Here's how repressed emotions can make you sick and what to do about it.

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In this thread, we will talk about why emotional release is a missing piece for many people with chronic illness.

“The tragedy of our time is that we have lost the ability to feel. We have armoured ourselves against pain, but in doing so we have also armoured ourselves against pleasure and against life itself.”

-Alexander Lowen (Bioenergetics (1975)).

Only fools waste their daily dopamine reserves instead of weaponizing them.

Dopamine holds the keys for better focus, creative ideas, mood, cognitive flexibility, libido, short-term memory, learning, mental drive, energy, and a good life experience overall.

Here's what you need to know and tips you can apply within 10 minutes.

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We always calculate things based on effort and effort is just one of the kids of dopamine.

This is why a $100 bill has a totally different perceived value for everyone.

It’s because everyone had to put a totally different amount of effort to get it.

Overall, we constantly (and usually unconsciously) calculate “how much payoff will i get for X amount of effort?” based on a variety of things ranging from past experiences all the way to dopamine tone.

This is why if i told you that i can end someone’s obesity with $200 he would probably figure out how to get the amount pretty quickly.

Here's how to stop being inflamed in order to improve your mood, energy levels, looks and more.

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While inflammation is essential for survival and one of the most fundamental processes in the human body, it can also become harmful when excessive, prolonged or misdirected, leading to tissue damage, fibrosis, chronic disease and so on.

That’s why if you have a chronic health issue that you are trying to resolve, it’s very unlikely that you haven’t stumbled across terms such as “anti-inflammatories”, “inflammation cascade” and so on.

After all, chronic inflammation is linked to:
-Rheumatoid arthritis
-Psoriasis
-IBD
-Skin infections
-Gum disease
-Diabetic ulcers
Diabetic ulcers
-Heart disease
-Septic shock
Depression
-Arthritis
-COPD
-Neurodegenerative diseases

and much more.

Anyone who is against peptide use, read this.

Jeremy Renner was run over by a 14,300-pound snowplough while trying to prevent it from hitting his nephew.

He was airlifted to the hospital, had more than 30 broken bones and his entire body was pretty much broken.

Yet he has achieved a remarkable recovery, partly thanks to peptides.

Here's the Avengers' peptide stack (based on his interviews).

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It’s George.

Peptides can legitimately help with almost every goal people chase today:
-Extreme fat loss
-Improved memory recall, mood, mental clarity, focus etc
-Healing gut issues
-Healing common gym injuries
-Restoring libido and sexual function
-Rebuilding a broken immune system
-Slowing biological aging

And many more…

BUT, peptides are also one of the deepest, most confusing rabbit holes in modern health and performance.

You don't need Adderall.
You need to shift away from “task survival”.

That simple switch helped me add 4 hours of extra work years ago without any stimulants.

Let me explain🧵 *Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice*

One day years ago, i came back to my home profoundly fried from work and i could not work on this side project i wanted to get done.

I couldn't focus, i was tired, my neck was hurting, my brain was hurting, i can vividly remember every single feeling and overall sensation.

I could not, work. Literally.

So i thought about doing some combination like thiamine with yerba mate and ginkgo or rhodiola in order to get some of my willpower back through artificial means.

But i didn't.
I did what i'll share with you in this thread.

Compromised gut health is often the primary cause of many health issues.

As Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said "all disease begins in the gut".

So here are the top warning signs your gut is out of balance and what to do about them.

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*Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice*

It's George.

Numerous symptoms associated with compromised gut health manifest outside the gastrointestinal tract and these "extra-intestinal" manifestations can complicate conventional diagnosis, as standard medical evaluations may not immediately connect issues like mood changes or autoimmune flares to intestinal function.

But it’s no wonder that the integrity of the human gut microbiota correlates with susceptibility and outcomes of various diseases, including metabolic, infectious and autoimmune diseases.

The gut has a profound influence on every major organ and hormonal pathway in our bodies, whether that’s through bidirectional communication pathways aka “axes” (gut-brain axis, gut-liver axis, gut-immune axis etc), microbial metabolites, immune signaling, nutrient absorption and so on.

