Ali Ahmad

Until the very end

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

My refusal to respect those who harmed the Ahlulbayt(AS) is consistent with the Quranic ethic of justice. I don't owe moral admiration to anyone who violated that ethic simply because they're a Companion.

[Paul Saladino, MD @paulsaladinomd]

I cleaned YEARS of microplastics, PFAS,and other toxins from my blood…

According to a study published today (10.61373/bh026a.0024), Double Filtration Plasmapheresis, also known as Inuspheresis, can remove a substantial amount of microplastics (+ nanoplastics) and PFAS (forever chemicals) from the blood.

These are both notoriously difficult to remove from the body. Few other therapies have been shown to be this effective.

Here’s how it works: Inuspheresis separates your blood into plasma and RBC fractions and then filters the plasma through a very fine filter before returning it to your body with your RBCs. This filter is then washed and the toxins collected in an eluate (pictured here) which can be analyzed for toxins.

This is different from TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) which removes 70% of your plasma and replaces it with purified albumin only. This removes everything from your plasma, both good and bad. This puts significant stress on your body to replenish the good things it lost (immunoglobulins, clotting factors, SHBG, hormones, etc.).

Both are intriguing therapies and Insuspheresis is particularly interesting because it saves more of the good stuff from your plasma that are lost with TPE but gets rid of the bad stuff.

What bad stuff?

What I found in my eluate blew my mind:

>p,p DDE (breakdown product of DDT) 1220 ng/L (very high). A pesticide linked to hormone disruption, sperm damage, and cancer risk. Found in insecticides and food sprayed with them.

>gamma hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) 202 ng/L. Another pesticide linked to hormone disruption, sperm damage, immunotoxicity. From pesticide residues in food or drinking water.

>Dichloromethane 9417 ng/L. Linked to liver toxicity, headaches, and cancer. From adhesives, paints, varnishes, and plastic industry.

>Trimethylbenzene 2960 ng/L. Linked to liver, kidney, thyroid, and immune damage.

>Benzene 446 ng/L. From fuels, exhaust, solvents. Linked to blood cancers (AML), immune suppression, and fatigue.

>Xylene 163 ng/L. From fuels and exhaust gases. Linked to headaches, fatigue, liver/kidney damage, and reproductive harm.

>Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs 138, 153, 180) PCB 180 57 ng/L. From plastics, electrical appliances, farm-raised fish. Linked to lower testosterone, thyroid disruption, immune suppression, and lymphoma.

And now this new study suggests I also removed a large amount of microplastics and PFAS from my blood, as well.

The study was small, but showed up to 75% reduction in PFAS and 70% in microplastics in the cohort along with reductions in inflammatory markers like CRP and fibrinogen (18 patients for PFAS, 6 for microplastics, 34 for inflammatory markers). These toxins piggyback on lipoproteins, which are removed as part of the apheresis protocol.

When I posted about this procedure last year many people commented that these claims were bogus, and that the kidneys do the work of filtering your plasma many times over on a daily basis.

While the kidneys do filter the plasma throughout the day, they are not adept at removing the lipid soluble toxins that adhere to lipoproteins in the same way that Inuspheresis (or TPE) can. There's a big difference in filtering power here.

Inuspheresis is not cheap (around $7000 for two sessions, price will decline with more availability in the future) but it appears to be very effective for removing toxins in a unique way from the human body.

After I had the procedure (I did two sessions last summer in Spain) I was tired for a few days but overall felt great and have felt good since. I will post my most recent set of labs separately in the future, but all biomarkers look very good without any hormone replacement (T is 775ng/dl, fasting insulin 2.5, thyroid labs pristine, ferritin 100ng/ml etc.) I am planning to repeat the procedure this summer and will share updated results.

Inuspheresis is not available in the US currently, but has been used in Europe since 2008 and over 70,000 treatments have been done. Props to the folks at https://t.co/bO5AJINIkV who are working on bringing this to the US in the very near future.

We live in a toxic world. I try my best to avoid forever chemicals, microplastics, and pesticides but it's impossible to be perfect.

I'm super excited about procedures like this which may help change the trajectory of human health in our increasingly polluted world.

(h/t to @mikeroplastics for background info this is and previous posts on Inuspheresis)

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Before you make a big decision, spend time in nature first.

In 185 undergrads, viewing natural scenes produced less impulsive choices than buildings or geometric shapes.

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

#need

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

@cig4fters3x It's ok. been in a similar situation myself and I get u. things will turn out to be beautiful if you put in the effort with whatever circumstances you have

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

Lmao, life doesn't always go as you planned. You end up in the most random situations and environments that you never even thought youd end up in and they can be either a downgrade or an upgrade. Strange

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

You need boredom. A lot of it. Start by going on walks without music. No stimulation. No distractions of any kind. If you learn to sit with your own thoughts, for long enough, in time they will start serving you. You’ll start having ideas once again. You’ll start developing an extreme sense of clarity that will shift you into the next stage of your life. All by being bored, which is pretty insane.

[Liz.🐞 @elizabxtthh]

“I love you” as in “I’m willing to unlearn old habits, grow alongside you, and build a life that makes room for both of us.”

[Hira @sugarbyte__]

Anyone who hates tariq masood is my friend without introduction

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

as much as they got notorious because of those twinks wearing them, the drip of the jeans from khushposh is kinda fire

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

ts kinda fun once you get the hang of it and the learning curve isn't as steep anymore

[annie. @Cutooie]

ASTAGHFIRULLAH for every time I was ungrateful.

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

@biyalogy5168

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

That's basically what's written in atomic habits

[Ranveer Allahbadia @BeerBicepsGuy]

Spent time understanding how the most disciplined people actually rewire bad habits. It's simpler than it sounds.

1. Notice how often you're actually reaching for the habit you want to break.
2. Replace it with something that gives you a real, earned version of the same feeling.
3. Make the bad habit slightly harder to reach. Phone in another room. Log out.
4. Stack tiny wins. Wear the gym clothes. Write one sentence. That's enough to start.

None of it is complicated. All of it requires actually doing it.

[kinza @44sunsetsday]

thank GOD for automatic driving, my ass gets so confused driving manual

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Be a foolish doer.

A foolish doer will outperform a smart thinker every time.

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

@cig4fters3x Stereotyping is bad oomf, 😓 Masha Allah for all of your endeavors

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

Neend kyu nahi aarahi mujhe

[Ali Ahmad @NotJasperHale]

ngs be playing Khat at the gym 💔

[🕷️ @dafucboi]

always go an extra mile for the person who loves you, always.

[BOSS @thebeautyofsaas]

there is something deeply frightening in the simplicity of the regrets people realize in their old age, where most of what they regret is just two or three actions away from living a completely different life.