Gm Everybody! New AMA and giveaway for you all.
We just finished our Pine pollen harvest in Quebec with Based Supplements I’ll be giving out five Pine Pollen tinctures this month. All you have to do to enter is like share and comment on any of my Substack posts. Each interaction counts as an entry. (Check out this thread as to why I like pine pollen)
If you haven’t already, go through and read some of the old AMA’s. There’s some absolute gems in there:
Other than that, Ask away
Recently got diagnosed with moderate inattentive ADHD - enlightening to realize how that's affected the way I've existed my whole life, but I've been strategizing how to adapt based on that (choline supplementation, CNS-focused lifestyle, utilizing stimulants responsibly, antioxidants to balance stimulant usage)
If I were to start using a pharma stimmy (i.e. Adderall), what is the best way to do it safely? Current plan is:
-1-2x per week (3x max, rarely)
-optimize brain fuel (as opposed to more stimulants)
-free radical neutralize-maxx (grounding mat for desk + in grass daily, antioxidants, sauna/sweating)
What is your ideal protocol for using pharma-grade stims safely and responsibly?
How did you hormonally/adrenally recover from accutane and how long did it take? I did a course at 17-18 and am concerned it had serious lasting effects. Whenever I've tested, I've always had mid T, low DHT & DHT:T ratio (even w/o 5ARis), and subjective + measured high cortisol. Everything else comes back fine or even optimal (thyroid, lipids, kidney, etc.) but I always felt & measured low androgen. I would have thought the effects wouldn't have lingered this long (mid 20s now), but whatever I do, it seems I can't get my androgens up despite being fit, low bodyfat w/ decent muscle, and living "high T lifestyle" to the degree I know how. I do wonder if my mental/mindset is putting a ceiling on my hormones, but I'm not sure how to change that. Almost like a chicken-or-egg problem.
Any insight appreciated.