Hate to be the bearer of bad news my friend, it’s not because you’re bald lmfao

You need to work on your confidence. Embrace the bald, start looking after yourself and your mental health. Everything will fall into place for you, but you will need to work for it.

It's possible to take finasteride topically without the side effects. Not sure where you can get that - maybe somebody here.

For sleep yes, as long as you don't expect much fitness tracking you're good.

the fitness stuff is pretty good now i think

Not used an oura ring but Garmin watches are great for tracking sleep and don't need charging often unlike apple products.

DoctorGreen

+1 for Garmin

Recently got the vivoactive 5 and it's a game changer if you're alright sleeping with it on

Advanced sleep/fitness tracking where the only other device providing the same level of metrics is a Fitbit or oura, but these charge a subscription fee whereas Garmin provides these features for free

Oura focuses on the same things (ie tracking rather than being a second phone on your wrist) but is ONLY good for tracking, and lacks other features such as a UI. They also charge a monthly fee

cool, had heard of them before but had forgotten - exactly what I need

Dried fruit and nuts or a sweet apple straight from the fridge.

i really love strawberries or blueberries / ice lollies/ zero sugar drinks or just ice cold water!! always the best

Fresh fruit like mango and dark chocolate with hazelnuts. No reason a bigga with munchies should feel bad about it if he has a good diet😁

Dried mango, mini fruit pots like pineapple, electrolyte water and a bit of a wild card, homemade blueberry and peanut butter flapjacks.

Freeze grapes and they're like a tiny low calorie sorbet in its own case. Black grapes are best, for my tastes at least.

If you happen to own a SodaStream and are feeling particularly *jazzy* - try placing a bunch of them in there. You get fizzy grapes that pop in your mouth. No additives or owt, just c02

I dreamed of owning a Sodastream in the '80s, but, like having a Vienetta even vaguely regularly, that wasn't to be.

I only just realized this year that I'm a grown ass adult with money

Treat yoself, no one else will 😅 these things are way more affordable than you might recall em being

Yeah, I have had a look a few years ago and they seem to have evolved into basically a fizzy water company now? Back when I was a lad the local Tesco had practically a whole aisle full of different Sodastream syrups made by various manufacturers that were no doubt full of dodgy colourings, flavourings, and various E numbers, but it was a glorious sight to behold. They had evocative names (Witches Brew sticks in my mind), but I was never allowed any of them, apart from one occasion where I got to buy one to take to a friend's house for a sleepover.

Getting older is craving your youth comforts but in sustainable way
I'm even looking into making "healthy fizzy drinks" using a ginger bug for partial fermentation rather than using carbon dioxide!

Oh, don't I know it! I have a huge retro game collection (mostly purchased since I started earning money as an adult), and have a couple of the FPGA consoles made by Analogue that reproduce the old hardware to use on modern displays too. Plus, the He-man film is out soon, and the trailer looks amazing! Dripping in nostalgia, and they clearly know full well what they're doing.

Ginger bug? Like something you'd use to make kefir or kombucha?

Similar process but without trying to ferment. Just using the method to stay fermenting as that produces c02 as a byproduct

Don't encourage me on nostalgia cos I WILL end up with a retro mortal Kombat arcade unit haha

That sounds cool. Very natural.

There's a company that makes arcade cabinets in the UK and you can get a really amazing 2 player cabinet with lightguns and a trackerball on it too, and thousands of games built in. Can't remember if you can upgrade to premium parts like Sanwa Denshi, but I think you could. I'd go with one of those for general UK house space constraints. If I lived in the US then a massive room full of old actual arcade cabinets would be amazing. An alternative to the cabinet I mentioned would be to get a JAMMA-compatible cabinet and buy actual JAMMA game boards. That way it takes up a lot let space but is still the fully authentic experience.

For a low calorie option I nibble chocolate coated rice cakes. Even if you end up eating the whole pack it’s not that bad.

Good question!
The fall in male testosterone levels is mooted by some as not only one of the most ignored health issues in current times but a future health tsunami.
Simply because steroids are ‘abused’ for athletic and vanity reasons most medical bodies are swerving to avoid the issue of testosterone optimisation therapy, leaving it in the arena of the ‘wild west’ and private practice.
Unfortunately hinged to the wholly inaccurate phrase ‘male menopause’ it’s seen by many who should know better as a ‘joke’ subject or simply an excuse to take body enhancing drugs.
However, low testosterone or ‘hyper-gonadism’ can produce a raft of symptoms that not only limit or destroy quality of life but significantly shorten longevity.
So the simple answer is yes, there are some very good steroids: Undenanoate, Propionate, Cypionate, Enanthate, and Sustanon are just a few examples of steroids that can optimise male testosterone levels (with a fraction of the dosage used by body builders and without any significant side effects). Finding a physician to prescribe them however that isn’t going to break your bank account is a whole different topic!….