The Swiss Knives for mental health issues.

Easy to find, safe and relatively cheap supplements that can help ease anxiety, depression and brain fog.

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No matter who you are, at some point, you will probably struggle with a "light" mental health issue, whether that's called minor depression, anxiety and so on.

This is totally normal since, in this day and age, we face the following conditions that create the perfect storm for them:

-Everyone grew up in a less-than-ideal environment.

No matter how loving or well-intentioned someone’s parents or caregivers were, the upbringing everyone receives is almost always imbalanced in one way or another.

This is totally normal and this imbalance tends to create both vulnerabilities and strengths.

It’s just that you’ll always be aware of your weaknesses, but you’ll have to discover your strengths.

As a side note, a very foolish attempt to engineer a “perfect” childhood will simply produce a fragile individual rather than a resilient human being with normal flaws.

Paradoxically, some degree of overcorrection is itself a natural part of psychological development.

-Most of the structure of modern life is profoundly unnatural both for our biology but for our minds as well.

From the fact that you can no longer operate at a basic human level and have to master 90 different things just to survive, to overstimulation, constant noise 24/7, high caloric malnutrition, isolation, chronic stress, material overconsumption and the fact that you have to sit in a chair for hours on end, all these create an environment our nervous systems were never designed to handle.

Understanding the basic functions of the pancreas for better digestion, skin health, hormones and more.

Thread on a quite neglected heterocrine gland🧵 If you have ever healed a skin, gut or liver issue, you probably remember how much it sucked. Great.

Unfortunately, our heart, brain, and pancreas do not have nearly the same ability to regenerate as these, which is why problems in these organs/networks are so hard to improve and the entire reason that as we get older, we tend to focus more on them.

Now the pancreas is a soft, lobulated (it’s divided into lobules separated by connective tissue septa) and pinkish-gray gland in healthy adults.

It measures approximately 12-15 cm in length, 3-4 cm in width (at the head), and 1-2 cm in thickness, with an average weight of 80-100 grams (slightly heavier in males, and it atrophies with age).

It performs two essential roles:

-One for digestion (exocrine)
-One for blood sugar control (endocrine)

and is also deeply integrated with other organs.

I do not care why you want to use modafinil.

But i do care about the fact that most likely, no modafinil affiliate has taught you how the orexin system works.

Here's what you need to know.
Thread🧵 Orexin system dysregulation has been associated with anxiety, fear, depression, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease (in non-motor pathogenesis), yet most people are still unaware of its existence.

In patients with CFS/ME for example, reduced orexin-A levels are quite common, which is why modafinil or armodafinil are often used.

To put in perspective how important this system is, in the study below (tap in the pics), there was 50% reduction of orexin neurons in the hypothalamus compared to control brain tissue in people with Parkinson’s and orexin A tissue concentration in the prefrontal cortex was 40% lower compared to control brains as well.

But it’s no wonder that dysfunction in this system can lead to these issues.

One of the things most people forget when it comes to detoxing is that the gut is the first line of defence against ingested toxins.

But most people have gut dysbiosis.
Here are a few known and unknown things that you can do to fix this.

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*Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice and that plenty of people will not have to apply all of these in order to experience improvements*

When it comes to our health, everything starts from and depends on the gut.

From low testosterone, histamine intolerance, depression, chronic fatigue, ED and skin problems, all the way to hair loss, optimizing ones gut health is a non-negotiable step in improving any health issue that he might want to.

Our gut is connected to every single one of the organs in the human body, so it's fair to say that everything is affected by a great part from it.

If you want to detox faster (especially from mold and xenoestrogens), you need to understand glutathione.

Here's what you need to know.
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*No, don't just go and grab of bottle of glutathione, you'll most likely get scammed. It's George.

Glutathione is quite a potent water-soluble (hydrophilic (it cannot dissolve in or protect lipid-rich environments (think lipid membranes or LDL particles directly) so it cannot directly stop lipid peroxidation in cell membranes (this is why the body places vitamin E right in the membranes and uses glutathione with vitamin C to regenerate it))) antioxidant.

