Jesse Williams14 said:I mean, sure, that all sounds logical enough... and honestly, I’m already doing most of that. Cut out the caffeine, eating way less meat and protein, haven't touched sugar in ages... But so far? Absolutely zero improvement to report. 😢
For me, the main thing has been my body odor changing over a longer stretch. Once I started dieting and cut out carbs entirely, the smell just vanished. But the second I eat carbs in the evening, I have a problem again the next day. I only eat carbs at breakfast, but we're talking stuff like buckwheat, millet, or oats..
I've pretty much stripped fruit down to a minimum too. Maybe once a day if it's something like berries or watermelon.
Don't go coming for me; some treatments aren't found in a pill bottle.
According to the Red Cross, diet is the foundation of therapy. In medical circles, they usually push a diabetic diet—at least that’s what my doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me. I was diagnosed when I was 37; before that, nothing was obvious, though I was dealing with a massive pile of symptoms. Nowadays, you’ve got options like Paleo, LCHF, or Chronometer. Just do your own research on those. When it comes to insulin resistance, I'm betting on Chronometer, based on what I've read from people who actually practice it. I can't speak for the others.
There are tests for insulin resistance. There are also certain medications people take that make them drop weight. You don't have to be overweight to deal with PCOS; I know skinny people who have it, though they tend to lean toward gaining weight if they aren't careful or keeping things under control.
You really shouldn't let the weight pile up with PCOS. When you're messing with the hormone loop—testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, cortisol, etc.—once one thing gets out of whack, it drags everything else down with it.
PCOS is essentially a metabolic disorder, and everything else is just a symptom. It's tied directly to diabetes, high cholesterol, and whatever else follows that path. Managing stress, getting out in the sun, hiking, and finding some spiritual balance will help get your hormones back in check. You have to find yourself, and honestly, I think a love for nature is what resets us.
If you're listing digestive issues, it's pretty clear you've got food intolerances. Given what we actually eat these days, it’s no wonder our digestion is a wreck. Gluten is linked to both PCOS and Hashimoto, basically acting as a trigger for both.
Fatigue could be an iron deficiency. Low iron messes with your bloodwork. Back when my iron was low, my nose would bleed and my vision started failing... plus the forgetfulness. Fatigue can stem from other deficiencies too. Vitamin D can cause total chaos in your system and lead to heavy, chronic exhaustion. And right now is peak season for deficiencies. Unfortunately, the road to a diagnosis is a jagged one, and most of the time, doctors just tell you that you're making it all up.
Jose Edwards16 said:I’m still running a fever—it’s been hovering somewhere between 99.5 and basically 102. Actually, today was the first time it actually dipped down to 99.5, so I thought maybe I was finally turning a corner—but no, now I'm back up at 100.4. I've been doing the whole compress thing, inhaled some chamomile steam a couple of times, managed to sweat a little bit here and there... mostly just lying in bed, I guess.
Try boiling some whiskey with sugar. Just take about a shot glass worth and melt a spoonful of sugar into it. Drink it while it's steaming hot and breathe in those vapors. Also, rub down your whole body and the top of your head with alcohol. Vodka works great for rubbing on. It knocks a fever down within 24 hours.
It works every single time. One day it dropped me from 99.5 straight down to 96, and the fever was gone. I stayed stuck at 99.5 for two days before that. Just coat yourself in alcohol and let it do its thing.
Go drop your question in that thread about moving to Germany. There are people over there who have been settled in for ages and probably actually know their way around patient rights. Nobody here is going to give you any real answers.
Brenda Richardson2 said:Lately, I've been dealing with insane dryness down there... Every time we have sex, I end up with infections, and the discomfort is just constant. Hygiene is on point. I'm 46. It feels like my expiration date is approaching... How do you actually fight this dryness, and is sex basically an impossible mission now? Everyone keeps suggesting lubricants, but that doesn't fix the internal issue.
You’re at the age where this happens naturally as your estrogen levels drop.
There’s red clover, so you could try that. You also have aloe vera gels, or those vaginal wipes with hyaluronic acid.
If that stuff isn't cutting it, there's Linoladiol estrogen cream. It restores the mucosal lining. And finally, there's Strophe, which are estrogen tablets. For me, it's just like taking meds for a thyroid issue. It makes life a million percent easier. Plus, it helps out with the urinary tract issues that are going to start bothering you soon enough.
So, I was dealing with this intense pain right in my chest, and honestly, it got so bad I actually thought my heart was seizing up. I ended up bouncing between cardiologists, pulmonologists, endocrinologists, physiatrists, even rheumatologists...
Turns out, after all that, it was just my Vitamin D levels tanking down to 27. That was the root of everything. It basically triggers inflammation in your sternum.