As someone who has run serveral types of steroids I shall tell why they are good and bad my friend.

We all have a genetic potential. So You or I could follow the exact diet, weight training etc and our results would vary vastly and we'd look much differently in certain areas. Once you have hit your genetic potential that is it, you cannot grow any more muscle. The onky thing that will surpass that is PEDS - I say PEDS because not just steroids are good and bad.

So I've ran testosterone for a long time. And ran orals along with it depending on what cycle I was running. I am smart one. I get bloods done before, during and after cycle to ensure all my levels are in check and I've not doing myself any harm. I take my blood pressure every day, I do it 'safely'. I used to compete and the onky way to compete is to enhance unfortunately.

Unfortunately others are not so smart l. They take ridiculous amounts, don't pay attention to their body, don't run any post cycle therapy then jump straight back cause they wonder why they lost all their gains. And Ofcourse, they end up in A&E from time to time.

Keep in mind more and more men and turning to TRT with great success. It's been a bit if a grey area because of the association with steroid and abuse. Thankfully though the Stigma around that seems to be reducing.

Hooe this was helpful 😊

Steroids are not good or bad. They can be used positively for testosterone replacement therapy but also abused for performance enhancement. It’s about how and what they are used for which makes them good or bad;)

very interesting indeed i just heard they mess up your heart

Yep, however the dosage Ronnie Coleman takes is vastly different to the dosage someone takes to have normal testosterone levels. So the side effects will also be different;)

I shouldn't be so emphatic but no, it looks like pimple meets mole. You look like very freckled though and an examination would be a great idea every now and then. Note you are you are going to need some help to see the fun bits, even a low rent dermatologist can handle this as well as get a biopsy off to the lab.

Is there such thing as a DIY biopsy?

Seems pretty tough, you need to be able to reach the skin, cut yourself without fucking up maybe novocaine to do it right, keep the sample sterile and cool now get it to the lab. I'm not sure they will even accept it you should start by asking them if you are serious.

Or you could just use one of these

Great but these aren't on the market yet are they

This is the kind of device that will get repressed by the medical authorities, its an existential threat to them.

How long has it been like that?
Was it getting irritated by what you wear?
What part of your chest is it?
How is your hygiene?

Have a close look at this mole, does it have a hair growing out of it, even if it is a tiny tiny one?

Moles with hair do not turn into malignant tumours such as cancer.

Nevertheless, I'd suggest to show it to an oncologist.

I've had the mole forever but it just got funny in the last few days, it's coming a bit down since the post though. It's right in the middle of my sternum on both axes. My hygeine is good but I should note my laptop battery sits right over the area for hours a day.

No hair, that's a really good one though I didn't know that.

Thanks a lot, I can't afford an oncologist so this is all especially appreciated.

I am glad the inflammation is less.
The mole must have got irritated from constant contact with the battery.

But better be safe than sorry. Go and see a professional.

Is there no state "provided" dermatologist where you live?

Otherwise, A.D.D.MEN idea seems doable, no?

Thanks doc :)

Foot massage helps lymphatic circulation and that helps the immune system.

Some other things to look into:

Manuka honey
Turkey tail
Chaga
Shiitake
Elderberries (cooked)
Astralagus
Olive leaf extract
Purple coneflower
Quercetin
Andrographis
Ginger
Black garlic
Acerola cherries (much higher vit C than citrus fruits)

Also keep in mind most milk thistle supplements are severely underdosed.

Crush a garlic clove, turmeric and ginger with some lemon and honey…juice it up into a homemade shot! Thyme for those sore throats ;) Micro dose for new neural path ways and boom ;)

Vapour rub on your feet then sleep in socks. You're welcome 💪✌🏻

Thanks but I dont wear socks can I borrow yours? Just till I get better 🤧

One teaspoon of organic black cumin oil a day & red grapefruit keep me healthy , the cumin oil is an ancient remedy & natural anti histamine which clears toxins from lungs on a daily basis , If you smoke your body is gonna love this anti cancer remedy

These drops have got me through covid, flu & general colds time after time -
https://littlebiggy.net/item/qphJSNNRqGOiSw01epUbQmK6/view/p

Equal amounts of THC & CBD seems to kick the arse of these viruses 💚

Sparkling water
Lemons
Limes
Pink Himalayan salt

Stir up. Bottoms up. That’s what I do when I crave something fizzy and want to get some vit C and Electrolytes

Also just in general eating 2-3G of ginger a day builds up anti inflammatory properties in ur body

Something I have been doing recently

Mary

hmm. as a medical professional I'm pretty sceptical about a lot of this!

some of it seems sensible though.