Is this the secret to beating acne?
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First and foremost and i am fully aware that plenty of you will dislike this suggestion, the first thing you should do if you have any issue related to your appearance such as acne, eczema or even if your hair has started thinning or you’re overweight, is to accept it.

After all, all of us will end up looking like raisins at 80, 90+ but i’m not seeing any sane old person become depressed about it.

Yeah, yeah, our appearances matter.

But not accepting something we have and can probably change is giving it too much power.

Now, i know that some of you will choose to use Accutane and i can not stop you from doing so.

What i can do though, is remind you that acne is a sign that something interally is going wrong that you need to address (or else it will create more problems in the future) and that most likely you should NOT use these ridiculously high doses of Accutane such as 0.3-0.5mg/pound and that doses such as 7.5-10mg/day might even work better.

Also read this: x.com/Helios_Movemen…

If things such as SIBO are "bs", then why do these forums (or however these Reddit things are called) have 70K weekly visitors?

Are all of these people delusional?
Obviously not.

It's that people always dismiss what they do not understand.

Yet, SIBO is surprisingly common these days for reasons that are really not hard to understand.

If you still think that SIBO can't be one of the primary drivers behind your health issues, think again since:
-At least half of the people who’ve used PPIs or antibiotics have it.
-Most people who eat the S.A.D have it.
-Up to 78% of people an IBS diagnosis actually just have SIBO.
-Sibo is present in up to 50% of hypothyroid patients.
and there's more.

So SIBO goes unrecognized quite frequently, even though it’s a common driver behind issues such as:
-Chronic fatigue
-Brain fog
-Skin issues
-Hormonal imbalances
-Autoimmune conditions
-Mental issues such as generalized anxiety and depression
-Systemic inflammation

So let me break down what's going on with SIBO for you in the simplest way i can.

Give me 8 minutes of your time and you'll leave this thread with a basic plan and resources you can further look into.

Of course, many of these tips will help your gut health overall, even if you do not struggle with SIBO.

Why is healing your gut the best thing a person can do in order to improve every aspect of their health you ask?

It's because our gut is connected to multiple organs and systems through bidirectional communication pathways (you might have heard or read terms such as the gut-liver axis, gut-brain axis, gut-heart axis, gut-immune axis, gut-kidney axis and so on).

This is why dysbiosis is linked to:
-Skin issues
-Obesity and metabolic syndrome
-Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
-Mood disorders
-Low libido
-Low testosterone
-Thyroid disorders
-Chronic fatigue
-CVD
and much more.

And since i know that 78% of people have Tik Tok brains and can't focus on anything, let me be crystal clear when i say that i will delete this in 48 hours.

So read it now🧵 *Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice*

First and foremost, get out of your head the idea that you can just use antibiotics and pre/probiotics and get rid of it.

It's not that simple.

The overgrowth is proximal (duodenum/jejunum/ileum), where Paneth cells are abundant and mucus is thinner compared to the colon.

So if you aggressively feed bacteria fermentable fibers or prebiotics for example, you can dramatically increase fuel for the overgrowth that already exists.

These tools can be extremely helpful and lifesaving but they won't do much in the long run if someone does not understand how their SIBO was created.

Here's why a B3 pill that costs cents can do more for your cardiovascular health, skin and cognitive function than a $400 NAD+ drip.

Thread 🧵 It’s George.

Vitamin B3 refers to a group of compounds that serve as precursors to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and its phosphorylated form NADP+.

The main forms include:
-Nicotinic acid
-Nicotinamide
-Nicotinamide riboside (NR)

Tryptophan is also mentioned in some texts since approximately 60 mg of tryptophan can produce 1 mg of niacin and that can be synthesized into NAD+ through the kynurenine pathway.

The majority of men have erectile dysfunction.
Yes, you read that right.

We're past the point of low libido and now plenty of men have full-blown erectile dysfunction.

So here's how to fix your broken libido as a man.
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https://twitter.com/Helios_Movement/status/2047323749905547670

*Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice*

Not so long ago, issues such as low libido were nonexistent amongst most men.

This is not the case any longer.

