Matt S

HTMA practitioner. Stress impact on health explorer. Bioenergetics. Trying to find a common ground in nutrition science.

[Gunnar🍊🌊 @FarvingCo]

Young men with zinc deficiency LOST 73% of their TESTOSTERONE.

ONE mineral. 73%.

And half the world carries a bacterium that STEALS their zinc.

Helicobacter pylori.

It sits in your stomach lining. It’s been there since childhood. It steals zinc before your body can use it.

Your testosterone isn’t dropping because you’re aging. It’s dropping because something has been stealing the mineral your body needs to produce it.

In a nationally representative study of 1,445 men, H. pylori positive men had lower androgen activity.

One compound KILLS H. Pylori. And it doesn’t just stop the zinc theft - elderly men who restored their zinc nearly DOUBLED their testosterone in 6 months.

Here’s exactly what it is 👇

[Moosa @questmoosa]

If you are starting a new diet to reduce symptoms of hashimotos and low thyroid hormone T3:

- hairloss
- dry itchy skin
- extreme anxiety and depression
- overweight with extreme fatigue and joint pain
- extreme brain fog and being unable to concentrate.

I would strongly advise to LIMIT WHEAT AND GLUTEN-RICH GRAINS (bread,pasta,chapati,crackers,pretzels etc)..

Increased intake of gluten-rich grains, for example, has been shown to increase prolactin in few studies, and prolactin is notorious for its T3 lowering effect.

Some grain-products also tend to increase endotoxin and serotonin production (due to intestinal inflammation and being high in tryptophan and anti-nutrients), which can negatively impact dopamine and T3 production

Limit gluten-rich grains (especially wheat).

You will look and feel better as a result.

[George Ferman @Helios_Movement]

In case any of you are unaware, when it comes to collagen (and even gelatine) supplements:

-Every single study showing massive benefits included vitamin C
and
-The ones that showed no benefits did not include vitamin C

This is why only industry-funded studies usually show benefits.

Without vitamin C, underhydroxylated procollagen chains cannot form stable helices, leading to intracellular degradation or secretion of weak collagen that fails to assemble properly.

The point being that their combination works far better than either used alone.

In early studies, for example, they gave people 1.0 g ascorbic acid and 0.2 g pantothenic acid for 21 days and nothing really happened in terms of wound healing for example.

[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

Manufactured citric acid is a common allergenic and inflammatory food additive. It’s made from a mold called aspergillus niger, which produces numerous toxins.

It is implicated in IBD, IBS, asthma, arthritis, autistim spectrum disorder, and fibromyalgia. The safety of mold derived citric acid has never been tested.

“We present four case reports of patients with a history of significant and repetitive inflammatory reactions including respiratory symptoms, joint pain, irritable bowel symptoms, muscular pain and enervation following ingestion of foods, beverages or vitamins containing manufactured citric acid. We believe that ingestion of the manufactured citric acid may lead to a harmful inflammatory cascade which manifests differently in different individuals based on their genetic predisposition and susceptibility, and that the use of manufactured citric acid as an additive in consumable products warrants further studies to document its safety.”

The issue here is not citric acid itself, but the potential for mold toxins to make it into manufactured citric acid.

"A. niger has the potential to produce two groups of potentially carcinogenic mycotoxins: fumonisins and ochratoxins. In this study all available industrial and many non-industrial strains of A. niger (180 strains) as well as 228 strains from 17 related black Aspergillus species were examined for mycotoxin production. None of the related 17 species of black Aspergilli produced fumonisins. Fumonisins (B(2), B(4), and B(6)) were detected in 81% of A. niger, and ochratoxin A in 17%, while 10% of the strains produced both mycotoxins. Among the industrial strains the same ratios were 83%, 33% and 26% respectively. Some of the most frequently used strains in industry NRRL 337, 3112 and 3122 produced both toxins and several strains used for citric acid production were among the best producers of fumonisins in pure agar culture."

Ref:
Potential role of the common food additive manufactured citric acid in eliciting significant inflammatory reactions contributing to serious disease states: A series of four case reports
Fumonisin and ochratoxin production in industrial Aspergillus niger strains

https://t.co/hyWw7g7Iqp

[Healthy Alfred 🌴🥥 @HealthyAlfred]

everything KILLING you starts in your mouth.

no seriously. I need you to hear this.

stomach cancer? starts with a mouth bacteria.

Alzheimer’s? starts with a mouth bacteria.

colorectal cancer? starts with a mouth bacteria.

heart disease? starts with a mouth bacteria.

same entry point. your bleeding gums. every single time.

