever, no significant flattice vs. say cabbage or…

Like others have said with diet, make an adjustment macro wise, kcal wise, food choice wise, volume wise, etc. & stick with it 2 weeks. Ask yourself whether your intervention was effective based on objective (weight, waist circumference, #BMs, etc.) & subjective (feelings, bloating, lightheadedness, energy, etc.) data.…

2-3 hours is the general amount of time for Gastric emptying...I wish I could hit people over the head with textbooks via internet. So much for this "debate" section...do what you subjectively feel works "best" bro...."because at the end of the day, you can do whatever the **** you want to do." -Wise advise from the…