But our libido is a good marker when it comes to our overall health since obviously an organism with no desire to reproduce is not a healthy organism.

Just pay attention to your libido the next time you catch a virus or are tremendously overworked for example.

Now if you watch pron, go and cut it out first.

This might take care of your problem just fine.

If you want one more reason to quit, remember that it quite literally ruins your brain and makes you dumb.

"The Rothschilds are trying to poison you with vitamin A".
"Vitamin A is a toxin".

I can't believe that i'm going to address this theme/diet/cult once again but then i remember that the average IQ is below 100.

So for the two of you who are interested, here's what's up with vitamin A🧵 First and foremost: If you compare vitamin A to isotretinoin, you need to go back to middle school.

Isotretinoin, aka 13-cis-retinoic acid (commonly known as Accutane, Absorica, Amnesteem, Claravis, Myorisan, Sotret or Zenatane) is an oral retinoid medication primarily prescribed for severe, recalcitrant nodular or cystic acne.

It was first synthesized in the 1960s by Werner Bollag at Hoffmann-La Roche as part of research into retinoids for potential cancer prevention and particularly skin cancer with early studies focusing on its antiproliferative effects.

If you want to know the entire story, you can read this:

Happy 4/20.
Smoking weed makes you lazy, dumb, bald and infertile.

Here's what to do instead.
Thread🧵 It's George.

John McAfee, during a Q&A interview, famously said:
"If you smoke weed, I'd rather you switch to heroin. Weed is the drug of illusion, it keeps you stuck forever".

Now you might be thinking, "this dude banged a whale".

My response to this is that no one is perfect.

But we're not here to discuss everyday hobbies, we are here in order to see that unless you are a junkie who uses weed as a tool to space out and avoid his entire existence, you can get the benefits of weed from other means and without the downsides (that are one quick search away):

MTHFR is far more important for your mental health than you might think (from depression to bipolar).

Thread 🧵 It’s George.

From depression, anxiety and general mental fatigue all the way to the onset of bipolar and schizophrenia, MTHFR is quite important.

How to properly use thiamine for your chronic fatigue, gut issues and much more.

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One of the main reasons why many people praise interventions such as low-carb diets when it comes to problems such as fatigue is that most people consume too many carbohydrates without providing enough thiamine for far too long.

And in this day and age of course, a lot of people consume things that deplete our thiamine reserves quite fast, whether that’s called nicotine, alcohol or massive amounts of stimulants.

Now thiamine (B1) is one of the essential water-soluble B vitamins and was actually the first vitamin discovered (hence the “B1” designation).

Its primary active form, thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) (also called thiamine diphosphate or TDP), acts as a coenzyme for several key enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism and beyond(*).

(*)TPP is an essential cofactor for several multi-enzyme complexes that break carbon-carbon bonds in alpha-keto acids, a process vital for the Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle and ATP production acts as a coenzyme for transketolase (TKT), a key enzyme in the non-oxidative branch of the PPP (Pentose Phosphate Pathway).

You keep failing because you need to update your identity. That's it.

Here's the only "hack" of the self-help industry worth knowing and mastering.

Thread🧵 It's George.

Most of the productivity tools that are promoted these days, from nootropics all the way to fancy software, are useless noise.

The reality is far simpler, but getting results requires far more reps.

Let me explain.

Chronic inflammation is involved in the occurrence of a variety of conditions, such as:
-Gut issues
-Depression
-Chronic fatigue
-Rheumatoid arthritis
-Skin issues
-Hair loss
-Heart disease
-Hormonal issues
and much more.

So here's what inflammation is, how it's created, why, the things that actually lead to chronic inflammation and so on.

Thread🧵 *Standard disclaimer that nothing in this thread should be used as a substitute for medical advice*

While inflammation is essential for survival and one of the most fundamental processes in the human body, it can also become harmful when excessive, prolonged or misdirected, leading to tissue damage, fibrosis, chronic disease and so on.

That’s why if you have a chronic health issue that you are trying to resolve, it’s very unlikely that you haven’t stumbled across terms such as “anti-inflammatories”, “inflammation cascade” and so on.