Primal Thrive

Eastern Orthodox ☦️ • All things health

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@whiteraven271 tears to add to your morning brew

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

you don’t fix the declining birth rate with subsidies or financial incentives.

the “kids are too expensive” argument is a convenient cope. people claiming they can’t afford children are usually rationalizing deeper issues: they just don’t want them. having children is as expensive as you choose to make it, and for all of human history, people with far fewer resources managed to raise families.

the problem isn’t financial; it’s cultural.

we live in a society that has systematically psyopped and brainwashed people into believing children are a burden, not a blessing. women are told that motherhood is a sacrifice and a hindrance to their career, as if chasing corporate promotions or vanity metrics is more meaningful than creating life.
men are infantilized and taught to fear responsibility. worst of all, we’ve cultivated a nihilistic worldview that makes people see no point in building a future.

the solution starts with changing the culture.

we need to instill pride in people: pride in their ancestry, their legacy, and the future they could create. optimism about what’s to come has to replace the relentless doomscrolling of modernity.
kids aren’t just an "expense"; they’re the greatest investment a human can make, and we need to start celebrating that.

in the short term, the most realistic strategy is doubling down on those who already value family. focus on motivating families with 2-3 kids to have one or two more.
it's much easier to expand a family than to convince couples to start from scratch when they've been ideologically poisoned against the idea.

finally, we need to stop glorifying the miserable, atomized single life and the media narratives that turn parenthood into a joke or tragedy.
yes, parenting is hard, but everything worth doing is.
the joy and purpose it gives far outweigh the sacrifices. once we get that cultural shift rolling, the financial complaints will fade away like the convenient excuses they always were

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@whiteraven271 If I had to be a dog it would be a dobbermann. Im just always scanning thr environment

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@OrthodoxPole81 & he smoked as well

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@whiteraven271 It is not that bad in the center wherr are the tourists are. Just avoid train stations and outskirts

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

The best thing you can do as a man in your 20’s is to get married and start a family.

Why?

Your deeper calling and meaning in life is to live for someone else. It alligns you with your purpose instead of living for yourself.

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

A man who works with his hands is a laborer;

a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman;

but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

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[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

Aspirin was known as a miracle drug for over a century. Then they ran the numbers...

“Aspirin’s use fighting cancer has the potential to increase pension liabilities by as much as $100 billion by extending lifespans, a risk modeler says in a report.”

“The pension costs for men in the U.K. could rise by 0.7% within 20 years if more people begin taking aspirin daily, according to a statement by Risk Management Solutions Inc. this week. An increase of that magnitude across the more than $13 trillion in pension liabilities in North America and Europe would be about the same as everyone giving up smoking within a generation, the modeling firm says.”

“Aspirin was not known to be a protection against cancer," says Andrew Coburn, a senior vice president of RMS's LifeRisks platform and one of the report's authors. "It's another one that people just didn't expect" when they forecast liabilities.”

“Aspirin possesses potent antibiofilm activity in vitro and could be useful in combined therapy with conventional antifungal agents in the management of some biofilm-associated infections.”

“Aspirin treatment substantially increased RasV12 removal – and fewer RasV12-transformed cells remained within intestinal and pancreatic epithelia in mice fed a high-fat diet.”

“Aspirin induces Lysosomal biogenesis and attenuates Amyloid plaque...”

“Aspirin increased the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and upregulated dopamine in normal mice and aged Parkinson’s transgenic mice.”

“These results highlight a new property of aspirin in stimulating the dopamine pathway.”

“Aspirin-triggered resolvins may be optimal chemopreventive agents that represent a new treatment modality in cancer.”

“We found platelet activation is an efficacious target of aspirin, a widely available and affordable host-directed therapy candidate for tuberculosis.”

“The findings suggest that aspirin may influence colorectal cancer development through an effect on the gut microbiome.”

“Aspirin treatment resulted in a 20% reduction in hepatic glucose production.”

“Only daily aspirin was associated with less severe features of liver disease and lower risk of progression to advanced fibrosis.”

“Aspirin has been found to be safe in patients harbouring cerebral aneurysms and clinical studies provide evidence that it may decrease the overall rate of rupture.”

“Health and longevity benefits may be obtained with less cost by agents like aspirin that regulate general protective pathways.”

“Aspirin but not propranolol attenuated the stress-induced increase in plasma IL-6 levels... This suggests one mechanism by which aspirin treatment might reduce the risk of atherothrombotic events triggered by acute mental stress.”

“These results indicate that aspirin not only has an anti-inflammatory activity through prevention of NF-kappa B activation but also has anti-chlamydial activity at high doses.”

