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TITUS's avatar

What’s up guys, I know I’m super late to this but does anyone have experience with detoxing/repairing the brain after being prescribed ketamine?

I have a friend who struggles with super intense depression and I’ve been trying to figure what the cause might have been. He just told me today he was prescribed 1.5g of ketamine and was on Adderall as well. (Not sure if it was at the same time).

Any recommendations? Thank you 🤙🏽🤙🏽

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Marc antonio's avatar

what you can get prescribed ketamine ? thats crazy, what country do you live in?

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TITUS's avatar

USA. Yeah it’s nuts

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Anthony Panzica's avatar

For FTN, is eating throughout the morning okay? Like grazing on fruit? Or should it be more meal focused

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Marc antonio's avatar

If you had lowerback pain for years, what would you to make it go away?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Lower back pain is tough. It depends what the suspected cause is

What I would do is accept that the problem is some mixture of multiple things and embrace the rehab process.

Accepting alone is the first step to healing. I'd remove the urgency but instead prioritize pragmatic consistency. I'd spend maybe 20 minutes 3-5 times a week doing my lower back brainstorming

I'd treat it like a project. Grab a big whiteboard and lay out all the potential root causes. Lay out all my sources, references, and bookmarks, find the experts and distill their theories

Then I'd see what i can implement today. I'd combine as many treatment modalities as possible, I'd embrace the fringe explanations as well (like subconscious related pain etc)

In short, I'd take it easy on myself and realize that this pain will make me better in the process.

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Marc antonio's avatar

Appreciate the long answer!

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Isaac's avatar

If I'm going to take low dose Accutane (20mg for 9 months) to clear up pretty bad acne, what should I take/focus on to minimize negative side effects?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

I can't recommend that accutane destroyed my health. You're taking a chemotherapeutic agent that can cause irreparable damage to multiple organs.

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Cagan's avatar

Do you know if grounding shoes (like rhizzal) works if we wear socks inside? Also wondering if there are bad implications of wearing them when driving a Tesla (dirty electricity)?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

It all depends on what surface you're on, if its a conductive surface, then yes they will still work.

If its petroleum based, then no. Linoleum, asphalt etc

The implications of driving a tesla make wearing the concern of wearing grounding shoes in them obselete

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Rob's avatar

Hey Noah,

Do you think there’s a big issue with black or pu erh tea being 5 Alpha reductase inhibitors? I’ve switched from coffee to tea recently and definitely feel better with the added l-Theanine but will drop it if it’s a test/DHT concern

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Depends on frequency of consumption and personal response.

This is mainly a concern for people who are already low DHT, which most of us are. I drink tea but I also do DHT boosting protocols and avoid other DHT inhibitors

I don't think its something to be concerned about in moderation as long as you're avoiding other DHT inhibitors

Try it out, but make a baseline assessment of your DHT-like indicators. Mood, cognition, energy etc

Then assess how you feel in a few weeks

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Rob's avatar

Thank you. I do avoid other DHT inhibitors. Will see how energy levels stay at this consumption rate 🫡

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Vengeri's avatar

A question about shredmaxxing - what are your thoughts on “net” carbs? For example, incorporating foods that may be a bit higher in carbs but also high in fiber, specifically for the “high fat” meal. Thanks!

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Totally acceptable. Its about having a low(er) carb meal, not a fully carbless meal

For my last meal, I'll typically have it with rice or some other carb, but I'm pretty advanced in the whole metabolic flexibility aspect so I can spare that

But Vegetables aren't a concern, resistant starch potatoes also a good choice

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Anthony's avatar

Normal A1C (5.1), but fasting glucose always between 90-105. Any concerns or considerations?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

No concerns, I'd retest. Fasting glucose can spike in the AM in response to cortisol. Maybe you had a high carb meal before bed?

I wouldn't be worried about insulin resistance

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Jared's avatar

Hey brother!

Hope you had a great Christmas!

Planning a trip to Costa Rica. Do you have any recommendations on towns to stay there? Im looking for a healthy medium between being in the jungle, yet also would like to have access to a social environment where I can meet local Costa Ricans. Also, any other travel tips?

I suggested in the main chat that it would be great if you would produce a "Travel Protocol" where you include all things related to travel; booking flights, negotiation of rentals, transportation, flight damage mitigation, movement on the go, etc...anything that relates to amalgamating into a new environment/culture.

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Travel protocol would be awesome!

