A number of eye opening studies show that biotin (vitamin B7) megadoses can dramatically improve diabetes, and even reverse it.

(🧵1/9) The most striking of the bunch was done in 1993.

People with type 2 diabetes (>171 mg/dL fasting blood sugar) were recruited.

These people were on sulfonylurea drugs or dietary treatments, with little to no success in controlling their diabetes.

People either took 9 mg (a HUGE dose) of biotin or placebo.

(2/9)

A recent study showed that eye floaters can be reduced by 70% in a few months with a simple supplement.

(🧵1/8) The study was published in 2022.

Eye floaters are becoming a bigger issue, since they were thought to mainly effect older people.

However, blue light from electronic devices / indoor lighting might be a key driver of their formation, so younger people are having them more and more often.

70-80% of people now report they have them.

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An incredible study has shown that a simple, cheap over the counter supplement can improve brain regeneration by ~90%.

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The study was published in The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care.

While it was a relatively small pilot study, the results were so encouraging that it's a shame it's never been properly followed up on, as the study was published in 2006.

(2/8)

A fascinating study shows that daily vinegar consumption improves depression scores by >50%.

(🧵1/8) This study came out in 2021 in the journal of Nutrients.

Vinegar has several beneficial effects metabolically.

Metabolism and mood are deeply intertwined - so researchers sought to find out if vinegar had direct antidepressant qualities.

(2/8)

https://x.com/Outdoctrination/status/1924465072598061407

A new study has shown that eating 2 oranges a day reduces fatty liver by 30%.

And no, it's not just a correlation.

(🧵1/7) The study was published in September, looking at people with fatty liver disease.

It's been shown repeatedly that orange juice has beneficial effects on metabolism, as I've written about below.

The researchers wanted to investigate just oranges.

(2/7).

https://x.com/Outdoctrination/status/1849472394244530581

A new study shows that baking soda outperforms conventional fluoride toothpaste for plaques and gingivitis.

(🧵1/7)
A previous meta analysis of 5 studies showed that brushing with baking soda removes plaques, often by ~85%.

Potentially by:

1. Physical displacement of plaques
2. Reducing viscosity of plaque matrix
3. Improving plaque penetration by the brush
4. Antimicrobial effects

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If you're tired of guessing about your health - you'll want to do some advanced testing.

Here's 5 of the best ones to get:

#1 Mitochondrial performance analysis

Health issues often stem from poor mitochondrial function - and we can measure exactly where they are struggling⬇️ Over 90% of the energy in your body is produced through the electron transport chain in your mitochondria.

If it's not working properly, it can result in any number of health issues, since all health issues are downstream of impaired mitochondrial function.

Thankfully, we can test for the functioning of each enzyme.

Each of these enzymes is disproportionately involved in the metabolism of certain nutrients (i.e. carbs or fat),

and also require nutrients to function properly.

Things like red light, methylene blue, PQQ, and various other tools can also plug in and support the functioning of these enzymes or increase their expression.

Thus, you have a powerful and applicable tool.

This is available direct to consumer at mito.me by @chrismasterjohn

It can also be ordered by a practitioner through other means like mitoswab.

A new study has shown that red light therapy improves connectivity in the brain & enhances memory, within 20 minutes.

(🧵1/7) Results were published last month in the journal of NeuroImage.

There are tons of studied benefits of red / near infrared / infrared light on the brain,

but researchers were interested in finding out if these benefits extended into connectivity (2/7).

https://x.com/Outdoctrination/status/1905260729843789847

A recent study challenges everything you know about healing the gut - a paradoxical approach can double the effectiveness of IBS treatment.

(🧵 1/8) Modern medicine struggles to treat IBS consistently.

One of the best treatments currently is rifaximin - an antibiotic.

This is because gut issues are often driven by overgrowths of pathogenic gut bacteria.

More on that below.

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https://x.com/Outdoctrination/status/1678072420190547968

A new study has shown that a simple, cheap over the counter supplement can have regenerative & life saving benefits for the brain in one week.

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This study gave people with physical damage to the brain (traumatic brain injury or TBI):

➜ A single dose of 4 g of N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
➜ Then 2 g every 12 hours for 4 days
➜ Then 1.5 g every 12 h for 3 days

on top of standard TBI treatment.

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Creativity isn't something you are just born with.

It's a biological property, and something you can harness to achieve superior creative skills.

Here's how (thread): One research group has proposed a 3 primary color model of emotions and mood based on our most prevalent neurotransmitters.

Norepinephrine: stress, fear, anger, fight or flight.
Dopamine: Joy, reward
Serotonin: punishment, inhibition, sadness, freezing

The key to understand is the serotonin vs dopamine balance.

Too much serotonin and our brains shut down creative processes, go into conservation mode and stop risk taking.

Dopamine is a cue to approach, explore and create.

Dopamine and serotonin not only functionally oppose each other, but they directly lower the synthesis of the other.

Literally every health issue can be tied back to your gut health.

