Nicholas
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Disclaimer: i'm asking this question purely in the context of individuals dealing with only metabolic dysfunction (as perceived through temp./pulse/feels).
How is taking supplements like aspirin, niacinamide, thyroid, methylene blue, antibiotics, cypro, etc. not any different from the mindless taking of prescription medications that you would get from your doctor? just because we have read Peat articles or scoured the literature on them doesn't mean that we are being mindful in taking them. of course everyone is free to "experiment" - that's not the question. But can any of us really see what is going on with our bodies at the cellular level? Can we really read all the intricacies of how our systems are interacting on a daily basis? even temp. and pulse is not always a clear indicator of what's going on in the body. You would think that some believe they do when they take supplements designed to manipulate cell function. How is this wise or even safe? what if your body doesn't want to do what your supplements or medication want it to do? this is like saying, "no, i don't trust my own body." What if you are one grain of thyroid away from something going wrong that hasn't been covered in the literature yet? why would someone take cypro (which seems to be pushed a lot lately) when it makes you gain weight? wouldn't you rather gain weight from your own body telling itself that you are hungry rather than manipulating your body to get somewhere artificially? Doesn't it make more sense to operate in the realm which we can actually feel, taste, and see with more clarity? like food. food has its own set of problems, too, and room for perception-error - but it offers a gateway into creating a canvas of the body. Understanding physiology is one thing, but trying to manipulate physiology in such an exacting fashion doesn't make sense to me. it makes more sense to me to work with your physiology in more broad strokes. To take an exacting fashion towards healing the body is more dysfunction-focused. should food be thy medicine? i will admit when i have discovered supplements in the past that seemed promising, there was an initial excitement - but if i dissected that excitement, it was really just excitement of impatience and "control". is there no value to what is accomplished through clear perception and through true experimentation over a period of time? what if none of the supplementers are fooling their bodies?
How is taking supplements like aspirin, niacinamide, thyroid, methylene blue, antibiotics, cypro, etc. not any different from the mindless taking of prescription medications that you would get from your doctor? just because we have read Peat articles or scoured the literature on them doesn't mean that we are being mindful in taking them. of course everyone is free to "experiment" - that's not the question. But can any of us really see what is going on with our bodies at the cellular level? Can we really read all the intricacies of how our systems are interacting on a daily basis? even temp. and pulse is not always a clear indicator of what's going on in the body. You would think that some believe they do when they take supplements designed to manipulate cell function. How is this wise or even safe? what if your body doesn't want to do what your supplements or medication want it to do? this is like saying, "no, i don't trust my own body." What if you are one grain of thyroid away from something going wrong that hasn't been covered in the literature yet? why would someone take cypro (which seems to be pushed a lot lately) when it makes you gain weight? wouldn't you rather gain weight from your own body telling itself that you are hungry rather than manipulating your body to get somewhere artificially? Doesn't it make more sense to operate in the realm which we can actually feel, taste, and see with more clarity? like food. food has its own set of problems, too, and room for perception-error - but it offers a gateway into creating a canvas of the body. Understanding physiology is one thing, but trying to manipulate physiology in such an exacting fashion doesn't make sense to me. it makes more sense to me to work with your physiology in more broad strokes. To take an exacting fashion towards healing the body is more dysfunction-focused. should food be thy medicine? i will admit when i have discovered supplements in the past that seemed promising, there was an initial excitement - but if i dissected that excitement, it was really just excitement of impatience and "control". is there no value to what is accomplished through clear perception and through true experimentation over a period of time? what if none of the supplementers are fooling their bodies?