Being a Chatgpt arm chair doctor isn't being a medical professional m8

This isnt the most sensible advice as you'll pay for it the next day, but, getting drunk makes you not ill anymore. But you feel 10x worse the next day lol

Zinc and Vitamin c🫡

In the early stages, I always drop 1 or 2 tablets of Vitamin C high strength and that seems to do the trick, however it generally only works when you first get symptoms.

Nonetheless, thanks for the post Doc, will keep the advise in mind :D

Ginger is definitely up there. I press 98% pure with lime and turmeric as the rest and it’s a lifeline.

Other weekly staples that seem to help me are unpasteurised jersey milk and bone broth.
Jersey milk has to be up there with the most nutritious liquid on earth short of tit milk.

Lemon honey tea ! About to make some now to fight this chesty cough ☹️

Keep in mind that the vitamin C in lemon and the enzymes in honey degrade with high heat. If you want optimal effect, don't use water above 50 celsius. Godspeed brother

I try to get in Epstein's hot tub before Clinton gets there.

heat feels great for muscle recovery but it doesn't work that way inside. instead of the muscles getting in tune they veg out.

Sitting there with the guys drinking beer all afternoon and I’m the only one who ever gets out for a piss. Eeeyew....

Like boiling yourself alive in warm vegetable soup! 😢

Reminds me of the mud baths in Dalyan, Turkey.
My family watched while a hundred others covered themselves in mud and pubes and shite and dead skin and God knows what else.
One old couple where going full hog and rubbing it into there crotch and ass then face 🤢🤮

😬🤮😂

Aside from the humans you are probably sharing it with cryptosporidium, pseudomonus and legionella depending on how well it is maintained and how often it is cleaned out. 🤢

Haha it does right...my problem with them is when sharing hottub your basically sitting in human soup ... as Marvin gave one sang ' make me wanna holla' 🤮

As long as you get in with a big bifta! I use mine daily not died or grown a 3rd nipple…. Yet :D

Not sure about long- term fertility rates though.

ha i'm new around here but i can already tell everyone is awesome

I think that they are healthiest for the bank balances of the folks that sell them.

Get a sauna instead

I'd actually put that down as a plus point.

I knew this was always BS

"Referred pain" is usually felt in the low back area and tends to radiate into the groin, buttock and upper thigh. The pain often moves around, and rarely radiates below the knee.

Referred pain is analogous to the pain that radiates down the left arm during a heart attack. It is the result of the extensive network of interconnecting sensory nerves that supply many of the tissues of the low back, pelvis and thigh.

An injury to any of these structures can cause pain to radiate – or be “referred” - to any of the other structures. It is important to understand that this type of pain is not due to “pinched nerves”.

This helpful site has details and treatment options. Good luck and let us know how you do!

all these parts are connected mechanically, electrically, and chemically. but that's also helpful in treatment. have a look at this

tonnes. very healthy diet

Good, regular stretching routine or yoga, can help a lot.

I can vouch for yoga. It’s something that has be done to be believed.

Get an MRI, don’t leave your GP’s until he/she books you an appointment for one. I went through 18 months of agony just to be told to take pain relief and rest. Long story short I needed an “emergency” operation on two prolapsed discs that were compressing my central nerve.

Once my injury was right in front of their eyes they were brilliant and worked as quick as they could. I’m proud of our NHS but you need to be assertive sometimes.

I hope your pain is a thing of the past soon.

Everything just connects to everything else amigo….I have a double stenosis of the spine and sometimes it causes a pain in the sole of my foot like a knitting needle being pushed into it. I struggle to see why! 😵‍💫

Hi 1212 - seems there's a lot of this about! I've had a lot of experience with this, and posted some (lengthy!) advice recently to someone having similar issues. To save cluttering up your post feel free to click on my name and find a recent post called 'Does stiffness travel through muscles?' Hopefully there'll be something in there that might help you. Good luck with it 👍

Try micro dose magic mushrooms for pain.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.735427/full

https://littlebiggy.org/link/36ryoH

Apparently 1:1 thc cbd ratio is the most medicinal. Also if you get rso make sure it’s been made with food grade ethanol or everclear. Naphtha and ipa are toxic. Full spectrum cannabinoids and terpenes for maximum entourage effect.

I would personally make my own thc RSO and buy full spectrum cbd paste, mix the two and add some full spectrum hemp or cannabis terpenes.
Good luck

Thank you, really appreciate it.

No problem. FYI drugs inc U.K. has just had their rso tested, which looks good

Gilly1980 is well known on here for providing good RSO and at a good price too. Listings will be back on tonight..........