→ H. pylori — stomach cancer trigger. WHO Group 1 carcinogen. (19879118)

→ P. gingivalis — 9/10 Alzheimer’s brains. (16822220)

→ F. nucleatum — INSIDE colorectal tumors. (Koychev 2017)

→ S. mutans — 40% of diseased heart valves. (16343417)

four bacteria. four deadly diseases. all entering through your mouth.

your dentist said brush and floss. your doctor said take antibiotics.

brushing can’t reach biofilms. antibiotics kill EVERYTHING — good and bad. your gut pays for weeks.

mastic gum killed all four. (PMID for each above)

→ selectively — zero harm to good bacteria

→ inside biofilms — where nothing else reaches

→ 3,000 years — zero resistance. not one strain adapted.

and it doesn’t just kill. it heals:

→ heartburn — 25/32 improved (19961914)

→ Crohn’s — 7/10 remission in 4 weeks (17278198)

your mouth is the front door. everything walks through it. brushing locks the handle. mastic gum kills what’s already inside.

the Greeks figured this out 3,000 years ago. published in NEJM. and your doctor still hasn’t mentioned it.

I chew it every day. morning and night.

do what you want with this information.

🧵 where I get mine in the comments ↓

[Gunnar🍊🌊 @FarvingCo]

A bacterium in your gut might be behind your BELLY FAT.

A SINGLE BACTERIUM made up 35% of an obese man’s gut.

They eliminated it. He lost 113 POUNDS in 23 weeks. The bacterium went from 35% to undetectable.

They put it in mice. The mice became obese.

The bacterium produces a toxin called LPS. It activates a gene that stores fat and deactivates a gene that burns it.

Your gut wall - literally one cell thick - is the ONLY barrier keeping that toxin out of your blood.

EVERY ibuprofen you’ve taken has been damaging it. EVERY drink has been dissolving it. For years.

One compound repairs it. Your stomach already produces it. The ibuprofen made sure you’re not making enough.

Here’s what it is and how to use it (your doctor never mentioned it) 👇

PMID: 23235292

[Carlisle @CarlisleDiana]

- ray peat carrot salad daily
- at least 80g of protein daily
- magnesium glycinate 200mg daily
- morning / evening sunlight
- vitamin E
- liver support like dandelion tea, TUDCA, or castor oil packs
- steamed vegetables, lamb, broths, egg yolks, oysters
- nettle tea with some tart cherry juice
- beef organs (even capsules)
- lymphatic drainage
- bioidentical progesterone in luteal phase

[Hans Amato @HansAmato]

Fixing your bile health will transform your digestion, hormones, and detoxification at the root level. Most doctors ignore it.

Insufficient bile and you can't detox and become a swamp. Too much bile flow and you get diarrhea. If bad bacteria turn primary bile into inflammatory bile, you get gut inflammation.

Start with:
> Eating less fat (reduce overall bile flow (this doesn't negatively impact detox))
> More fat (bile is anti-microbial and antifungal and helps against constipation)
> Reduce fermentable foods (excess fermentation can feed the bacteria that make bile inflammatory
> Promote better bile flow (sometimes the liver produces enough bile, it's just not being released)

This is highly individual, so you have to go based off where you are in your health journey.

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

L. reuteri appreciation post - something I've seen benefit a ton of people for gut / immune / metabolic health.

L. reuteri is one of the most well-studied probiotic strains, but its benefits extend far beyond digestion.

L. reuteri levels are often reduced in people with gut dysfunction, chronic inflammation, or after repeated antibiotic use.

It acts to:

◇ Strengthen the gut barrier
◇ Support a healthy immune response
◇ Reduce intestinal inflammation
◇ Produce antimicrobial compounds that help keep harmful bacteria in check
◇ Support oxytocin production
◇ Improve gut motility

We mostly opt for DSM 17938 or ATCC PTA 6475 strains - 1-5 billion CFU a day is a good starting point.

[Gunnar🍊🌊 @FarvingCo]

What your dentist won’t tell you to prevent cavities, gum disease, and bad breath:

TWO bacteria are behind most of it. And your dentist never mentioned either one.

1. S. mutans. Builds biofilm on your teeth.

That film you feel when you wake up. Brushing removes the film. Doesn’t kill the bacterium.

2. P. gingivalis. Lives beneath your gumline.

Your toothbrush can’t reach it. Recolonizes hours after flossing.

P. gingivalis was found in 90% of Alzheimer’s brains. PMID: 30746447

The bacterium in your gums is linked to the disease destroying your brain.

One compound kills both. Your dentist never mentioned it either.

Here’s what it is and exactly how to use it 👇

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

Foamy urine - a sign of impaired gut health.

Your urine should be very light and foamless, like water.

The urine can contain multiple soap like substances, most of these are bile acids from the gut.

Bacterial overgrowth in the gut can transform bile acids in the small intestine, damaging the gut lining.

This leads to leakage of bile acids across the gut barrier into the bloodstream.

The kidneys then filter out the excess bile acids into the urine.

You get foamy urine.

This can be due to other causes like proteinurea as well but this is far more common in my experience.

[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

“Frankincense and myrrh contain lots of anti-inflammatory substances, probably anti-cancer effects, some steroid-like molecules, not so different from testosterone and progesterone. They seem to have an anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferation effect on cancer cells.” — Ray Peat

https://t.co/X7nJLVFWNM

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

This study showed that teeth were remineralized and hardness was restored from the saliva of people taking 1,000 IU vitamin D/day after being dipped in ACID.