My doctor actually told me about a patient who had a level of 45 and ended up scaring a high-end cardiologist because of those exact chest pains. Luckily, they caught it immediately by checking their Vit D. The person was perfectly healthy from a cardiac standpoint; it was just the deficiency.
Meanwhile, I spent years wandering around from specialist to specialist and ended up in various ERs over the years. Late fall through spring was absolute hell for me. Everything finally cleared up once I started treatment, though it took a full year of therapy to get right.
restlesscanyon52 said:Can someone please make it make sense for me? Like, why is everyone else all over the globe wearing masks in places where the virus is ripping through, yet here in the States, we’re being told they’re basically useless? It's such a head-scratcher—on one hand, they claim it spreads through droplets and can drift out as far as fifteen feet, right? But then the story changes to say masks aren't even there to protect the healthy folks, just to stop the sick ones from spreading the junk to everyone else. Makes zero sense to me.
Up until now, the only people you'd actually see masking up around town were the folks whose immune systems were already trashed—you know, people waiting on surgery or some intense treatment who couldn't afford to catch even a tiny little sniffle.
I just finished driving 31 miles around the southern part of Denmark and didn't spot a single person in a mask. Life is carrying on as usual; you've got Frenchmen and Swissmen coming in for shopping trips and rounds of golf. Nothing out of the ordinary, though the French guys probably cleared out the shelves, since the store just down the road from their usual haunt is fully stocked. I was at a get-together today and everyone was just socializing normally. Not a single sick person or anyone coughing in sight.
Donna White85 said:Honestly, you guys are getting on everyone's last nerve with this constant preaching about how every single person needs Vitamin D... it's seriously driving me crazy.
If someone actually thinks they're deficient, they should just get a blood test first and then take whatever they need based on the results.
If people acted like this on a health forum, they'd be kicked out immediately.
Nobody is preaching anything. I have every right to take whatever I want, whenever I want, and there’s no reason I shouldn't be able to write about it. Here in Germany, you can just pick up Vitamin D at a shop like Walmart with a standard 2000 IU dose. A bottle of 45 capsules is like three or four bucks. The world works differently elsewhere, and people are constantly learning new things. By all means, don't go out in the sun and don't take vitamins, for heaven's sake.
I guess I should just let people tell me exactly what to write so everyone stays happy. I don't get why you guys keep trying to push people around from thread to thread. Besides, I haven't seen anything useful written here anyway. If we're communicating, and some of us are talking, and you don't like it, why should anyone be punished? Has this forum turned into a private chatroom or something? Maybe I missed an announcement. I wasn't even addressing everyone, just one specific person.
briskowl24 said:I’d also suggest getting some Vitamin D3, the "sunshine vitamin," since you can't really get enough from food alone.
Most of us are pretty much deficient during the winter months when the sun isn't around much. It's great for your immunity, fighting fatigue, depression, irritability, and stuff like that... just Google it. It's very likely one of the reasons why we feel so much better in the summer than we do in the winter.
I started taking it for the first time back in the fall, and I just went with the lowest dose I could find, which was 400IU—about 50% of the daily value. It's not expensive at all, especially if you grab it on iHerb, $8.25 180 capsules.
You can definitely go higher than 400 units, too. The sun is literally life itself. You don't see everyone catching the flu in the middle of July.
There’s this one doctor who gives solid advice on pretty much everything
I recall reading somewhere that there are actually different varieties of beef gelatin out there and not all of them are worth a damn when it comes to fixing up your joints. I can't quite remember the specifics though. There are supposed to be certain labels or markers for it.
I was chatting with a holistic vet recently, and they straight up told me that pig gelatin is pretty much the only thing that actually does anything for joint health, since it's the only type our bodies can actually process and use for our joints. That goes for people just as much as it does for dogs.
Your best bet is sticking to pork trotters—either buying them or making your own bone broth from scratch. You want those trotters to be lean, basically pure gelatin. There are plenty of bone broth recipes out there if you need them.
The second thing is movement; exercise is really the only thing that actually lubricates your joints, and you should definitely do it out in the sun. Vitamin D plays a massive role in keeping your bones and joints in shape. Of course, you’ll want to pair that with fat transporters like vitamin K (or maybe some kefir), B vitamins, magnesium, and L-carnitine... For strengthening bones, there's this old-school remedy. Just boil some organic eggshells, soak them in some crushed lemon juice, let the mixture sit in the fridge for 24 hours, and then eat it.
If you prefer supplements, you could try Osteobiflex or something containing glucosamine for your joints.
I remember watching this show where they interviewed some of the longest-living people on Earth to figure out how they stay so active and healthy—places like Okinawa, or certain spots in Turkey and Greece. Having a solid family life, working outdoors, and eating whole foods are the real keys to longevity and staying healthy. Plus, with that kind of lifestyle, you're probably less exposed to infections. Then there are medicinal herbs. On one specific island, even though the people aren't exactly thin, they don't suffer from heart disease, and that's thanks to a plant called purslane (just a heads up, don't let your pets eat that if you're trying to use it as medicine). Everything matters, and honestly, we just don't live like our ancestors anymore.
