Hey guys, name's Dominic, 24 male living in Maine, USA. wanted to introduce myself and possibly get some thread suggestions based on the reasons that led me to this forum.
I'm guessing like many newcomers these days I found out about Ray Peat through Danny Roddy.
It's vain to think everyone's going to read all of this post, and I don't, but for those who do read it I'm extremely grateful. Any advice is accepted graciously.
I'm going to give you a very quick rough sketch of me because I think a lot of guys my age on this forum can resonate with it, and hopefully point me in the right direction.
For about a year I've noticed diffuse thinning in the typical MPB region. Devastating for a single guy.
Both sides of my family have thyroid issues and my mom's side has heart issues. My dad's dad was balding at 16. Besides that we are a very healthy bunch, dad’s dad just built a deck in his 80s, though both my mom's parents are dead.
When I was going through puberty I experienced painful urination which my doctors couldn't figure out. I was so embarrassed about the whole thing I eventually stopped mentioning it after they came to the conclusion my urethra opening was too small. The minor surgery that followed didn’t help it but it did end up going away, I don't remember what age. I suspect now that it's related to my prostate or the stress I was experiencing at the time, but I'm not sure. As I sit here there is a subtle awareness in my prostate.
I was an extremely curious, hyperactive, and intensely sensitive kid-- loved art, science, philosophy and cracking jokes in class. I did well in school but had a high school teacher mom who was able to buffer the debilitating effects of public school education and act kind of like my manager.
Middle school and high school were extremely stressful for me socially. I was outwardly outgoing, well-liked and was able to move between cliques of friends but never found a calm place to hang my hat so to speak, always felt on the outside.
College wasn't much easier and I'm still going part-time at a local state school while working part time as a pharm tech at an independent compounding pharmacy/supplement shop. My current major is Human Bio, moving from Studio Art, to English, to Neuroscience. I moved back in with my dad and stuck with biology at my new school.
I used opiates to calm the hot intensity of social and academic life from ages 16 - 20, but knew it wasn't a long term solution to fulfill my passions so I jumped ship to marijuana. I still use cannabis to this day but have stopped and started many times over the last 5 years. I'm currently not smoking, just using edibles at night.
At 19 I had minor surgery on my wrist, opted for an axillary block and my left arm has never been the same. I worked at a beer and wine distributor for 4 years during the summer months, and still have aching/inflammation on the left side of my body. I’m currently seeing a chiropractor, whose peeling back the layers of damage so to speak.
I'd like to get my metabolism in balance, stop my inflammation, reverse my thinning hair, quit using pot and move out of my dad's house to fulfill myself and reconcile the time I've spent spinning my tires.
Thank you so much for reading, its tough putting myself out there like that. Links to any especially-relevant or -good posts is greatly appreciated!
I'm guessing like many newcomers these days I found out about Ray Peat through Danny Roddy.
It's vain to think everyone's going to read all of this post, and I don't, but for those who do read it I'm extremely grateful. Any advice is accepted graciously.
I'm going to give you a very quick rough sketch of me because I think a lot of guys my age on this forum can resonate with it, and hopefully point me in the right direction.
For about a year I've noticed diffuse thinning in the typical MPB region. Devastating for a single guy.
Both sides of my family have thyroid issues and my mom's side has heart issues. My dad's dad was balding at 16. Besides that we are a very healthy bunch, dad’s dad just built a deck in his 80s, though both my mom's parents are dead.
When I was going through puberty I experienced painful urination which my doctors couldn't figure out. I was so embarrassed about the whole thing I eventually stopped mentioning it after they came to the conclusion my urethra opening was too small. The minor surgery that followed didn’t help it but it did end up going away, I don't remember what age. I suspect now that it's related to my prostate or the stress I was experiencing at the time, but I'm not sure. As I sit here there is a subtle awareness in my prostate.
I was an extremely curious, hyperactive, and intensely sensitive kid-- loved art, science, philosophy and cracking jokes in class. I did well in school but had a high school teacher mom who was able to buffer the debilitating effects of public school education and act kind of like my manager.
Middle school and high school were extremely stressful for me socially. I was outwardly outgoing, well-liked and was able to move between cliques of friends but never found a calm place to hang my hat so to speak, always felt on the outside.
College wasn't much easier and I'm still going part-time at a local state school while working part time as a pharm tech at an independent compounding pharmacy/supplement shop. My current major is Human Bio, moving from Studio Art, to English, to Neuroscience. I moved back in with my dad and stuck with biology at my new school.
I used opiates to calm the hot intensity of social and academic life from ages 16 - 20, but knew it wasn't a long term solution to fulfill my passions so I jumped ship to marijuana. I still use cannabis to this day but have stopped and started many times over the last 5 years. I'm currently not smoking, just using edibles at night.
At 19 I had minor surgery on my wrist, opted for an axillary block and my left arm has never been the same. I worked at a beer and wine distributor for 4 years during the summer months, and still have aching/inflammation on the left side of my body. I’m currently seeing a chiropractor, whose peeling back the layers of damage so to speak.
I'd like to get my metabolism in balance, stop my inflammation, reverse my thinning hair, quit using pot and move out of my dad's house to fulfill myself and reconcile the time I've spent spinning my tires.
Thank you so much for reading, its tough putting myself out there like that. Links to any especially-relevant or -good posts is greatly appreciated!