I haven't spent ample time in Costa Rica but Nosara sounds like what you're looking for

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Salvador's avatar

How do you cycle oral BPC-157 and what should be the starting dose?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

for me personally, I do 250mcg 2x a day for up to 3 weeks

Since I use frequently, I keep on an as needed basis, probably averaging 12 doses a month (for a total of 3000mcg)

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Babman6000's avatar

I just read your Get Shredded guide and was wondering what I should do to prevent PUFAs from affecting my cells, as I need to lose 50 kg to return to a normal weight for my height and age range?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Lose weight slowly & steadily. Optimize your phase 1 & 2 detox functions with TUDCA, NAC, Milk thistle, vitamin C, vitamin E. Keep PUFA consumption to an absolute minimum. Binders like activated charcoal (taken away from food and supplements) doesn’t hurt

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David B's avatar

Any supplements or peptides you’d suggest for pituitary gland support?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Depends what aspect of the pituitary you're looking to support

If you're alluding to fluoride detox? NAC & tamarind

If you're alluding to the HPG axis, GH & Testosterone release? Glycine, Zinc, L-Arginine

If you're alluding to the pituitary itself? B6, Magnesium, Sunlight, Gingko Biloba, Colostrum

SUNLIGHT, Vitamin D3 is essential for "awakening the third eye"

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Raúl's avatar

Any thoughts on minoxidil? Any topical protocols for hair growth (like dermaroller, ghk, specific shampoo...)?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Dirty drug.

Best protocol is:

- Scalp massages

- Topical Ghk-Cu

- Dermaroller 2x/week

- Red light

- BPC 157

- Ketoconazole shampoo

Won't make you a eunuch!

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Lucas Iezzi's avatar

why dirty drug?

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Preston's avatar

Would love to see a candida protocol. For now Im starting with no simple carbs, no high sugar fruits.

Kefir

Bone Broth

Oil of oregano

BSO

Natto

Activated Charcoal

Milk Thistle

Sauna

Big 6 by Dr Perry.

Grounding and sunlight

Without going into too much depth is this a decent start? Anything you would add?

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Noah Ryan's avatar

Super solid start. Make sure you're using binders and be cognizant of die off

One thing I personally employ is NAC both for its detox support (via glutathione replenishment) and biofilm breakdown function

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Jamie Hughes's avatar

My father is overweight and he desperately wants to lose weight and get off of his medications. He is on medication for his heart and also for blood sugar or something i think. I really want to help him because he has been failed by the doctors, being rushed onto medications without genuine tests. However I don’t have the knowledge to give him. Noah we would really like your assistance. It doesn’t have to be massively in depth, just the needle movers for his heart + other issues related to obesity.

Please!

We really need your help Noah.

Thank you!

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Noah Ryan's avatar

This is a tough one Jamie. The best thing you can do is identify whats in YOUR control. What can YOU do to change his behavior, to get him to enjoy the act of becoming healthy

This comes down to knowing your dad and your relationship with him. How can you make getting healthy become a bonding experience? How can you use your relationship with him for good?

I'll use my dad as an example. Telling him to become healthy never worked. getting frustrated with him definitely didn't work. So I realized I had to be smarter, more cunning.

I needed to find ways to incentivize him to be healthy without saying its "to be healthier"

I knew he liked tennis but didn't play much, so I incentivized him to play more by buying him tennis gear instead of whiskey for holidays. First a new racquet, then shoes, then a bag. Every time I got him a gift he played more & more.

Physical activity: check

Then it came to food. Instead of telling him to eat healthier, I started making him healthier food. He realized how good it tastes. Instead of telling him to throw out the junk in his pantry, I bought healthy alternatives for him as gifts. I didn't focus on the health component of it, I focused on the craftsmanship

All of the sudden, health became fun for him. Throughout all of this, I casually and non-judgmentally would reference new studies/insights when it came to healthy living.

Don't worry about the niche stuff, just focus on the basics. Start small. Make him a healthy meal, spend time with him outside. Maybe consider nattokinase as an easy supplement add

Figure out what his painpoints are. Learn to speak his language and be encouraging

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Jamie Hughes's avatar

You don’t understand how much i needed this.

Thank you Noah!

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Vengeri's avatar

Thoughts on pre/pro/postbiotic supplements? Something like a Seed ds-01 or ritual+ symbiotic. I feel like I already know the answer to this which is “stick to real food” lol

Thanks Noah!

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Noah Ryan's avatar

They all have their place. Certain Pre/post/probiotics have unique benefits, a lot of the blends are too brute force & overhyped

For prebiotics, I like Acacia fiber, but veggies & fruit are the real prebiotics

For probiotics, I like kefir cultures and l.reuteri (my FAVORITE Probiotic)

For postbiotics, sodium butyrate is awesome and people have had incredible results with it

Check these out, do some digging, consider experimenting

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