Teeth aren't just stones, they're active tissue that respond to nutrition and metabolism!

PMID: 35761922

[Veronica, Collagen Scientist 🇵🇱 @celestialbe1ng]

the holy quartet of hair regrowth and rejuvenation:

Legacy Youth Elixir LOXSTAR MORE HAIR BLOO

read the four labels side by side (before you castrate yourself by nuking DHT) and you notice it's the same idea, four times.

copper tripeptide. encapsulated peptides. niacinamide. adenosine. methylene blue. caffeine. bicarbonate et al.

not one of those is a hormone. every one of them is an energy input.

niacinamide is what your cells build NAD out of, the carrier that runs the entire respiratory chain. adenosine is the A in ATP. methylene blue shuttles electrons directly. copper sits at the centre of cytochrome c oxidase, the final enzyme in that chain. caffeine raises metabolic rate and opens circulation. bicarbonate raises CO2, which is how oxygen actually gets released into the tissue instead of riding past it.

so many inputs, one destination: the mitochondria of the follicle.

because a hair follicle is a mini organ, and it's one of the hungriest things you own. it's also optional. when energy runs short the body triages and hair sits near the top of the list of things it's willing to stop paying for. low thyroid, not enough sugar, not enough food, chronic stress, to name a few, and the follicle goes offline.

it's been defunded.

your hairline is a budget decision.

which is exactly why the two drugs everyone reaches for miss.

finasteride nukes your DHT, which is your masculine essence, and men are queuing up to do it to themselves. the devil doesn't wear a red cape. he sells you a 1mg tablet, bro.

minoxidil isn't castration but rent. an old blood pressure drug that forces the vessels open for as long as you keep paying, and never once asks where the energy is meant to come from. stop, and you hand back everything it gave you, with interest.

neither one funds the follicle.

fix the terrain, then feed the scalp.

okay, love you, bye xxx💙

[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

10 years wasted by doctors who don’t understand thyroid hormone metabolism.

“Decided to change doc and find someone that supported taking T3 , as soon as I started taking T3 - I felt a bulb lit in my head, It was like someone switched me on - I felt the anxiety go away, I started eating more and started burping which I never used to (turns out people with hashimotos have low stomach acid and thus conversion and absorption of food is less). I could converse again, as previously I would avoid conversations as I felt low energy!

in 10 days my TSH, FT3, FT4 all fell in optimal ranges!!!! Yes in 10 Days , proving that my body was starving for T3!

I finally feel like my old self and feel like I have lost 20+ years to this.” https://t.co/RK6OIsZy0d

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

"Coconut oil can't help you lose fat, it's full of fat and calories!"

This study used coconut oil (1 tbsp) per day for 3 months.

Everything was matched - diet, exercise, only the coconut oil was added.

Coconut oil alone resulted in weight loss and a drop in waist circumference.

It also improved blood pressure + increased HDL ("good cholesterol").

The power of coconut oil lies in its medium chain fats.

Medium chain fats go right into the mitochondria without the CPT1 transported, meaning they easily get burned for energy and almost never get stored as fat.

Animal studies even show coconut oil fed animals have higher resting metabolism.

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

Low energy? You might need more potassium.
Muscle cramps? You might need more potassium.
High blood pressure? You might need more potassium.
Heart palpitations? You might need more potassium.
Constipated? You might need more potassium.
Stressed? You might need more potassium.
Weak after workouts? You might need more potassium.
Getting lots of sodium? You might need more potassium.
Insulin resistance? You might need more potassium.
Kidney stones? You might need more potassium.

The average person gets WAY less potassium than is optimal.

Best ways to do it is to make simple swaps: potatoes and tubers over grains for carbs, lean red meats over fatty or bird meat.

[Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙 @AlpacaAurelius]

20% of fish are now transgender

when will we admit the modern world is poisoning us in unfathomable ways

[Master Metabolism @lowmegatron]

Stress increases adrenaline and blood pressure, taurine can lower both.

In a study, 10 younger people with borderline high blood pressure were given taurine. Taurine decreased systolic blood pressure by 9 points.

The drop in blood pressure was accompanied by a drop in adrenaline.

Adrenaline was higher in the group with higher blood pressure compared to those with lower/normal blood pressure.

Glucagon stimulated a greater increase in adrenaline in the group with higher blood pressure.

Taurine decreased the adrenaline spike caused by glucagon.

"Evidence presented suggests, therefore, that sympathoadrenal tone is increased in young borderline hypertensive individuals, and that oral administration of taurine attenuates increased tone, leading to the reduction of blood pressure."

Taurine was dosed at 6 g/day for 7 days.

Ref: Effects of increased adrenomedullary activity and taurine in young patients with borderline hypertension https://t.co/IbKheGz8JY