once you get on a glp-1 you will be on it for life unless you also make significant lifestyle modifications. and when you get off it the weight will come back faster than the losses https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-085304

embrace boredom. sometimes it is exactly what your brain needs

it is widely accepted in veterinary medicine that many canine skin disorders are as a result of zinc deficiency and poor gut health. after treating any topic fungal or bacterial infections, most vets will suggest a probiotic supplemented with minerals to maintain high quality fur grown and skin health. very rarely do we see this offered in human medicine but it in fact clears up many skin issues though to be "autoimmune"

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not sure how function health gets their labs down so cheap but it is better for most people to get all their labs from them and then just take the results to their doctor for review if they have questions

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right now healthcare practices make money when people get sick, imagine a healthcare practice that you pay for that keeps you healthy and sick visits are free. the physician has a financial interest to keep your healthy since the less sick you are the less time they need to spend with you in the office and the less time the patient has to take time off of work to see the doctor.

from last year's flu vaccination season https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.25321421v4 "Among 53402 working-aged Cleveland Clinic employees, we were unable to find a protective influence of influenza vaccination during the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season and found a significantly higher risk of influenza with vaccination when influenza activity was high."

some hidden truths about vitamin d3 supplements (Cholecalciferol) (it is an active ingredient in rat poison) The hormone form of D signals your intestines to preferentially absorb calcium over magnesium. Magnesium is anti-inflammatory; calcium is inflammatory D3 from wool which is coated in lanolin (sebaceous gland secretions)gets washed with industrial detergents. The extracted lanolin then undergoes a "dehydrobromination reaction" using either 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine (derived from coal tar) or a cocktail of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, N-Bromosuccinimide, and chloroform. D3 toxicity typically requires doses above 10,000 IU daily for months when you get your "vitamin D" level checked the lab is testing for the presence of synthetic markers – specifically, they're measuring 25-hydroxyvitamin D, which is what your liver creates from cholecalciferol. The Inuit, living in darkness for months, eating a diet of seal and whale – no rickets, no vitamin D deficiency. Traditional cultures worldwide, no access to supplements, no fortified foods, yet no epidemic of bone diseases.

this is the explanation for why the flu is seasonal: 1. Viral Stability in Cold, Dry Air: Influenza viruses survive better and remain in the air longer when the air is cold and dry. Low absolute humidity (the total amount of water vapor in the air, which is lower in winter even when relative humidity is high) allows the tiny respiratory droplets that carry the virus to stay suspended for longer periods and travel farther. 2. Host Immune Response: Cold, dry winter air can also impair our innate immune defenses. The mucociliary clearance system, which is the layer of mucus and tiny hairs (cilia) in our respiratory tract that traps and clears out pathogens, works less efficiently in these conditions 3. Human Behavior: During colder months, people spend significantly more time indoors in closer proximity to one another. This increased crowding in homes, schools, and offices facilitates easier transmission of the virus through respiratory droplets and aerosols. does this sound logically coherent to you?

there are no conditions that would survive from an evolutionary perspective that severely disabled young people before having children. you should not be hearing about young adults and teenagers having strokes and heart attacks.

the best peer review is scientific experiment replication. if different groups do the same experiment over and over and get the same result there is no need for peer review. replication is the only valid peer review.

"This study found a significantly higher risk of influenza among the vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated state in northern Ohio during the high influenza activity period of the 2024-2025 influenza season." the vaccinated group showed a whopping 27% increased risk of contracting influenza in the months after vaccination, compared with the unvaccinated group https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.25321421v4.full

the danger of proton pump inhibitors (ppi): PPI forms a covalent bond with your proton pumps and inhibit them until degenerated 72hra later. Your stomach pH goes from a highly acidic 1.5–2.0 to above 4.0 for most of the day G-cells in your stomach produce gastrin to produce more acid, but since the pumps are disabled, the stomach can’t restore normal acid levels. Stomach acid is required to cleave B12 from the proteins and with high pH the B12 won't get absorbed. Also magnesium and calcium and zinc absorption is affected. Stomach pH plays a role in converting non-heme iron (Fe3+) to the more absorbable ferrous form (Fe2+) which can't happen effectively at high pH Pepsinogen the inactive precursor to pepsin requires a low pH in order to break down protein so protein absorption is affected. Bacteria from your mouth and other areas can now colonize the upper GI tract since their growth is no longer inhibited by low pH Stomach acid inactivates C. diff spores, and PPI users have a higher risk of C. diff infection because more spores can survive to the intestines. Long-term PPI use is consistently associated with increased risk of hip and other bone fractures due to the mineral absorption issues.

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