Reflections on my current state of health and next steps.
I've been following Peat principles for more than 4 years by now. Joined this forum in August 2019. Banned recently, but lasted 4 days only.
I am 33 years old.
Current weight: 82kg (180 lbs). I have a decent amount of muscle, bodyfat around 13%. I am satisfied with my physique, with a few exception: I have some chest fat, not sure it's gyno, and have had it for about 2 years, I don't like it at all.
I currently do 4 workouts per week, following Paul Carter principles of optimal/ "low" volume: 1-2 all out, to failure sets for each exercise. And responding really good to it, recovery is good, I'm seeing progress in strength and numbers.
Overall energy levels have been decent lately. Not great, not that worse. My temps are good.
However, I still have some major health issues unsolved. I will list them below.
SEVERE
ED (Erectile Dysfunction) - - has gone from bad to worse, I now can't perform without meds (Cialis, herbal pills). I can't get a full erection and I lose it fast, if I'm not using pills.
Chronic bloating/ constipation/ SIBO - I talked a lot about this, my poor digestion, my issues with digesting carbs, starch, even milk
MODERATE
Low libido - logically and mentally, my sexual desires are high, my "mental" libido is high, my desire for sex is high, but physically, there is a disconnect
Brain fog
Coated tongue
Anhedonia, tendency for depression.
Achy and stiff body- I feel older than I am, I lack vitality.
Yellow teeth
Chest fat/ gyno.
Inability to concentrate for long periods of time, inability to do deep intellectual work. I get tired quickly, mentally,
Mild NAFLD
Poor cardiovascular endurance
clogged nasal passages (from food intolerances, likely, but someone suggested I get checked for deviated septum)
Palpitations - feels like my heart is working hard to function
MILD
grumpy in the mornings, it takes hours to wake up and be somewhat productive.
mild redness on face
I have tried so many things for ED/ libido, almost none work consistently.
Cordyceps, Cistanche, Tongkat Ali, high-dose D3 and K2, Maca powder, Aspirin, Taurine, caffeine, high-dose Thiamine, Mucuna, saturated fats, liver, pastured eggs, raw honey...
I've been dosing over 10k IU of D3 for the last couple of weeks, even months, without perceived results.
Thoughts/ Possible areas of improvements
I get little natural light in the morning. First thing I do when I wake up is sit on my phone. I'm tired/ lazy to go outside in the morning.
I go to bed at (very) late hours, 12-1-2 AM.
My ED might be caused by: low Testosterone, poor cardiovascular health (why would this be, I have no clue), possible pre-diabetes. And I have no idea what is the root cause.
I had a few scary episodes where I felt pain in my heart, chest tightness. Heart attack? At this age? Not possible.
Overall, I'm stuck in a rut. I don't know where to go from here. I am really worried about my ED
I have been looking with interest into the Low Vitamin A threads. And I am seriously thinking about giving the diet a go for a couple of weeks/ months. I've got nothing to lose.
I have symptoms that might be explained by VA toxicity: yellow teeth, NAFLD, overall bad health are a few.
If VA really is a toxin and I get results from this, I will have an existential crisis. With Peat, I had a whole framework of heath laid out that I could trust, to help myself and others. With Peat, we have a congruent view of health that explains the causes of major diseases, like cancer.
But if the Peat framework is not accurate, we can't trust anything anymore.
What is the root cause of cancer in the Low VA paradigm? So many unanswered questions.
My mother had early stage breast cancer, she had chemo, and an intervention in one of her breasts. I've been trying to convince her to try a couple of Peat, health-promoting substances, because I'm worried about her health and want to prevent the cancer from re-occuring.
I've talked to her about trying Aspirin, D3, K2, Progesterone.