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Stress and poor sleep could be an overall confounder both for your numbers and how you feel.

There are a number of posts here describing the Testosterone "pulse" therapy pioneered by Dr Samuel Denmeade where he uses periodic high doses of T (I seem to remember something like 600mg of Test Prop every 6 weeks, or something like that) as anti-Prostate cancer therapy. I've wondered about...

Thanks for the update. We don't get enough long-term updates here. I hope you have a complete, speedy and permanent recovery.

It sounds like starting with Enclomiphene or Clomid at a low dose (e.g. `12mg every other day, for example) might be a good first step since your natural production would, if anything, increase. Lithium Orotate or Acetate is also know to help with stress. Regarding test suspension, you would...

A lot of the answer here depends on what your priorities are. Are you trying to maintain fertility? If so I expect you would want HCG in the mix. Are you trying to improve athleticism? Low dose Oxandrolone might be a better option. Is mood the priority? Test suspension might do what you need...

I agree that traditional bulking and cutting is a bad idea (it runs totally counter to the principle of consistency, which is the number one problem for most people) but varying diet within a weekly timeframe works well for me. I focus high protein in the 18 hours after a heavy workout and then...

If I'm interpreting this correctly, it sounds like your SIBO and digestive issues are still unresolved. That could cause so many other issues that IMO you need to get that completely resolved first and then see where you stand with the rest of your health. There are options beyond anti-biotics...

I agree with everything Nelson said. For general pain, Boswellia extract has made a difference for me, and full-strength basic aspirin is often overlooked but is also quite effective and relatively safe for most people. Some people benefit from XXX oil capsules. I find diclofenac effective for...

There are apparently confounders that raise creatinine like creatine use and possibly recent hard exercise. eGFR is a calculated number IIRC and is based off of creatinine. I use the cystatin C test which is apparently much more accurate. There is another test I have forgotten the name of which...

I'm least familiar with AH of the people above but I'm suspicious of people who didn't get kicked off of YouTube during covid, and his recent anti-alcohol focus is IMO off-base on a number of points as Chris Masterjohn and Mark Sisson among other have also pointed out. The common thread I...

Inability/unwillingness to do a background check from credible (non-mainstream) sources and/or use a search engine to do the due diligence Joe Rogan claims to have done in a matter of minutes also partially explains some very high-risk/low-reward health advice. And that's assuming nothing worse...

While there are some worthwhile things here, this shows the problem with mainstream influencers who are really gatekeepers for mainstream medicine. Every health intervention needs to start with removing the cause of the problem, which in the case of cognitive issues is IMO best captured by Dr...

This is a fantastic resource! Another type of FAQ list to consider (although perhaps too controversial) are considerations for selecting a provider since we see many posts from people who seem to be getting guidance from biased or narrow-thinking providers. Some examples could be: - Option...

I looked at Akina's site and there was no mention of this product. I have not had time to reach out to them but they don't look like they are easy to do business with from my first impression.

I'm happy to hear you're making progress. I looked back through this thread and I didn't see whether you have tried BPC patches (not injections, not oral). I've tried a bunch of things for what I think is a combination of a sciatic nerve issue and a hip joint issue, and the patches seem to be...