“The antibacterial effect of aspirin possibly occurs through depletion of tryptophan in cells.”

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[gaezv @gaezpeat]

High-Carb + Lower protein diets keep Testosterone HIGH and Cortisol LOW

But High-Protein + Low-Carb drops Testosterone by 37% and spikes stress hormones

This comes to show if you dont have the basics sorted out its over start by consuming more carbs lower protein and lower fat

[Caveman @cavepaleo]

Study: Raw Honey treats diabetes in mice & outperforms insulin

Here’s what Raw Honey did:
- Regeneration of Pancreatic Tissue
- Notably decreased inflammation (lower MMP-9)
- Restored Islet cells
- Better Tissue Health
- Improved Cellular Function
- Blood Glucose Lowering
- Improved Metabolic Status & Energy storage
- Enhanced Antioxidant Activity

On the other hand, insulin largely only “lowered the blood glucose” - no other noticeable effects.

The KEY thing here is “RAW”. Normal honey does NOT have the same effects.

Raw Honey has been found to contain AT LEAST 181 different ingredients (& more we don’t know yet)

Vitamin C, nitric oxide (NO) metabolites, carotenoid-derived chemicals, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, organic acids, aromatic compounds, trace elements, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, kynurenic acid, chrysin, several enzymes (glucose oxidase, diastase, invertase, phosphatase, catalase, peroxidase) & additional bioactive components.

Many of which are DESTROYED when honey is heated or pasteurized.

Some people still spread the lie that “honey is just sugar/fructose” ignoring the massive difference between RAW foods and COOKED foods (this includes raw meat, raw milk & more)

In the study they heated the honey to 40C degrees (not the usual 65C degrees), which is still higher than optimal. Ideally, it should never go above 33C degrees. Despite this, it worked.

Aajonus has talked for decades on how raw honey gradually cures diabetes & raw foods are healing (see reply below)

The study from 2023 validates his decade long experiments.

[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

Magnesium improves iodine uptake, thyroid hormone synthesis, and conversion of T4 to the active thyroid hormone, T3. It’s lost in hypothyroidism, making issues worse and increasing the requirements.

“Animal experiments proved that the dietary supplementation of Mg significantly increases radioactive iodine uptake by thyroid cells; especially in subclinical hypothyroidism. These findings emphasize that Mg deficiency may lead to decreased uptake of iodine by thyroid cells, thereby causing thyroid hormone disorders.

Mg helps in the balanced secretion of thyroid hormones and also plays a key role in the secretion of the active form of thyroid hormone T3...

Mg has also been noted to influence the deiodination process (the conversion of thyroid hormones). During the deiodination process, the iodothyronine deiodinase (D1, D2, and D3) and the iodotyrosine deiodinase enzymes require flavin mononucleotide (FMN) as a coenzyme and Mg to help the reduction process involving electron transport chain (ETC).”

Ref: Activities of Serum Magnesium and Thyroid Hormones in Pre-, Peri-, and Postmenopausal Women

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

Liquid bread

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@PrimitiveCreep I see less and less bees every year

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

Help and feed the bees 🐝

[Caveman @cavepaleo]

Before electricity, NOBODY slept 8 hours at once.

People had a SEGMENTAL sleep (First Sleep, Second Sleep)

First Sleep -> 1-2 hours awake -> Second Sleep

Typical schedule:
• Sleep around 8-9 pm
• Wake naturally around 12-1 am
• Stay awake 60-120 minutes
• Fall into second sleep until sunrise

What did they do in between?
- They procreated (Medical manuals showed it was the best time to conceive - the body was rested but not distracted by work)
- Prayers
- Check the fire, the animals

Was Aajonus was right about sleep?

Note: This mainly applies to white people living in Europe/US.
For African tribes (ie Hazda), this is not the case at all. They tend to sleep 5-7 hours uninterrupted every day, likely due to them living near equator & having a different exposure to daylight.

[Primal Thrive @Primal_Thrive]

@OrthodoxPole81 @Patryk87837486 Why fake 😂?

[Malachy @MyProtocols]

Aspirin as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.

[Malachy @MyProtocols]

High-carb diets increase testosterone and lower cortisol more effectively than high-protein diets.

In a 1987 study, 7 men tried two diets for 10 days each.

The high-carb diet (10P/70C/20F) got most of its calories from pastries, candy, bread, vegetables, fruit, and fruit juice.

The high-protein diet (44P/35C/21F) got most of its calories from meat, fish, poultry, egg whites, and a dietary supplement.

Switching from the high-protein to the high-carb diet:

→ Increased testosterone by 28%
→ Lowered cortisol by 27%