Everyone around me is hacking up a lung and blowing their noses nonstop. You can't find a single thing at the local CVS; even the toilet paper is gone. Shelves are totally picked clean. Guess we’re going on a forced diet since the nettles are starting to pop up in the woods. I’ve already resorted to making scrambled eggs with nettles.
I'm currently DIYing some kind of makeshift mask out of an old T-shirt, which is honestly going to be quite the spectacle.
I consider myself a bit of a naturalist, so I know my way around edible plants—basically playing Robin Hood out in the wild now. Wild onions and stinging nettles are the only things boosting my immunity, plus the sun handles the disinfection. It’s warm enough here that I’m basically living in my swimsuit and diving into the bushes.
My plan is to chop up some red onion and leave it right by my bed to kill off whatever's left. Inhaling those vapors kills the viruses. Also, a little homemade moonshine infused with thyme to clear out the lungs—you just have to boil it and breathe in the steam.
This priest has been battling malaria for ages and he’s currently on chloroquine, specifically using the brand name PLANQENIL sourced from Europe. I'm trying to figure out how to get a hold of him. Mark Spitz. http://www.ktabkbih.net/info.asp?id=38649
Back in the day, they used to give soldiers these injections that basically overhauled their immune systems. My husband suddenly stopped dealing with that nasty chronic bronchitis out of nowhere. Pretty sure I read somewhere it was some kind of interferon treatment. Those guys were practically invincible; they could probably eat a corpse and not even catch a cold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interferon
I just pop a 25,000 IU Vitamin D supplement once a week and call it a day. Doesn't bother me.
Honestly, you can just DIY your own masks; it doesn't really matter what they look like when you're busy saving your own life. Here are some ideas for making your own protection. คุ้มมาก ส่งฟรีคร่า
There’s this Facebook group dedicated to Jadrankin’s plant-based iodine solutions. I bet there are plenty of people dealing with Hashimoto's over there using it. Just dig through the group search and see what they're saying—it might actually be useful for you.
Personally, I use that iodine stuff.
Gluten could easily be what's triggering your Hashimoto's.
Let me break down what I meant regarding Vitamin D acting like a hormone. Speaking from experience, I ended up in the ER because my levels were so bottomed out; everything went sideways with various health issues and diagnoses, all stemming from that deficiency. I even dealt with elevated thyroid antibodies at one point, though that eventually settled down. I’m not sure if that was related to the D or maybe just a gluten thing. Long-term Vitamin D deficiency absolutely wrecks your cartilage, tendons, and bone density.
Just because you're standing in the sun doesn't mean you're actually producing Vitamin D. If you have darker skin, it might be blocking production entirely. Even if your levels look okay on paper, if you aren't supplementing or getting consistent UV exposure, the Vitamin D just floats around in your system uselessly without being utilized. If you want to claim you're getting Vitamin D from the sun, you need to be out there in swimwear under intense sunlight for at least 30 minutes. Nobody's walking around naked in the middle of winter. Sitting behind a window or just exposing your face does basically nothing for your Vitamin D levels.
If you're dealing with health struggles, I'd suggest everyone gets their Vitamin D tested (especially at the end of winter), along with magnesium, B12, potassium, sodium, and hormone panels. Once one single thing gets thrown out of balance, the whole system collapses. Not all magnesium is created equal either, and most people don't absorb it properly—citrate, for example, is pretty weak. Glycinate and malate are where it's at.
You aren't the only one who's been through the wringer. We all have our tragedies, especially those of us who lived through the war. Life keeps moving regardless.
Don't underestimate the power of intense training. Even Jemanjenko trains like that way out in Siberia.
On a lighter note, my husband loves talking about gardening and mowing lawns, yet I'm the one actually doing the work and growing all the vegetables. Honestly, I don't see many guys in this neighborhood doing that kind of heavy lifting in the yard. Basically, my husband thinks he gets enough sun, but he really doesn't. He burns instantly because his body isn't used to it. During the winter, he heads to work and then hides from the sun during lunch breaks, only coming home once the light is already gone.
Since you mentioned you only get some sun once a week, that's why I brought up exposure. We have to take our 10,000 units of Vitamin D every single day.
Every ailment has a cure, or at least it used to. If you document everything and can manage to visit some specialized massage therapists or similar practitioners, they can help. They don't just do basic massages; they work on pulling tendons and stretching joints. An American chiropractor actually fixed a vertebra in my neck that our local doctors couldn't figure out. It showed up on an X-ray as displaced, and I had actually fainted once because of it.
And you seriously need to find the right pillow to take the pressure off your neck.