Don't believe me? Here's 12 examples (thread):

1. Depression

People with major depressive disorder often show elevated markers of an imbalanced microbiome + leaky gut.

Gut inflammation = brain inflammation.
2. Anxiety

This is one of the most frequent issues I see tied to gut dysfunction.

The inflammation from the gut can activate all of the stress systems:

➠ Cortisol
➠ Adrenaline

A gut-centered approach can dramatically improve this.

The body's MASTER ANTIOXIDANT - but every year you lose more of it.

It prevents every sign of aging - from your skin, to your energy, and everything in between.

GLUTATHIONE - its importance, and how you can implement it to your benefit: Glutathione is the central antioxidant in the body.

➥ Detoxifies hydrogen peroxide (from free radicals or oxidants)
➥ Recycles vitamin C and E (antioxidants)

Oxidants are made, and antioxidants are depleted, with:

➥ Inflammation
➥ Toxins
➥ Metals
➥ Poor mitochondrial function

and more.

The inability of the body to cope with this oxidative stress is perhaps THE fundamental cause behind aging and disease, as it:

➥ Disrupts cell signaling
➥ Damages tissues / cell components
➥ Disrupts energy production

And this is why glutathione is so important - it is the central player in this central system of health.

Euphoria. Energy. Motivation. Creativity.

All a result of DOPAMINE.

Too bad so many of us are low on it.

Here's 5 tools that'll help you boost it (that you've never heard of):

#1 Mucuna Pruriens (velvet bean)

This is the closest you can get to ingesting pure dopamine. Mucuna Pruriens contains DOPA - the direct precursor to dopamine.

This bypasses the regulatory steps that normally prevent you from producing enough dopamine.

The result? You get tons of dopamine, with little risk of adverse events or addiction potential.

What your doctor won't tell you about improving bloating, gas, IBS, SIBO and healing your gut.

FIBER - why it might be the WORST thing you can eat for your gut:

(yes, even for constipation) A zero fiber diet is incredibly therapeutic for the gut.

In this study, every single person was cured of digestive symptoms by cutting out fiber entirely.

In 2 weeks:

➠ Pain
➠ Bloating
➠ Bleeding

all completely eliminated.

Your body is crying for help, but you're ignoring these 5 signs of high cortisol.

#1 Round face

This can from several factors, but one of the most common is high cortisol.

Cortisol directly drives fat deposition in certain areas of the body,

especially the face like this. Here's one real life example.

This girl had a tumor on her adrenal gland causing her to produce excess cortisol.

Left - with tumor
Right - after removal

You cannot underestimate the power of collagen - it's literally a fountain of youth.

Regenerates the skin, helps regrow hair - and is even huge for your heart, brain + gut health.

Here's why you NEED to implement collagen for optimal health: Small amounts of collagen prevent aging of the brain.

Just 5 grams a day:

◇ Increased white matter in the brain
◇ Memory
◇ Learning ability

likely by:

◇ Increasing angiogenesis (blood vessel formation)
◇ BDNF (brain cell growth)
◇ Reducing inflammation

Decades ago, a doctor cured THOUSANDS from conditions they were told were unknown & incurable.

The root cause? Hypothyroidism.

No bloodwork. No scans.

His diagnosis instead was based off of signs + symptoms.

Here are the 10 most common ones he documented (& how he solved it): 1. Weakness - in 98-99% of people with low thyroid.

Thyroid hormones have important actions on muscle cells:

➞ Increase energy production
➞ Promote differentiation into mature muscle fibers
➞ Stimulates type II muscle fibers
➞ Multiplies mitochondria

Without them, your muscles suffer, and you feel weakness.

"Eat less, move more" is one of the greatest scams of all time.

If it were that simple, then obesity wouldn't have quadrupled over the last 50 years.

The science behind why "eat less, move more" DOES NOT WORK & is even HARMFUL for so many: The vast majority of weight loss attempts are failures in the long run.

In people undergoing supervised calorie restricted diets:

➜ After 2 years ~50% of weight is regained
➜ After 5 years >80% is

but why? Is it just because people are lazy and unmotivated?

BRAIN FOG: It all comes down to ONE thing.

Brain fog wasn't something that was even recognized in medicine,

but that all changed over the last few years.

The amount of people complaining about brain fog became too much to ignore.

Now, we have the answer: Brain fog is one of the most common + debilitating symptoms of long COVID.

This forced science to devote attention + resources to understanding it.

The causes of it were discovered:

1. Inflammation
2. A leaky brain

These issues are the driving force behind ALL brain fog.

Porn is inflicting massive destruction upon us.

It's so normalized that even 75% of children have seen it.

This has gotten completely out of hand.

Porn is a drug, and it can distort reality, alter your brain & ruin relationships.

We have the science to prove it: By any measure, the vast majority of people in the western world watch porn regularly.

Up to around 70% of people feel it is problematic in some way shape or form,

and 14% of people end up seeking treatment to stop watching it.