This post is going to cover to cover a lot of ground because I think knowing more about my details and situation will help to contextualize my questions. One question of many is which supplements I should take.
OK. Let me explain about myself. I am a 30 year old male. I've been very highly stressed since I was very young due to living in a stressful household. I am now finding out that that many of the foods I was eating exacerbated my stress. I won't go into all the details because I could write a novel. A very boring novel, but a novel nonetheless. Anyway, I've carried a ton of that stress in my body for many years and tried many damaging eating habits such as eating lots of meat, avoiding carbs, eating raw vegetables. I also overexercised quite a lot because I stupidly believed the adage "No pain, no gain". Oh yeah, I also probably drank way too much water and damaged my liver.
When I was 25 I started noticing gray hair on my temples. Temple grays have increased and I now have gray hair on my crown as well. In addition, I have recently noticed balding on my crown and all of my hair is dry like straw. I feel dumb/embarrassed admitting it but the truth is that I'm quite concerned about my hair. My other symptoms include: insomnia, irascibility, violent angry fantasies, depression, lethargy, dark eye circles, gaunt face, cold hands and feet, throat mucus, hoarse voice, brain fog/absent-mindedness/inability to focus, obsessive thought patterns.....
For the last two weeks, I have been trying to follow Ray Peat's recommendations as closely as I can with regards to my understanding, location, and budget. I feel that my general mood has improved and the food feels good going down.
So here is an overview of what I've been consuming lately.
2 raw carrots in the morning
orange juice (a little expensive and commute is rather long)
milk (long commute, okay price)
potatoes (easy to get, not expensive)
white rice (easy to get, not expensive) I don't seem to have any bad reaction to starch.
oysters (they are quite affordable where I live)
about three eggs
a little hot water mixed with honey if I've run out of milk and OJ and feeling thirsty or need some sugar
Chicken feet and gelatin broth
I cook with coconut oil
one vitamin E pill and one aspirin daily.
I intend to buy a coffee maker and start drinking coffee and making eggshell powder.
Ok. So what suggestions do you have to help me recover my health and start feeling good again?
I would very much like to start taking thyroid but have been trying to find out more info and I can't buy it in my local shops. I'm veering toward desiccated thyroid rather than synthetic but I admit I am still confused about it. I was considering a supplement called Natural Sources Raw Thyroid Glandular but it also has pituitary and adrenal hormones and I think I heard that it is best to only take thyroid. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have also been considering others such as Thyroyd, Thyroid-S, Armour, and haidut's new Tyromax supplement. Can someone give me their :2cents about this?
I also would like to start with other supplements. So far I'm most interested in Estroban. Haidut's also got others but I don't quite understand how they work. Is it better to to take Pregnenalone as a precursor to Progesterone? Is there a bad side effect of too much Progesterone? Which supplements have similar effects and therefore render each other redundant? Which supplements can cause problems when taken together? I'm all confusion. What about Methylene blue? Niacinamide? Could someone please tell me which additional supplements could be most helpful to me in order of importance? :)
OK. Let me explain about myself. I am a 30 year old male. I've been very highly stressed since I was very young due to living in a stressful household. I am now finding out that that many of the foods I was eating exacerbated my stress. I won't go into all the details because I could write a novel. A very boring novel, but a novel nonetheless. Anyway, I've carried a ton of that stress in my body for many years and tried many damaging eating habits such as eating lots of meat, avoiding carbs, eating raw vegetables. I also overexercised quite a lot because I stupidly believed the adage "No pain, no gain". Oh yeah, I also probably drank way too much water and damaged my liver.
When I was 25 I started noticing gray hair on my temples. Temple grays have increased and I now have gray hair on my crown as well. In addition, I have recently noticed balding on my crown and all of my hair is dry like straw. I feel dumb/embarrassed admitting it but the truth is that I'm quite concerned about my hair. My other symptoms include: insomnia, irascibility, violent angry fantasies, depression, lethargy, dark eye circles, gaunt face, cold hands and feet, throat mucus, hoarse voice, brain fog/absent-mindedness/inability to focus, obsessive thought patterns.....
For the last two weeks, I have been trying to follow Ray Peat's recommendations as closely as I can with regards to my understanding, location, and budget. I feel that my general mood has improved and the food feels good going down.
So here is an overview of what I've been consuming lately.
2 raw carrots in the morning
orange juice (a little expensive and commute is rather long)
milk (long commute, okay price)
potatoes (easy to get, not expensive)
white rice (easy to get, not expensive) I don't seem to have any bad reaction to starch.
oysters (they are quite affordable where I live)
about three eggs
a little hot water mixed with honey if I've run out of milk and OJ and feeling thirsty or need some sugar
Chicken feet and gelatin broth
I cook with coconut oil
one vitamin E pill and one aspirin daily.
I intend to buy a coffee maker and start drinking coffee and making eggshell powder.
Ok. So what suggestions do you have to help me recover my health and start feeling good again?
I would very much like to start taking thyroid but have been trying to find out more info and I can't buy it in my local shops. I'm veering toward desiccated thyroid rather than synthetic but I admit I am still confused about it. I was considering a supplement called Natural Sources Raw Thyroid Glandular but it also has pituitary and adrenal hormones and I think I heard that it is best to only take thyroid. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have also been considering others such as Thyroyd, Thyroid-S, Armour, and haidut's new Tyromax supplement. Can someone give me their :2cents about this?
I also would like to start with other supplements. So far I'm most interested in Estroban. Haidut's also got others but I don't quite understand how they work. Is it better to to take Pregnenalone as a precursor to Progesterone? Is there a bad side effect of too much Progesterone? Which supplements have similar effects and therefore render each other redundant? Which supplements can cause problems when taken together? I'm all confusion. What about Methylene blue? Niacinamide? Could someone please tell me which additional supplements could be most helpful to me in order of importance? :)