Thank you, ordered and already being used.

Great 👍

If you don't have a better source of pro biotics then yeah. If you are going to drink it instead of Coke, then yeah. Otherwise it's a lot of sugars and preservatives to reckon with.

There is a type of kombucha named Jun, thats fermented honey, not with refined sugar that is a disaccharide that gives liver problems.

For what its worth, natural probiotics amd prebiotics come from the skins of fruits amd veggies thats why u get organic and local so u can it eat with all its glory

Ive had the fortunate luck to try some really good concoctions of it by a real shaman, & they were different types, one with Mint another with Ginger & my body & system immediately felt the high vibrational detox going on! To me, I feel like its what alcohol should be, I got drunk but it was beautiful not like with alcohol, just my opinion

And theres something called Amanita Kombucha which is something even more magickal ;)

( research " soma " )

Probs ok raw. but the "healthy" products these days are full of sugars n shit. Kefir is best healthy good bacteria by ten fold.

There are some good natural ones out there. Captain kombucha raspberry flavour, is pretty good. Makes a great mixer too.

We believe it depends on the body and the yeast environment. If the bacteria is already sufficient it can be counter productive to add more so know your body and what it needs :)

I wouldn't ask health questions on here.

In short, it might be beneficial for your gut in terms of microbes that live there.

Either way it tastes good.

Maybe you have asthma, i developed it in my mid 30s, sounds like your describing something called shallow breathing but a step further, it's like you kinda forget to breath at times.
I've suffered this a few times it's pretty scary and i'm sure it has a name.
Many things can trigger asthma and lying down to go to sleep is one of them.
But to recap, indeed it's like your body loses the innate ability to just breath normal, to even breath at all.
I do well with my inhaler, it's the purple one with steroids.
Try looking into this phenomenon, a google search on 'forgetting to breath' or some such should point you in right direction.
It only happens this condition when sleeping or trying to get to sleep, as far as i know.

Thanks for the input mate. It’s really helpful and in depth. I never even thought of asthma. I had it as a kid but grew out of it in my teens. In my 40s now maybe it has returned? The experience is very frightening. Thanks again dude for being so helpful.

Look into sleep apnea.
Good luck

Look up Hypnic Jerks as that’s what it sound like, I had the experience multiple times and it’s horrific. If it is ap then losing body fat is known to help

Also never self diagnose, I do get gps can be dismissive.

I agree dude I’m deffo not going to self diagnose. I’m finding the GP very frustrating though at the moment. It’s impossible here to even get a face to face appointment. It’s a 2 minute phone call if you’re lucky. Privatisation by the back door me thinks? Sorry for going a bit off topic. The jumps are like hypnic jerks but to an extreme level were it feels like my whole body is seizing up. This can be up to 7-8 times a night. Thanks for your help mate it’s much appreciated.

Sounds like what I get.
It feels like as I’m dozing off my mind is fighting with what to do—do I go to sleep or am I still on guard? I jump out of my skin and hearts beating like fuck.

Could be apnea maybe be? Are you fatigued a lot of the time?

I thought of apnea myself dude. Can you suffer from it if you’re not overweight? I am fatigued mate but I’m putting that down to the amount of times my sleep is being disturbed.

Yes mate I have obstructive sleep apnea. I am 6"2 an d 14 stone 4, I work out 5 days a a week. I have a kink in and a narrow oesophagus. Mine starts even before I fall asleep! The NHS won't tell you this but weed definitely helps mine, i have been running a 30 year study!

Oh weed definitely helps it mate especially if I use RSO or edibles. Smoking helps but not as much unless I smoke a couple of giant bongs before bed. Last night was continuous for about 2 hours jump after jump. In the end I thought fuck it and stayed up the rest of the night. As you can probably appreciate dude they are very frightening. Thanks for help and advice my friend. Peace.

As others have mentioned this could be happening because of sleep apnea. Might be worth mentioning on your next visit.

What do you typically consume in the evening before this happens?

You had the vaccines?

I have yes after I caught Covid and nearly died. I was an anti vax before that but yeah being on a ventilator for 10 days kinda changed my mind. I had the problem why before Covid anyways mate.

Do you still have this brother? I used to suffer from it real bad, but daily meditation has turned it into a distant memory thankfully.

Yes and there can be a few malfunctions that lead to this. Each of those malfunctions have other "leaks" so some more datapoints will help show if those are pointing to liver inflammation or nearby auto-immune system errors.

How are your bilirubin levels? This data in concert with the enzyme numbers can point to or eliminate a few things that might be going on.

Bilirubin total .4
Bilirubin Direct .2